On Fri, May 17, 2019 at 05:05:52AM -0400, Evan Leibovitch via talk wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm looking to upgrade my PC that's served me well for about 8 years, but > it's starting to be unreliable and I can't upgrade the RAM beyond 4GB. So > I'm looking at a new desktop system that will be used mainly for > many-tabs-open browsing and multimedia editing using openshot, audacity, > etc. Of course must run Linux well. > > I am currently looking at two NUC-form-factor barebones systems that use > the 8th gen Intel i7, an Intel model available through CC > <https://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=570_7_1203_1157&item_id=130569> > and a Zotac model available from Amazon > <https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B079H24SWZ/>. Both are about the same price. I > would be installing 16GB RAM, an SSD and two screens. > > Can anyone offer any advice whether to go with one, the other, or neither? > Are there better places to buy?
Are you particularly attached to the tiny size for any reason? Remember smaller always costs more for the same thing. My 6 year old laptop has higher specs than that NUC, never mind what my 6 year old desktop has in it. I guess they were a bit overkill at the time and the reason I haven't had to upgrade anything in years (and still don't). -- Len Sorensen --- Talk Mailing List [email protected] https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk
