Yeah, that’s beaucoups RAM. I packed my most recent micro desktop with 64GB of RAM and thought it was a bit overkill - but I just never wanted to see it swap, regardless what stupid Electron app or Firefox instance I ran.
32GB of RAM and 2TB of storage rivals my desktop. But, maybe that’s the point: if the GPU of worth anything, we may finally see a universal device you could slot into a case containing a keyboard, battery, and monitor, conducted via USB4, and have a laptop. Or into a pad with a battery and touchscreen, and have a tablet. Or into a powered dock connected to a couple of monitors, and have your desktop.
Sounds fantastic. The issue is than memory and persistent storage don’t come energy-free. They’ll hit battery life just by existing.
I’m happy to see that the hardware is somewhat modern. That’s really one of my biggest gripes with most Made For Linux products. I can understand a high price for what the hardware is, it’s just a factor of economy of scale. Not as many people are going to buy these devices, there’s R&D, tooling etc. So these MFL devices are going to just cost more.
That’s no excuse to sell something with specs 10 or more years behind the curve. Especially with some offerings we’ve seen lately, rebadged products that have been on the market for a decade, with a Custom ROM that’s Linux, but a price tag at or higher than an android flagship.
Yes! “Saving the Microsoft Tax” never did result in any savings. But the sad state of old technology on linux machines, then sold at a premium, has always baffled me.
I’m looking forward to seeing the first live review video!
Honestly the only crazy part of the specs is the 32G of RAM
Yeah, that’s beaucoups RAM. I packed my most recent micro desktop with 64GB of RAM and thought it was a bit overkill - but I just never wanted to see it swap, regardless what stupid Electron app or Firefox instance I ran.
32GB of RAM and 2TB of storage rivals my desktop. But, maybe that’s the point: if the GPU of worth anything, we may finally see a universal device you could slot into a case containing a keyboard, battery, and monitor, conducted via USB4, and have a laptop. Or into a pad with a battery and touchscreen, and have a tablet. Or into a powered dock connected to a couple of monitors, and have your desktop.
Sounds fantastic. The issue is than memory and persistent storage don’t come energy-free. They’ll hit battery life just by existing.
I’m happy to see that the hardware is somewhat modern. That’s really one of my biggest gripes with most Made For Linux products. I can understand a high price for what the hardware is, it’s just a factor of economy of scale. Not as many people are going to buy these devices, there’s R&D, tooling etc. So these MFL devices are going to just cost more.
That’s no excuse to sell something with specs 10 or more years behind the curve. Especially with some offerings we’ve seen lately, rebadged products that have been on the market for a decade, with a Custom ROM that’s Linux, but a price tag at or higher than an android flagship.
Yes! “Saving the Microsoft Tax” never did result in any savings. But the sad state of old technology on linux machines, then sold at a premium, has always baffled me.
I’m looking forward to seeing the first live review video!