62
submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by Edgarallenpwn@midwest.social to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

I have a Shield pro 2017 that is running really slow with a bunch of issues. The 9.0 update (ads on home screen one) killed performance and now it's slowly been getting worse. I was thinking of just reformatting but have been looking into debloat it as well ( https://florisse.nl/shield/). Anyone have any other tweaks they've done on these? I just use it as a client for Plex and YouTube mainly.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] dan@upvote.au 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

You'll want to ensure you get a mini PC with graphics acceleration. The Intel i3-N305 is a good CPU to look for, as are the embedded Ryzen CPUs with onboard graphics.

[-] Estebiu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 months ago

I was thinking about an inten N3350; way cheaper; plus an N305 would be overkill.

[-] dan@upvote.au 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

N3350 is 7 years old now, and Intel no longer provide security updates for it, which is why it's so cheap. AFAIK all the chips are second-hand, extracted from old motherboards.

If you want something cheaper, consider the N5105 or J6412. If you don't mind using an old CPU then I'd just buy a second-hand small form factor or "tiny" PC off ebay (HP ProDesk or EliteDesk, Lenovo Tiny M series, etc) since that'll be much better value than a newer mini PC with an old CPU in it.

this post was submitted on 03 Jan 2024
62 points (95.6% liked)

Asklemmy

43912 readers
861 users here now

A loosely moderated place to ask open-ended questions

Search asklemmy ๐Ÿ”

If your post meets the following criteria, it's welcome here!

  1. Open-ended question
  2. Not offensive: at this point, we do not have the bandwidth to moderate overtly political discussions. Assume best intent and be excellent to each other.
  3. Not regarding using or support for Lemmy: context, see the list of support communities and tools for finding communities below
  4. Not ad nauseam inducing: please make sure it is a question that would be new to most members
  5. An actual topic of discussion

Looking for support?

Looking for a community?

~Icon~ ~by~ ~@Double_A@discuss.tchncs.de~

founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS