Notebookcheck tests the Bosgame M4 Neo with AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, 32 GB RAM and a 1,024 GB SSD. We also take a look at the 3D performance in combination with an eGPU.
    • Alphane Moon@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      2·
      1 day ago

      Not that great?

      The ones listed on our local second hand platform have no 3D capabilities (beyond monitor output), Ivy Bridge/Sandy Bridge CPUs that are slowly entering the “not good enough for even basic tasks” zone and miniscule SSDs (120 GB) by modern standards.

      They are cheaper of course, but these two options don’t seem comparable.

  • Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafeEnglish
    14·
    2 days ago

    $530 for performance I can buy elsewhere for $250

    Thats not “affordable” in my world…thats called a premium.

    • fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.comEnglish
      5·
      2 days ago

      I use 4 of them. 2 run services, one being primaries (DNS, Mail, etc), and the other secondary services and backups of the first. 2 more are CARPed OpnSense boxes.

      I needed to replace my old server which was my old desktop, and I grabbed some deals from Aliexpress for cheap. Now I have redundant disks and machines, which is nice.

      Edit: And I chose low power options, so all 4 use less power than my old server.

        • southsamurai@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          3·
          1 day ago

          There’s low resource games that would do fine. You aren’t gonna be able to run a graphics intense FPS, but I’ve seen people run Minecraft, stardew valley and the like on minis.

        • SpookyBogMonster@lemmy.mlEnglish
          4·
          2 days ago

          I’ve got one running Batocera, and it works just fine as a little emulator console. Not something I would want to do any kind of modern PC gaming on, but good for my specific use case

        • Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          1·
          1 day ago

          Proxmox server, *arr stack, Jellyfin, dns filtering, reverse proxy, home assistant, plant management, file server, archive warrior …

          Want me to continue?

            • utjebe@reddthat.comEnglish
              1·
              1 day ago

              It’s a decent 1080p gaming rig. Obviously you need to manage expectations but these AMD iGPUs are very capable.

            • Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
              1·
              1 day ago

              Anything you’d need a smaller system for that a laptop/notebook can’t achieve but a traditional deskrop/sff system is to big for.

              In the end it’s just a small PC.

              • artyom@piefed.socialEnglish
                1·
                1 day ago

                that a laptop/notebook can’t achieve

                It’s not going to do anything you can’t do with a laptop because they’re using laptop processors.

                but a traditional deskrop/sff system is to big for.

                Too big how?

                • utjebe@reddthat.comEnglish
                  2·
                  1 day ago

                  Stability and resiliency you get from a system like this. Obviously stacking a Ryzen 7 against any RPI is not possible / fair really.

                  If you have a RPI around, it is a great starting point for a lot of thjngs. At some moment ypu will just want something can be extended, doesn’t rely on SD card, isn’t too picky about which SSD you give it etc.

                • Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
                  2·
                  1 day ago

                  ARM vs x86(x64)

                  Besides that: Performance (and not even that considering what iMacs can provide)

                  Besides that? Probably not much else.
                  Technically a Pi (-clone) suffices for most tasks.