Ask HN: Should I invest in a desktop PC in 2017?
I'm currently using a Thinkpad X201, with a first gen i7 processor, 8GBs of ram and an SSD. I want to purchase a new computer to own a faster machine. Currently I'm mostly using the thinkpad on my desk with two external monitors. On the other hand, the battery life of it is pretty good and I like that it's small and lightweight. I'm not a gaming person, so I don't need a discrete graphics card. I'm mostly using either Linux or FreeBSD with single-boot, but for Photoshop and school-work I sometimes need to work with windows. If I had two graphics cards I could forward one to QEMU and get near native response times on VMs. Last but not least, one part of me wants to experience building a desktop. Calculating the expenses, building a desktop would cost me arround 550 euros. But in the same price range I could buy a low-end 7th gen kaby lake laptop. I know that
Why it failed
I'm currently using a Thinkpad X201, with a first gen i7 processor, 8GBs of ram and an SSD. I want to purchase a new computer to own a faster machine. Currently I'm mostly using the thinkpad on my desk with two external monitors. On the other hand, the battery life of i
- Kind
- startup
- Status
- Shut down
- Inventor
- terminalcommand
- Ended
- 2017
- Source
- hackernews