I think it's a segment worth having...

I think it's a segment worth having... I took down my home servers last year, one of which was an 8-core AMD (FX-8350) that I put into my aging HTPC case... the power usage was pretty high, so I started shutting it off when not using it. I just got in a Gigabyte Brix Core i3-5010U, which is supposed to sit around 15W of power (around 1/8-1/10th of the amd), with similar single-core performance and roughly 40% multicore... I do browsing and watching a lot of 1080p video on it. With the i3 I can just leave it on... if I could get similar performance (real-world usage) with 1/3 of that power, I might have been willing to pay another $150 for it. Another issue is when the fans kick in... I want quiet and good enough performance. The same is true of laptop use for most people as well... honestly, other than only having a single USB3 port, I think the new macbook is a good (if a bit overpriced) fit.

Posted by tracker1 on Apr 8, 2015, 10:16 PM

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