Stardew Valley is so low-intensity it can run on a 10-year-old basic laptop. I'd recommend the 7840U motherboard if you will get into more intense games like Forza Horizon 5 or Elden Ring, otherwise you can just pick the 7640U.
Yeah, but it will be very slow. I had the same issue on my Samsung Galaxy Book2 when its charger failed, and my laptop would only accept 0.8-1W of power from my 15W phone charger 😑
Isn't the SN770M a 2230 SSD? Those are always more expensive because of how dense the NAND has to be.
I mean, Intel made those CPU versions available in the first place.
I know, I was just exaggerating the fact that x86 systems generally have worse battery life compared to ARM, just like the other guy exaggerated the fact that MacBooks lack some important features.
What's the point of buying an x86 laptop if the battery life is trash?
Macs have their benefits, and regular laptops have their benefits.
Neither my mouse nor external HDD cable are USB-C (I got both of them this year only, it's a bit of a shame companies aren't moving to USB-C).
But don't they violate Microsoft's terms of service?
It would be surprising if any other CPU were faster. The M3 Max gets about 20,000 points in Geekbench 6, and the current fastest processor (the Intel i9-13980HX) gets what, 18,000 for 55 watts base TDP and 157 watts turbo TDP?
Imma try to do the math:
| i7-1165G7, B-stock | $639 |
|---|---|
| 2 USB-C and 2 USB-A cards | $36 |
| 16GB Crucial 3200MHz RAM (2 8GB sticks) | $43 |
| 512GB FireCuda 520 | $35 (heavily discounted on pcpartpicker.com) |
| Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 No vPro | $10 |
| Total cost | $763 |
| Cost if adding Windows 11 Home | $902 |
That can only happen if you are an idiot or clueless or involved in a data leak. All Apple has to do is disable it by default and inform users of the option to do it while giving some disclaimer about security and Apple not being liable for malicious apps.
Other things that help drug traffickers by this logic: