Something to consider is the refurbished computers listed on Amazon. you can get full i7 desktops for less than 200
On Mon, Aug 18, 2025 at 11:27 AM Michael via PLUG-discuss < [email protected]> wrote: > thanks, ryan. I'm going to have to go with another (ASUS NUC 14 Pro) that > i am putting together at new egg. It is 377 compared with the UM790 which > is 493 after I put the guts into it. This leads me to another question: > I'm going to put a 500GB ssd and 16GB ram. I don't do anything major with > the computer (darktable is about the only thing out of the ordinary that > is ran).16GB is the least amount of RAM they sell.With that amount of RAM > in modern systems will I need to set up swap space? Or is the (what's it > called).... te swap in RAM be sufficient? > > On Mon, Aug 18, 2025 at 9:30 AM Ryan Petris <[email protected]> wrote: > >> The best price/performance "NUC"-like machine that I've been able to find >> is the Minisforum UM790 Pro. It has an 7940HS, USB4, and comes in a >> barebones confirguration on Amazon for $375. You can either buy variants >> with included RAM/SSD or you an buy the barebones and add your own. >> >> If you just want super cheap and okay performance, like enough to browse >> the internet and whatnot, look for an N100 or N150 mini pc. >> >> On Mon, Aug 18, 2025, at 6:23 AM, Michael via PLUG-discuss wrote: >> >> I've figured it out. I went to new egg and they let you assemble it. >> >> On Mon, Aug 18, 2025 at 8:39 AM Michael <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I am poor so I was thinking a NUC would be the best option. Can someone >> help? >> >> >> >> -- >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list: [email protected] >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> >> > > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list: [email protected] > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen
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