From: crude@sausa.ge   
      
   On Tue, 10 Feb 2026 03:37:48 -0000 (UTC), Gremlin wrote:   
      
   > CrudeSausage    
   > news:69813461$1$22$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com Mon, 02 Feb 2026 23:33:53   
   > GMT in comp.os.linux.advocacy, wrote:   
   >   
   >> On Mon, 2 Feb 2026 02:05:50 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> On 2026-02-01, CrudeSausage  wrote:   
   >>>> On Sat, 31 Jan 2026 18:55:39 -0500, DFS wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>>> "But while using Chrome, LibreOffice, looking through image folders,   
   >>>>> and other simple tasks it freezes regularly."   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Aug 2025 https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=451478   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Notice the title says "Solved" but the last post by the Linux victim   
   >>>>> indicates it definitely was NOT solved.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Meaning the moderator dishonestly "solved" the freezing issue to   
   >>>>> make Linux Mint look better.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> I had freezes in Ubuntu, but I don't recall experiencing them in   
   >>>> Mint.   
   >>>> Of course, since Mint is based on Ubuntu, it's a possibility.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> If the date on that post weren't from August, I'd suggest that it   
   >>>> might be related to an old kernel in which fTPM issues aren't yet   
   >>>> bypassed. Since it's recent, it's quite possible that he's facing a   
   >>>> memory issue.   
   >>>   
   >>> I wonder how many of these people who blame Linux (and Windows for   
   >>> that matter) for shutting down have done RAM diagnostics, or reseasted   
   >>> their RAM chips.   
   >>   
   >> Honestly? Probably none. Of course, most of these people have no idea   
   >> that buying RAM from a decent manufacturer will make a difference, same   
   >> with a decent motherboard or power supply. Back when I worked in a   
   >> computer store in 1999, it was hard for people to wrap their heads   
   >> around the possibility that an ASUS motherboard might not only be more   
   >> stable than the default one from Chink-O-Tron or whatever the brand   
   >> was,   
   >> but that it might offer better performance.   
   >   
   > I don't have anything against Asus - but when you buy one of their   
   > new(er)   
   > offerings; you're basically agreeing to be a beta tester. I tend to   
   > stick with MSI super micro, etc for building rigs. I've even been known   
   > to use a genuine Intel board when I've specc'd and built some Intel   
   > rigs.   
   >   
   > ASUS does have excellent customer service and an easy to follow RMA   
   > process though. I'm just not a fan of their hardware in general - it   
   > tends to ship out too early with bugs that shouldn't still be an issue   
   > by the time they are released thru the retail channels. Yes, BIOS   
   > updates are often enough to resolve the issues. I just don't like the   
   > frequency in which they have to do this. But, they do offer bleeding   
   > edge tech. With bleeding edge tech theres a greater chance of bugs. I'm   
   > old school in the sense I prefer stability first. Especially with   
   > clients because I have to support what I convince them to use. :)   
      
   I would have replaced the MSI I used to use with another MSI, but only   
   ASUS had the kind of hardware I was looking for at the time. I wanted   
   something that was more portable than the gigantic 17" MSI GT72 I had,   
   with excellent battery life and gaming ability. It turned out to be the   
   Zephyrus G14. Once I got it, I also realized something that most people   
   don't seem to notice: MSI panels are absolutely awful compared to ASUS's.   
   Their keyboards are much better though.   
      
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