In message , Wolf K
writes:
On 2016-09-11 19:09, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
In message , Ken Blake
writes:
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Maybe. But it wouldn't be my choice.

No, not mine either. Nor that I don't think they're capable of being
adequately-spec'd computers; just that the need to add keyboard, mouse,
and in particular monitor rather defeats the attraction, and you might
as well go for a laptop (or netbook), and thus at least have
portability.

If you have a monitor, working keyboard and mouse, then a micro-cube
may be a good replacement for an aging tower. At least one review of

Good point - yes, if you're in that situation, it may well be
appropriate, especially if you play with (the innards of) computers less
than you used to. (Which the universality of USB has also contributed
towards.)

the micro-cube thought it was well-specced machine. AFAICT, it's the
works of a laptop inside a small box. Most current laptops equal or
exceed the specs of most desktops of just three or four years ago.

Indeed. I continue to be surprised that towers still hold the market
proportion they do; I guess the price differential still holds.

OTOH, MS's Surface Book is saliva-inducing. I just don't need another
machine right now, and probably never will.

I haven't _needed_ another machine for many years - or even wanted; this
one does more of what I want than I actually have time to do (and it's
XP!). Only reason for moving on is it's getting a bit unreliable (oddly,
the wifi, and I'm still not convinced that isn't a software problem, as
a reboot _always_ restores it).

Oh well, that's life.

--
J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

"This is a one line proof... if we start sufficiently far to the left."
[Cambridge University Math Dept.]