As my Linux desktop is starting to show its age these days I decided it was time to buy new computer so that I could play
both things at a higher FPS rate and things that didn’t run well under Wine-staging.
I wanted to get a laptop this time so that I had the option of bringing my computer with me if I had the need to do so,
so after some searching I ended up picking the HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop - 16-a0032dx.
It’s a nice sleek black laptop with green accents on the around the keys and logo which should fit my needs perfectly
for the next few years.
My previous phone, a Motorola Moto G5, started having camera
issues and was already losing official software updates, so
it was time to upgrade to a newer phone.
A Google Pixel was the first phone that popped in my head and
with good reason. They are the official Android phone and as
such get both system and security updates much faster than a
non-Google phone would.
With that I mind I went out today and bought one along with
the official cloth case. The case does not seem to adequately
protect the entire phone though, so I plan on purchasing
either a OtterBox Symmetry Series or Defender case for it when
possible.
I needed a cheap laptop to do some basic tasks and decided that a Chromebook
would fit my current need perfectly. I had used Netbooks in the past, but
this would be my first Chromebook.
As luck would have it there was a relatively decent selection of them at
my local retailer and I selected the single AMD-powered device that they had
available.
It’s a 14” HP Chromebook 14-db0023dx which has the ability to run Debian
on it and supposedly also has a long support life which are both massive
pluses for me.
The specs for it are about what you’d expect out of a device of this calibre:
AMD A4-Series (A4-9120C 1.6 GHz APU)
4GB Memory
AMD Radeon R4
32GB eMMC Flash Memory
Setup was easy and it is pretty responsive even with the specs listed above.
Overall, I am pretty pleased with the Chromebook and plan on using it for
many years to come on various projects.