Finally nuked my Linux install. Where to go next.

[maflynn]

Realized I also missed a decent sale on a Mac mini. Oh well.

Those sales will return, we're getting close to black friday.

 

[pshufd]

Those sales will return, we're getting close to black friday.

We got used to those nice discounts as a new baseline.

 

[maflynn]

We got used to those nice discounts as a new baseline.

Indeed, I thought they were the baseline, so I was surprised to see them end. I'm happy that I was able to take advantage when I did and saved a little money

 

[pshufd]

Indeed, I thought they were the baseline, so I was surprised to see them end. I'm happy that I was able to take advantage when I did and saved a little money

Those prices will return, particularly when the new models come out. But, by then, we'll want the new models at the discounted prices.

And, if you're willing to go used, they'll be even less.

My M1 Max Studio is selling for about $700 used these days. So about a 65% drop in three years of use. This is faster than in the past but mainly due to how fast Apple is improving performance.

 

[slitherjef]

Powered the thing up today and been running it for a while. Did find the event viewer (there was a LOT of events), yellow warnings, general messages, critical one. Clicked on it yesterday from the time it rebooted and really didn't get any info. Just unexpected reboot because crash sudden power loss or something or whatever.

The event log gave a bit of concern, something trying to access something I don't know.

Part of me just don't care about this box, thinking of just doing a Linux install on it once I locate a sizable drive and maybe change out the mobo battery (seen some time and date strangeness since I put the box back together). The other part of me just don't want to mess with things at all. Don't want to crack it open. Don't want set things up yet again.

Thought about if I could just do without a computer...

Or just leave this box as is and just accept it's quirks and annoyances (all operating systems and computers have them).

 

[maflynn]

Did find the event viewer

Unless there's a problem, the event viewer is not needed. Windows and apps add so much noise, that its almost impossible to glean useful info out of it, even in the event (see what I did there), there is a problem. Its funny, I manage and support servers and when there's a problem its like a needle in the haystack trying to find an issue there. Only when Microsoft, or another supporting company asks for the logs do I deal with it

 

[slitherjef]

I thought maybe the event viewer would say something like hey your "display driver crashed" or something useful. Nope lol. Another thing I find curious is when I have one of these issues, usually either a day or two there's an update.

And sure enough one forced it's way in as I was shutting down the box for the night...