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• henfredemars@infosec.pub ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I love ARM so much compared to x86, but speaking from a low-cost consumer server perspective, x86 is a great value, and it comes with a no compromises on software compatibility.

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  • sploosh@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    That’s the biggest thing. apt install xyz works on my N100 based box every time I expect it will, but it was always a crapshoot on a Pi.

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• filister@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Don’t forget also the app support, a lot more apps support x86, than ARM.

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  • helenslunch@feddit.nl ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    That’s what I was referring to about versatility

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• Piece_Maker@feddit.uk ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  ARM boards are just a pain to use right now. There’s always some stupid quirk or driver problem and that’s if you even manage to find an up to date image for your chosen OS that works (because I can just about guarantee the ‘generic ARM’ one won’t). Feels like every few months someone announces something that’ll make all these problems go away yet here we are.

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  • barsquid@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    It does seem more likely to not have dumb problems when you have a sane x86 bootloader.

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• stoy@lemmy.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  What is the difference between x86 and X86?

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  • Redex68@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    The fact that X86 came after a full stop so his phone auto capitalised it.

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    • stoy@lemmy.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I see I got confused as he capitalized the X in the middle of the first sentence as well and thought I had missed something

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      • Redex68@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Didn’t even see that one. Probably just a missclici.

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  • helenslunch@feddit.nl ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Autocorrect 😛

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• EddoWagt@feddit.nl ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I find it interesting, manufacturers of laptops and maybe even desktops, are looking to switch to arm after decades of x86.

  And home servers, which have run on arm for years, are now switching to x86

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• Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Could you install older windows systems on a single board x86? Like maybe xp? Or windows 7?

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  • Tywele@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Why would you want to?

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    • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Because I don’t like Windows 10, and Windows 11 seems like a privacy nightmare.

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      • Tywele@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        And Windows XP and 7 are a security nightmare without any support.

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