What do you use?

aurareturn 5 days ago | parent | next [-]

I’ve given up on both and use Apple Silicon only. AMD and Intel are simply too power hungry for how slow they are and can’t optimize for power like Apple can.

	▲	maciejw 5 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		I also switched to cheapest Mac Mini M4 Pro this year (after 20+ years of using Intel CPUs). MacOS has its quirks, but it provides ZSH and it "just works" (unlike manjaro I used in parallel with Windows). I especially like the preview tool - it has useful pdf and photo editing options. The hardware is impressive - tiny, metal box, always silent, basic speaker built-in and it can be left always on with minimal power consumption. Drive size for basic models is limited (512gb) - I solved it by moving photos to NAS. I don't use it for gaming, except Hello Kitty Island Adventure. I would say it's a very competitive choice for a desktop PC in 2025 overall.
	▲	lostlogin 5 days ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		I just replaced a headless nuc 9 with a headless M4. Nuc 9 averaged 65-70W power usage, while the m4 is averaging 6.6W. The Mac is vastly more performant.
	▲	mr_windfrog 5 days ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		That's pretty amazing, I've never heard of that before .-_-!
	▲	izacus 5 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
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crinkly 4 days ago | parent | prev [-]

M4 Mac. Not going back now. It’s like skipping a decade ahead.