Can Dual-Core CPUs Survive in 2024? A Deep Dive into the One Mix 2 UMPC

[@TechnologysEdge]

So glad KZbin still recommends channels like this. Very well put together video, loved the intro. And noticed the passport midi in the background. Absolute banger of a track

[@kyuthefox]

the fact that you bro are rhyming the intro this well is crazy

[@SiliconFox-s8d]

Thank you! Yea it took me a good while to actually write that part out. But, actually performing it was one of the easier parts of the video. Thanks for watching!

[@skorpysk]

best intro i've seen all week

[@NikiDaDude]

I'm glad KZbin recommends smaller channels from time to time, subsribed! I wonder how it'll fare with Linux.

[@Henchman_Holding_Wrench]

This was the form factor I dreamed of back in my college days. I'm from an older generation. The (shudders) netbook generation.

[@EVOTech1]

Dude this was such a great video! The Y series from intel was always such an oddity. slapping the Core series name onto a bunch of extremely low power dual core CPUs was certainly a move. It would be interesting to see this thing running a linux distro like Mint or MX Linux. It might just give that iGPU a bit more headroom. Keep up the videos though, you're already doing an amazing job so I'm excited to see you do even better!

[@SiliconFox-s8d]

OMG! Not to fanboy, but I know you!! Wow I watch your mini PC videos on my personal account all the time! This is so cool! Sorry, but yea amberlake Y was definitely one of the cpu architectures of all time. I did do a little linux testing on the device, and for the most part it works just fine. Much lower overhead, better igpu accerlation support, and faster overall operation. My biggest issue was not getting steam to even install at all on this machine under linux. My Zorin OS install probably got borked, but hey? Such is life in our niche. Thanks for the comment!

[@AyrtonGomesz]

Poetry + Technology

[@SlimScheibe]

Came here from youtube's recommended tab. Very well-made video.

[@Gh0styGames]

Same I've never seen one of his vids before 🎉

[@Rodrigo-RdR]

Back in the day, I was fascinated by this umpcs and netbooks.

[@ahmedp8009]

Brilliant intro, informative & fun review, keep it up man!

[@BIG_HAMZ]

I love Luigi’s Mansion (that intro brought back some memories)

[@diet_lemonade]

Back in 2019, I was on a bus trip across Europe and a friend of mine brought his One Mix 2. Man, what a thing that was to watch movies cramped in very limited space in those travel busses. I cant believe something as bulky as Steam Deck is now considered "poketable"... Great review!

[@SiliconFox-s8d]

I will say that there is something magical about using a full-fledged computer in that small of a form factor. Brings me back to the days of Playing Donkey Kong 94 on a gameboy color for the first time. However, if I'm being honest I don't think I've ever heard anyone describe the steam deck as "pocketable." "Portable?" Sure, but putting a deck in your pockets would invite some . . . interesting looks from onlookers. Thanks for watching and commenting! Appreciate the support!

[@lnx01]

Did performance improve after replacing the thermal compound?

[@SiliconFox-s8d]

Big no unfortunately. Temps did improve, but there's not enough headroom to make any difference. The fan was quieter on idle though.

[@morosmokhtar9532]

great intro man, keep up the great videos

[@Nurse_Xochitl]

That intro is just amazing lol

[@michaelsoutherland3023]

Something like that is ideal for REMOTE DESKTOP connections. I've an ASUS E210 set to a basic HIGH CONTRAST color theme and connect to a few remote VMs at a time. VirtualBox is ideal for starting out, try LMDE. (Linux Mint Debain Edition).

[@Malevolent_Q]

I have a suggestion for your Audio troubles. I think it is when you move away from your mic when you are addressing the camera/audience. Maybe you should look into one of those smaller mics that clip on to your shirt or move your Mic onto an arm so it is closer when you lean a little back. I'm no expert on this topic but this is just from what I've gathered from watching other channels.

[@HedgehogInTheCPP]

Also try Snappy Driver Installer for the Windows. Your device is probably suffering from a driver's problem.

[@gdutfulkbhh7537]

With a decent OS, instead of Windoze, that could still be good.

[@John_Morrish]

Love the intro mate! For the disassembly, you mentioned cleaning and repasting the thermal paste in the hopes to drop temps which should stop the fans ramping up. happen to know the results of that? I can see when you were palying LFD temps were around 68-70c, would be neat to see a before and after.

[@SiliconFox-s8d]

Excellent point. Next time I repaste something, I'll grab data for that. As for this device, temps dropped about 3c on average? I tried running LFD again just now, and for a ten minute heat soak run, it was still in the mid 60s and bumping up against 70. Though idle and low power workloads don't ramp the fans as much now, which is nice.

[@fanshaw]

Dual-core macbook pro (2011) - not enough to make youtube pleasant. If you need an SSH client, you're probably fine. Acer Celeron N3350 @ 1.1Ghz - quite unpleasant too, though better with a wired mouse than trackpad.

[@lego_minifig]

Such an odd intro for a tech video. I love it!

[@SiliconFox-s8d]

Glad you like it! I'm an English literature buff, so it's great when I can mix my different interests together like this!

[@lego_minifig]

@@SiliconFox-s8d mixing hobbies often leads to the best and most satisfying final outcomes

[@HedgehogInTheCPP]

Thank you, I have a GPD P2 Max, and it's very useful right now, especially because of the keyboard.

[@tomaszc4]

is perfect for Gentoo and DooM

[@SiliconFox-s8d]

DooM?? On that tiny keyboard?! Perish the thought! 😂

[@Nurse_Xochitl]

@@SiliconFox-s8d The old DOOM from 1996. :)

[@guaiqueritech]

Netbooks are still quite popular in some niches in my country, these come equipped with either Intel Atoms (single core, dual threads) or Core 2 Duos (dual core, single threads) so I occasionally flip those for a quick (but narrow) profit; Tiny10 (a barebones version of Windows 10) works decently on such machines (provided you max the ram, install an SSD, and optimize windows), so Dual Core CPUs are still quite usable

[@SiliconFox-s8d]

Very interesting! I've heard about some of those de-bloated windows isos, but I've been nervous to try them on anything. Seems like a huge security risk. I may have to reevaluate this machine with one of those windows isos, maybe a comparison against linux? Thanks for the input!

[@guaiqueritech]

@@SiliconFox-s8d I’ve used Tiny10 for over a year on the low-end laptops I flip; no complaints since. The first time I sold one I had tested the OS for over a month before committing to posting that laptop, so as to make sure I did not sell a botchy device. Disclaimer: I have only tested it in low-end computers, since their target audience will only use them for the most basic uses (office productivity, light browsing and media consumption); I have not tested it for harder to run programs, as these usually require computers that already have the specs to run full windows.

[@Nele_BiH]

You could scan bottom cover and print version with bigger vents and also try lighter system like lubuntu or linux mint

[@MrGivmedew]

Hi, I think that instructions and hardware acceleration matter more than how many cores. For example if I took a Core 2 Quad it would likely be as fast or faster in basic raw work BUT it would be missing critical hardware acceleration and just KZbin alone would bring the system to its knees unless it had a GPU installed that was less than 10 years old. Once you force the CPU to do work that is normally handled by hardware acceleration it’s game over! A Core 2 Quad can not play h.265 without using the processor cores themselves. Meanwhile even though it doesn’t have h.264 hardware acceleration it is fast enough to do it on the cores. H.265 not so much.

[@Nadi-Ger]

I still use 2 ASUS / LG EeePC Netbooks. Still great for my purposes. I'm looking to replace them, but getting a small Netbook like one with ethernet is difficult or extremely expensive..

[@SiliconFox-s8d]

The Asus EeePC was another one I was curious about. The design is still appealing to this day! Also good luck finding a more modern netbook with ethernet. I would imagine that at that size, it's not really a requirement for many people. I'm guessing you're not one for the dongle life eh?

[@HifiCentret]

If there's anything worse than loosing some ports (as long as there's enough capable USB-C ports) it's manufacturers soldering storage. And it's not even that fast. WD makes a 2230 NVMe drive that easily beats Apples current soldered SSD's. But really 2230 should be prohibited as well. Way too often you see loads of space that could easily have been utilized for either 2280 size and/or a second SSD. As for ram... Perhaps soldered is faster. As long as it's not priced at an outraging premium compared to separate ram modules - which unfortunately is often is the case (Apple and Microsoft).

[@roughrobotsex420]

Love the Furry mods for l4d2 lol

[@kyuthefox]

I think I would type on this with my two thumbs like a phone. while holding it like a 3ds

[@ritsukasa]

my 5 years old dual core machines have like just 1% cpu usage in windows 10 and feels good. That machine was updating windows or something. THIS IS NOT REPRESENTATIVE OF DUAL CORE MACHINES

[@Namegoeshere-op9hg]

But can it play doom?

[@anondude504]

My parents use a Fujitsu mini PC with an i3 4160T and 8 GB of RAM

[@Gh0styGames]

Try have a nice death and ori and the blind forest both are on gamepass make a vid abt those modern games

[@Nurse_Xochitl]

Your mic audio needs a little bit of work.

[@FloatPlane-n9s]

over all it sounds great idk what you mean. the transitions from VO to mic , it did sound wierd but that's editing, not mic configuration. that's how you can tell it wasnt edited by AI lol . (on laptop speakers at 55%)

[@Nurse_Xochitl]

@@FloatPlane-n9s What I mean is, some parts were quieter than others.

[@Nurse_Xochitl]

Give the penguin a try! By penguin, I mean Linux. It's free and much lighter than Windows.

[@FloatPlane-n9s]

put linux on it!

[@Yagami2027]

You might as well buy a android tablet and have a much better experience on that than this. the only reason I can think of using this is for specifix X86 applications that are not compatible with arm.

[@nacs]

Some suggestions. Don't use a white background for your camera when talking to camera. Point a light at your face more. Also your microphone sounds bad in some parts of the video. Move it closer to your mouth.

[@jeevejavari8461]

I agree Audio quality can def be improved. But the live action parts look fine to me. I don't think buddy has a green screen. Looks like he's recording in a bedroom or something. So I don't see how he's gonna change the white walls. Personally, Im not knocking it. I kind of miss the days when people just talked passionately like Normal human beings. Not everything has to be a special production.