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[wizard69]

It isn’t “dragging on” but rather a commitment to get it right....

[wizard69]

Nice! I hope that AMD is getting the message about lowering power usag

[wizard69]

The problem here is that the price on the M1 Air is extremely competitive for what you get. It is the first time in a long time where Apple has one...

[wizard69]

A Mac Book Air is far from what I'd call a mobile workstation but for what it is, the machine is amazing. The performance really is amazing and I'd...

[wizard69]

I'm laughing my ass off here because "die bitch" could be taken two ways. After all she helped promote the use of chiplets or small dies...

[wizard69]

I'm not sure interesting is the word. I see AMD moving ahead by a significant amount. What this does do though is open up the possibility of having...

[wizard69]

Err that has changed dramatically with M1. An M1 air makes many $2000 laptops look pathetic. As for the claims about X86 emulation, it is far better...

[wizard69]

Which is why I suggested a design with one of these new v9 chips. However there is not need for configurable memory, PCI or socketed processors in...

[wizard69]

AS the other guy suggested I leave flatpaks to the GNOME side of things. That is let the system manage itself with the stuff I don't care all that much...

[wizard69]

Thanks for that post. I just realized that a couple flatpaks I rather not have installed as flatpaks, some how got on my system.

In someways...

[wizard69]

What does Ars know. That web sites credibility is getting thinner every year.

The problem these days with ARM isn't performance but rather...

[wizard69]

I would agree that it is a mistake but then again such talent does not grow on trees. If you are really concerned send the CEO a note asking for more...

[wizard69]

I'm not sure I like that idea. I understand the focus on the super computing contract as that can have a huge impact on AMD. However I really believe...

[wizard69]

Nice! I usually skip every other Fedora release but that likely will not happen this time around. Between the constant improvements offered for AMD...

[wizard69]

If you are running open source software you don't have any security anyways so why the worry? Beyond that you still have open source definition of...

[wizard69]

If they can't finds an active maintainer then it is best to keep limited resources focused on the future!

The bigger problem is that a lot...

[wizard69]

Good thing the article mentioned what WiMAX was, it is a forgotten tech around here....

[wizard69]

High integration is not something unique to Apple when it comes to laptops. It is a trend in industry due to technological advances and demands for performance...

[wizard69]

Yes with realistic benchmarks, Apples M1 is often a winner and more often than not by a substantial margin. Sure it will come in second in some bench...

[wizard69]

You must be out of touch with what is happening in the Apple/ARM world, the M1 is truly amazing! As for known shortcomings I'm not sure what you are...