As my late 2014 MacMini is on it’s last leg, I got myself a mini PC. No, not a beast, not the most powerful by any means. I’m not a hardcore gamer, not a video editor. So this will do just fine. I’ll set up EOS on this shortly.
KAMRUI AK2 Plus Mini PC
12th Gen Intel Alder Lake-N100 Processor
(4C/4T, 6MB Cache, up to 3.4GHz , 6 W TDP)
I joined the mechanical keyboard game too, with this. I just got it yesterday, but I’m really loving it so far. I think I’m going to have to run a windows VM to be able to use the software, but that won’t be the end of the world.
It looks like you can change the rgb with fn keys. Does the volume control work in linux? I have a coolermaster that looks similar without the round volume knob. It does have volume keys that work with the fn key and rgb settings also.
Yeah, I can change the RBG no problem with the keys. The volume control doesn’t work at all in linux though (it does in windows), so I’ll check to see if there are keys for that as well. I know you need the software to do things with the layers and custom keys, so we’ll see if that is something I need/want to get into. I’m sure I’ll have lots of fun messing with it all.
HP Elitebook 845 G11. Did several upgrades, so as it sets:
AMD Ryzen 7 8840U
64GB DDR5 5600
4TB Silicon Power US75
Qualcomm NCM865 Wifi7 + BT 5.4
WQXGA (2560x1600) 500-nit LCD
Currently has Debian on it, but for some reason the NCM865 isn’t working, and I think it’ll be easier just to throw OPenSUSE on it instead of troubleshooting Debian Trixie.
I splurged on a Pixel 9 Pro XL. Google were offering 70,000 yen trade-in for my Pixel 7 Pro, plus 50,100 yen in store points! I ordered a Pixel Watch 3 for 52,800 yen (Only having to pay 2,700 yen!) and they gave me another 10,800 yen in store points!
Got myself a new left-handed mouse with store points! I was having problems with it not clicking properly and the mouse pointer not moving until I switched the receiver to a different USB port!
Technically haven’t actually purchased it yet, but agreed to the purchase, and will be completing it Monday after work (just don’t want to be in an office doing paperwork on the weekend).
Cayman S (987.1). I hate the 911’s with that huge backend (I know, that’s blasphemy to many).
If you’re unfamiliar with what the Cayman is, the 911 is rear engined (the engine sit behind the rear axle). The Cayman was taking the mid-engine (engine sits directly in FRONT of the rear axle, thus leading to a more stable platform) of the Boxster, but adding a full fixed roof and thus a MASSIVELY stiffer chassis. However, being based on the Boxster, it was also massively less powerful. The 2008 Cayman and Cayman S make 245 & 295 HP out of their 2.7L and 3.4L flat sixes, respectively. Comparitively, the 911 Carrera and Carrera S made 325 and 355 HP out of their 3.6L and 3.8L flat sixes, respectively.
