Path: ...!feeds.phibee-telecom.net!news.mixmin.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Chris Ahlstrom Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy Subject: Re: "The first Copilot+ PC has been tested and it destroys the MacBook" Date: Sun, 26 May 2024 08:26:00 -0400 Organization: None Lines: 53 Message-ID: References: Reply-To: OFeem1987@teleworm.us MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Sun, 26 May 2024 14:26:00 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="998595419033cbc9fef1cd7217207144"; logging-data="3587496"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18+jx72Ew3sxGBdAnAco5/r" User-Agent: slrn/1.0.3 (Linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:ArwIhN6CMxlNOD+x3jZRpSLXzfI= X-Slrn: Why use anything else? X-Mutt: The most widely-used MUA X-User-Agent: Microsoft Outl00k, Usenet K00k Editions Bytes: 3613 Andrzej Matuch wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties: > On 2024-05-25 10:29 a.m., RonB wrote: >> On 2024-05-25, Andrzej Matuch wrote: >>> On 2024-05-25 9:37 a.m., RonB wrote: >>>> On 2024-05-25, Andrzej Matuch wrote: >>>>> On 2024-05-24 8:00 p.m., RonB wrote: >>>>>> On 2024-05-24, Andrzej Matuch wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> As an end-user, it should be the same to me. However, even I think that >>>>>>> x86-64 needs to go. Considering how far they are able to go with ARM in >>>>>>> terms of extending battery life, cutting power consumption and removing >>>>>>> the need for cooling, it only makes sense. It should especially be of >>>>>>> interest to hippies if they are truly concerned about society's general >>>>>>> energy usage. >>>>>> >>>>>> Why not have both? I like choice. >>>>> >>>>> You can have both, but the reality is that x86-64's problems are >>>>> becoming increasingly difficult to circumvent. Moving to ARM has nothing >>>>> but advantages. >>>> >>>> I'm guessing problems with games? I don't have any problems with X86-64 on >>>> my computers. >>> >>> Battery life, power drain, high temperatures, etc.. >> >> I purposely use micro computers with low voltage CPUs and memory. Even my >> laptops of choice (Ultrabooks) are designed for long battery life and low >> power consumption. I do it mostly because I like less heat — I figure a >> cooler running computer will last longer. I also like dislike the sound of >> high speed fans. (And, for my computer usage, I don't need high specs.) > > When I don't game, I want the same thing out of my computer. If the > battery life is in the ten-hour range, I'm rather happy. When fully charged, Conky's power meter claims I'll get 13 hours on my Lenovo Flex. That, of course, is radically reduced when I type $ make -j 8 on my fairly big autotools-built project. Just one reason I'm using Meson to build new projects. By the way, I've decided to use urxvt over xfce4-terminal for awhile. -- FORTUNE PROVIDES QUESTIONS FOR THE GREAT ANSWERS: #21 A: Dr. Livingston I. Presume. Q: What's Dr. Presume's full name?