Laptop Docks! They're pretty neat!
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
- I know, my use of a laptop (and worse, that I like it!) makes me a truly terrible person.
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Hi! This video is way outside the realm of what I normally to and to be honest, I have no idea how you're gonna like it. But, well, trying new things is what makes life fun!
I'd also like to apologize for the sub-par audio in this video. You are in fact hearing a weird rumble sometimes and, well, oops.
I love your videos. Even my grandpa loves it. Says it’s the best way to get information. Thanks you
You don't own an eGPU, fool?
@ James Owens you'll learn later on why it's foolish to assume I would need one
I thought this was a Technology Connextras video at first, but I like!
Donno, I feel like anyone who had a laptop provided in their professional life have been introduced to docking stations in one way or another.
Am disappointed coz I wanted a new video from you, but this one doesn't teach me much. Some nice jokes in there though :)
"Those of you using Linux, you'll just have to figure it out yourself, like you do with everything else about your computer" - That one hit right through my heart
Yeah, same.
He's not wrong though.
I'm using Linux on my desktop machine (I don't have a laptop) and things just work out of the box, usually. I only had to compile AC-3 support so I could use my 5.1 sound system to the fullest.
Of course video editing on Linux, especially with FOSS tools is painful. Despite all the advancements KDENlive is still a joke...
All in all Linux is decent, but sadly, it's only a decent experience on a desktop, which is sadly on the way out.
I had a better time getting multiple GPUs working on my Linux PC than I did on my friends Windows PC. Like, I still can't figure out how you're suppose to get multiple video drivers installed and loaded at the same time on Windows.
Yeah, that comment hurts my feelings..... No matter how correct it is.....
That dock works on Linux out of the box. It’s running Thunderbolt and not DisplayLink thank the Lord. Some of Dells other docks do, those don’t work on Linux easily because DisplayLink is garbage.
"Let's not get started on USB 4 either."
Well now I need an in depth video about all the shortfalls and confusion about this future standard.
So USB4 is based on Thunderbolt 3 and can be backwards-compatible with both USB and Thunderbolt (3) but Thunderbolt 3 BC is optional so the same USB-C port can support any of the following standards: USB(1-2.x), USB3(.x), Thunderbolt 3, USB4, DisplayPort, ...
@@tyteen4a03 optional support in a standard doesn't make it standardized any more. It's like they don't understand the meaning!
@@tyteen4a03 not to mention Thunderbolt 1 and 2.
@@ashlardarned2540 - That is the entire USB-IF in a nutshell. The same people who use a decimalized naming convention for their standard, then rather than incrementing it for each improvement, calls it Gen 1, Gen 2, Gen 2x2, etc.
I second this request! I really wanna hear the best researched and informative rant on UA-cam about it.
"Those of you using Linux, you'll just have to figure it out yourself like everything else about your computer"
*Shots fired*
I've occasionally played with Linux setups over the last 15 years..... I mean, he's not wrong.
@@FroggyMosh Linux is easy today. Its not like back then. Also i find the statement from him wrong. If you having problems with Linux you will get a ton of help. (If dont, then just say "Windows could do that, how do i do that on Linux" and you have tons of guys trying to help u)
@@foty8679 That's true. There's a lot of people willing to help and not may trolls in linux communities
@@Moskito844 The only reason i dont switch to Linux only(yet) is because of games (Its great today, veeeery many games run on Linux, just check on steam) but sometimes i like to play older games without Linux support.
Also. What always bothers me : Schools pay much money here to have PCs with Windows & Office, why not just use Linux with LibreOffice? I learned a profession where Excel was heavly used where Libre would be enough (sure, Excel handles HUUUUUUGE files better). But why should people learn Office & Windows in school when Linux is almost equal + they learn something + its fricking free
@@foty8679 Use Wine for older games. Half the time it'll run them better than modern Windows.
I'm one of those guys who works in CAD all day, Engineering Designer, and my work-issued workstation is...a laptop and dock! Sure, it pushes the limit of portability (it's an absolute slab) but it can handle large and complex assembly models without any noticeable performance hits unless I open two of the largest assembles I've built simultaneously (which is never strictly necessary in a typical course of work).
What type of laptop are you running
@@unknownerorr2740 I don't know what I had at the time I wrote this, but now I've got:
Dell Precision 7760
Intel i7-11850H 2.5GHz
Nvidia RTX A4000
32GB RAM
Still an absolute slab
Don't worry, one day you will need to open both assemblies at the same time
@@WhitzWolf92 I do IT procurement for my company and we had to weigh those recently - came in at about 6lbs. It's definitely a beast!! (It's bad enough we have a disclaimer in the corporate ordering form for all the Precision models "This laptop is heavy" :D )
😂I’m in Mechanical as well. Used to use P71. Frickin mattress.
But switched to P1 from gen 1 onwards.
"To put ib bluntly, I like to do work on my computer... not work on my computer. And that's why I don't use Linux"
As a longtime Linux proponent, I *feel* you man.
"When it's working, I can do everything I need to simply and efficiently. When it's not, 😭"
@Богдан Кондратов Ha! After some time you just adopt the Apple-way of doing things and remove all vendors from your system that do not work - like I. I can properly say, my Linux machines work for 100% now - because everything that did not is trashed. And just to put out my rage from the professional job here. The biggest vendor that puts out trash here is NVidia. Holy cow. Selling hardware, not having working drivers. Never buy NVidia for Linux machines. Holy shit.
Linux and perfecting the way I want my computer to be and setting everything up manually is fun to me and that's why I use Linux. I decided to switch to it because I got bored one day.
New Ubuntu has my mouse clicks not register, movement and scroll wheel, yes, but clicking doesn't.
Unless I switch to a different, bleh, mouse.
Also it doesn't have preset drivers for my wifi card (in an area where Hardline is not an option), so I'm left with a device that I can't actually do anything with, unless I stay with windows.
When Windows is not working, then you're lost. When Linux isn't working, you at least can make it work again.
"Of course it's brown"
No, no, no. It's orange with context!
did you just...?
Brown is a weird color
@@loop5720 Taste the brown!
I hate how true this is
Hahahaha
0:17 - "Of course it's brown"
Don't you mean, orange with context? 😏
I mean, technically the real object is brown so he aint that far off too :v
Dark orange.
if you remember right he loves Brown
Since the text is on screen, it might be like a joke fro, the Brown Video
Don’t underestimate the poor man’s laptop dock: just plugging five different cables into your laptop every time.
that is how i do
Yup thats me, unplugging 6 cables from my laptop every morning and shoving it into my backpack before school, just to plug everything back in when I come back in a few hours
That is not possible if the laptop has only a couple of USB-C ports and nothing else.
Actually it is 3
That's how I do it, there's a mouse, keyboard, controller, 2 displays, headphones, and a phone charger/Dex hookup.. Definitely going to look into this dock thingy though
Edit: oh, and the power cable obviously lol... It's a freaking mess if I'm honest
"Hello there! Did you know that some people work differently than you do?"
We must stop this man from spreading his lies.
Lmao
No doubt you are a Biden supporting Democrat - shut those people up, I did agree with them.
@Saitama Joestar
I find them strange, I specifically chose my case to be as unassuming as possible. Mainly because it’s in a corner, not out in the open.
This man is holding class on youtube comment management.
I agree this is HERESY
"those of you who use linux, you're just gonna have to figure it out yourself just like what you do for the rest of your computer."
...
i feel so attacked yet complimented
Well, we can't argue with the truth.
Well… on desktop at least. The internet runs on unix, and most of our phones runs linux, and we don't really need to "work on those".
@@LiraeNoir His Chromebook is also based on Linux.
...while watching this video on my 4k touch display Dell laptop converted over to LinuxMint
the crucial point is: despite it being free, Linux still has only a tiny niche on peoples main desktop pc's.
In the end, if you do everyday stuff, you can do it with every os. Neither Linux nor MacOS or Windows makes broswing, emailing or video watching "better".
@@5Andysalive it actually does, switched my moms Laptop to Debian, no viruses, automated upgrades... works perfect for her, she just surfs and emails so why would it need windows with annoying Updates, sometimes data loss and stuff...
“I like to do work, on my computer, not work on my computer” English teachers I believe we have found a new sentence to stress the importance of commas (no more eating grandmas!)
Good point.
"I have a somewhat minimalist philosophy when it comes to my computer stuff"
Oh, so the complete opposite of your philosophy for kitchen stuff then 😛
That's why he has to be minimalistic with the computer stuff
Except his toaster.
Or any of the media stuff! I nearly spit out my drink when he said that and I thought of the decluttering videos in which he barely threw anything away.
(I loved this video and the Thunderbolt future is going to be AMAZING.)
@@WilliamWallace14051 And his good rice cooker. (I said good, not new.)
@@WilliamWallace14051 all toasters toast toast! 🤣
"minimalist lifestyle," nothing says minimalist like having 5+ electric coffee machines
How many hydraulic coffee makers does he have?
He minimizes his computers to make room for his coffee machines, duh...
He screwed up and didn't buy the laptop dock with the built in coffee maker
It's one for each workday, sounds minimalist to me. :-)
and 4 toasters
"You can tell it's a good one because it has blue lights in it"
Every hardware manufacturer ever.
Reminds me of when Bitwit did his RGB glass skit.
The very best ones, though, have scads of RGB that you can turn off with one hardware button on the top of the case.
Blissful.
It was bad enough that I had to pay for all of that crap without having to actually LOOK at it all the time.
and most consumers agree. every pc i have built for me or others does not get those lights connected including the rgb stuff. i find them embarrassing for the owner, i feel the same way for those autozone under glow light kits all the fast and furious kids put on their trucks and hondas
@@jasonbrown467 My machine was built by the gnomes at ABS, but as mentioned there is a hardware button on the top of the tower that cycles through colours and patterns (including turning the lights off completely) and the icing on the cake is that it REMEMBERS THE SETTING, so once I turned them off they stay off forever - even after a full power reset - unless I turn them on again. It's the best of both worlds because I can later sell the computer to someone with less cultured tastes and the appeal will be greater for them because of the RGB entertainment value.
@@mikegraham7078 @Jason Brown What I find hilarious is you think because someone may like RGB lighting they have "less cultured" tastes than you...or you're "embarrassed" for them having the lighting. How about you enjoy what you like and let others enjoy what they like and not look down or judge on others because they like something you don't? You don't have "more cultured" tastes just because you like or don't like something. I see this so often in the "tech" circles the only place I think I see it worse is in culinary circles, never have a I seen more judgemental people than those judging what other people like to eat or put on their food. I can appreciate a no lighting setup and I can appreciate one with RGB. My personal tastes is I like having some lighting but typically more static lighting, I don't like pulsing/flashing..etc But some people love it that doesn't mean they have lesser tastes, just different tastes. They see beauty in something, I see a seizure in the making but if they are happy, thats great.
15:25 'YOU are what makes your work unique, not the tools you use... get started with what you have' - YES YES YES!
Wow fancy seeing you here :p
It's funny how that lines up with exactly what you were saying, seems to me that if lots of people are saying the same thing then it must be pretty solid advice
@@KingJellyfishII Really depends on how lots of people came to their conclusion.
People tend to be parrots.
(I say without making reference to the hyper polarised political situation)
Hehe
@@KingJellyfishII yes! if the masses of sheep parrot something it's true! Santa clause = proven real by the masses beating you to death if you don't believe in flying reindeers.
also: Giant Bunnies! The masses celebrate the giant Bunny known as Easter. Again if you don't believe in it you are satan an they are good xhristians who need to kill satan an rid the world of him.
also dont forget: Wendell of Tek Syndicate was the only honest person on youtube when Nvidia was to release "a new gfx card that is not only cheaper than current offerings but is 2x as fast". An Wendell was shortly after never seen again after showing the benchmarks that proved it was garbage.
so not a single person is in the tek field on youtube who is honest. they all are selling you junk their sponsors buy them houses an cars to advertise (an computers cause laptops are super overpriced junk)
"oh it gets worse, I often write them on a Chromebook!"
I am deceased
Hell yes, great mhmm yes.
"Did you know that some people work differently than you do?"
Many people do not in fact know this, and it is the source of so much internet contention. Tablet vs Laptop vs Desktop... or Mac vs Window vs Linux. I have my personal preference for what works for me, but in my professional capacity as a technology consultant for media workflow I don't get paid to fight the holy war(s), I get paid to make it all work! Cheers
others to me: "you're an amazing software dev, what IDE do ou use."
me: do not emulate me. I use vim, and the command-line; I'm not going to change now, and you shouldn't emulate me. I have 20 decades working this way. It forced me to write better code, because I could not lay back and let tools take care of things for me. But this is a dumb thing to do, don"t emulate me.
others: you should use goland.
me: *scowl*
@@puellanivis that's a lot of decades under your belt. :P
@@puellanivis goddamn decades and goddamn words, wow!
@Mehdi That's a terrifying reality and you know it.
Something that sadly I have to keep pointing out is that almost everyone seems to operate under the assumption that everyone approaches the world the way that they do. An unwillingness (or incapacity, or whatever) to recognize and address this assumption is a fundamental cause of a lot of the various forms of squabbling throughout the realms of human activity, not just technological ones.
"The way Windows handles its audio devices is a little strange" The understatement of the year
To be fair, I've found audio can be tricky across a number of platforms, notably Linux. Mac is about the only one which generally has little to no issues, but that's because the software is usually purpose-built for the hardware.
severe understatemet my speakers stopped working after an update and had to buy a Sound Blaster Z card just to get my audio back up same with my wifi and need a netgear nighthawk usb wifi adapter
@@michealpersicko9531 I had exactly the same problem, I fixed it with a USB sound device, which doesn't work properly either!
I perform Windows 10 updates with fear and trepidation!
@@rogerbarton497 USB will crap out at some point did with me a sound card might be the better option.
god forbid you try to use 2 audio devices at the same time
As a frequent Linux user, I must wholeheartedly agree with your comments about it
As a Linux user, I disagree. I find it substantially less difficult to use than windows.
As an infrequent Linux user and never Mac user, I've found that if you've sunk a lot of time into one of the OS:es, it becomes quite easy to use.
... The iOS is probably the worst I've used though.
I think Linux is pretty great, specially these days
I used Linux, Windows, OS X and I whole heatedly think Linux with Gnome offers the best computer user experience you can have nowadays, provided the hardware is compatible
I don't have any intention of convincing people to use it, it doesn't have anything to do with me. But I kinda hate the stereotype that Linux users are people who like to meddle with computers and configurations. I like a simple setup that just works and Linux offers me just that
I still think there's a long way to go in terms of ease of use on Linux, at least from the perspective of someone switching FROM Windows. Linux just isn't all that straightforward to a newcomer as much as lifelong Linux users want you to believe. I still find myself Googling how to do simple things. I wholeheartedly agree that Linux does some things much better than Windows, package management and updates being the main ones.
@@tales9476 I partially agree there, Linux does 98% of things perfectly out-of-the-box but there's that 2% which can cause issues. This is compared to Windows' 99.5% things work and 0.5% things are literally impossible (not just hard as in Linux) because it's not FOSS so there's no community who have already fixed it for you.
For me, the Linux option is far superior (also due to its other incredible features) because I'd rather have to work to get more things working than just not being able to do certain things.
4:53 "Those you using Linux will just have to figure it for yourself... Just like you do everything else about your computer." SAVAGE. But accurate. I will be using this quote at some point.
I'm not sure why you think that is 'savage'. Accurate, yes. But not an insult. Using Linux makes you actually know how your computer works, along with it just working. Significantly less hassle than the OS's for people who have less overall computer knowledge (and that is not an insult either). The philosophy of Linux is to use whatever works best for you, but not to discount Linux without actually trying it for a period of time.
Syd Bat I currently use windows, I built my computer and am think of switching at some point and then just running a VM if I need it. I probably gonna start playing with it in a VM soon
As an Ubuntu user I know this but I am happy with it. For work I use a Windows PC because I need it to just to my job with minimal pissarsing around, at home I don't mind a little time working things out.
Not accurate at all. I've been using Linux Mint on my desktop computer for years and whenever I want to do something new I literally just Google it and follow the directions that someone else has figured out. I don't even know what I'm doing half the time, I just do the things until it makes go. I have no idea how anything works. I honestly have to know more about how my Windows laptop works because the constant changes mean that all instructions are perpetually out of date.
@@MathewWalls Been on Kubuntu for four years, previously on Windows I needed to know how things worked because Windows broke all the time and I had to fix it, now I know things because it's so much fun I want to do more with it, but nothing ever really brakes. All the hardware I've ever plugged in just worked.
I’ve been using your configuration for over 20 years for audio and video work. Only difference was that it was Mac based, that solved the durability problem and compatibility issues. Of course people will point out the cost, but it has saved me money in the long run. Still using an 8 year old MacBook Pro. Can’t wait for a M series upgrade (no more cooling issues). Thanks for the great video. Cheers C
Did your original docks use fire wire? How did you connect?
@@Poosaycvm sorry for the late reply, yes they were/are FireWire now with lightning conversion cable were needed. Never encountered compatibility issues so far.Cheers C
The statement that you are "minimalist" when it comes to gear made me chuckle, given that we all know you have a dozen toasters and coffee makers.
...and confessed in the video to using 2 laptops, a desktop, and at least one tablet (his teleprompter) to make his videos.
I'm not at all hating and whatever works for him is great, but that's not really minimalist in terms of gear.
Well the statement was "minimalist in my IT gear". And even then, he's said "I have no need for this desktop". He does clearly need at least a laptop and a tablet for shooting and editing video - a tablet won't have the power to edit his videos, and a laptop won't function as a teleprompter, given how he uses one.
@@JammyD2579 I confess to just being pedantic for the sake of it and I'm willing to discount him the desktop, but that's still not really "minimalist". There are people making videos with _only_ their phones. That's minimalist.
Again, I don't personally care one way or the other. Whatever makes him happy is what I'm happy to see him doing. I'm just BSin'.
A minimalist enthusiast
4:53 "Those of you using Linux, you'll just have to figure it out yourself like you do with everything else about your computer"
Ouch.
@@RonJohn63 He does spends less time reading that than Linux users trying compatible driversXD
As a Linux (but not exclusively Linux) user myself, I still laughed. Because it's true. Linux is still largely for power users.
i felt that
I feel attacked. Also understood and validated
@@MajorOutage I'd say still largely used _by_ power users would be right. But the out-of-the-box experience with many distributions is now fine for noobs.
crazy weirdo doesn't lug a desktop around with him wherever he goes.
Linus used to!
Pfft. If you ain't towin' a trailer full of mainframe, you ain't computin'.
I have a desktop that I take to work every day. I don't know why everyone thinks desktops need to be in those giant gaudy glass cases. Mine is about the size of a shoebox and packs a Ryzen 3800x, 3TB of SSD storage, is heavily overclocked, and has an RTX 2080. If I wanted it even smaller I could easily halve that size if I use a compact cpu cooler and drop the overclock.
I'm picturing an actual shoebox with a bunch of ports in the side
He also doesn't edit his videos on an Amiga 4000 Video Toaster either. Madness.
Your whole talk at @15:11 on was so good. "YOU are what makes your work unique, not the tools you use... get started with what you have." Spot on.
Story time: When I first started in music production, I had literally the worst/cheapest interface money could buy, a single microphone, some cheap guitars, and a crappy apartment. Instead of complaining that I didn't have such-and-such piece of gear or whatever, I worked my butt off and produced a song that got picked up in NFL and NHL stadiums. Years later now, I'm much better, and I've got higher end stuff, but its not the gear that makes me better. I selected the gear based on the improvements to my workflow -- not just to look cool! I think you really nailed it @15:43 when you said you need to put thought into where the time savings will occur and if they'll actually be helpful.
Amen.
All heart and metal. Love it.
Another advantage to laptops in the businessplace: a built in UPS (Uninterruptable Power Supply) that can last hours, not minutes.
And windows knows how to handle a battery
Not when rendering video but yes.
Ok. This only applies to developing countries with over the ground power lines.
* laughs in German *
"that can last hours, not minutes"
Looks at over at "over sized for system" ups.*
What? You mean a desktop running on battery power for 90mins isn't normal? Lol jk
@@warmon6 The only UPS systems that are going to last hours cranking out line-level AC to a capable desktop have outboard car batteries wired in parallel.
"Let's not get started on USB 4.0"...can we anyways? This sounds like a great video!
From what I've read, Intel gave the thunderbolt 3 standard bro the USB group. So USB 4 can be compatible with thunderbolt 3 stuff, however USB 4 is not thunderbolt 3, and it won't be required for USB 4 devices to support thunderbolt function.
Doesn't sound super clean, but probably cleaner than the many versions of USB 3
Please!
Intel released their Thunderbolt 3 spec but it can't be listed as Thunderbolt without their approval process, so anything listed as just "USB 4.0" may or may not have display output or the PCIe functionality of the official Thunderbolt 3 spec.
@@Jaker788 I thought always thunderbolt is from Apple, and Apple had much to say with the 3.1 standards the origin of the design of the B plug is clearly designed after the Power plug of the Mac mini.
I use an HP laptop with a dock and I use AutoCAD, Bluebeam, Outlook, and Teams all at the same time with three monitors with no slow down. It astounds me everyday.
I'm impressed, how heavy is the AutoCAD stuff you're working on?
yeah, honestly because of pricing here in the UK I had to get a laptop and dock for my gaming pc, and honestly I agree with most of the points in this video even for my use case
I just realised why my dock system sucks so much: no lava lamp.
"of course it's brown" ... I believe you mean dark orange?
Nah. That's just shiny brown.
@@aj383 you need to lurk more.
Isn't that another word for brown?
It's so sad I got that joke immediately
A J r/whoosh
"Those of you using Linux will just have to figure it out yourself, like you do everything else about your computer"
Yeah, that's...fair. I'm not even mad
When I connected the docking station to this Linux laptop, I had to follow the insanely complicated procedure of...plugging the Thunderbolt (yes, it really is Thunderbolt) cable into the Thunderbolt (yes, it really is Thunderbolt) port. Wow that was rough.
I do quite a bit of work on this computer, too. Imagine that. The two external monitors along with the built-in laptop display helps with that.
When I tried making a full desktop out of a base Arch install as my first Linux daily driver, I had to take a minute when I realized that the program to control audio volume was something I had to install myself.
Linux is totally work... but the best for user configurability. As a person who moved to a laptop in 2008, i haven't looked back. I can't put a desktop in my backpack and fly across the country.
@@jafizzle95 haha yes that is the way of some Linux distros, it gives you freedom but sometimes I just like a batteries-included distro with all that stuff working out-of-the-box
@@fellatwou Yes, you can put a desktop in your backpack and fly across the country. There are _really_ tiny desktops now - they fit in your hand - even smaller than a laptop. Essentially they're just a laptop without keyboard or screen. You can also buy them used super cheap on ebay when they're about 2 years old (aka basically current in terms of CPU for all but the most demanding applications). Google HP EliteDesk USFF (ultra small form factor). All the major PC manufacturers that have business lines make similar units - HP, Lenovo, Dell.
So true. I have been thinking about how overrated performance is and how underrated simplicity and interface are. How the user interacts with the computer is arguably far more important than what the computer can do, because if the user cannot easily use those features, how useful are they really? I really appreciate this take on computing. Thank you!
There is a reason that vim not only exists, but is shipped with the linux kernel most of the time. Simplicity frequently implies feature reduction, because the reasonable ways of interacting with a computer are inherently not particularly simple. Unless you have a degree in computer science, and know how those features happen to have come about, then they're quite simple and make sense. One of the most interesting things about interacting with computers is that the more powerful the interface, the less simple the interface has to be to allow for feature distinction.
@@Ornithopter470 To be clear, I am no fan of feature reduction. There's are several reasons I just can't get by with macOS (or GNOME for that matter), and this is one of them. I am advocating that features and intuitive interfaces are not mutually exclusive. As someone who has recently learned Vim, I can say that I tend to prefer Kate. Unlike learning Vim, I was able to just jump in and use the KDE text editors right away, and yet I can do most everything that I can do in Vim -- more even. I agree very much with the KDE philosophy: "Simple by default, powerful when needed." (This is why I can't get by on Windows anymore; it can do most of the things Linux can, but it takes more searching through menus, more tinkering and debugging to get it to cooperate.)
However, this is all superfluous and beside the point of the video. My point was that interface and interaction matters more than raw, excessive performance. I do most of my homework and am even responding to you now on a 2012 mac mini which is not even supported by macOS anymore. With KDE Neon on it, it's four cores that boost to 2.5 GHz and 8GB of DDR3 are usually more than enough. I don't play video games on it, but it's silent, somewhat portable and very power efficient.
Well, are they really so underrated considering the worlds most valued tech company is built off of these principles.
Of course the performance of a computer doesn't matter when your workloads or what you want doesnt require any more powerful processor. But when that time comes, or your still-simple workload not includes a newer game, or a higher resolution video, then having faster hardware helps. Not to mention simplicity and a user-friendly interface can also be had with powerful hardware, one only concerns hardware and the other primarily concerns software. If you want even the hardware to be user-friendly, you can buy a high-quality prebuilt computer or user friendly like, such as a Framework Laptop.
"...you can tell it's a good one because there's blue lights in it..."
Blue lights is previous decade technology, nowadays RGB lightning is mark of truly powerful computer ;)
I'm ready for people to come in and get mad at his lighting comment 😂😂😂
I just built my new computer, no rgb at all.. No lighting at all.. Bka k, ecmverything is black
Vladdamyre RGB gives more FPS
@@Vladdamyre I wish I could afford premium parts that don't have RGB.
I have a new $2500 PC. I only use my RGB to simulate blue lights ;)
"You can tell it's a good one because it has blue lights in it!"
*shuffles away nervously, muttering*
"Dude didn't have to just call me out like that..."
Yes he did. Blue LEDs are a complete gimmick. Everyone knows the _really_ good electronics have RGB lighting nowadays.
@@deusexaethera That's why i'm upgrading my blue led fans to rgb. Makes it go 24.6% faster
Rainbow puke colors are at least 246% faster than simple blue. @DankPlank I think you didn't move the decimal.
Red for speed, blue for cooling, green for power saving. Everyone knows this.
The *really* good stuff must also have "Gaming" and serveral "X" in its name, the more "X", the better
"those of you using Linux, you'll just have to figure it out like everything else you do"
I use Linux and I can confirm
My experience the last few years has been that most things are plug and play. If it's supported it generally just works.
@@SNixD yeah it's increasingly the case, but still some things can be a bit of a pain. My comment was a little sarcastic tbh, I love Linux and wouldn't dare hurt it :p
@@KingJellyfishII couldn't agree more, I even find Windows to be more of a pain to setup than my Manjaro Linux on my laptop. Every time I use Windows on this thing I get frustrated mainly at that stupid Asus trackpad that works flawlessly on Linux.
@@KingJellyfishII When it comes to pain I feel that Windows isn't really any better, just different. And most of the time Linux at least has the courtesy to tell me why it is hurting me :P
this made me chuckle
The continuity of using my laptop and using my laptop as a desktop replacement is priceless.
Continuing the same work on two separate devices (laptop and desktop) is super hard and kills productivity and creativity.
"and for Linux, figure it out yourself like everything else about your computer" I feel personally attacked lol
I mean, he's not wrong
Haha lol
@FBI Agent John Page the fourth Manjaro pleb master race.
@@NonsensicalSpudz It was too easy, I had to go to Arch. /s
Tell me he’s wrong
26:05 "i am not you and you are not me. my priorities are undoubtedly different from yours. and that's okay."
potent. i think people somehow forget this fact of life.
I love when this channel references other UA-camrs because it feels like a fourth wall break. To me you exist completely separately from the rest of the site for some reason.
What do you mean, 'rest of the site'?
@@theblackwidower I didn't know anyone else made videos on here either
Like that one room with plastic on the furniture
This. This dude is so much more like high quality TV production than UA-cam as a whole
He’s kind of like a talk show on TV, yeah it’s on the same form of media but does it feel like it? Absolutely not
I'm amazed at how he's able to stretch out a single topic into an entire 30 minute video.
You should watch the dishwasher vid then :)
@@wesleygreenhow8843 That's the first video I've ever watched from him!
That's easy. His gift or skill is to make it interesting and funny whole 30 minute :-)
Easy, just become a teacher.
Its art
Linus Tech Tips shouted this video out in their "The Best Windows Laptop. Period." video.
Papa Linus gave the golden bump to this channel.. Hope more viewers come to see the wacky TC videos
Yeah, but that's the new XPS and also they were particularly emphasizing the higher-end version with the titanium vapor chamber, which makes sense, cuz no more 'power throttling' (though it still does to some extent)
Did Alec shout out Linus when he said you might have heard about some tech tips about them? 4:05
@@Bas-yuru I think so.
I was so stoked when Mr. Sebastian gave that shout out to TC!
Syncing the audio at 3:00 is awesome, love the craft
Wtf I'm watching this video for at least the 3rd time and I didn't even noticed it before.
Blame me, that's actually pretty incredible work on details.
It's actually even better, he was actually playing the video in Premiere as well.
I watched this video when it came out and ended up snagging a dock for my beefed out gaming laptop I got to last my entire engineering degree. I eventually transitioned it into being functionally just a desktop: it is computationally still more capable than anything I've ever thrown at it, but it's heavy, the screen is too small, and the keyboard hurts my wrists and is starting to lose keys anyways. I'm starting to rethink my computational needs, and when this one punks out in a few years (it's already been 4, but it's showing no signs of stopping), my next computer will probably be a cheap desktop and a Chromebook to take notes on.
how big is the screen? normally gaming laptops have the largest screens
@@AuroraAce. I think 15 inch.
You’ve heard about the Nintendo Switch, now get ready for the Dell Switch
They have dell switches
@@nick2128 you have deli sandwiches?
@@MrSalsa1995 😑
I was saying Boo-Urns...
Gl with that. A laptop on the go already drains battery pretty badly, plugged in to an external gpu it would probably play a game for 40 minutes before it's dead
4:08 "Some of you might have heard about some TECH TIPS about them."I see what you did there. Yes we have, also that person is very fond of dropping things , for example expensive pc components.
@@MasterMarioMX laszlo supernova plays
he is not dropping them, he is doing quality control.
Another possibility is using a monitor as your dock. Many new ones are USB-C compatible and can charge your laptop, provide USB and headphone ports, and I've even seen ones with an Ethernet port
I do this and its fucking great. My monitor is a Samsung M8 i got almost criminally discounted and its a peach because it doubles as a TV if I wanna lay back and just use the remote, but I can immediately put my ass to work with my laptop just as smoothly. It’s also much bigger than my laptop screen so while the colors aren’t as accurate, it’s much easier to read as a blind ass bitch with a big old screen.
Note to self: Go to eBay and buy so resistors and blue LEDs to make my computer look expensive.
Blue alone don't cut it anymore, today RGB is gold standart
If you want to really stand out you need to track down some brown LEDs.
It won't just look better, everyone knows RGB adds 10% to your FPS in games.
You're gonna need some red and green LEDs while you're at it.
10$ RGB LED kits are where it's at
8:33 "The way Windows handles its audio devices is a little... strange [...]" God, you can say that again.
So true I especially have trouble with mic's
Understatement of the year. Lmao.
It's not strange at all... It's simple.
You see, it randomly changes inputs and outputs and random ones without telling you multiple times without reason.
It's not a bug, it's a feature to keep you on your toes.
My friend’s laptop has a thing where he has to restart it several times for it to pick up his mic...
you cant even switch audio source while a game is running
One other benefit of a laptop: bundled UPS. You know who has a desktop in the office when a power cut happens.
Heh, where do you live that your power is unreliable?
@@gorak9000 literally anywhere in the world will have a power outage at some time. Weather happens, car crashes happen, random accidents happen.
Anywhere with above ground power distribution is likely to be succipetabe to lighting and other weather based issues.
Nikolaus Luhrs
Even underground as the substations are still above ground. In fact underground is more susceptible to lightning than on a pole given electricity is always trying to reach the ground.
@@Arbiter099 I haven't had to deal with a power outage in over fifteen years, and the last time I had to; it was in college because there were too many laptops plugged into the power ports of a single classroom, tripping that classroom's breaker.
Some parts of the world do have consistently reliable power. Weather and car crashes, in particular, cannot impact our power infrastructure. Because it's all underground, properly shielded, with redundancies. Now, in large parts of the world power infrastructure to this level of reliability is too expensive to build (and in many more, the political will to spend the money required isn't there) but it is not physically impossible to reach levels of reliability where people can genuinely expect a power outage to happen rarely enough that they are basically a nonfactor in the decision making of people.
"To everything, there is a season." true for tool upgrades as well. I personally use a small form factor desktop, but I don't really need something on the go at this point. Thanks for the terrific video as always.
12:40 "do research on docking." Got it
*Laughs in SafeSearch
My dad set my mom up with something like that, and when she would take the laptop on trips she would be like "did you transfer everything over?"
Some enclosures have their own hard drives.
Just say yes and you'll be fine
I tried to convince my dad to get a setup like this and he was basically like what's the point of the keyboard and monitor when I can just use the Monitor and keyboard directly on the laptop. I never even see him sit at his old desk ever. My friend's mom uses her laptop basically as a desktop but again she just uses the keyboard and monitor built into the computer. Both of these people are over the age of 45 and both of these people have a mouse with trackball on top of it and both of these people look at me funny whenever I use the trackpad on the laptop instead of the mouse. They think the mouse is undoubtedly superior and can't comprehend that i would rather use the trackpad. Scrolling with a trackpad is better plus you get all the side gestures and when there is no touch screen pinch to zoom.
"You are what makes your work unique, not the tools you use."
BRB crying.
Also, you must have great luck with desktops. Every tower I have ever used has died some kind of untimely and overly dramatic death within 2 years. Meanwhile my first-ever laptop (13 years old) is STILL my go-to computer to get stuff done. The literal only reason I got a newer laptop was because the older one can no longer access the internet (and I hate doing internet stuff on a touchscreen device). I can still do everything (from writing to music/video editing) on that older laptop... and honestly it's BETTER at those things than the newer laptop.
“a thunderbolt capable usb c port”
oh geez it makes me so happy that you said it this way. usb is a damn mess with terminology 🙏
What? USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 not good enough for ya?! Just wait until you get to enjoy USB4 Gen 3x4+6 blue or USB4 Gen 4÷2^2 warp!
Yeah this is a mess. I have a DP port on my new laptop, exposed as USB-C - AIUI I can't use the USB-C port for, like, normal USB-C things. And I can't use it for charging either.
Usb c = connector and thunderbolt is the technology.
Same as regular usb. Usb 2 and 3 both use type a ports but are different technologies and speeds
@@gatewaysolo104 Makes sense, sure ; but doesn't make it less confusing, given DP and TB both also have dedicated connectors.
@@Endeavour255 actually "USB C" or more precisely "USB type C" IS the connector. USB 3.0 is the Universal serial bus technology that requires USB C connector. And Thunderbolt is another bus technology that uses USB C connector.
That is the proper way to put it.
Alternate title: “Man defends laptop purchase for nearly 28 minutes” lol but in all seriousness I completely understand where you’re coming from. I do all my video editing on a laptop too. They’re so beefy nowadays desktops aren’t necessary for my workflow.
My current laptop is more powerful than any desktop I’ve ever owned, plays any game I’ve ever wanted it to like a champ, and considering I bought it in preparation for moving out of the country, most, if not all of the money I could have saved buying a desktop would have been blown on shipping a desktop plus monitor.
Considering where I am, buying when I arrived would also not be a reasonable option, as computers and other electronics here cost 50-100% more than in the US, it’s nuts.
Once you try it, it’s hard to not want to tell everybody. It’s just a super versatile hardware setup if you don’t need the beefiest and most powerful computer.
He gave me something to think about when it comes time to update my computer.
@@iamthefrankleton There's nothing like being able to store a full gaming PC setup in a backpack in 3-5 minutes. Once you go laptop, preferably laptop+monitor, you cant go back
@@dixen9116 I did it when I was in the navy, found it more or less godawful once I got out and no longer had to live inside a dorm closet effectively.
You actually talked me into getting a desktop the next time I upgrade, because I never take my laptop anywhere.
If I need a somewhat powerful device on the go, I use Samsung DeX on my S20, I mean, gee, I have 12 gb of RAM in my pocket and a solid processor, really not bad for a small portable device. For heavy stuff I use my desktop PC, when I can avoid that or if I have to bring a pc somewhere I use my Surface Pro 4 which is still a solid machine.
I'm in the corporate dock world. I work second shift(evening to early morning) as a department lead and share an office with the first shift lead. We have an office with one dock and a set of monitors. At shift change, I unplug his laptop and plug mine in. A single USB-C. Presto! Two different computers at one work station. And we can both take our individual laptops home on the weekend to do timecards and send emails(if we don't do them in the office).
On a side note, it's stunning what a single USB-C plug can do these days(with the help of a dock). Multiple monitors, audio, gigabit wired internet, charging, VoIP phone, other peripherals, and an extra plug to charge my phone on the dock.
Why does every single video of yours these days feel like a direct response to something mean someone said to you last week lol
I don't hate it lol
EXACTLY. I'm one of the majority of viewers who liked these videos. But now they seemed aimed at those that would leave snaky comments. Better the main presenter just ignore those folks and be nice to the rest of us...
i do indeed hate your double use of "lol"
James McIntyre why would a snake leave a comment though?
@@mryan89 because it has something to say! lmao
I was thinking that exact same thing. I feel like someone hurt him.
"And for those of you using Linux you'll just have to figure it out yourself like you do everything else about your computer."
Both a dig _and_ a supreme compliment!
Aw, I just got the 16:45 mark. Now he's just digging on Linux. Lol
@@joshuaewalker no that just the truth. I am the opposite. I treat my computer kind of like a kit car. i'm constantly making tweaks and mods in hardware and software and that's a big part of why I use linux. it gives me the flexibility to make those changes and not fight me about it. when I don't want to bother with all that I have a windows VM and sometimes when I do want to bother with that I tweak the settings in QEMU to try and squeeze a little more performance out of it.
@@omega52390 these days with Linux and their distros you can aim for either. There's distros like Mint and PopOS for casuals, and Arch and Gentoo for those who want control of everything and get the best performance out of their desktop. Windows and Mac have the most developed DAWs, Video Editors and graphics libraries - but most things people do nowadays are web-based, so Linux takes the crown as its got dramatically lower requirements to work well in 2020.
I use Arch BTW...
@@omniyambot9876 same
"...Part of a complete desktop breakfast" had me rolling
Also the Linux burn was so accurate. Tried to use Linux, and I couldn't even play a THIRD of my games library...
The fact that the VIDEO IN PREMERE ON THR COMPUTER at 2:58 is synced with the audio is insane
Found the normie
I mean, he just recorded it externally, it’s not hard
@@theslamjamfrincisco2820 not everyone thinks to do the little things like that, I also thought the original comment
@@anon1652 well in this scenario, it was the easiest way to show what he was talking about without just taking it from youtube.
4:53 painfully true, but do not fear, fellow Linux users! If you have a similar setup to the video (Any recent Dell XPS and either a W series Dell dock, or their more beefy TB16 dock), Linux compatibility is great! With popular distros it should be plug and play, and the Arch wiki is full of useful information about these docks if you run into any issues (even if you're not using Arch Linux)
Edit: As others have said, the TB16 and WD15 are very popular (I think TC has a WD15 in this video), but there are much better docks available now :)
For anything reading this do NOT buy a WD15 or a TB16... splurge for a D6000 or a WD19 (this one for sure if you have TB3 connector, because you can buy it with TB3).
Source: I have supported thousands of these.. WD15 was.... not great, and TB16 had some major driver/hardware issues.
As a Gentoo user, Arch's wiki is a godsend.
*I use arch, btw
FTFY
@@crashmatrix What's funny is that Gentoo's wiki was once the gold standard that let people from any distro look up info and fix the problem. Then gentoo's wiki crashed hard and was lost, and the new one was never able to catch back up to arch.
Speaking from experience, though, if you have the option to go with a CalDigit dock, it handles multiple displays (particularly at different resolutions) much more smoothly.
In the beginning there's a lot to figure out on a linux machine, but my USB-C dock wasn't part of that. Plug it in - works like a charm.
Whereas on Windows (running on the exact same computer) you'll get a randomly disconnecting ethernet port, unreliable charging combined with annoying "slow charging" notifications, and on top of that: the beautiful sounds of "plugging/unplugging devices" for no perceptible reason.
"this might be the bee's knees for thee. You see, if you're like me,"
My brain has stopped working.
dangeredwolf Dr Suess
lol
Eeeeeee, he's quite the clever lad 👍
That humble reference to LTT at 4:02 is something I was really looking for when clicking on this video, heehee
How do you know its specifically LTT
@@AMalas What else would it be? it's very obvious he's referring to LTT
Did you also pick up that he refered to Linux once more with that Red 8k video-editing? :)
"Let's not get started on USB 4.0"
*Cringes in USB 2x2*
Oh my goofness yeah USB is a nightmare! Still better than hundreds of connectors, we're getting there!
what
you mean USB 3.2x2
Shrugs got some retro laptops that have 6 usb ports.
I came here for info on a computer dock, and I am leaving OBSESSED with your background. Hands down the coolest I’ve seen. Congrats.
"I like to do work on my computer and not work on my computer" [triggered] "And that's why I don't use Linux.." [jimmies rustled]
I loved that statement so much. I could feel my buddy (the, Linux-or-die IT guy, get an eye-twitch as soon as it was said).
Used an xps15 with a dock running Linux so I didn't have to give my computer over to IT for them to "set it up" and break about everything I used for work.
Getting a dock that works well with Linux required a tiny bit of research, but as our host explained, Windows isn't actually any better on that front.
BTW: Dell sells xps15 'developer edition' with Ubuntu installed all official and such.
* preaches the "FUN" of using gentoo as a desktop and why everyone should be *anti-uniformist* just like _me_ *
Yeah...I seriously don't get the people who act like linux is something you have to constantly "work on". This isn't the 90s anymore, you don't have to compile or do any of the other shit people associate with linux if you don't want to. Only super advanced users do that shit. Hell I've only done it for the 1/1000000000 application that doesn't have a version built for my distro
@@darsparx I'm using a dock and running Linux Mint. Monitor setup was simple. I doubt I'd have less trouble using Windows. I tried Linux in 2001 and 2007 and went back to Windows, but Linux is fantastic now.
I was trying to come up with something clever to say.
Instead, I'll just say this:
Cool lava lamp.
"Rendering time is not work time"
Me, a freelance video editor: *hides work time tracker*
I love how this channel doesn't have an intro. So sick of UA-camr intros
I don’t mind the ones where it lasts 2 seconds with no music and just serves as a transition, but yeah. The ones that blast music and take up half the video are usually annoying.
I hate that too, often youtubers and podcasters don't seem to get to the point until a third way through
I think LGR does it well, thinking of Linus tech tips a bad example.
I once saw a 40 second intro lmao.
I think he use to long ago
« _Those of you using Linux, you'll just have to figure it out yourself, like you do with everything else about your computer_ » 😂😂
This savagery is precisely why I subscribed to this amazing channel ! 😂
I just don't get it, though.
I have had several laptops that I use with docks. All are linux, and all worked out of the box.
He starts the video with "News flash: some people work differently than you!". This is a great statement, but it doesn't really seem like he takes it to heart himself. Just because you haven't tried it doesn't mean that it wouldn't work if you did try it. In the end, it is just elitism.
@@uigrad it's a joke. It's supposed to make you laugh. Try that out for a change.
I have tried the phone docks when they first came out. Well, I tried Linux when PCs went from windows 7-8 to windows 10. Tried to load windows 10 onto my laptop and it felt like working with my old Motorola Bionic phone from the mid-teens. It was never fast enough and I needed to send pictures from my daily job to different companies and I was never sure that I had the right pictures to send. So I quit using the phone dock because of the PITA that it was. Anyway back to Linux. I was running under severe budget constraints at the time so I decided to put Linux on it and see what all of the hype was. It worked great I downloaded all of my open-source programs onto it and took off. Then one day it said that needed to update it so I did. It lost its internet connection. I could not fix it. So I loaded another version on Linux onto it ran it for a while then I wanted to update again so I did. The same damn thing happened no internet no work. S this time I went and bought a used Chromebook. Not knowing about the end-of-life thing you can imagine my surprise when it would not update anymore. So I bought several more used Chromebooks that had a year or so left on the end of life. Then I finally bought a Lenovo Flex 3 for less than $100 on special. Haven't looked at Linux or Windows since then.
@@mikeorjimmy2885 FYI Google's Chrome OS is Linux based so you're still looking at Linux.
@@jb888888888 Think you missed the point. This Linux as the Chromebook is I do not have to spend hours trying to get it to work again. When it messes up again.
Kudos to tackling such controversial subject and doing a good job and I realize this was a few years ago. Some notes, those pebble speakers are pretty underpowered and wire-y, it’s not much more for under monitor soundbar with decent sound for $60 that connects with optical or bt. The docks now are crazy cheap and allows for charging pass thru, works on Mac or PC and a lot of my clients use them for just one monitor setups like in this video. Also, usb powered laptop chill mats can go a long way to reducing or eliminating throttling and very low cost. Maybe a good time to do an update video with all the new docks out there.
"i think that one of the most damaging things the tech community has done is create lust for shinny new things and worse suggest the thought, that without them, your work is less valuable ... you are what makes your work unique not the tools you use" brooooooooooooooooo !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #YES
I agree! Last I checked, Shakespeare used ink and paper.
Tech posturing has existed since the first consumer.
in the 80s it was common for the manager with the corner office to get the nicest, newest PC, even though he (occasionally she) would use it less than other employees. The tech (more specifically I'd say PC and Internet tech) didn't create that, but it did bank on that: high-end users with status to create demand. For that matter, Starbucks did the same when the vast majority of places offered only caffeinated or decaf. Even European nobility liked getting the newest and shiniest armor, even if they stayed back in a tent, "strategizing". I thought that quote sounds naive rather than a "bro" moment.
@@jonathanroode6409 There's a bit of argument how much Shakespeare used a quill or the recently developed but more reliable graphite pencil. And did he just use the goose from dinner, or have ones crafted for him? If "Tech Connections" was making more money and/or involved a full-time staff, hell yes, he'd buy shiny new stuff! It doesn't always make work easier, but it does often enough. Likewise easier work tends to make better work. I hear a young man consoling himself, here, not wisdom from experience.
Your comment about workflow was very on-point. When rendering/editing a video is the bottleneck to effective work, then a more powerful computer is the answer. For most people, this point hasn't been reached yet, and time sinks are elsewhere in the process.
This video is much more interesting 3 years into covid
Most office workplaces I know of now have moved to full laptop deployments with hotdesking in office, and given a work from home setup all through the power of the dock 👀
TC: "if you or someone you know..."
My brain: "was diagnosed with mesothelioma, you may be entitled to financial compensation..."
Based
HEAD ON APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE FORHEAD
Welcome to Technology Connections, the only UA-camr weird and cool enough to upload a 27 minute long video on Laptop Docks
We love you man, never change!
And making it interesting... most channels can’t even make the latest and greatest tech interesting.
Sold my tower pc and my regular laptop, kept the rest of the desktop and bought a laptop which has a faster cpu and ram, so it's actually faster than the pc i had built 5 years before. Only thing worse is graphics, but 1. i play much less games now, and 2. i can always buy an eGPU and use that as a dock by connecting everything to it and then it to the laptop via the single cable, and then i have a super setup really. And the best thing? I no longer have a 600w oven in my room.
Truly recommend this setup for anyone who doesn't literally run rocket calculations. For 98% of the things you do, this works just as fine, with some added benefits like less power draw, colder room temperature (maybe, unless you buy a stupid chunky ass gaming laptop), and that by simply disconnecting one cable, you can bring all of your computing needs with you wherever you want; school, work, anywhere!
"Some people work differently than you do."
WHAT!?
Impossible
Actually, quantum mechanics forbids this
This is impossible, i am the only use-case. -every other tech youtube channel. lol
"People have different opinions than you."
WHAT?? HOW IS THAT EVEL LEGALLY ALLOWED
"Some people work differently than you do."
"They shouldn't."
You know what? I never knew docks like this were a thing that existed to easily connect to monitor/kb/mouse etc in one go, so I learned something today, and have more respect for your neato setup. Well done.
Yeh, I have the USB3 version of what he has. There are many other models, but the Dell one is really useful.
I had no idea they had such docking devices; I have used external monitor connections without a "dock" and it essentially feels the same, and I have a few dud laptops that can be converted to a desktop with a similar setup. The channel, DIY Perks, has a good video on recycling broken ones into semi-portable desktops, but modern day laptops are usually powerful enough to be indistinguishable from desktops unless you plan to do stuff like gaming or extensive effects rendering.
Got myself a thinkpad thunderbolt dock for my MacBook, I love how convenient it all is
This is refreshing vs MKBHD "I need the latest $10k Mac to save 30sec"
Well, his channel is solely dedicated to the most modern tech. If he started talking about windows phone 7 and how great the 2008 MacBook was, he’d probably lose some viewers!
He also makes far more videos, and shoots on RED cameras. I’m not saying he NEEDS a $10,000 computer, but his needs definitely are different than here.
@@Devo_gx True - but followed him from his younger more middle class days, where he used to truly understand value trade offs and make purchase decisions with money as a consideration. A lot of that has been lost with his rise.
@@Nerdificationing He probably does still consider the money, but also has more of it. Don't forget that the cost of an item is bought for work is only important compared to the revenue it brings in. It may save 30 seconds each day but that is not nothing when you consider that the video he made on it probably paid for it on it's own.
@@Nerdificationing
I think that was more the direction of his content changing rather than him forgetting the value trade-offs and having a budget in mind. He just went off to do bigger and better things as he was allowed to do.
A docked Notebook has been my main setup for quite a while. Really convenient if you just want to have a single computer that you use mainly stationary but want to be able to take it with you and use on the go occasionally.
@Felix B , I can set my laptop to charge the batteries to 60% for when it's mostly stationary, 80% for "normal", and 100% for when I need to be off-grid for hours.
That will extend the battery life significantly.
The (very simple) bottom line is: You buy what you need. There really is nor big secret here. He is a bit overselling this point.
For gaming a notebook will always be a compromise due to the price and the physical limitations.
For non-gaming it makes ususally very little difference.
Then again, if you have a very good Notebook AND a desktop pc, you are much poorer but spoiled with choice.
4:02 - "Now, I'm sure many of you already know about the wonderful world of docks; some of you might have even heard some sort of 'Tech Tips' about them..."
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I hope Linus is watching.
Linus is such a kid he'd probably giggle over it.
He's probably subbed
When I went off to college in 2010 my dad bought me a dock for my laptop. I didn’t really get it at the time as my only external peripherals were my JVC stereo speakers, and it was a bit of a hassle and buggy mess. The idea stuck with me over the ensuing decade though and as my vision and posture started to degrade I began to seek other options than just my laptop, and the dock idea came back around and sucker-punched me in the gut. I grabbed a 27” monitor, a CalDigit TS3+, and a keyboard/trackpad/mouse and I’ve been loving it. It fits my lifestyle and the performance is more than adequate. As an average Joe, I see no reason to need transfer speeds faster than TB3 offers, and the best part about this setup is that it’s all modular now. It offers all the flexibility of desktop computing with all the convenience of mobile computing. What’s not to love?
Finally someone else who appreciates docks as much as I do! There was this concerning period a few years ago when USB docks weren't great yet but proprietary docks were already on the way out. I'm glad we got through that and now have plentiful options again
I use one at work. But annoyingly, many gaming laptops don't come with thunderbolt (including my Asus ROG Strix.) even sol I have it in a stand connected to 2x4k monitors in a tripple setup. Easy enough to unplug the 6 cables when I want to grab and go.
Re thunderbolt: intel’s made it open source a few years ago specifically so that it could be used with computers running not intel CPU’s - I’ve always suspected they did that primarily to appease Apple.
@@simpleinverso8628 Uh because it's more power efficient and frees them from intel. ARM is perfectly adequate, if it wasn't they wouldn't be pushing the iPad. I say this as a proud AMD fanboy
@@simpleinverso8628 single core of apples arm processor on their ipad pro was almost equivalent to the single core paformence of a i9 in the 16 inch macbook pro, without a fan
ARM is getting stronger
Thunderbolt is not open source. That would be super cool if it was. However they opened it up so other people can lisence the use of it.
As said above, Thunderbolt is still Intel IP, but they released the protocol to be compatible with the upcoming USB implementation
@@simpleinverso8628 The latest chip they've been using rivals the fastest intel desktop cpus at a fraction of the power, heat and cost - thats why
I was curious what it cost. Thanks for putting that in there.
Most pretend we all don't use money, and don't discuss the actual cost.
Really good ones are like $ 300.00, crap ones is like $80.00. Really bumps up the cost of that laptop.
For those who are wondering, the laptop he's using is a Dell XPS 15 9560. Great video, I myself want a minimalist pc setup using a workstation laptop
"Heading toward one connector to rule them all..."
Just like USB... 24 years ago...
The only things that USB doesn't do is video audio and an internet signal that PS/2 connector on your motherboard is actually a USB PS/2 converter
I know some connectors can do some other things slightly better for example types can be faster using Thunderbolt or eSATA and I know that in some laptops and cell phones and devices USB C can use audio or video but it's not Universal yet
@@bland9876 Um... USB can carry ethernet or a wireless adapter. It can also carry audio, hence USB DAC's, and my USB headset. Webcams which are a video device work with USB, or a monitor using a USB to HDMI Adapter or whatever connector you use.
USB had a pretty great run. Unfortunately with the old standards of USB and physical size USBA is, there’s really no way for USB to exist in 2020, so a new standard has to be made, and I think USBC is a great compromise to change again. I think we’ll get at least another 10 years out of C until something else changes, or maybe we go wireless somehow altogether.
Different standards will always exist because companies design them to make them, and only them, money.
The one connector is USB, though? If you mean USB Type-A, then you should know that it shipped at the same time as USB Type-B for the device end, that you've probably never seen because pretty much every device just welds the cable right in, or uses the much more practical mini and micro USB.
Thunderbolt is getting rolled into USB 4, so that dumb issue is hopefully going away too.
The only issue I have with using a laptop like this is that I am a lot more aware of the heat when gaming lol
This channel 3 years ago: “Its continuing mission, to explore strange new techs.”
This channel in 2020: “Mr. Sunbeam, set phasers to snark. Target the comments section on my mark.”
I'm surprised that laptop hasn't rusted yet.
With all that salt.
I cannae do it captain, the script can only take so much salt!
I'm still trying to find one of those toasters!
@@xDownSetx Everyone is entitled to their Opinion, no matter HOW wrong they may be...
@filipvanham I Personally, would NEVER buy Dell as from everything I've heard about them (including from Friends that have used them), Dell has a Truly Horrible Reputation for making hardware that dies if you just look at it wrong as well as terrible Customer Service.
Now, admittedly, Dell's Commercial Grade hardware has a very Good Reputation, but their Civilian gear sucks Great, Gritty Gobs of Greasy, Grimy Gopher Chunks...
ASUS is by far the best available hardware for personal PC's. It's reasonably priced for it's Power & Performance (unlike Crapple's stuff - Crapple gives you Ford Tempo Performance for Lamborghini Aventador Prices) and it's the Energizer Bunny of the Hardware World (their stuff just keeps Going & Going & Going)...
When I first saw the desktop i was like "Who still has optical media drives on their PC in 2020, let alone two of them? OOOOOOOOOOOOOOhhhhhhhhhhh yeah, this is Technology Connections."
And then my roommate told me to stop talking to myself.
Still have one in mine. They are very handy things to have.
Mine has become very useful for the car, as well as ripping movies.
@Jordyn Carattini especially for installing older games that still work on modern hardware.
Optical drives are definitely something I still use (although I had to go with a USB external model on my recent system since cases don't have 5.25" bays anymore). I've got a high-end component hi-fi system from around 2001 with a crystal clear CD player that is still worth almost as much as I paid for it two decades ago. I still buy ALL my music on CD (except for the occasional 5.1/quadrophonic SACD, Blu-Ray Audio or DVD-A for my home theatre audio system). I keep a few optical drives around to keep digital copies of my music (handy in the car and such). I far prefer controlling the audio quality of the audio files by encoding it myself.
The world is literally full of decades and decades of physical media that an optical drive can read, and lots of it is really cheap. A cheapo $20 DVD drive can read a wealth of media, and a $40 Blu-Ray drive even more. Not everything is available for streaming and if it is, it can be taken down/turned off (like Gone With The Wind.)
Used Dell docks in the past, and their reliability is somewhat variable. There is one area where desktops are necessary is for controlling instrumentation - I use quite a lot of kit that requires PCI interface cards, and leaving a laptop lying around is asking for it to be stolen.
And just like that, dock got written off as a "company expense"
Well, it sure is! 😁
Him: "Oh it gets worse! I often write them on a chromebook!"
Me: *gags* "MY LUNCH!"
Him: "*tech tips*"
Me: "NOT MY LINUS TOO"
I for one really appreciate your rundown and addressing of ppls issues, and even though I don't plan on adopting it myself, it *has* given me some ideas for connectivity of other divices; hopefully I can get what I need to make everything work well
The "thermal issue" is actually a feature that makes your laptop double as a .......
......TOASTER!
My Dell XPS 17 3D from end 2011 has that feature! It gets about 95 degrees Celsius when playing GTA 5. (You can't really find my specs online, just tell me if you want to know the specs.)
😂
Automatic beyond belief!
Dantdmnl what are the specs? i have a bucket ready to puke in!
Coffee warmer :)