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The Framework Desktop and Linux have shown me the path to PC gaming in the living room (www.theverge.com)

submitted 1 month ago by Sunshine@piefed.ca to c/linux@programming.dev

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[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 25 points 1 month ago (45 children)

I don't understand why anyone would buy this when you can build a PC that's 2-3x as capable for the same price, that's actually repairable and upgradable.

[–] e0qdk@reddthat.com 9 points 1 month ago (20 children)

128GB unified RAM
16 cores / 32 threads
small form factor (4.5L)
similar/lower power consumption than my current daily driver despite much more powerful hardware (a lot of my parts are 10 or more years old...)
officially supports Linux
<$2K USD (not counting NVME and peripherals)

That combo was interesting enough to me to order one to mess around with. I could build a more powerful (but probably more energy hungry...) computer in a traditional desktop form factor. I don't think I could build a better SFF computer myself though, and I'm really curious to see just how far I can push the integrated GPU in this thing...

[–] FizzyOrange@programming.dev 1 points 1 month ago

Except for the small form factor I bought a second hand PC with those specs for £300. I think the only reasons to buy it are you really want small form factor, or you want to play with local AI and don't want to use a Mac (which is still better value for money on that front).

Not to downplay the small form factor - I do think that is cool. Just... Not £1k cool.

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