Not as easy on a laptop, like this is. Usually a pain in the ass to replace laptop chicklet keyboard keys, if you can even find a replacement without a windows icon

LMAO, I thought that was a windows app store icon.

They’re usually ok the first year or two after they’re purchased, but the next 8 years in service they suck

I’m new enough that I’ve never done it manually. Never had a problem with it.

LMBO, and sometimes it does come with a service manual, but you have to take the machine apart to find it like with my Samsung Washing machine

CGNAT burned down my house

It’s very rare to have a real tree branch merge back into the trunk.

Not rare, but uncommon. Not sure if there’s a Lemmy equivalent but r/treessuckingonthings shows trunks absorbing all sorts of things including branches

No, the graphics from Intel back in 07-10 were crap. 2012-2013 would be my bare minimum, usb3 if only for loading a new OS.

Couple years ago I wouldn’t have argued, but with graphics cards ballooning to 3+ slots, you have to be more careful about which slots on the motherboard have full enough lanes to support your cards. And you have to make sure your motherboard has the full x16 slot in the highest position which is less common on boards with m.2. otherwise there isn’t room for expansion cards

Jonsbo makes some decent compact nas cases with plenty of space for drives. Look at their N series N3/N4 etc.

matx would be more upgradable than itx, but nobody is making either of them with 10gb Ethernet. So I personally would be looking at full ATX boards so I could add in a nic.

It’s not impossible, but first Gen Ryzen was surprisingly good after AMD shit the bed for a few years. Most major manufacturers weren’t willing to take a chance, though you can find some 2nd Gen available on the used market.

If it were me, I’d look for a motherboard/CPU combo and assemble it into your case of choice. That way you aren’t stuck with the weird form-factors of pre-built office computers.

Yeah, this isn’t even that bad, just a little harmless mold. It’s not like this is the one filled with live wriggling maggots

If you’re ok buying used, I’d go for a first Gen Ryzen 8 core. They’re cheap as chips since they don’t support Windows 11, but the cpu is upgradable so you can upgrade if you need more power or want to run Windows 11. Also it’s a ddr4 platform so the ram is under $100 for 64gb.

A GTX 1050 would be fine for Plex, and discrete graphics would be required if you go with the Ryzen recommendation. I think rtx 3060 is probably the sweet spot for a 12gb vram card, but you won’t need that much unless your streaming to 5+ Plex users simultaneously.

Fwiw, pi zeros have USB host & device/gadget modes, but I doubt a zero would have enough power to do what you need

He’s on float plane. I think he’s trying to make a living, so I’d assume YouTube ad revenue is a factor

False. Arch is quite obviously a goatse.

As long as you have compatible hardware, it’s great. I didn’t bother researching when I built a new server and ended up switching to debian since bsd didn’t support my nic.

But they can’t make you polish that shit into a product to sell

You’re probably aware, but the product (eggs) comes from the same place as the shit. At least for chickens anyway, never seen the anatomy of a manager, but I hear they’re invertebrates so it may be slightly different.

Lol, the first smart watches were released before 9/11. Maybe niche and pricey, but you could easily say the same of the original apple watch

You could get a Casio watch with mp3 player back in 2000

Tldw: get some thin heat syncs 75-80c temps on the ssds