Category: Opinion Pieces

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Why the new i9 macbook pro is too powerful

Remember our articles about cooling?  Remember Steve Jobs liking thin design with no fans?  Then after this read, you’ll understand why you shouldn’t buy the new Mac-book Pro with an i9 processor.

  1. Apple took it’s existing 15 inch chassis intended for i7 and put an i9 in it.
  2. The i9 processor from Intel is the most powerful consumer CPU yet, and has high thermal output.
  3. The i9 processor is very expensive, and that makes the new Mac-book Pro cost over $2800.
  4. The 15 inch chassis and fans can’t cool off the i9 CPU enough to meet the needs of the i9, thus it benchmarks not as well as a thicker windows machines.
  5. The same problem occurred in the first gen Xbox 360 consoles, and cost Microsoft and end users a good deal of time, money, and productivity that could be better spent.

We don’t recommend you buy a thin laptop with an i9 processor, these processors are power hungry and need bigger heat sinks and fans than most manufactures are willing to put in, thus making you the owner suffer when high heat warps motherboards and messes up your CPU and GPU.  Let us make you a proper i9 system made just for you with proper thermal management.

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Blockchain and it’s deeper applications

No matter the application of blockchain, all chains have one purpose: removing the middleman from transactions.

To understand this, it’s helpful to think of the way traditional money transactions take place.

Lets say you order a pizza.

  • Cash
    • You Give Cash to the Pizza Driver.
    • The Pizza Driver verifies your money is good.
    • You get a pizza.
  • Credit Card
    • You Give the store your card number.
    • The credit card company verifies everything between the bank, you, the pizza shop’s bank.
    • You get a pizza.
    • The pizza shop pays a fee for accepting your card, you don’t pay this fee.
    • The pizza shop has a minimum for card purchases to cover the fee.

In blockchain, validation and verification still happen, but instead of a credit card company doing it, you can do it yourself on a distributed network called a blockchain network.

The big takeaway is people can authenticate their own payment methods online, much like Facebook allows you to self publish your whole life.  This system is unproven though, and not a store of value.  The main benefit is a distributed ledger that is trust-less and secure, not a get rich quick scheme.

Since anyone can make a blockchain, please use caution when dealing with these things.  Never pay a data ransomware attack with cryptocurrencies since there’s no guarantee the criminals will honor your payment due to a network error or blockchain processing delay, or the simple fact that they are criminals.  Also note that transaction management can be confusing, and most times irreversible.

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Pros and cons of liquid cooled computers

  1. A liquid cooled system can perform better because the processor is cooled by liquid, not air.
  2. The heatsink is a bit more efficient, so the boards are less likely to warp due to excessive temperature difference on different regions of the boards.
  3. You literally have a series of tubes in your computer.

 

  1. It’s more expensive than air cooling.
  2. There’s always a risk of a spill or condensation that could cause a short.
  3. It’s not portable, it’s not easy to build, and it’s not easy to maintain.