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System Name | White DJ in Detroit |
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Processor | Ryzen 5 5600 |
Motherboard | Asrock B450M-HDV |
Cooling | Be Quiet! Pure Rock 2 |
Memory | 2 x 16GB Kingston Fury 3400mhz |
Video Card(s) | XFX 6950XT Speedster MERC 319 |
Storage | Kingston A400 240GB | WD Black SN750 2TB |WD Blue 1TB x 2 | Toshiba P300 2TB | Seagate Expansion 8TB |
Display(s) | Samsung U32J590U 4K + BenQ GL2450HT 1080p |
Case | Fractal Design Define R4 |
Audio Device(s) | Line6 UX1 + some headphones, Nektar SE61 keyboard |
Power Supply | Corsair RM850x v3 |
Mouse | Logitech G602 |
Keyboard | Cherry MX Board 1.0 TKL Brown |
Software | Windows 10 Pro |
Benchmark Scores | Rimworld 4K ready! |
Not all VPNs are affected.
System Name | Still not a thread ripper but pretty good. |
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Processor | Ryzen 9 7950x, Thermal Grizzly AM5 Offset Mounting Kit, Thermal Grizzly Extreme Paste |
Motherboard | ASRock B650 LiveMixer (BIOS/UEFI version P3.08, AGESA 1.2.0.2) |
Cooling | EK-Quantum Velocity, EK-Quantum Reflection PC-O11, D5 PWM, EK-CoolStream PE 360, XSPC TX360 |
Memory | Micron DDR4-5600 ECC Unbuffered Memory (2 sticks, 64GB, MTC20C2085S1EC56BD1) + JONSBO NF-1 |
Video Card(s) | XFX Radeon RX 5700 & EK-Quantum Vector Radeon RX 5700 +XT & Backplate |
Storage | Samsung 4TB 980 PRO, 2 x Optane 905p 1.5TB (striped), AMD Radeon RAMDisk |
Display(s) | 2 x 4K LG 27UL600-W (and HUANUO Dual Monitor Mount) |
Case | Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic Black (original model) |
Audio Device(s) | Corsair Commander Pro for Fans, RGB, & Temp Sensors (x4) |
Power Supply | Corsair RM750x |
Mouse | Logitech M575 |
Keyboard | Corsair Strafe RGB MK.2 |
Software | Windows 10 Professional (64bit) |
Benchmark Scores | RIP Ryzen 9 5950x, ASRock X570 Taichi (v1.06), 128GB Micron DDR4-3200 ECC UDIMM (18ASF4G72AZ-3G2F1) |
System Name | Still not a thread ripper but pretty good. |
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Processor | Ryzen 9 7950x, Thermal Grizzly AM5 Offset Mounting Kit, Thermal Grizzly Extreme Paste |
Motherboard | ASRock B650 LiveMixer (BIOS/UEFI version P3.08, AGESA 1.2.0.2) |
Cooling | EK-Quantum Velocity, EK-Quantum Reflection PC-O11, D5 PWM, EK-CoolStream PE 360, XSPC TX360 |
Memory | Micron DDR4-5600 ECC Unbuffered Memory (2 sticks, 64GB, MTC20C2085S1EC56BD1) + JONSBO NF-1 |
Video Card(s) | XFX Radeon RX 5700 & EK-Quantum Vector Radeon RX 5700 +XT & Backplate |
Storage | Samsung 4TB 980 PRO, 2 x Optane 905p 1.5TB (striped), AMD Radeon RAMDisk |
Display(s) | 2 x 4K LG 27UL600-W (and HUANUO Dual Monitor Mount) |
Case | Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic Black (original model) |
Audio Device(s) | Corsair Commander Pro for Fans, RGB, & Temp Sensors (x4) |
Power Supply | Corsair RM750x |
Mouse | Logitech M575 |
Keyboard | Corsair Strafe RGB MK.2 |
Software | Windows 10 Professional (64bit) |
Benchmark Scores | RIP Ryzen 9 5950x, ASRock X570 Taichi (v1.06), 128GB Micron DDR4-3200 ECC UDIMM (18ASF4G72AZ-3G2F1) |
It's a bummer MS doesn't specifically indicate what VPN's may be effected.true, but there is no way of knowing which ones.
System Name | PC-GX1 |
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Processor | i9 10900 non K (stock) TDP 65w |
Motherboard | asrock b560 steel legend | Realtek ALC897 |
Cooling | cooler master hyper 2x12 LED turbo argb | 5x12cm fan rgb intake | 3x12cm fan rgb exhaust |
Memory | corsair vengeance LPX 2x32gb ddr4 3600mhz |
Video Card(s) | MSI RTX 3080 10GB Gaming Z Trio LHR TDP 370w| 565.90 WHQL | MSI AB v4.65 | RTSS v7.36 |
Storage | NVME 2+2TB gen3| SSD 4TB sata3 | 1+2TB 7200rpm sata3| 4+4+5TB USB3 (optional) |
Display(s) | AOC U34P2C (IPS panel, 3440x1440 75hz) + speaker 5W*2 | APC BX1100CI MS (660w) |
Case | lianli lancool 2 mesh RGB windows - white edition | 1x dvd-RW usb 3.0 (optional) |
Audio Device(s) | Nakamichi soundstation8w 2.1 100W RMS | Simbadda CST 9000N+ 2.1 352W RMS |
Power Supply | seasonic focus gx-850w 80+ gold - white edition 2021 | APC BX2200MI MS (1200w) |
Mouse | steelseries sensei ten | logitech g440 |
Keyboard | steelseries apex 5 | steelseries QCK prism cloth XL | steelseries arctis 5 |
VR HMD | - |
Software | dvd win 10 home 64bit oem + full update 22H2 |
Benchmark Scores | - |
Processor | Ryzen 7800x3d |
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Motherboard | Asus B650e-F Strix |
Cooling | Corsair H150i Pro |
Memory | Gskill 32gb 6000 mhz cl30 |
Video Card(s) | RTX 4090 Gaming OC |
Storage | Samsung 980 pro 2tb, Samsung 860 evo 500gb, Samsung 850 evo 1tb, Samsung 860 evo 4tb |
Display(s) | Acer XB321HK |
Case | Coolermaster Cosmos 2 |
Audio Device(s) | Creative SB X-Fi 5.1 Pro + Logitech Z560 |
Power Supply | Corsair AX1200i |
Mouse | Logitech G700s |
Keyboard | Logitech G710+ |
Software | Win10 pro |
They don't do any proper QA, so normal to get issues like this occasionally. Also why ltsc exists for enterprises who don't want their os to break.
You're the QA team!
I enjoy not being remotely hackedIndeed, which is why i dont get why so many people are so eager to run the newest os, which is essentially being a beta tester...
System Name | "IBT 10x Maximum Stable" |
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Processor | Intel i5 4690K @ 4.6GHz -> 100xx46 - 1.296v |
Motherboard | MSI MPower Z97 |
Cooling | Corsair H100i + 2x Corsair "HP Edition" SP120's |
Memory | 4x4GB Corsair Vengence Pro 2400mhz @ 2400MHz 10-11-12-31-1T - 1.66v |
Video Card(s) | MSI Gaming GTX970 4GB @ 1314 Core/1973 Mem/1515 Boost |
Storage | Kingston 3K 120GB SSD + Western Digital 'Green' 2TB + Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB |
Display(s) | Iiyama Prolite X2377HDS 23" IPS |
Case | Corsair Carbide 300R |
Audio Device(s) | Rotel RA-04/Cambridge Audio Azur 540R + B&W DM302/Cerwin Vega AT12 / Sony MDR-XB700 & FiiO E5 |
Power Supply | EVGA NEX650G + Silverstone Extensions |
Mouse | Always failing me.... |
Keyboard | Endlessly broken..... |
Software | Windoze 7 Pro 64-bit/Windoze 10 Pro |
Benchmark Scores | I had some of these once upon a time? Old age has seen me misplace them.... |
I'm not entirely sure a malicious Internetzz user is going to target you for your collection of torrents and anime steam games; or any Chinese botnet, for that matter.I enjoy not being remotely hacked
System Name | "The black one in the dining room" / "The Latest One" |
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Processor | Intel Xeon E5 2699 V4 22c/44t / i7 14700K @5.8GHz |
Motherboard | Asus X99 Deluxe / ASRock Z790 Steel Legend WiFi |
Cooling | Arctic Liquid Freezer II 240 w/4 Silverstone FM121 fans / Arctic LF II 280 w Silverstone FHP141's |
Memory | 64GB G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 (8x8) / 96GB G.Skill Trident Z5 DDR5 6400 |
Video Card(s) | EVGA RTX 1080 Ti FTW3 / Asus Tuff OC 4090 24GB |
Storage | Samsung 970 Evo Plus, 1TB Samsung 860, 4 Western Digital 2TB / 2TB Solidigm P44 Pro & more. |
Display(s) | 43" Samsung 8000 series 4K / 50" Vizio M-series 4K |
Case | Modded Corsair Carbide 500R / Modded Corsair Graphite 780 T |
Audio Device(s) | Asus Xonar Essence STX II/ Asus Xonar Essence STX |
Power Supply | Corsair AX1200i / Seasonic Prime GX-1300 |
Mouse | Logitech Performance MX, Microsoft Intellimouse Optical 3.0 |
Keyboard | Logitech K750 Solar, Logitech K800 |
Software | Win 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021 IoT / Win 11 Enterprise IoT LTSC |
Benchmark Scores | https://www.passmark.com/baselines/V11/display.php?id=202122048229 |
System Name | daily driver Mac mini M2 Pro |
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Processor | Apple proprietary M2 Pro (6 p-cores, 4 e-cores) |
Motherboard | Apple proprietary |
Cooling | Apple proprietary |
Memory | Apple proprietary 16GB LPDDR5 unified memory |
Video Card(s) | Apple proprietary M2 Pro (16-core GPU) |
Storage | Apple proprietary onboard 512GB SSD + various external HDDs |
Display(s) | LG UltraFine 27UL850W (4K@60Hz IPS) |
Case | Apple proprietary |
Audio Device(s) | Apple proprietary |
Power Supply | Apple proprietary |
Mouse | Apple Magic Trackpad 2 |
Keyboard | Keychron K1 tenkeyless (Gateron Reds) |
VR HMD | Oculus Rift S (hosted on a different PC) |
Software | macOS Sonoma 14.7 |
Benchmark Scores | (My Windows daily driver is a Beelink Mini S12 Pro. I'm not interested in benchmarking.) |
Well I will tell you that neither Surfshark nor Proton VPN are affected by this. Both work fine on a Windows 11 PC with the April 2024 Windows Update.true, but there is no way of knowing which ones.
System Name | Nebulon B |
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Processor | AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D |
Motherboard | MSi PRO B650M-A WiFi |
Cooling | be quiet! Dark Rock 4 |
Memory | 2x 24 GB Corsair Vengeance DDR5-4800 |
Video Card(s) | AMD Radeon RX 6750 XT 12 GB |
Storage | 2 TB Corsair MP600 GS, 2 TB Corsair MP600 R2 |
Display(s) | Dell S3422DWG, 7" Waveshare touchscreen |
Case | Kolink Citadel Mesh black |
Audio Device(s) | Logitech Z333 2.1 speakers, AKG Y50 headphones |
Power Supply | Seasonic Prime GX-750 |
Mouse | Logitech MX Master 2S |
Keyboard | Logitech G413 SE |
Software | Windows 10 Pro |
The chances of someone remotely hacking your home PC are extremely small... Unless you have next week's lottery numbers stored on it, in which case, I'll do it now.I enjoy not being remotely hacked
System Name | daily driver Mac mini M2 Pro |
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Processor | Apple proprietary M2 Pro (6 p-cores, 4 e-cores) |
Motherboard | Apple proprietary |
Cooling | Apple proprietary |
Memory | Apple proprietary 16GB LPDDR5 unified memory |
Video Card(s) | Apple proprietary M2 Pro (16-core GPU) |
Storage | Apple proprietary onboard 512GB SSD + various external HDDs |
Display(s) | LG UltraFine 27UL850W (4K@60Hz IPS) |
Case | Apple proprietary |
Audio Device(s) | Apple proprietary |
Power Supply | Apple proprietary |
Mouse | Apple Magic Trackpad 2 |
Keyboard | Keychron K1 tenkeyless (Gateron Reds) |
VR HMD | Oculus Rift S (hosted on a different PC) |
Software | macOS Sonoma 14.7 |
Benchmark Scores | (My Windows daily driver is a Beelink Mini S12 Pro. I'm not interested in benchmarking.) |
You probably have a better chance getting hit by a car walking across the street. Or even having your healthcare provider's servers get breached.I enjoy not being remotely hacked
System Name | Pioneer |
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Processor | Ryzen R9 9950X |
Motherboard | GIGABYTE Aorus Elite X670 AX |
Cooling | Noctua NH-D15 + A whole lotta Sunon and Corsair Maglev blower fans... |
Memory | 64GB (4x 16GB) G.Skill Flare X5 @ DDR5-6000 CL30 |
Video Card(s) | XFX RX 7900 XTX Speedster Merc 310 |
Storage | Intel 905p Optane 960GB boot, +2x Crucial P5 Plus 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs |
Display(s) | 55" LG 55" B9 OLED 4K Display |
Case | Thermaltake Core X31 |
Audio Device(s) | TOSLINK->Schiit Modi MB->Asgard 2 DAC Amp->AKG Pro K712 Headphones or HDMI->B9 OLED |
Power Supply | FSP Hydro Ti Pro 850W |
Mouse | Logitech G305 Lightspeed Wireless |
Keyboard | WASD Code v3 with Cherry Green keyswitches + PBT DS keycaps |
Software | Gentoo Linux x64 / Windows 11 Enterprise IoT 2024 |
Botnets often practice "dragnet hacks" of known exploits so this line of thinking is really flawed.I'm not entirely sure a malicious Internetzz user is going to target you for your collection of torrents and anime steam games; or any Chinese botnet, for that matter.
It doesn't take "top priority," just lax security practices. Which honestly, I see advised here regularly.You probably have a better chance getting hit by a car walking across the street. Or even having your healthcare provider's servers get breached.
The bad guys are more interested in breaking into servers run by Marriott, healthcare systems, universities, etc. They really don't care about much about Joe Consumer. Sure it would be a headache and an uncomfortable violation of your sense of security but unless you are doing something really, Really, REALLY stupid (which some people here at TPU are quite capable of), this probably isn't top priority.
Processor | Ryzen 7 5700X |
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Motherboard | ASUS TUF Gaming X570-PRO (WiFi 6) |
Cooling | Noctua NH-C14S (two fans) |
Memory | 2x16GB DDR4 3200 |
Video Card(s) | Reference Vega 64 |
Storage | Intel 665p 1TB, WD Black SN850X 2TB, Crucial MX300 1TB SATA, Samsung 830 256 GB SATA |
Display(s) | Nixeus NX-EDG27, and Samsung S23A700 |
Case | Fractal Design R5 |
Power Supply | Seasonic PRIME TITANIUM 850W |
Mouse | Logitech |
VR HMD | Oculus Rift |
Software | Windows 11 Pro, and Ubuntu 20.04 |
In addition, botnets typically consist of compromised machines that participate in attacks unbeknownst to their owners.Botnets often practice "dragnet hacks" of known exploits so this line of thinking is really flawed.
It doesn't take "top priority," just lax security practices. Which honestly, I see advised here regularly.
System Name | The Little One |
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Processor | i5-11320H @4.4GHZ |
Motherboard | AZW SEI |
Cooling | Fan w/heat pipes + side & rear vents |
Memory | 64GB Crucial DDR4-3200 (2x 32GB) |
Video Card(s) | Iris XE |
Storage | WD Black SN850X 4TB m.2, Seagate 2TB SSD + SN850 4TB x2 in an external enclosure |
Display(s) | 2x Samsung 43" & 2x 32" |
Case | Practically identical to a mac mini, just purrtier in slate blue, & with 3x usb ports on the front ! |
Audio Device(s) | Yamaha ATS-1060 Bluetooth Soundbar & Subwoofer |
Power Supply | 65w brick |
Mouse | Logitech MX Master 2 |
Keyboard | Logitech G613 mechanical wireless |
Software | Windows 10 pro 64 bit, with all the unnecessary background shitzu turned OFF ! |
Benchmark Scores | PDQ |
System Name | daily driver Mac mini M2 Pro |
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Processor | Apple proprietary M2 Pro (6 p-cores, 4 e-cores) |
Motherboard | Apple proprietary |
Cooling | Apple proprietary |
Memory | Apple proprietary 16GB LPDDR5 unified memory |
Video Card(s) | Apple proprietary M2 Pro (16-core GPU) |
Storage | Apple proprietary onboard 512GB SSD + various external HDDs |
Display(s) | LG UltraFine 27UL850W (4K@60Hz IPS) |
Case | Apple proprietary |
Audio Device(s) | Apple proprietary |
Power Supply | Apple proprietary |
Mouse | Apple Magic Trackpad 2 |
Keyboard | Keychron K1 tenkeyless (Gateron Reds) |
VR HMD | Oculus Rift S (hosted on a different PC) |
Software | macOS Sonoma 14.7 |
Benchmark Scores | (My Windows daily driver is a Beelink Mini S12 Pro. I'm not interested in benchmarking.) |
Processor | Ryzen 7 5700X |
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Motherboard | ASUS TUF Gaming X570-PRO (WiFi 6) |
Cooling | Noctua NH-C14S (two fans) |
Memory | 2x16GB DDR4 3200 |
Video Card(s) | Reference Vega 64 |
Storage | Intel 665p 1TB, WD Black SN850X 2TB, Crucial MX300 1TB SATA, Samsung 830 256 GB SATA |
Display(s) | Nixeus NX-EDG27, and Samsung S23A700 |
Case | Fractal Design R5 |
Power Supply | Seasonic PRIME TITANIUM 850W |
Mouse | Logitech |
VR HMD | Oculus Rift |
Software | Windows 11 Pro, and Ubuntu 20.04 |
You can also dual boot Linux. With multiple SSDs, it is easier than ever to run both Linux and Windows on the same computer and have both as first class citizens.That's why your next computer should be a Mac! So when Microsoft borks Windows, you can still get things done and move on with your life. No Microsoft Patch Tuesday update is going to wedge my Mac mini M2 Pro! Just forget about gaming though, lol.
But I have my Switch for that...
Ahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!
System Name | daily driver Mac mini M2 Pro |
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Processor | Apple proprietary M2 Pro (6 p-cores, 4 e-cores) |
Motherboard | Apple proprietary |
Cooling | Apple proprietary |
Memory | Apple proprietary 16GB LPDDR5 unified memory |
Video Card(s) | Apple proprietary M2 Pro (16-core GPU) |
Storage | Apple proprietary onboard 512GB SSD + various external HDDs |
Display(s) | LG UltraFine 27UL850W (4K@60Hz IPS) |
Case | Apple proprietary |
Audio Device(s) | Apple proprietary |
Power Supply | Apple proprietary |
Mouse | Apple Magic Trackpad 2 |
Keyboard | Keychron K1 tenkeyless (Gateron Reds) |
VR HMD | Oculus Rift S (hosted on a different PC) |
Software | macOS Sonoma 14.7 |
Benchmark Scores | (My Windows daily driver is a Beelink Mini S12 Pro. I'm not interested in benchmarking.) |
I had dual boot Windows-Linux systems from 1998-2002. I say this as a former UNIX/Linux system administrator: Linux on the desktop sucked rocks. I kicked Linux to the curb in 2002 in favor of an Apple iBook running OS X 10.1. Instantly reduced my system administration load by 95%.You can also dual boot Linux. With multiple SSDs, it is easier than ever to run both Linux and Windows on the same computer and have both as first class citizens.
Processor | 7800X3D |
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Motherboard | MSI MAG Mortar b650m wifi |
Cooling | Thermalright Peerless Assassin |
Memory | 32GB Corsair Vengeance 30CL6000 |
Video Card(s) | ASRock RX7900XT Phantom Gaming |
Storage | Lexar NM790 4TB + Samsung 850 EVO 1TB + Samsung 980 1TB + Crucial BX100 250GB |
Display(s) | Gigabyte G34QWC (3440x1440) |
Case | Lian Li A3 mATX White |
Audio Device(s) | Harman Kardon AVR137 + 2.1 |
Power Supply | EVGA Supernova G2 750W |
Mouse | XTRFY M42 |
Keyboard | Lenovo Thinkpad Trackpoint II |
Software | W11 IoT Enterprise LTSC |
Want some UFOs with that tin foil hat there sir?Just an FYI/PSA....
This issue was created solely so that many more people would come on forums like this and state which VPN they are using, so that M$ would find out which ones they still have to create breakage hacks for and then release said hack under the guise of a KB or some other type of "update"...
And, no, I won't say which one I use, but so far, it is still working perfectly !
You're welcome
Processor | Ryzen 7 5700X |
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Motherboard | ASUS TUF Gaming X570-PRO (WiFi 6) |
Cooling | Noctua NH-C14S (two fans) |
Memory | 2x16GB DDR4 3200 |
Video Card(s) | Reference Vega 64 |
Storage | Intel 665p 1TB, WD Black SN850X 2TB, Crucial MX300 1TB SATA, Samsung 830 256 GB SATA |
Display(s) | Nixeus NX-EDG27, and Samsung S23A700 |
Case | Fractal Design R5 |
Power Supply | Seasonic PRIME TITANIUM 850W |
Mouse | Logitech |
VR HMD | Oculus Rift |
Software | Windows 11 Pro, and Ubuntu 20.04 |
This is a forum for enthusiasts so recommending Linux shouldn't be a head-scratcher. Granted, Mac OS is better for consumers, but picking a newbie-friendly distro like Ubuntu or Mint should be fine for many. Ubuntu, in particular, has been around for nearly twenty years now.I had dual boot Windows-Linux systems from 1998-2002. I say this as a former UNIX/Linux system administrator: Linux on the desktop sucked rocks. I kicked Linux to the curb in 2002 in favor of an Apple iBook running OS X 10.1. Instantly reduced my system administration load by 95%.
I still occasionally boot Linux (Raspian or whatever they call it) on a Raspberry Pi 4. And in 2024 Linux on the desktop still sucks rocks. I just boot up my RPi4's Linux partition every six months to confirm that Linux hasn't magically gotten better overnight.
Linux is still a great choice for servers and in embedded systems (POS terminals, gas pumps, routers, even my Super NES Classic). But Linux sucks as a consumer computer operating system. Linux proponents shot themselves in the foot by not have a main distribution. Today there are dozens and dozens of small distributions, none with enough manpower to make it a credible replacement for Windows or macOS. And these dozens of distros replaced dozens of distros that existed ten years ago, and dozens more that existed thirty years ago. You never hear about people here praising Gentoo Linux here in 2024.
But thanks for the laughs!
P.S., don't forget to uncheck xzutils when you install Linux! Good fun!!
System Name | daily driver Mac mini M2 Pro |
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Processor | Apple proprietary M2 Pro (6 p-cores, 4 e-cores) |
Motherboard | Apple proprietary |
Cooling | Apple proprietary |
Memory | Apple proprietary 16GB LPDDR5 unified memory |
Video Card(s) | Apple proprietary M2 Pro (16-core GPU) |
Storage | Apple proprietary onboard 512GB SSD + various external HDDs |
Display(s) | LG UltraFine 27UL850W (4K@60Hz IPS) |
Case | Apple proprietary |
Audio Device(s) | Apple proprietary |
Power Supply | Apple proprietary |
Mouse | Apple Magic Trackpad 2 |
Keyboard | Keychron K1 tenkeyless (Gateron Reds) |
VR HMD | Oculus Rift S (hosted on a different PC) |
Software | macOS Sonoma 14.7 |
Benchmark Scores | (My Windows daily driver is a Beelink Mini S12 Pro. I'm not interested in benchmarking.) |
Well people are free to try out Linux. It's not a financial burden on anyone. I tried all the major distros 25 years ago: Red Hat, Debian, SuSE, Slackware as well as some more obscure ones like Gentoo.This is a forum for enthusiasts so recommending Linux shouldn't be a head-scratcher. Granted, Mac OS is better for consumers, but picking a newbie-friendly distro like Ubuntu or Mint should be fine for many. Ubuntu, in particular, has been around for nearly twenty years now.
As far as xzutils is concerned, it isn't as if MacOS doesn't have zero day exploits.
Processor | Ryzen 7 5700X |
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Motherboard | ASUS TUF Gaming X570-PRO (WiFi 6) |
Cooling | Noctua NH-C14S (two fans) |
Memory | 2x16GB DDR4 3200 |
Video Card(s) | Reference Vega 64 |
Storage | Intel 665p 1TB, WD Black SN850X 2TB, Crucial MX300 1TB SATA, Samsung 830 256 GB SATA |
Display(s) | Nixeus NX-EDG27, and Samsung S23A700 |
Case | Fractal Design R5 |
Power Supply | Seasonic PRIME TITANIUM 850W |
Mouse | Logitech |
VR HMD | Oculus Rift |
Software | Windows 11 Pro, and Ubuntu 20.04 |
You'll have to try much harder to push my buttons. You raise a number of fair points and some of them are part of why the year of the Linux Desktop will probably always be in the future. It will probably arrive at the same time as commercial electricity generation from nuclear fusion.Well people are free to try out Linux. It's not a financial burden on anyone. I tried all the major distros 25 years ago: Red Hat, Debian, SuSE, Slackware as well as some more obscure ones like Gentoo.
And the Raspbian installation process is pretty smooth. It's still less than a wonderful end user experience. God only knows what I'd have to do to get my HP OfficeJet MPF's scanner to work. Or how to reprogram a Logitech Harmony remote on it. With Windows and Mac, I just visit the myharmony.com website and download one piece of software.
I know, never said macOS was flawless. As a former UNIX/Linux sysadmin, I know very well there is no such thing as a bugfree operating system (or any other software for that matter). But combining ease of use, system administration load, end user software availability, learning curve, reliability, support, security and about 8-10 other factors, macOS is far easier to recommend than Linux on the desktop.
I'd be the last person to recommend macOS as a server OS.
Anyhow I mentioned xzutils because as a former UNIX/Linux guy, I know what buttons to get Linux pundits' attention. How's that fine end user documentation coming along? You guys have been working on that for 30+ years (and no, reading manpages or the source code comments is not end user documentation). Battery management software? Device drivers? Features like biometric identification working straight out of the box first time you boot?
Linux is great. Just not as a consumer desktop.