My Computers
This is my current arsenal of tech. Pretty basic. But does what I want.
My Laptop (MacBook Air) (Main PC)
CPU: Apple M3 @ 4.05 GHz
GPU: Apple M3 Graphics
RAM: 16 GB DDR5
Disks: 512 GB NVMe, 500 GB & 1 TB SATA SSDs via USB.
Display: Standard 2024 M3 MacBook Air Built in Display, and 2x 27″ Dell 4k Monitors (When Docked)
OS: macOS Tahoe
Notes: This is my main computer and I use it for most to all things.
My Steam Deck
CPU: AMD Aerith APU SOC @ 2.4 GHz (with 3.5 GHz Turbo)
GPU: Van Gogh RDNA 2 GPU
RAM: 16 GB LPDDR5
Disks: 2 TB NVMe disk, 400 GB microSD (for console emulation)
Display: 1280×800 8″ Built In Display, 2x 27″ Dell 4k Monitors (When Docked)
OS: SteamOS
Notes: I’ve always wanted a super portable device that can play computer games since I was a small child. So it was awesome when this was announced and I got it.
My Steam Machine
CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
GPU: AMD Integrated GPU
RAM: 16 GB DDR4
Disk: 512 GB NVMe
OS: Bazzite
Notes: Technically not the official valve steam machine. It’s a powerful mini PC that I made into a Steam Machine. For couch co-op gameplay with Maria or friends.
My NAS (HP ProDesk 600 G1)
CPU: Intel Core i7 4770 @ 3.6 GHz
GPU: Intel HD Graphics 4600
RAM: 32 GB DDR3
Disks: 256 GB SATA SSD (OS), 6 TB WD Gold x2 (ZFS RAID)
OS: TrueNAS Scale
Notes: Free PC Obtained from work. I use it as a NAS now.
My Server (ThinkCentre Tiny M630e)
CPU: Intel Core i6 8265U @ 3.9 GHz
GPU: Intel UHD Graphics 620
RAM: 16 GB DDR4
Disks: 512 GB NVMe (Boot), 500 GB SATA (Data)
OS: Debian 13
Notes: Home server used to run various utilities in containers and virtual machines.
Spare Laptop (HP Elitebook 820 G3)
CPU: Intel Core i5-6300U
GPU: Intel Graphics
RAM: 12 GB DDR4
Disk: 500 GB HDD
OS: Fedora
Notes: Spare laptop I got for free at an estate sale. Runs Fedora with GNOME. Scratches my Linux on desktop itch when it arises.