There are lots of questions about pricing and availability.
  • JTibbs@alien.topBEnglish
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    9 months ago

    Ugh the Z1 is terrible, but probably fine for a little office/youtube machine.

    I will be much happier to see a Z1 extreme version.

    • senseven@alien.topBEnglish
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      9 months ago

      I have two older 5600X machines, there are fine for the tasks. But price to perf isn’t necessary there. Paid for compact size. A microitx am4 build cost significantly less that will be not throttled.

  • nezeta@alien.topBEnglish
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    9 months ago

    I own a Mini PC with Intel N100 and it can reach 40W even when I just watch YouTube. I’m pretty happy with it though.

    • ThreeLeggedChimp@alien.topBEnglish
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      9 months ago

      IIRC chrome still uses the CPU to decode VP9/AV1, you need to use firefox for full hardware decode.

      Or use h264ify

      • MaxOfS2D@alien.topBEnglish
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        9 months ago

        No, hardware decoding of VP9 and AV1 works great on Chrome; I see it working with two Nvidia GPUs and a Radeon 780M

      • ksio89@alien.topBEnglish
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        9 months ago

        Wait, is it the same with Edge? My laptop iGPU (Iris Xe) has VP9 and AV1 hardware decoding, does that extension forces hardware decoding?

      • CasimirsBlake@alien.topBEnglish
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        9 months ago

        On an old nuc I’m using, Firefox with YouTube is a sluggish experience and hardware decide refuses to work. A lot of folks are finding the same, likely Google pushing us away from using Firefox.

        • algaefied_creek@alien.topBEnglish
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          9 months ago

          Any NUC has H264 decode on Linux, give Linux Mint a try?

          I think tho in about:config you need to set a vaapi flag to enabled.

          • CasimirsBlake@alien.topBEnglish
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            9 months ago

            That’s really helpful, I’ll try that thank you. Yes the decode works fine in Chromium. It’s not that, it’s Google shenanigans.

  • Convextlc97@alien.topBEnglish
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    9 months ago

    I’ll be waiting for a Z1 Extreme version and steam OS for other things then the steam deck and something like this would be a solid drop in for a PC “Console” for my TV. My steam deck does great but for the games I play on the couch there are maybe a few that just having an extra bump would be perfect for.

    • Dunkaccino2000@alien.topBEnglish
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      9 months ago

      You can just look for a mini PC with the Ryzen 7 7840U / Ryzen 7 7840HS / Ryzen 9 7940HS if that’s your goal.

      The Z1 Extreme is basically just the 7840U with it’s AI hardware disabled and tuned a little differently for battery life, but on a mini PC that’s not super necessary. And the 7840HS/7940HS both do slightly better in the CPU area. All of them also use the same 780M iGPU too.

      • Death2RNGesus@alien.topBEnglish
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        9 months ago

        The Z1 chips also don’t get AMD software drivers, they get it from whoever makes the device(Asus for the Ally etc).

    • Glodraph@alien.topBEnglish
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      9 months ago

      Idk how it’s your setup, but I find streaming from my desktop to my shield tv pretty enjoyable, you could try that instead.

  • DeltaSierra426@alien.topBEnglish
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    9 months ago

    “Reaches 40W”: how is this even a news headline worthy statement? That sort of thing isn’t uncommon on this class of CPU’s (or APU’s rather) and mini PC’s in general. Peak power/heat isn’t that important, it’s what the cooling system can handled at sustained power/heat loads.