My Devices Log

Here are the devices I have used, along with their specifications and my comments.

Mac mini (M4 Pro, 2024)

This is my favorite Apple device. I purchased it in 2024, and it has been my main computer since then. The performance is excellent, and the price is reasonable compared to other Apple devices. It is also very compact, which makes it easy to carry around.

SoC: Apple M4 Pro 14-core CPU (10 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores)
RAM: 48GB unified memory
Storage: 1TB SSD
Display: BenQ MA270U 27" 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) IPS, 60Hz, 400 nits

ThinkPad X13s Gen1

I purchased this device in the spring of 2024, more than two years after its debut at MWC 2022. As the first ThinkPad to feature the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3, it embodies Qualcomm and Microsoft's hopes for Windows on ARM: silent operation, long battery life, always-on connectivity. It has a concept that is ahead of its time, but it did not win the market's applause. The high price, performance that does not match the marketing claims, and compatibility issues with the ecosystem made it almost ignored at launch.

CPU: Snapdragon® 8cx Gen 3 Compute Platform (3.00 GHz up to 3.00 GHz)
RAM: 16GB LPDDR4x 4266MHz
Storage: 512 GB SSD
Display: 13.3" WUXGA (1920 x 1200) IPS, anti-glare, touchscreen, 300 nits, 72% NTSC
Graphics: Integrated Qualcomm® Adreno™ 690 Graphics
WWAN: Qualcomm Snapdragon X55 5G Sub6 Modem-RF System

HP ZBook Studio 16 G10

This is my first workstation laptop, purchased in 2023. It is basically a Windows-based Macbook Pro, with a sleek design and powerful performance. I am a fan of HP ZBook series after this purchase. The only downside is that it is quite heavy, which makes it not very portable.

CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-13800H (14C/20T, 2.5/5.2GHz, 24MB L3 cache) vPro
RAM: 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR5-5200MHz
Graphics: NVIDIA® RTX™ 4070 8GB GDDR6
Storage: 1TB PCIe NVMe SSD
Display: 16" UHD+ (3840 x 2400) IPS, DreamColor, 100% DCI-P3, 500 nits, 120Hz

MacBook Pro (13-inch, M1, 2020)

This is the first MacBook based on Apple Silicon. It has the incredible power efficiency that it can run for a whole day on a single charge and the performance is also enough for my most tasks. By the way, it also has the Touch Bar. I am not a fan of it, but it is still a nice feature to have.

CPU: Apple M1 8-core CPU (4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores)
RAM: 8GB unified memory
Storage: 512GB SSD
Display: 13.3" Retina display with True Tone (2560 x 1600), P3 wide color gamut, 500 nits brightness

AMD 3rd Gen Ryzen Desktop

This is my first desktop I built in 2020. It is hard to say that I was a fan of AMD at that time, but I was just attracted by the price-performance ratio of the Ryzen 3000 series.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X (8C/16T, 3.6/4.4GHz, 32MB L3 cache)
RAM: G.SKILL Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 3200MHz
Graphics: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1650 OC 4GB GDDR5
Storage: TOSHIBA RC500 500GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD
Display: Dell P2418D 23.8" QHD (2560 x 1440) IPS, 60Hz, 300 nits

Dell Inspiron 7590

I purchased this laptop in 2019 before entering university. This is quite thin in the devices with the same specifications, especially it is made of magnesium alloy. It also has the common issue of that generation of Dell laptops: There is always a hissing noise from the speakers when sound is playing, which is very annoying.

CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-9750H Processor (6C/12T, 2.6/4.5GHz, 12MB)
RAM: 16GB DDR4 2666MHz
Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 4GB GDDR5
Storage: 512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD
Display: 15.6" FHD (1920 x 1080) 72% NTSC, 60Hz, 300 nits

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