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Re:The Apple M1 compiles Linux 30% faster than my Intel i9 by failwhaleshark on Tuesday June 01, 2021 @07:22PM (#27362748)
https://youtu.be/H7PJ1oeEyGg

https://web.archive.org/web/20110703091817/http://buyafuckin...

The memory hierarchy of a modern CPU with spinning rust might as well be the Parker Solar Probe waiting on a sea anemone.

I am remiss how someone these days can buy a laptop with spinning rust and 4 GiB and then complain it's "slow." Maybe they should've bought a real laptop for real work that's repairable and upgradable?

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Re:The Apple M1 compiles Linux 30% faster than my Intel i9 by tambourine_man on Tuesday June 01, 2021 @07:36PM (#27362834)
>repairable and upgradable

Unfortunately, the best ones aren't anymore.

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Re:The Apple M1 compiles Linux 30% faster than my Intel i9 by alpaca128 on Tuesday June 01, 2021 @08:10PM (#27363142)
Those aren't the best ones then.
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Re:The Apple M1 compiles Linux 30% faster than my Intel i9 by failwhaleshark on Tuesday June 01, 2021 @08:00PM (#27363040)
Marketing "the best" (most expensive / newest) aren't the best, for most purposes.

I bought a T480 with dual batteries that does run for 10 hours. It has a 2 TiB SSD and 32 GiB. Works fine for me. Water-resistant, repairable, awesome keyboard, and MIL-SPEC drop rated too. Optional magnesium display top assembly cover.

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