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Everything still pristine.
No registry/repository bloat.
Heckin' faster than the last one.
Still has that new car smell.
I love it.
My machine just came today. I don't like setting them up, mostly because installing Visual Studio is like waiting in the line at the DMV. The machine is not the fastest thing out there, but it's the fastest thing I've had by a considerable margin
AMD Ryzen 7 4750G
32GB RAM
512GB NVMe
3TB HDD (to be replaced with SSD eventually)
+2TB HDD (I just added last night. it's from my linux machine. i'm pulling files off my ext4 fs)
Currently onboard video (I'm not a gamer but i might buy a used vid card)
Windows 10 is my host OS. I almost went with Win7 or a hypervisor. In the end, I didn't want to deal with it. I have a separate machine if i want linux.
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honey the codewitch wrote: Raedon
That's a funny way to write Ryzen
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Ha! My fingers betrayed me
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Like buying a new truck; you wash it, baby it, talk sweet to it...then the first scratch, then it becomes a work truck.
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Are you sure you're talkin' 'bout trucks? 
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Mine has 64 GB, some sort of 3D card, and two SSDs, so that windows runs on one and my code on the other. It's pretty nice, except that it randomly powers down. I am returning it for warranty service
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Neat! Yeah I thought about getting 64GB but the price point was much better for a 32GB machine, and frankly, i was almost doing okay with 8GB
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I had 16 and it was so slow, I went all the way
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Christian Graus wrote: I had 16 and it was so slow, I went all the way
My policy nowadays is to always max out the RAM.
But that's me. I make extensive use of VMs, and when they're an integral part of your work routine, you can never have too much RAM. In my experience, you'll be memory-starved long before other resources become a problem.
This is where it's worth checking the maximum amount of memory a motherboard will accommodate. I used to never look at that figure. Now it's one of the first things I check. The next system I get, to replace my existing 64GB host, will either have 128GB or else it's not being replaced at all.
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I agree. I used to use a lot of VMs. Either way, it's better to start with a full deck. I argued for 32 on my work machine, got given 16, and it's always at 100%
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640Kb should be enough...
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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Quote: Everything still pristine.
No registry/repository bloat.
Heckin' faster than the last one.
Still has that new car smell.
I love it.
I know that feeling.
Quote: I don't like setting them up
Instead, I do like that.
"In testa che avete, Signor di Ceprano?"
-- Rigoletto
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honey the codewitch wrote: Everything still pristine.
No registry/repository bloat.
Heckin' faster than the last one.
Still has that new car smell.
I love it.
Do an image before you get started... faster than reinstalling 
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Yeah but then I have to store the image somewhere.
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Image of system partition in the data disk? 15 Gb or so should be done.
Last PC I set up was for my father in law. A mid-low segment machine with a couple of better cherry pick ups...
Reinstalling from the image was like 250 seconds or so. And it restores all customization you already did at once.
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How much does such a beast cost, under your skies, if I may ask ? Is it a laptop ?
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Already answered here[^]
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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It's a desktop and it cost $1200USD on amazon
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My current dev machine is 9 years old - it's does everything I need it to do so it's only recently that I have been considering replacing it.
It's amazing how long a desktop box can keep going for - although I am currently thinking of getting a small form factor HP machine to replace it.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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I've had my HP EliteDesk 800 for about a year now and am very happy with it. We have have about 30 or so at work for about 2 years, of which we've only had to replace one faulty hard drive. Other than that they have been very reliable (software issues are another story but not related to HP).
When you are ready to upgrade, have a look.
// TODO: Insert something here Top ten reasons why I'm lazy
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I have a hate-love situation with HP.
At work I have got some of their machines and were really good. But many HP devices used in my private field / family have been often a PITA.
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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I've noticed that. For the past 15-20 years at least HP's commercial products have been great, and their home products, just junk to middling at best.
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Thanks - I have been looking at the Pro Desk and Elite Desk models.
It good to have a recommendation 
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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I bit the bullet and have ordered for the HP EliteDesk 800 G5 i7, so thanks for the tip
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
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