How Many Computers Do You Have and What is Their Purpose?

[xpablo]

3 Desktops & 2 Laptops & 1 Netbook

Main Desktop :

Asus Z-690-P  with I7-12700K CPU and 16GB (2x8gb) DDR5 Ram, 1TB Samsung 980Pro NVME M.2,  with 2x 2TB WD Hardrives & 1TB EVO 870 SSD. - Windows 11

(Using i7 -12700K for graphics, No longer interested in Gaming).

Desktop 2 (NAS - File Server / NAS  (OLD PC)

I7-4790K  - Asus Z97-Pro  32GB (4x8GB) DDR3 1600mhz ,  2 x WD40EFZX Red 4TB NAS drives, + 240GB SSD (TrueNAS Boot) + EVO860 SSD 500G (W10 Boot)

NVIDIA GTX760 Video Card

Desktop  3 * ( Dust Collector)

Intel Pentium 4  (don't remember speed)  P4P800-E Deluxe, 4GB Ram, 500GB Seagate Hard Drive (Old Version of Mint Linux)

EVGA Graphics card (don't remember model)

 

Main Laptop

Dell G5 5500 15.1" Laptop - Intel I7 10750H ,NVidia GeForce RTX 2070 8GB GDDR6  - 16GB DDR4 RAM  2x Samsung 1TB 980PRO NVME M.2

Old Laptop - (Windows 10 used for my Ham Radio Equipment)

Lenovo V570 15.6" Laptop   Intel Core i5 2410M,  GeForce 410M, 8GB RAM, EVO 860 1TB SSD

 

Netbook *

ACER Aspire One : NAV50  - Intel Atom Processor  2GB RAM Samsung EVO 850250GB SSD (Puppy Linux) (originally W7 Starter).

Another Dust Collector, as My Smartphone is faster! 

* - I tried selling these items long ago, No interested buyers, so they sit and collect dust until I find some use for them.

 

 

 

 

[+DDG3595 Subscriber²]

I have two desktops and one laptop.  My desktops are used for gaming, movie watching, checking email, and general web-surfing.  I haven't fired up my laptop in almost two years since I stopped working remotely.

[Rigby]

I'm not really sure; just off the top of my head I think somewhere around a dozen ranging from an Atari 800, TI-99/4A, IBM PC/XT, a 486, and a bunch of Pentium 1 to Pentium 4 and Core 2 Duo HPs and Dells. Their purpose is to sit forgotten out in my storage building in case I ever need or want to do anything with them. I probably won't. The only one I actually use regularly is this one I'm typing on now, a Ryzen 7 desktop.

[Astral]

I use three PC's.

Personal:
AMD R5 5600x
ASUS ROG Strix B550-A Gaming
32GB DDR4 3200Mhz
ASUS ROG Strix NVIDIA 3070Ti
3TB NMVe Gen 3

Work Laptop:
Razer Blade 14
AMD R9 6900HX
16GB DDR4 3200Mhz
NVIDIA 3060

Contractor Laptop:
Lenovo ThinkPad
Intel i5-10310U
16GB DDR4 3200Mhz
iGPU

[Brandon H Supervisor]

I've got 4 active computers at home and 2 that I've retired and are just sitting currently.

Primary computer is used as my HTPC in the living room

I've got one computer I use as my Plex server

I've got an Asus laptop which I don't use too frequently anymore; mostly used now when I need to remote in for work if I can't make it into the office.

And I've got my Steam Deck which technically still counts  

 

I'll have to get the specs of each once I'm home sometime

[nerim]

Two desktops and one laptop.

[dead.cell]

Man, this thread gonna make me feel guilty af, but here goes:

M1 Pro Macbook / 16GB RAM / 1TB SSD - Every day travel
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X / 32GB RAM / RTX 2080 - Home desktop
HP x360 laptop i7 / 16GB RAM / 256GB SSD - Formerly a work PC they let me keep, reformatting to sell
ASUS i7 / 16GB RAM / GTX 1060 gaming laptop - Planning to sell this, the Steam Deck is just for mobile gaming
M1 Mac Mini - base model for testing purposes

Really, my desktop and MBP are the beasts I use and thoroughly enjoy... but the RTX 2080 is becoming hard to keep up with, using a widescreen monitor @ 3440x1440. If I can sell off the two older laptops, I'll likely use it to upgrade the GPU but damn they're expensive...  

[Michael Scrip]

Primary Desktop

Intel i7-4790K, 32GB RAM, 1TB+2TB SSD, RTX 2070, 24" 16:10 Asus ProArt monitor

Primary Laptop

M1 Macbook Air, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD

Old/Cheap Laptops for Event Video Production Playback ( vMix / Slideshows / Graphics )

Toshiba 14", i5-4210U, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD  (former primary laptop)
Dell Inspiron 15", AMD A6-6310, 4GB RAM, 128GB SSD
Asus 11", Celeron N4000, 4GB RAM, 64GB SSD

 

[Nick H. Supervisor]

On 26/02/2023 at 20:29, adrynalyne said:

Added a new machine:

16in MBP

M2 Max

96GB RAM

2TB SSD

That's a new number to me when it comes to a laptop! If you don't mind me asking, what on earth are you using 96GB of RAM for? Media editing? Powering the Matrix?

[adrynalyne]

On 08/05/2023 at 00:09, Nick H. said:

That's a new number to me when it comes to a laptop! If you don't mind me asking, what on earth are you using 96GB of RAM for? Media editing? Powering the Matrix?

LOL!

Part of it is my workflow, part of it is bad habit, and part of it is futureproofing because the machine is not upgradable.

 

On an average day I am running:

Docker with MSSQL (amd64 arch).

Parallels with Windows 11.

     -Visual Studio 2022.

     -Beyond Compare 4.

DataGrip.

Webstorm.

Android Studio.

Xcode.

Rider.

Royal TSX with multiple remote machines open.

Multiple finder tabs.

Safari.

Multiple tabs of Warp terminal emulator.

 

--The bad habit is that while I use all of these in a given day, I tend to not close them, so they are available the next time.  Due to the machine not being serviceable, excessive and heavy swapping just shortens the longevity of the SSD.  There is no longer a discrete GPU option, so the RAM you have is shared. The future proofing part is because of the above, and I expect it to grow/increase in memory usage.  At this time, I only use up to ~48-64GB of RAM, so yeah I went a little overkill, but I have room to grow.

 

[+Elі Subscriber²]

I currently have 3 PCs.

1. Old one that I use just to play with Temporary Linux installs. 

2. Mini-PC that I use mainly to play VR games with my Quest2, and I also have it as backup in case something happens with my main rig.

3. Main rig I built a few years ago,  which I keep upgrading every now and then. I also use this one for gaming with the Quest 2 sometimes if I want to play more intensive games such as Half-life Alyx or No Man's Sky.

I guess tablets don't count here, because have many of those lol.

[MistralPro]

3 active laptops + 3 old laptops sitting idle. These are all for my personal use as we only have shared PCs at work, and you can't do any of that work remotely anyway

Main:
MSI Creator Z16 HX Studio (i9 13950HX, 64GB, 2TB SSD, Geforce RTX 4070 Laptop, Win 11 Pro)
Use it for everything, so productivity, editing, gaming, general stuff etc (except not much use for mobile now, connected to two monitors)

Secondary:
Macbook Pro 13 M1 (2020, 16GB, Ventura)
Media, travelling, Mac-fooling-around

Third:
Lenovo Thinkpad S3 Yoga 14 (i5, 8GB, Geforce 940M, Win 10 Pro)
Replaced this ageing machine by the MSI recently, for now it basically just mostly functions as mediocre media device to TV via HDMI. Will replace this in a year or two - or just start using the Mac for same purposes too. I guess I could start using the Yoga tablet mode more now that it's getting less usage, would be okay ebook reader?

And the other older ones that might get used once or twice a year for nostalgia/compatibility reasons (at least Toshiba):
- Asus Vivobook E402WA (Win 10 Pro)
- Lenovo Thinkpad Edge 13 (Win 7 Pro)
- Toshiba Portege 4010 (Win XP Pro)

Edited May 21, 2023 by MistralPro

[xMorpheousx416]

This thread looks like a shopping list for someone wanting free upgrades. 😂

1. Main:
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X paired with, 32GB (4x4) DDR4, RTX 3060Ti 
About 30TB in storage thru various drives - built on MSI X570 Gaming Edge tech

2. HTPC:
AMD FX8350 BE paired with 16GB (2x8) DDR3, GTX 1660 Super
About 20TB in storage thru various drives - built on MSI Gaming 970 tech

3. Back up PC
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X paired with 32GB (2x16) DDR4, RTX 2060 12G
10TB in storage - built on ASUS X570 TUF Gaming tech

All run Windows 11 Pro.

[Asharae]

I currently have:

Main PC:
Ryzen 5 2600X, NVIDIA TITAN X, 16GB ram, multiple hard drives and SSDs of various sizes.
Running Ubuntu 23.04 (finally switch to be Linux full time apart from one thing.
Also dual booting Windows 11 Pro off one of the other drives (for when I'm streaming to Twitch, or if I want to play MW2, because no Linux compat)

Secondary PC:
Late 2013 (i think) Mac Mini, 8GB, i5, 1TB HDD, 2x Aluminium 20" Apple Cinema Displays
Mainly used as a backup PC, or if I have a friend come over for coding etc.  More than likely going to become my "music production" rig.

Laptop:
Dell Latitude E5470
16GB Ram, Intel i5 6th gen, 256GB SSD. Running Ubuntu 23.04

Steam Deck

Server (aka Fluffy, the destroyer of Electrical Bill Budgets)
Intel Core i7 6770k, 16GB Ram, NVIDIA GTX 1060, Various Hard Drives
Used as an Unraid box (Plex, Game servers, FIle storage etc)

[Wiggz]

Hmmm, an interesting thread; I fully expected what I've seen as people frequenting Neowin are no doubt going to have a few more machines than the average normie. I've downsized of late really - maybe it's old age.

I have a main Ryzen rig (bit old now but still doing the business)

• Ryzen 2600x
• 8GB Nvidia 2070 GPU
• 32GB RAM
• a few NVME and M.2 SATA scratch drives
• 3 x 24" Dell infinity displays

My more portable solution right now is a Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Chromebook - does what I need for a lot of my SaaS solutions

Finally, I'm rocking a custom-built media server running unRAID

• Intel i5-10400 CPU
• Asus Prime B560-M mobo
• 16GB RAM
• 22TB of storage with SSD cache

 

I have a number of spaces at my disposal from previous builds, but they are the main ones that get daily use. 

[Joni_78]

In no particular order.

1# MacBook Pro 2019 16"

-Base model

2# MacBook Pro 2023 16"

-Base model

3# Living room PC.

-This has Mac Pro clone case that cost about 1200€. I just wanted it because of the desing and because it is in the living room. It has Windows 11 with Windows Media Center. RTX 3060TI, ASRock Taichi x570, AMD 5950x, 4x cable tuners, 2Tb Samsung SSD and 6x WD Red 10Tb HDD.  Sony XBR-X950H 85".

4# Desktop

-Windows 10, Jonsplus i100 Pro, i7 7700k, GA-Z270N-WIFI , RTX 3060, Dell UltraSharp U3417W, 1Tb Samsung SSD.

4# HP EliteBook 8570p Retro laptop.

-Windows 7 Ultimate. i7 3520M, Radeon 7570M, Intel 520 SSD 320Gb, 16Gb DDR.

5# Retro PC (work in progress).

-Windows 98 SE. Asus P2B-VM, 3DFX Voodoo3 2000.

[TruckerJay]

A laptop+ PC.

Laptop: Acer Chromebook R11(got it before COVID, mainly for web and work, still holds up well to this day).

PC:  Ryzen 7 3700X, 16GB RAM, i7-9700K, Nvidia GeForce 1650 Super. Nothing fancy and I haven't upgraded it in a while(maybe I should tbh)

Edited June 26, 2023 by TruckerJay

[bikeman25]

Updated Computers I have as of 6/26/2023

*AMD Ryzen 3 3200U with Radeon Vega Graphics Mobile 2.60Ghz, 8GB of Ram,  256GB M.2 SSD,  Windows 11 Pro*  (Won in Youtubers Giveaway--Carey Holzman

Intel I7 10700, 32GB of Ram, Geforce 1660 Super,  Samsung 970 Evo 500GB,  Samsung 860 Evo 1TB Game SSD, 4TB WD Black Storage drive,, Windows 11 Pro

Intel I7 7700HQ, 8GB of Ram,  128GB M.2 SSD Boot drive,  1TB Hitachi Storage Drive,   Windows 10 Home (Gaming Laptop)

AMD Athlon A6 3620 APU, 8GB of Ram,  Toshiba 1TB HDD Boot Drive,   Windows 10 Pro  (Might Retire this one, still deciding on what to do with Mini PC)  Might see how family likes it, and let them use it in place of the HP P6 2133W Desktop) provided the Keyboard and Mouse cables reach fine with the Family Computer Desk down there

 

 

 

[MarkusDarkus]

I've started to think I'm a hoarder. 

HP Core i7 Desktop with 1660ti for personal work.
Dell Core i7 same GPU for gaming/playing.

3x Intel Nuc's. 1 running Plex, 2 on my shelf waiting for use justification.

custom-built TrueNas Core server to replace my Thecus NAS.... Eventually. Still running both.

2 old Dell workstation computers. 1 as a Docker host and one as a web server.

 

Oh and 3 Raspberry Pi's, One running Home Assistant, One running PiHole, and the third for me to play with.

 

Oh and 4 laptops.
1 Old HP ProBook 6570b
1 other HP laptop from work taken for  my son
1 Lenovo Thinkpad T570
1 Lenovo Yoga i7 for the wifey.

 

That makes 15 lol

 

[samw61]

Nine. We have nine computers... I wouldn't admit this anywhere else other than here..! Images below include all except my wife's laptop!

1. Dell XPS 15 (2020) - Windows 11 - Intel 10th Gen i7, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD (system), 2TB SSD (storage), 15" 4k Display

Primary device for WFH and personal, generally docked to a 27" 4k monitor.

2. Apple MacBook Pro 13 (2017) - MacOS 13 - Intel 7th Gen i5, 8GB RAM (int), 128GB SSD (int), 13" Retina Display.

Wifes current laptop going strong (except storage, why can't I upgrade this?!).

3. Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga (2013) - Windows 11 - Intel 4th Gen i5, 8GB RAM (int), 256GB m.2 SSD (System), 2TB 2.5" SSD (storage), 12.5" Full HD Display

Previous primary device, still holds its own (unless I'm using Photoshop), so use it around the house as it's much lighter than my new laptop, and it's a touchscreen/pen convertible!

4. Apple MacBook Pro 13 (2011) - MacOS 13 - Intel 2nd Gen i5, 16GB RAM, 256GB 2.5" SSD, 13" Display

Wifes old laptop, restored, upgraded and my test laptop running the latest MacOS, my first Apple since the Powerbook 160. Recent battery blowout.

5. Acer Aspire One PAV70 (2011) - Windows 10 - Intel Atom, 2GB RAM, 64GB 2.5" SSD, 10" Display

Netbook I bought for traveling, currently setup as a rudimentary NAS and Plex Server running Tiny10.

6. Fujitsu Lifebook T4220 (2008) - Windows Vista/7 - Intel Core2Duo, 4GB RAM, 256GB SSD, 13" XGA Display

Early Tablet Convertible (wacom pen only), my sisters old laptop which I used as a primary device between my old 2007 desktop dying and my ThinkPad. Was running Win10 slowly, but now dual booting Vista and Win7 as a bit of a time machine for funsies sake. Running Windows 7, it holds its own surprisingly well, even with browsing!

7. Fujitsu Lifebook S6120 (2003) - Windows 98/XP - Intel Pentium M - 1GB RAM, 120GB HDD, 13" XGA Display 

My old laptop recently restored, again reverted to Win 98 and XP dual booting time machine with some great old games and software. Remember when File explorer navigated quickly and switching apps took as long as the keystroke?!

8. Compaq Armada 1130T (1996) - Windows 95 - Intel Pentium - 16MB RAM, 1GB HDD, 10" SVGA Display

Dads old work laptop running Win95, hoping to get Win3.1 on it too. Not a gaming machine by any means, and a touch underpowered for running anything more than Office 97.

9. Amstrad PC1640 HD20 (1987) - Windows 3 - Intel 8088 (upgraded to NEC V30), 640KB RAM, 20MB HD (upgraded to 30MB SD Card), 12" EGA Display

My first PC, recently resurrected with a SD card as a HD replacement (I didn't park the heads when I packed it up 20 years ago). Last month had a power supply failure sadly, in pieces on the desk. DOS 3.2, GEM Desktop & managed to squeeze Win 3.0 onto it, in full EGA colour after a processor upgrade. Solitaire was painful, but the sun stuck it's tongue out!

Edited June 27, 2023 by samw61
Added a touch more info.

[MarkusDarkus]

@samw61
Oh man, The Amstrad. My dad had one of them as a kid! Can't remember if it was the 1512 or the 1640 but it ran DOS. All I remember is it was the machine I learned the 'park' command on. ha ha

[csc2ya]

3 in total, including a server rented from a datacentre:

Home PC (Vibranium):

Server (WinServ):

Tablet: