hardware

when im considering a device, or when someone asks for an opinion on the device they should get, i have a set of guidelines i follow for myself in ensuring that the person gets the most reliable and cost effective device they need for their use case.

• the device needs to be repairable/serviceable (certain devices, like my sp7, require the destruction of the device to access the internals and in the end nothing is serviceable)
• the device needs to at least have some form of upgradability
  • this means like an extra ram slot
  • this also means an extra or swappable storage
• the device needs to at least last for 9 hrs on battery
• the device needs to come with a reasonable warranty that allows for self service (see lenovo's 3 year warranty or part service, it's completely possible)
• the device needs to have sufficient cooling for the performance it will deliver
• the device needs to have parts that avoid known reliability issues (i.e. network device)
• the device needs to have the ability to install another operating system like gnu/linux if the user so chooses to

remember that used devices are always an acceptable option. sometimes their price for performance is greater than that of a new device.

remember that with newer devices, you sometimes don't have the right to repair it. louis rossmann is an excellent source for all things right to repair.

my desktop

• "sayouri" and "akame"
  • amd ryzen 7 5800x
  • amd msi radeon rx 6700xt
  • 16 gb ddr4 ram 3200mhz
  • msi b450 gaming pro carbon max
  • samsung 970 evo nvme m.2 250gb "sayouri"
  • samsung 980 pro m.2 1tb "akame"
  • fedora linux "sayouri" and windows "akame"

my other devices

• "myuri" thinkpad t480s

  • 8th gen i5
  • 16 gb of ram
  • internal storage 1tb
  • fedora linux

• "ayame" 13 in apple macbook air m2

  • apple m2 with 10 core gpu
  • 16 gb of ram
  • internal storage 500 gb
  • macos

• "reimu" microsoft surface pro 7

  • 10th gen i5
  • 8 gb of ram
  • internal storage 256 gb
  • surface pen
  • surface type cover
  • windows

• "lain" lenovo thinkpad x220

  • 2nd gen i5
  • 16gb ddr3 ram
  • internal storage 120 gb
  • fedora linux

• "kanade" lenovo thinkcentre q700 tiny

  • 6th gen i5 t-series
  • 16gb ddr4 ram
  • interal storage 1 tb
  • fedora core linux

• "high charity" netgear gs108 gigabit switch

  • 8 port at 1 gig or 100 mb
  • 1 gig uplink

peripherals

• keychron q1 pro
• razer huntsman mini with linear red switches (portable)
• razer viper
• razer kraken headphones kitty edition