Recent content by desiibond

I doubt if any SI/OEM will bring such mini PCs till platform matures (2-3 years at least). A lot is hinging on Microsoft right now. If they mess it up again, ARM on Windows is dead forever.

This is from the same video. M2 after run 8 of Cinebench is faster than M1 at run 1 of Cinebench. I am not sure what made you say that m2 'clearly' scores less than M1. Now, can we please get back to Snapdragon X Elite. I would suggest you to go to an Apple Store and try out Air. Try out the Pro...

Please stop falling for 'This CPU throttles because it cannot run Cinbench multiple consecutive runs'. That my friend, is clickbait. The same will happen for Snapdragon X Plus as well. If it works without a hiccup, reviewers will go on and on and on about how good they are for video rendering...

Even I hate an 8GB memory Mac. It is preposterous to even think of 8GB memory in today's laptop. I just mentioned that it is due to this architecture that Apple is able to twist the narrative. Here is my M2 Pro MBP memory usage. Even if you take out 4GB of cache, I am at 8GB when I am just...

No, it is not that simple. Unified memory is not just same memory for CPU and GPU. From I remember, in a Mac SSD and memory controllers are on the SoC. Memory is on the SoC, right next to the CPU and GPU cores. SSD and SoC are connected via high bandwidth channels. As SSD can deliver data...

Very good. This thread too has turned into 'Top 10 reasons to hate Apple, number 4 will blow your mind' mansplaining thread. To those who think those who buy Mac are idiots, we buy Macs or iPhone because we like them and it fits our needs. You have to come out of this mindset that people should...

I think he is talking about fully powered down laptop. Depends on battery size. Even if you turn off every feature related to instant wake, quick boot etc, you may see 4-5% drain per day.

I purchased about 500$ worth MS and Qualcomm shares, going to put another 500$. I am using M2 Pro MacBook Pro and if MS gets it right with emulation, battery life is not even the best feature. Shutdown/Hibernate is history. I have Dell Wintel work laptop and MBP. If I put both to sleep at...

I really doubt if S24 is really better than iPhone for Astrophotography. It is better to wait and go the Pixel way as that is something that you have used and were happy about. Carrying a battery pack would help anyways :D

Why don’t you try to sell the 14 for 30-35k and buy a Pixel instead? S23 or S24 will be more like sidegrade.

No, it is not. Wait for the test drive.

Exactly. I have 3 front intake fans, one bottom intake, two top exhaust and one rear exhaust fans. These along with ag620 are doing tremendous job. I did splurge on Unifans I wanted ease of installation and aesthetic for fans. So, get a cooler like pe120 or ag620 and use saved money for good...

D15 or Deepcool Assassin 4 for 5800x or even the 7800x is overkill. Do not waste money on this. I have ASUS Strix RTX3090+5800X+Deepcool AG620. Cabinet is LanCool 215x. I have never seen my 5800x hit max temps and throttle in normal use. Do not fall into 'best cooler for CPU' trap. I was crazy...

Have you tried to get it adjusted to be on the softer side? I believe S variant has adjustable suspension that owner himself/herself can do. If it is still firm even at soft setting, get it checked. It could be case of a faulty suspension. It is known to bottom out when you ride faster over bad...

May I know your CPU details? I am using 5800X with Deepcool AG620 cooler that I got for 4.5k. I have not seen any AM4 CPU needing more cooling than this one. If you are planning to move to AM5, upgrade your cooler if it is really needed. AM5 cpus are insanely efficient. Unless you do heavy...