I was wondering where you disappeared to , Stephen! Hey, I left you some messages in your facebook.
On Mon, Aug 18, 2025 at 1:48 PM Stephen Partington via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > Something to consider is the refurbished computers listed on Amazon. you > can get full i7 desktops for less than 200 > > > On Mon, Aug 18, 2025 at 11:27 AM Michael via PLUG-discuss < > plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > >> thanks, ryan. I'm going to have to go with another (ASUS NUC 14 Pro) >> that i am putting together at new egg. It is 377 compared with the UM790 >> which is 493 after I put the guts into it. This leads me to another >> question: >> I'm going to put a 500GB ssd and 16GB ram. I don't do anything major with >> the computer (darktable is about the only thing out of the ordinary that >> is ran).16GB is the least amount of RAM they sell.With that amount of RAM >> in modern systems will I need to set up swap space? Or is the (what's it >> called).... te swap in RAM be sufficient? >> >> On Mon, Aug 18, 2025 at 9:30 AM Ryan Petris <r...@petris.net> wrote: >> >>> The best price/performance "NUC"-like machine that I've been able to >>> find is the Minisforum UM790 Pro. It has an 7940HS, USB4, and comes in a >>> barebones confirguration on Amazon for $375. You can either buy variants >>> with included RAM/SSD or you an buy the barebones and add your own. >>> >>> If you just want super cheap and okay performance, like enough to browse >>> the internet and whatnot, look for an N100 or N150 mini pc. >>> >>> On Mon, Aug 18, 2025, at 6:23 AM, Michael via PLUG-discuss wrote: >>> >>> I've figured it out. I went to new egg and they let you assemble it. >>> >>> On Mon, Aug 18, 2025 at 8:39 AM Michael <bmi...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> I am poor so I was thinking a NUC would be the best option. Can someone >>> help? >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > -- > A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from > rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. > > Stephen > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- :-)~MIKE~(-:
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