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The TPM Tax: Why We’re Throwing Away Better Computers to Buy Worse Ones

Adam Noah2 weeks ago05 mins

Let’s play a game. I’m going to describe two computers, and you tell me which one you’d rather own. Computer A: Computer B: If you picked Computer A, congratulations — you have working eyes and a functioning brain. Computer A would demolish Computer B in literally every real-world task: video editing, gaming, running a dozen…

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I find the Windows Hello login very useful.  It is quick and generally very accurate.  There is one complaint I have that is really a bit of a mystery — how the heck to you pick the camera that you want to use for Windows Hello?  There does not seem to be a way to…

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Windows 10 Pro for Workstations is being talked up to allow individuals like myself to use high end hardware for workstation type tasks.  I have been waiting for this for years now and in the interim have become quite versed in Linux and Windows Server due to my requirement to use 4 sockets on the…

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