schizoidman@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoDC-ROMA Laptop II packs an octa-core RISC-V processor, 16GB of RAM and Ubuntu Linux - Liliputingliliputing.comexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1237arrow-down13 cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.ml
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minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·edit-27 months agoIf they do something like a NUC form factor, I might buy it. I think it would make a decent NAS, but not a great laptop/desktop due to missing software. If it has solid USB-C, I can get a HDD enclosure and be good to go with RISC-V.
minus-squareAux@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·7 months agoIt performs worse than Raspberry Pi 3.
minus-squareVitaly@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoWhat if you compile the missing software from source?
minus-squareferret@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·7 months agoA lot of software people use on desktop is proprietary and not source available. There is also no guarantee open source stuff is portable.
If they do something like a NUC form factor, I might buy it. I think it would make a decent NAS, but not a great laptop/desktop due to missing software. If it has solid USB-C, I can get a HDD enclosure and be good to go with RISC-V.
It performs worse than Raspberry Pi 3.
What if you compile the missing software from source?
A lot of software people use on desktop is proprietary and not source available. There is also no guarantee open source stuff is portable.
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