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Worldwide PC shipments grew in Q2, 2020 despite coronavirus
n_K and 5 others reacted to Figure 8 Dash for a topic
More like shipments grew because of corona virus as everyone realized they now needed a computer to take home.6 points -
EU wants the U.S. to come back to the table on digital taxes
JaykeBird and 3 others reacted to dustojnikhummer for a topic
If a US company sells me something here in Czech Republic, they should pay those taxes on that product/license here, just like a physical store would. I don't like taxes as much as the next guy, but they are a necessary evil needed to keep a country running. And if they are going to enforce them, enforce them equally.4 points -
Worldwide PC shipments grew in Q2, 2020 despite coronavirus
samw61 and 3 others reacted to RejZoR for a topic
"despite coronavirus" ?? Coronavirus is the reason it was increased. More people were stuck at home and they either needed entertainment or something more capable than crappy phone with tiny screen and no way of multitasking while doing a conference call... You know, all the things you can with a PC that has multiple screens and proper tools to control it...4 points -
Sony acquires minority stake in Epic Games with $250 million investment
quikmantx and 3 others reacted to Mobius Enigma for a topic
Now that this is out... Do people understand why Unreal and Epic have been saying what they have recently? Do people understand why the PS5 was used for the Unreal 5 demo, even though the XB Series X is faster, and yes, even the SSD speeds are effectively faster on the XB Series X. (See Below) The XB Series X uses more granular and faster compression technologies that load and use assets from the SSD directly into VRAM with virtually no CPU utilization. This is a technology that Microsoft introduced to AMD years ago, and even made it into a couple of workstation class SSD/GPU products by AMD. This base technology is called DirectStorage - and it also works along side new asset compression and management technologies, so that ALL high resolution assets are directly addressable, no matter where they reside (SSD/RAM/VRAM) and available immediately. (This can kill the need for LOD, in textures, meshes and traditional post processing that can be active on distant objects.) So far, Son'ys implementation is using a RAID* type SDD approach, with the compression technology they recently purchased, but unlike Microsoft's solution requires a huge chunk of CPU allocation just for handing the decompression and SSD I/O - the PS5 needs at least one full CPU core for this alone. (At most the Xbox technology consumes under 10% of one CPU core at full load. - This is something Microsoft has talked about and demonstrated a bit.) ** I have no idea why Microsoft isn't talking more about their technologies, even if not in the context of Xbox, for PC. Usually by now MS engineers are doing bigger presentations as they have done with the original Xbox, 360, and XB1. (They are probably coming soon.) It is possible Microsoft is trying to 'surprise' the world with these new technologies that go beyond hardware numbers; however, they are losing the consumer mindset. (Which happend with the XB360 and XB1 - which were much faster than the hardware suggested.) In the buzz, everyone comparing SSD speeds or gaming graphics are pitting them against a theoretical PS5, and not talking Xbox or even the potential of the new kernel features in Windows. * The RAID approach is keen, expect that it has overhead and diminishing returns for a SINGLE GAME loading assets, as it has to process, transfer, decompress, load to VRAM all that data at a faster rate, which makes little difference for TARGETED asset load rates in games, and costs a ton of CPU at the EXPENSE of game performance. If there is a real benefit to the additional hardware read speeds, Microsoft would use it. The numbers between 500MB/s and 2.5GB/s in games is already tiny, and right now the PC (for example) takes more time for the game to deal with the data than it takes to load it from the slower 500MB/s SSD (SATA). - Microsoft's DirectStorage will remove this bottleneck on PCs and Xbox Series, which is a specific SSD to VRAM DMA decompression that Sony isn't using. **- PS These technologies are also coming to Windows in the Fall 2020 release, summer builds should start getting DirectStorage and other technologies from the Xbox team - like new input lag reduction, etc. So these won't be console only technologies, because - Microsoft. (As always, don't take anything I say for fact, go find the answers if you want to find out more.)4 points -
Worldwide PC shipments grew in Q2, 2020 despite coronavirus
samw61 and 2 others reacted to domboy for a topic
I was going to say that as well. The headline is weird... it's not despite, it's because of COVID19. Aside from needing a PC for at-home work or school, the stimulus check also meant people had some money to spend. I upgraded two of my families PCs with some of that. While I like to build my own, it's likely some people used that money to get one ones.3 points -
Robert De Niro ‘will be lucky if he makes $7.5 million this year’, lawyers say
+hedleigh and one other reacted to DocM for a topic
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Windows 10 May 2020 Update block may still not be removed for many Surface devices
Jumping Jacinta and one other reacted to naap51stang for a topic
Good grief! it's their own hardware? And they have it blocked on their own devices?2 points -
Windows 10 May 2020 Update block may still not be removed for many Surface devices
soder and one other reacted to spy beef for a topic
I love buying expensive Surface devices because I know that paying the Microsoft tax for Microsoft hardware is worth it. Microsoft will always do their best to provide the best Windows experience on them.2 points -
Your Phone rolling out multiple device support for Insiders
ITFiend and one other reacted to ad47uk for a topic
They should make sure it works with one device. I never really wanted to use one phone as I never wanted my phone connected to my computer, but the way things are going, I realised it may make some things easier, like when I get text when buying stuff online. i stuck the software on my phone and connected it all up, and yet I can not send SMS, Maybe MS don't like Chinese phones. It will receive messages, notifications and other stuff, but Your phone will tell me it is sending the SMS and that is all it does, just tell me it is sending and then say eventually that it can not be sent. Oh well, I will get rid of the software off my phone and disable it all again and get rid of Account I did not really want anyway.2 points -
Your Phone rolling out multiple device support for Insiders
dustojnikhummer and one other reacted to spy beef for a topic
They should partner with Apple to add IOS support.2 points -
PlayStation Store leaks Far Cry 6, release slated for February 2021 [UPDATE]
dipsylalapo and one other reacted to BoondockSaint for a topic
I hope they do something to expand the normal Far Cry formula. On the whole, the FC series is very enjoyable, but aside from a few small physics tweaks and (impressive as they are) visual upgrades to the engine, there's been little content that could be called new since FC3 (still the best in the series imho). I did like the small expansions to FC5 like the Vietnam War scenario, even if it was still the same game with a skin. Now if they give us fully destroyable environments - then I may sit up and take notice. Planning an attack on a stronghold that involves taking out walls/fences & buildings could be a lot of fun.2 points -
Can an ISP suspend service to you if they receive a DMCA notice?
jnelsoninjax and one other reacted to farmeunit for a topic
Yes, it's common and allowed. ISPs have to stop you from downloading illegal files after a certain amount. Usually it's a multiple strike rule. Like 3 strikes and they shut it off. Usually not one. It's possible and likely that it's not even on computer you own, but someone connected to your network. Make sure you have a secure password. Definitely look at changing it. If you have a guest network, secure it, also. If they're downloading something, they're likely using BitTorrent. Maybe you could block that at your router. See when it was downloaded and if you had company over.2 points -
Worldwide PC shipments grew in Q2, 2020 despite coronavirus
Saint4eva and one other reacted to dontbeevil for a topic
finally people starts to understand that phone and tablet are not enough2 points -
Microsoft Flight Simulator closed beta to begin on July 30
wingliston and one other reacted to Painfully_Candid for a topic
This has be extremely frustrating. I have tried relentlessly from the beginning to get an invitation to test this out--I was a LONG time MSFS enthusiast and I felt I had a great machine (w/HOTAS, etc.) to test the new one out with. But nothing. I'm not very hopeful that there will be an opportunity with the beta, either.2 points -
AMD Radeon 20.7.1 driver delivers Disintegration support and a new bug report tool
farmeunit and one other reacted to yodat for a topic
Hardware Assisted GPU scheduling, on both AMD and Nvidia front, either gains around %2-3 performance increase or in some games decreases the performance. So, unfortunately, virtually there is no benefit from it either from AMD or Nvidia. You can check numerous benches by yourself.2 points -
AMD Radeon 20.7.1 driver delivers Disintegration support and a new bug report tool
HoochieMamma and one other reacted to chaos mage for a topic
I think they did this already in the last release. Only for the latest cards though. The only release that supported it was a beta posted after the official release, not in their normal driver releases yet.2 points -
Musk: Tesla is 'very close' to achieving level-five autonomous driving technology
Blom and one other reacted to spy beef for a topic
If you read between the lines, what Elon is saying is that he wants Tesla stock to hit $2000 per share by the end of the year, so he can get his sweet bonus package.2 points -
UK telecom firms warn of blackouts if Huawei banned
DOOOMKULTUS and one other reacted to spy beef for a topic
Why is everyone hating on Huawei? They comply with government audits, and they offer to provide source code to all their equipment to allow you to inspect, compile, and load it yourself. They should worry about other companies that aren't under such heavy scrutiny as Huawei, like TikTok, FaceBook and Google.2 points -
Spotify accounts for one-third of total paid subscribers of music streaming services
+virtorio and one other reacted to dipsylalapo for a topic
What part is a waste of money? If you're making use of a service, it's not a waste of money. A waste of money would be paying for it and not using it.2 points -
I'm not impressed with Apples long term MacOS support on older hardware.
NFT_QUEEN reacted to +Warwagon for a topic
It's my opinion Mac's long-term OS support is not great. The fact that I can't run the newest MacOS on a 2011 MacBook Pro 17 inch with an i7 with 8GB (just got it free yesterday) is embarrassing. It's not like they have THAT many computers to support. Same goes for my 2011 iMac 27-inch 16GB of ram and SSD and my 2011 Macbook pro 15-inch i7, 8GB of ram. If you use a patching tool you can get Catalina installed but you don't have graphic acceleration. Clearly people will say it's the drivers from 3rd party such as AMD, but all Apple has to do is throw money at them and have then make new drivers. At my GF's house I'm running a laptop with an i3 that I upgraded to an SSD running Windows 10, that laptop is NINE YEARS OLD!! Same year as this MacBook pro 17 inch.1 point -
Robert De Niro ‘will be lucky if he makes $7.5 million this year’, lawyers say
TheLaughingMan reacted to Steven P. for a topic
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EU wants the U.S. to come back to the table on digital taxes
goretsky reacted to seta-san for a topic
Trump has no reason to do this except to punish the tech industry. Pretty sure the EU "Inviting" him is the polite way of saying. This is happening weather you want it or not, you can sit and pout but being part of the negotiations is in your own interest. with how often the EU tries to use American tech companies as their rainy day fund some how I think they would have already done it by now if they could.1 point -
Apple to reportedly launch ARM-based 13-inch MacBook Pro and MacBook Air this year
Brony reacted to Pere Ubu for a topic
Our of curiosity, what is so exciting about this? You won't be able to do anything that you already can do in the current macs with Intel processors. And probably, you won't do it faster. I don't get the hype.1 point -
Apple to reportedly launch ARM-based 13-inch MacBook Pro and MacBook Air this year
wingliston reacted to OldGuru for a topic
It is Apple with joke of market share on desktop, so it is easy to do for them. Linux is gaining big traction, in fact it will surpass Apple in Desktop and as far as iPhone goes, it is not all that bright against Android. In others who f. cares. I am not paying attention to Apple nonsense at all.1 point -
AMD's Ryzen 3000XT processors now available, and come with Assassin's Creed Valhalla
ThaCrip reacted to forster for a topic
Lol, every CPU manufacturer everywhere completely disagrees. Maybe wait a year or 3 and they will come down for you. Of course they will disagree, they are greedy and want more and more $. but common person standards I think what I said is at least close since it's pretty much about getting the most powerful CPU one can without the price getting too crazy, or something along those lines. so in that regard it's pretty hard to fault my comments, unless someone considers $500 pocket change which is not for most people. that's why I tend to be of the mindset of around $200-ish tops for a CPU ('maybe' $2xx MAX) since I feel that's pretty close to the point where you can still retain a large portion of the CPU processing power of the higher priced CPU's but at a much better price and the like. I am sure you get the gist of things ;) I'm not faulting, my last build was a Ryzen 3600 basic. The board was X570 so it was really nice, but the entire build was about the cost of one of these new CPUs. I guess at the end of the day, buy for what you need, unless you're a lucky person who can just open your wallet and let it rain With AM4 on the X570 I can upgrade if needed, but since Ive moved this build to an Unraid server, I think it should be fine for a good few years.1 point -
New phishing attack targets Zoom users to steal Office 365 credentials
+Warwagon reacted to Jose_49 for a topic
Even savvy users can fall for it. You just have to be in the wrong mindset (thinking in other stuff), and it can get you.1 point -
PlayStation Store leaks Far Cry 6, release slated for February 2021 [UPDATE]
Geezy reacted to dipsylalapo for a topic
You've missed the best one. Give 3 a go!1 point -
Can an ISP suspend service to you if they receive a DMCA notice?
jnelsoninjax reacted to dipsylalapo for a topic
An interesting topic. I'm with Virgin Media in the UK. A few years ago they started sending DMCA notices. I was on the receiving end of a few and each letter/email did come with a threat of disconnection after the next offence but this never happened. Even after three strikes, no action was taken. Because an IP is linked to the property household and not a specific person, they usually warn the bill payer with words along the lines, keep an eye on your connection, someone is using your network for illegal purposes. To me, it didn't seem like the notice was actually enforceable, so much so that VM have actually stopped sending them out.1 point -
Google highlights Android 11 changes to prevent OEMs from killing background apps
Brony reacted to DougQuaid for a topic
Maybe if every single stupid app didn't have the need to run in background, this wouldn't be the problem in the first place1 point -
AMD Radeon 20.7.1 driver delivers Disintegration support and a new bug report tool
Atlantico reacted to tvcat for a topic
Did you not seeing the list of bug fixed?1 point -
Dell's new XPS Desktop is smaller and more powerful
daniel_rh reacted to wingliston for a topic
I would love a AMD Ryzen 9 version. My XPS 7100 is still my primary desktop PC and its about 11 years old now.1 point -
Musk: Tesla is 'very close' to achieving level-five autonomous driving technology
GSDragoon reacted to Alan Turing for a topic
Also narrow, twisting roads in the country-side that are poorly lighted.1 point -
Sony acquires minority stake in Epic Games with $250 million investment
Geezy reacted to Neonix1 for a topic
But Sony is using a dedicated I/O decompression and storage chip to handle all of the SSD streaming, decompression of Kraken, etc. This was very well documented in Mark Cerny's presentation, where he emphasized that Sony did this with dedicated hardware, and that it would basically not use any CPU resources what-so-ever. Go watch Mark Cerny's PS5 tech presentation where he thorougly go through it in detail. I think he knows a thing or two about console design.1 point -
Sony acquires minority stake in Epic Games with $250 million investment
Geezy reacted to dustojnikhummer for a topic
This is why I never bought into what Sony and Epic was saying about the PS5 SSD and this just confirms that both are not credible on that but it won't be long to wait till the PS5 is in the wild and we can see what it can really do without the hype. As for direct storage, Microsoft has been very quiet on that considering how big of a deal that is for PC gamers, from what I've heard, it reduces cpu overheads a lot and allows more direct streaming of data from M2 drives to memory. In the case of PC games, I've always got the impression that developers are putting a hard lock on load speeds because you don't see any games really load up any faster than a 500mb SSD drive and M2 drives should be able to load up games a lot faster, but they are more or less the same. In any case, it will be interesting to see and if I was to put my money on any consoles, it would be the Xbox Series X, Sony is doing way too much talk on just the PS5 SSD, it's like the rest of the hardware doesn't exist and on paper at least, it looks like the Xbox Series X cpu and gpu is more powerful than the PS5 and if what you say is true about using direct storage to bypass the cpu whereas the PS5 is using one core, that is quite a win for Microsoft on the cpu front, not only is it more powerful already but it could even have an extra core for games. If DirectStorage comes to consumer Windows it might help to finally utilize SSDs properly.1 point -
Apple is releasing the iOS 14, iPadOS 14, and tvOS 14 public betas today
forster reacted to briangw for a topic
Says Beta 2 on my Public beta1 point -
Sony acquires minority stake in Epic Games with $250 million investment
matthiew reacted to George P for a topic
Sony wants a quick foot into the PC game store market, and EPIC gets the chance to push its IP into other media like music, and probably movies. The rest of the talk about creating new experiences is just marketing speak and fluff. The deal probably will allow sony to sell it's exclusives on EGS for basically 100% while on the flip side EPIC can get into other lines of media besides gaming. Having all those movie watch parties on fortnite for example starts to make more sense with this deal now.1 point -
Logitech is shutting down the Harmony Express remote after a year and a half
Blom reacted to Jim K for a topic
Well ... can't really hate their decision because of this: "you can either get a refund for your purchase or a free upgrade to the Harmony Elite" Good on Logitech ...1 point -
UK telecom firms warn of blackouts if Huawei banned
wingliston reacted to spy beef for a topic
If you read the first sentence of the article, you would know that the "blackout" is not related to 5G, but from removing old Huawei infrastructure took quickly.1 point -
Apple confirms that ARM Macs will support Intel's Thunderbolt standard
wingliston reacted to GSDragoon for a topic
Until they come up with their own port with proprietary connectors that are 3x the cost to the consumer.1 point -
Dell's new XPS Desktop is smaller and more powerful
daniel_rh reacted to margrave for a topic
FOUND IT! Nevermind. Sorry. https://www.dell.com/en-us/sho...esktop/spd/xps-8940-desktop1 point -
NOD32 Antivirus / ESET Internet Security / Eset Smart Security Premium 13.2.15.0
goretsky reacted to kiddingguy for a topic
Got it and installed it yesterday. Works like a charm!1 point -
Zuckerberg hopes to spur four million new voters to register for the upcoming elections
mudslag reacted to +Dick Montage for a topic
Just an anecdotal note to counter the "Zuck only wants to motivate people to vote because his audience is left-leaning"... This isn't dissimilar to the bi-party "Rock the vote" campaign, which was repurposed into "Smackdown your vote" for the WWE audience, which shows a strong right-leaning tendancy, despite their age.1 point -
Quibi reportedly lost 92% of early users after free trials expired
chaos mage reacted to s0nic69 for a topic
and the remaining 8% are t-mobile subscribers who got it for free lol1 point -
All iPhone 12 models to have OLED panels, no charger or EarPods in the box, says report
mip reacted to trag3dy for a topic
When they go portless, do you expect them to include a wireless charger as well? Yes. lol. Do you get angry when you buy something, but "batteries aren't included". I can see some of the debate with not including a cable, especially if you're a first time apple user, but expecting a wireless changer? Please. Expecting that users will either 1) have a wireless charger or 2) buy a charger on top of your $1k phone? Please. 5 years of updates, and the phone being fully functional that entire time? You'd have spent more than that on 2-3 decent android phones in the same amount of time. Please. You haven't refuted one bit of what I said. You just needlessly dragged Android into the situation. If you have an actual reason why people should have to drop extra money just to charge their $1k phone, then please do tell. Please. People don't need it? They already have a wireless charger, or go on eBay or amazon and get a charger 3 pack for 5 bucks? Nobody goes to an Apple store looking to just buy the $20 Apple charger. Charger/cables are by far one of the most disposable elements of Apple products, either breaking cords, or forgetting the charger at a hotel, etc... People have access to them, with far cheaper methods than using the apple bundled one. Also, you glazed over the original post you quoted... I said I can see *some* of the debate... as in it's a little ######, especially for first time Apple users, but also I get why they aren't including them... per basically everything I've already said. And also per the quote you originally started harping on, nobody should expect them to include a wireless charger. Again, please. Do keep up. 1) Where are your numbers to show that nobody goes to the Apple Store to get a charger? 2) Sure, chargers/cables are very disposable. We're not talking about those. We're talking about wireless chargers. 3) This is a ridiculous argument. Apple is making an absolute killing off of these phones. They could easily throw in a charger and still be making a major profit. All you've done is stated that people can buy their own charger, which is obvious. That's no reason for Apple to not include one, since it is needed to use the phone. All this comes down to is you defending a corporation's money-hogging habits for some inexplicable reason. But whatever I'm done with this. Looking at our previous interactions, can't believe you weren't already on the ignore list . Time to fix that. 1) Yeah... take a look at amazon to see their best sellers on charger cables 2) No, we're talking about the article and how Apple isn't including a wired charger. I guess you can't keep up after all. I merely mentioned the fact that anyone expecting Apple to include a wireless charger when they go portless is being silly. Especially when a decent one goes for 40 bucks to start 3) Opinion. Agree to disagree. And making it to the ignore list? Looks like I won. I really don't understand why anyone expecting apple to include a wireless charger when/if they go portless is being silly. Sounds like a perfectly logical conclusion anyone would come to if you ask me, not some alien concept you're wanting it to be. What's silly to me is anyone defending this as a good idea.1 point -
AMD's Ryzen 3000XT processors now available, and come with Assassin's Creed Valhalla
ad47uk reacted to ThaCrip for a topic
I paid almost £300 for my Ryzen R7 1700, about $370 in today's rates, around 3 years ago, the most I have ever spent on a CPU, It still works well and I have no plans to update it, I should have spent a bit more on the motherboard and gone for the higher chipset, instead of the b350 chipset, but it works ok. I they converted the price via the exchange rates, then the price of the R7 3800Xt would not be much more, the problem is they don't do things that way, what they do is just stick a pound sign on, so your $399 will become £399. I have no plans to update, the difference for me would be minimal, if I was going to update I would go crazy and get myself a threadripper, I may do that at some point, but we will see how things go. I have 48GB of ram so that is fine, again I am not planning for any more, because I would need to get rid of what I have, this computer is now staying as it is, I do not need to get anything new for it. apart from maybe a better PSU, that can cope better with the power it draws, saying that the PSU that is in it should be fine, but I think that is what is causing the machine to crash now and again. Damn, 48GB of RAM (to bad I could not borrow 16GB ;) ). you must do a lot of RAM heavy tasks(?) as 48GB of RAM would be overkill for a lot of people out there as I figure 16GB is the sweet spot right now like best bang-for-your-buck. I am still on 8GB (2x4GB) but I am trying to get some used RAM (like 2x8GB sticks for a total of 16GB) but the price I want to pay still seems a bit lower than what people seem to be paying right now by around $10-20. because I am trying to pay around $30-ish tops preferably but seems like going rate is at least $40+ if not around $50 give or take a little which is messed up because that's nearly NEW RAM prices for my setup which typical NEW RAM prices seem to be floating around $55-60 give or take a little. as for your PC's crashing issues... maybe it's just random things? ; because my PC is largely quite stable but every once in a while a weird thing will act up. but in my most recent freezes I am confident it was due to me under-volting the CPU to lower temps since I am not using the proper mimimum heatsink for it since the official stock heatsink on the i5-3550 comes with a copper piece on the heatsink which touches the top of the CPU where as my i3-2120 heatsink, which is what I am using on the i5-3550, is just the standard aluminum and does not have the copper piece on it. but other than that it looks the same. but anyways, I am currently running it at -0.130v and it seems for every 0.010v drop gives me a decrease of 1c in temp. so I got pretty much a 13c drop in temps now as the temps are at a much safer level now when under full load on Prime95 SmallFFT (i.e. about 73-75c vs about 88c or so. NOTE: real world 100% CPU load temps will be lower than those since Prime95 raises temps higher than real world 100% CPU loads do). I tried -0.150v but it seemed PC froze (like everything on screen looked okay but was completely frozen) as soon as I stopped the Prime95 test which was not all that long after boot, so to play it a bit safer I bumped up voltage a little to -0.130v ever since and things seem to be pretty much okay even though once after messing around with some OS installs, like once after the OS install finished and I clicked 'reboot' it froze solid but that's only happened once @ -0.130v as I think it's likely stable enough. but I plan on seeing how this fairs as the months pass as I may have to tweak things a bit. but your CPU appears solid from a quick look online... 8 cores/16 threads and only 65 watts. you can tell in that aspect it's noticeably above my i5-3550 which is 4 cores and is 77 watt rated (but I did get a decent watt efficiency bump from the 2nd gen(i3-2120) to 3rd gen(i5-3550) Intel CPU's). but come to think of it... I am not 100% sure, but those watt ratings are more typical use scenarios, right? ; or is that full load wattage etc? ; because if it's full load wattage I can't imagine you would have a problem with your PSU unless you got some monster GPU drinking the juice like it's a nuclear power plant ;) but I would assume anything that can utilize 8 cores will have a rather large performance advantage over my CPU since it's half the core count. but for general usage and gaming and the like, I suspect there probably ain't too much of a gap even though I would assume you still win here(?). but even on gaming, I would imagine there will come a point where more than 4 cores starts to become a bit more standard at which point I would assume your CPU will start to shine where as mine will show it's age. but for a CPU that's from Q2 of 2012, it's still pretty impressive for 8 year old technology as you can see CPU's hold up quite a bit better in semi-recent memory than they used to as going from say 2004-2012 vs 2012 to 2020, there was a larger gap, if not much larger gap, in computer CPU/computer performance in the 2004-2012 time frame (8 years) vs the 2012-2020 (8 years) time frame, at least as far as general use/gaming goes (at least it seems this way, like you would feel the age of a 2004 machine in 2012 noticeable more than you would feel a 2012 machines age today here in 2020). like where 8 year old CPU's today (assuming it's at least a quad core (hell, even my i3-2120 was still respectable for general use and some level of gaming considering it's age and it's only dual core)) still feel more good than not where as if you had a CPU from 2004 in the year 2012 I would expect it would not be as good for comparable time frames. so I would imagine since I upgraded to quad core, I can probably stretch out my current PC an easy 3-5 years from now as I suspect I could have gotten by even on my previous i3-2120 CPU for a while longer(like say a few years or something). but I see your getting the shaft a little with the dollars/pounds since you said they just take the '399' and apply it equally to both even though the pound is worth a bit more so the 399 should be less for rough equivalent prices.1 point -
Microsoft Surface Book 3 review: Please Microsoft, just make a convertible
Slackerr reacted to pickytech for a topic
How is it a "hassle"? You literally just pull it apart. How could it be even simpler? Because it isn't literally as simple as pulling it apart. You have to hold down a keyboard button that unlocks the tablet portion from the base and it does not always "work" very smoothly, nor does resetting it. It is very smooth once that does work, but it's just not great because it rarely worked well on the first pass (I had the Surface Book with Performance Base).1 point -
Microsoft Surface Book 3 review: Please Microsoft, just make a convertible
Slackerr reacted to pickytech for a topic
I’ve owned a Surface Book before and I loved the idea of using it as a tablet or a computer — and the machine was a power house at the time. However, I never once actually used the screen as a tablet. Disconnecting it is a hassle and it’s ridiculously heavy, thick, and it offered a horrible battery by comparison to any other tablet. Finally, I think it would make a lot of sense to make the book a convertible: it would even honor its name. You don’t rip books in half then reconnect them, but you do sometimes bend them 360 degrees. Plus, then they could focus on making the most powerful laptop device on the market without having to pretend it’s also a slate tablet.1 point -
Lenovo Flex 5 14 review: AMD Ryzen 4000 is a game-changer
hagjohn reacted to dontbeevil for a topic
please dear OEMs start to provide us serious high end devices with Ryzen ... stop this intel only nonsense1 point -
Zuckerberg hopes to spur four million new voters to register for the upcoming elections
SecretAgentMan reacted to Jumping Jacinta for a topic
I think our democracy over here is just too easily manipulated. The core idea is fine, but the extra rules and processes thrown around it by those who it would serve are the problem. May many elections in how many years, on what is meant to be a 4-year cycle - it became a bad joke. When you get more people voting for the person that loses than for the person who won, then there is a problem and that is the problem with the U.K as well with our out of date First past the post system. US has almost 5 times the population as the UK. Electoral College makes sense. If it did not exist, huge cities could dictate how the entire country is run. Why should a bunch of brainwashed students from California that never saw a real cow in their lives have more power than farmers in Texas or Iowa? I feel the use of such stereotypes undermines any real argument. Does it really? Alright, second take. Why should California have more voting power than Arizona? Because there are more people in California, And that is the point... States with more people should not have more power over smaller states. That is what the US is built around. Of course that wouldn't work in European countries, but it doesn't have to. Imagine if countries with more people had more votes in the European Parliament... "And that is the point... States with more people should not have more power over smaller states" What? Of course they should. Elections shouldn't be decided by land mass. Elections should be decided on actual number of votes and population numbers. Has it ever occurred to you that over decades people have moved to states like California not just for opportunity but because of the political systems they provide. To say a state with five million people should have an equal say in elections as a state with twenty million people is absurd!1 point -
Zuckerberg hopes to spur four million new voters to register for the upcoming elections
SecretAgentMan reacted to +Dick Montage for a topic
I think our democracy over here is just too easily manipulated. The core idea is fine, but the extra rules and processes thrown around it by those who it would serve are the problem. May many elections in how many years, on what is meant to be a 4-year cycle - it became a bad joke. When you get more people voting for the person that loses than for the person who won, then there is a problem and that is the problem with the U.K as well with our out of date First past the post system. US has almost 5 times the population as the UK. Electoral College makes sense. If it did not exist, huge cities could dictate how the entire country is run. Why should a bunch of brainwashed students from California that never saw a real cow in their lives have more power than farmers in Texas or Iowa? I feel the use of such stereotypes undermines any real argument.1 point