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  • Should you buy a Windows mini PC in 2025? My verdict after a week of testing

    From Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOliveiro?=@ldo@nz.invalid to comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy on Sun Sep 28 23:22:30 2025
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    Jack Wallen tries a Windows rCLAIrCY machine <https://www.zdnet.com/article/should-you-buy-a-windows-mini-pc-in-2025-my-verdict-after-a-week-of-testing/>.

    First, a test of its claimed rCLAIrCY capabilities, running an identical
    local LLM compared with a Linux box:

    After the model was pulled, I asked each the same question (both
    being used from the command line:

    What is Linux?

    It's a fairly straightforward and simple question. So, how did
    they fare? Here's a breakdown.

    Even though both machines used the same LLM, deepseek-r1:8b
    running on Linux produced an answer that was considerably longer
    and more in-depth. On top of that, the answer produced by the A9
    Max AI suffered from terrible grammar and created far more
    mistakes than that the Thelio's.

    Verdict on AI use:

    From an overall experience, my System76 Thelio was much more up to
    the task of running AI. To be fair, the A9 Max AI was hampered by
    Windows 11, which would make a big difference, given that Windows
    11 consumes far more system resources than Linux.

    Is it any wonder that AI apps seem to be developed more for Linux than
    Windows?

    Just for fun, he installed VirtualBox and then created an Ubuntu VM
    under the Windows host:

    I should add this: The Ubuntu guest OS ran circles around Windows
    11, even though it had a third of the RAM and a sixth of the CPU
    cores. That alone validated my supposition that Windows was a
    hamper.

    Anybody want to suggest he should have tried Windows 10 instead?
    Probably wouldnrCOt install, though.
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  • From Tyrone@none@none.none to comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy on Mon Sep 29 00:50:56 2025
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    On Sep 28, 2025 at 7:22:30rC>PM EDT, "Lawrence D-|Oliveiro" <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:

    Jack Wallen tries a Windows rCLAIrCY machine <https://www.zdnet.com/article/should-you-buy-a-windows-mini-pc-in-2025-my-verdict-after-a-week-of-testing/>.

    I recently bought a M4 Mac mini. My verdict after a few days: Hell Yes.

    It is slick, quiet and fast as hell. Runs MacOS and Windows 11 in a VM without even getting warm. I could also run Linux in a VM, but I have no need to since I am already running Unix.

    I don't give a damn about AI. Never use it. Although Microsoft DOES
    re-install the Copilot spyware with every update. Which I immediately remove. --- Synchronet 3.21a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOliveiro?=@ldo@nz.invalid to comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy on Mon Sep 29 02:20:57 2025
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    On Mon, 29 Sep 2025 00:50:56 +0000, Tyrone wrote:

    I could also run Linux in a VM, but I have no need to since I am already running Unix.

    Makes you wonder why Apple added the ability to run Linux, doesnrCOt it?
    Just for fun? Marketing reasons? IrCOm sure thererCOs nothing technical behind it ...
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