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0 pointsaleph_minus_one3mo ago0 comments

> If only. At work I've got a new computer, replacing a lower-end 5-yo model. The new one has four times the cores, twice the RAM, a non-circus-grade ssd, a high-powered cpu as opposed to the "u" series chip the old one has.

> I haven't noticed any kind of difference when using Teams.

If the device is a laptop, also the thermal design (or for laptops that are in use: whether there is dust in the ventilation channels (in other words: clean the fans)) is very important for the computer to actually achieve the performance that the hardware can principally deliver.

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vladvasiliu2mo ago

Both devices are laptops. The old one had regular cleanups with a compressed air can. The new one is… new. I never cleaned it, but I figure it doesn’t require any cleaning one month in (I don’t live in the desert nor in a mine).

The new one is a thick thinkpad with a fat heat sink and dual fans. Its cooling solution looks much more serious than the old one, which only had a tiny heat sink and a single fan. It was also thinner.

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