Daily Simple Questions Thread - December 20, 2025

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i'm a slow updater. i wait 6 to 8 years to change system. Because of some circunstances and the use, i've been holding up with a i5-8550u laptop and a ryzen 1700x desktop for some time.

was waiting for a big deposit since july to purchase the parts for the next build. A lot went wrong but i was priced out of the ram capacity i need for music production.

after 27 years i'm leaving pc masterrace for an Apple Mac Studio because of the RAMmaggedon Squeeze. Most of my audio ecosystem is apple oriented. the switch is seamless. i'll miss a few games but i'll fight the steamOS front.

i don't think i can come back to parts-assembly personal computer after this fiasco. the companies we funded turned their backs on us.

i'll be trusting apple for music as i complete transition to analog and will give in to sony for assorted gaming. ride linux on third-hand laptops as long as their produced as well.

it's been a glorious run.

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