Post by mikkh on Jan 26, 2022 23:33:48 GMT
Treated myself to one of those mini PC's (it's 7" x 7" and about an inch thick - remarkable looking thing) smaller than a MAC mini, but without the hefty price tag!
Most of these have pretty weak CPU's (on purpose) because of space constraints and the obvious lack of any significant cooling.
The one I got is a newish Celeron quad core that would be fine with Windows 7, but it was released at a time when mainstream support for 7 and 8 was ending, so it was expected to run Windows 10?
Extended support for 7 and 8 still continues till 2023 when both will be declared End of Life (obsolete)
Now obviously I wan't going to saddle this with Windows 10 - it's actually new enough to have a possible Windows 11 upgrade path, but that would be a real tragedy as far any speed of operation goes.
I know from experience and the passmark results at cpubenchmark.net which CPU's stand a chance of coping with Windows 10. I'm looking for 4000 or better (multicore) and 1500 single core usually.
This mini PC scores 2300 and 1000 respectively, well below my bare minimum figures and while it will 'run' Windows 10, it won't be a pleasant experience.
I also know that some people will accept the sluggish nature to stay within their familiar looking Windows comfort zone.
Not me of course, I'd already got it fairly cheap and saved myself a bit more by telling him not to install Windows 10 on it.
Installed my favourite MX Linux on the onboard 32 GB eMMC thus rendering both the extra SSD drive and RAM upgrade surplus to requirements - or handy spares for me o)
Nice little machine with Linux on it, that I could happily use as my main machine if I had to.
Oh and I checked, it is officially supported by Windows 11, which I find quite ludicrous because it's based solely on the security features of the BIOS and totally ignores the weak CPU.
It's the Asus PB40 btw, worth looking out for if you fancy a fast Linux machine, or a slow Windows 10/11 one!
Most of these have pretty weak CPU's (on purpose) because of space constraints and the obvious lack of any significant cooling.
The one I got is a newish Celeron quad core that would be fine with Windows 7, but it was released at a time when mainstream support for 7 and 8 was ending, so it was expected to run Windows 10?
Extended support for 7 and 8 still continues till 2023 when both will be declared End of Life (obsolete)
Now obviously I wan't going to saddle this with Windows 10 - it's actually new enough to have a possible Windows 11 upgrade path, but that would be a real tragedy as far any speed of operation goes.
I know from experience and the passmark results at cpubenchmark.net which CPU's stand a chance of coping with Windows 10. I'm looking for 4000 or better (multicore) and 1500 single core usually.
This mini PC scores 2300 and 1000 respectively, well below my bare minimum figures and while it will 'run' Windows 10, it won't be a pleasant experience.
I also know that some people will accept the sluggish nature to stay within their familiar looking Windows comfort zone.
Not me of course, I'd already got it fairly cheap and saved myself a bit more by telling him not to install Windows 10 on it.
Installed my favourite MX Linux on the onboard 32 GB eMMC thus rendering both the extra SSD drive and RAM upgrade surplus to requirements - or handy spares for me o)
Nice little machine with Linux on it, that I could happily use as my main machine if I had to.
Oh and I checked, it is officially supported by Windows 11, which I find quite ludicrous because it's based solely on the security features of the BIOS and totally ignores the weak CPU.
It's the Asus PB40 btw, worth looking out for if you fancy a fast Linux machine, or a slow Windows 10/11 one!
