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I feel a like-new condition S7 would fetch 280ish, so yeah, Woody gave a Buddy Discount of about $100 which was nice.
And you're right about the comparison of phones from 2-3 years ago. The S7 is 2.5 years old now, too, and it feels just fine. But in 2009-2013, or so, each successor to the previous phone was a sizable jump in performance and features. Screens were getting bigger and standard RAM was increasing by 1/4 GB at a time, every six months or so. Now we have the S9 which has 4 or 6 GB of RAM, right? Or maybe the Note 9? 6 GB of RAM. That's more than many basic notebooks sold today. To run a mobile OS.
One feature I read was in Pie was the ability to change the phone's DNS without root. I don't know if it's true, but that is one feature I would love to have. I use the AdGuard VPN on my phone at all times and it has an option to change the DNS but I'm not sure if it works without root. It doesn't give me an error message denying me the ability to do it but I also don't know if there's a way to check to make sure it's doing it.
looool Moto is a fool for this https://www.cultofmac.com/570057/motorola-shameful-iphone-x-clone/
I saw Jim Keller and Raja Kuduri yesterday as part of the Siggraph conference here in Vancouver. That was quite a nice experience. Jim is the guy who designed most of the greatest processors over the last 20 years, including Apple's mobile chips and AMD Ryzen, amongst others. Raja was head of AMD's GPU group until earlier this year. Both of those guys lead their own divisions at Intel now, and yesterday Intel announced that it's making its own gaming graphics card, which is a rather big deal:
I also saw the CEO of Nvidia announce their new GPU architecture and a lot of other less high-profile tech announcements (new Unreal Engine etc.).
Was nice to finally see such things happen live.
OMG! I've never seen a once legit company go THAT low. It's actually possibly the shittiest thing I've ever seen from a big brand, no matter how fallen. They clearly don't care about anyone but China's lower class with it. They clearly don't care about intellectual property rights as well, or clients with dignity
It's quite sad to see that from Motorola though. It was once a very proud mobile device brand, with really great history. This is just the largest indicator that they have nothing in common with their former selves anymore.
I also saw the CEO of Nvidia announce their new GPU architecture and a lot of other less high-profile tech announcements (new Unreal Engine etc.).
Was nice to finally see such things happen live.
OMG! I've never seen a once legit company go THAT low. It's actually possibly the shittiest thing I've ever seen from a big brand, no matter how fallen. They clearly don't care about anyone but China's lower class with it. They clearly don't care about intellectual property rights as well, or clients with dignity
It's quite sad to see that from Motorola though. It was once a very proud mobile device brand, with really great history. This is just the largest indicator that they have nothing in common with their former selves anymore.
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I'm hyped about it too. With AMD somewhat behind on the high-end in terms of gaming GPUs at the moment, a new competitor in that space is welcome, and there's no better company to deliver it than Intel. If they manage to successfully challenge Nvidia on performance and efficiency, that'll prevent Nvidia from being a slouch. We already had the longest gap between major product releases on their camp, as AMD couldn't compete successfully this generation with Vega, so Nvidia could take their time, which they did. I've also been afraid that they held back with Turing, as they don't have to come up with their absolute best due to little competition at the moment, and their last gen 1080Ti still being the fastest mainstream GPU.
I hope Intel manages to compete on all fronts, and they certainly have the resources to do so. I also hope AMD will still manage to compete with both, as I'd hate to see them being pushed to the sidelines in the GPU space.
I hope Intel manages to compete on all fronts, and they certainly have the resources to do so. I also hope AMD will still manage to compete with both, as I'd hate to see them being pushed to the sidelines in the GPU space.
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AMD Vega is much better than anything Intel has at the moment in all possible regards, from power to efficiency to compatibility and drivers. You can actually say they are orders of magnitude ahead of Intel's current offerings.
The whole talk is about the discrete graphics cards for desktops though, which Intel doesn't have yet, but now they've announced one on a brand new architecture for 2020. Having pouched two of the greatest guys from AMD, including their long-time leader of the GPU division, and considering the high profile announcement and the insane cost of entering such market, it seems like they are confident that they can deliver something at least competitive, which is exciting.
Currently, the discrete Vega graphics in the mid-range are on par with Nvidia's mid-range graphics cards, except less energy efficient and tailored to compute as well as gaming, while Nvidia cards specialize in pure gaming performance. Which is also why AMD cards are more popular in data centers and cryptocurrency mining while Nvidia has the majority of the gaming market. Due to the fact that Nvidia actually has the best high-end gaming GPUs and AMD has hardly anything to compete with there this generation, they are the market leader. Nvidia's architectures are currently the most efficient as well, and AMD can't really compete because the last two generations of Nvidia architectures were excellent and brought gigantic performance and efficiency improvements.
The fact that Intel is targeting specifically gaming GPUs is super exciting, as they're turning Nvidia from a close partner (they used to advertise the Intel CPU + Nvidia GPU combo) to a competitor for the very first time. They also think they can go against a company that specializes in GPU, has most of the market to itself and a lot of resources, and is at its prime. It's super exciting.
The whole talk is about the discrete graphics cards for desktops though, which Intel doesn't have yet, but now they've announced one on a brand new architecture for 2020. Having pouched two of the greatest guys from AMD, including their long-time leader of the GPU division, and considering the high profile announcement and the insane cost of entering such market, it seems like they are confident that they can deliver something at least competitive, which is exciting.
Currently, the discrete Vega graphics in the mid-range are on par with Nvidia's mid-range graphics cards, except less energy efficient and tailored to compute as well as gaming, while Nvidia cards specialize in pure gaming performance. Which is also why AMD cards are more popular in data centers and cryptocurrency mining while Nvidia has the majority of the gaming market. Due to the fact that Nvidia actually has the best high-end gaming GPUs and AMD has hardly anything to compete with there this generation, they are the market leader. Nvidia's architectures are currently the most efficient as well, and AMD can't really compete because the last two generations of Nvidia architectures were excellent and brought gigantic performance and efficiency improvements.
The fact that Intel is targeting specifically gaming GPUs is super exciting, as they're turning Nvidia from a close partner (they used to advertise the Intel CPU + Nvidia GPU combo) to a competitor for the very first time. They also think they can go against a company that specializes in GPU, has most of the market to itself and a lot of resources, and is at its prime. It's super exciting.
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I see. I was looking at an eGPU and I think the Vega 64 is the highest the MBPs support right now. But my internal GPUs are Intel for integrated and AMD for dedicated, which is kind of an odd pairing.
While the Vega I really expensive and I do nothing to warrant use of that kind of power, it just sounded and looked cool.
I think GPU prices are starting to come back down now that the crypto shit has cooled down a ton. I don't think I'll spend more than $200 on a GPU and case and I don't see current GPU set ups getting close to that price. So that might help me wait until something proper comes out and warrants spending some serious cash on it.
While the Vega I really expensive and I do nothing to warrant use of that kind of power, it just sounded and looked cool.
I think GPU prices are starting to come back down now that the crypto shit has cooled down a ton. I don't think I'll spend more than $200 on a GPU and case and I don't see current GPU set ups getting close to that price. So that might help me wait until something proper comes out and warrants spending some serious cash on it.
So I didn't know the 512GB Note 9 came with 8 GB of RAM.
And I heard some countries were discounting it to 128GB pricing if you pre-order it.
I always wondered who would ever need 512 GB, let alone 128GB, but looks like the extra RAM is reason enough, to me.
Why does more storage space come with more RAM? What's the connection between the two?
And I heard some countries were discounting it to 128GB pricing if you pre-order it.
I always wondered who would ever need 512 GB, let alone 128GB, but looks like the extra RAM is reason enough, to me.
Why does more storage space come with more RAM? What's the connection between the two?
Firstly, it's most likely in the same module. Secondly, it is easier to justify a much higher price by adding both, which makes it seem like a super high-end, premium option with OP amount of storage and RAM.
The Chinese makers have done the same for several years now.
Personally, I find such storage options completely unnecessary in a device that also accepts SD cards. Otherwise, it's useful for storing VR videos/movies, recorded 4K videos and files in Samsung's Dex mode. Business users of Dex will actually likely appreciate the setup the most.
The Chinese makers have done the same for several years now.
Personally, I find such storage options completely unnecessary in a device that also accepts SD cards. Otherwise, it's useful for storing VR videos/movies, recorded 4K videos and files in Samsung's Dex mode. Business users of Dex will actually likely appreciate the setup the most.
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A hoarder aka a business user as well. I think the Note series are tailored towards businesses and many of them like such all-out options. Especially if Samsung also tries to sell them on the Dex ecosystem, this phone would be an easier sell as a "computer replacement". Samsung can say "we have 512GB of storage like a fancy SSD, we have 8GB of ram like a decent laptop, you can totally use this phone in desktop mode as well and have an all in one for your employees!". The cheaper ones might actually get this as opposed to a phone AND a computer.
Not really, but Samsung has some of its business customers using it, to the point that they are continuously developing the platform and still trying to sell it. In reality, I find it completely pointless, but there are SOME actual business users who went for it. Dex has its own Desktop UI and some apps have desktop versions that enable you to "seamlessly" switch between working on your phone and on your monitor with a mouse and keyboard through the dock. The Microsoft Office suite is one of them, and it's probably the only reason why some businesses actually went for it. To some extent, you are getting the full desktop MS Office experience when you dock you phone, while storing all the files on your phone, and being able to edit them on the go.
I think I might be misinformed on eGPUs and how GPUs are sold. I see something like the Vega 56/64 being sold as a card and from my understanding, you buy a card and an enclosure and that's it. A lot like ten years ago when you bought a hard drive and then an enclosure and then you just used it.
Why am I seeing companies like MSI putting their names in addition to the "Vega 64" model name when selling the card? And is that important when buying both a GPU and an enclosure to put it in? This also seems to change the price of the card, so a Vega 64 is different prices based on what company is attached to the GPU description.
Why am I seeing companies like MSI putting their names in addition to the "Vega 64" model name when selling the card? And is that important when buying both a GPU and an enclosure to put it in? This also seems to change the price of the card, so a Vega 64 is different prices based on what company is attached to the GPU description.
For example, this by MSI: https://slickdeals.net/f/11973803-m...-card-amd-game-bundle-200ar-newegg-175-w-mpco
And then this on Amazon, no MSI: https://www.amazon.com/Radeon-RX-580-Express-Graphics/dp/B075G3279T
MSI is cheaper in this case, by nearly 50%
And then this on Amazon, no MSI: https://www.amazon.com/Radeon-RX-580-Express-Graphics/dp/B075G3279T
MSI is cheaper in this case, by nearly 50%
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