Op-ed: AI has been a cure for $1,600 computers that start with 8GB of memory.

  • ohwhatfollyisman@lemmy.world
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    10 days ago

    i’ve had an 8gb m1 mac mini since the days of the pandemic and it runs just fine for my use. i’ve not had any issues whatsoever with it.

    if 8gb ram is a barrier to ai services running in the background, then personally for me those are machines to use exclusively.

    (aside, if ai is so intelligent and all, why can’t it figure out how to run itself on lesser memory?)

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        9 days ago

        the roots of your response may lie in derision, but it is–in essence–accurate.

        i did have a chromebook immediately before the mac mini but i switched for two reasons: (1) the androidification of it really slowed things down and (2) i just gave up on chrome as a browser around then.

        some of us have such simple needs that a low-powered machine is actually viable. one can understand how that may seem worthy of scorn to other users, but it works for me and i wouldn’t change that behaviour even if it means that i have lost the respect of random internet users.

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          9 days ago

          Sure! Everything you said is valid. However, power users cringe when others pay 2k for a glorified iPhone on an HDMI port.

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              8 days ago

              Asus, Lenovo, Samsung, and HP all sell $1k+ Chromebooks. But I was referring to people spending 2k on a MacBook with 8gb of ram as a glorified Chromebook. Even when insulting Mac users you have to account for the “Apple Tax™”

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            8 days ago

            I still use my Acer c720 with Mint and FydeOS often when I don’t feel like grabbing my adult laptop. But that’s just got a quick Google or reference.

          • brygphilomena@lemmy.world
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            8 days ago

            I need to dig out the eeePC I have. If I could get a netbook with a better screen resolution, it would probably become my daily driver.