Quote from: indy on March 07, 2025, 20:50:15I don't mind a smaller/cheaper laptop that just does AI processing in the cloud.  It makes no sense to have it locally for me.  Most of my data is in the cloud, anyway, with no AI access. 

Maybe for certain edge cases having locally processed databases for AI makes sense, but I can't imagine that being above 5% of the total population of consumer-level PCs?

Agreed. It is merely the latest marketing 'buzz word' as soon EVERYTHING will have "AI" taped/pinned on it.

IMHO: the REAL COMICAL part is that if multibillion dollar AI server farms can't find a useful and/or profitable application for "AI" what chances do consumer products have for doing ANYTHING remotely useful with so called "AI" !?!?!??!

I don't mind a smaller/cheaper laptop that just does AI processing in the cloud.  It makes no sense to have it locally for me.  Most of my data is in the cloud, anyway, with no AI access. 

Maybe for certain edge cases having locally processed databases for AI makes sense, but I can't imagine that being above 5% of the total population of consumer-level PCs?

What is That Abomination inside?
So much Unused gap for 16 inch & Half Hearted craft Heatsink. + Pathetic screen

And this is cost 1 grants? What a rip off...

Only on thing to say about this... Asus Deadbook.

Can someone explain how this got 78%?

Quote from: sharath on March 06, 2025, 07:42:38STOP SOLDERING THE DAMN RAM. Why is this so hard for these manufacturers to grasp? People need Ram size and want ram bandwidth in that order. Either they solder it with no usable ram size or they do this soldering half.  STOP IT.

They know it. You can be 100% sure they know what an assmove it is. They just love to clench, nail up and solder things, so you have to dispose the whole package if you want to "upgrade". All because of money.

STOP SOLDERING THE DAMN RAM. Why is this so hard for these manufacturers to grasp? People need Ram size and want ram bandwidth in that order. Either they solder it with no usable ram size or they do this soldering half.  STOP IT.