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A $6500 modified PC beats a $1000 laptop. You're Surprised ?

The $6500 Playback Designs PC with modified Windows 10 Pro beats a $1000 unmodified laptop PC running unmodified Windows 10.

Are you surprised?

"The Syrah Server runs Windows 10 Pro that has been stripped and configured so it can only be used to play audio files and utilize network access. The hardware is based on the Intel NUC [a cheap PC] using a Celeron processor with 4GB of RAM and a 2TB hard drive. The Syrah can be ordered with an SSD at additional cost."

Intel NUC with 4GB DDR3 and 128GB SSD. Assembled. $239 on Amazon

I am certain that there are several inmates here who run optimized PCs with stripped down Windows for far less than $6500 that also easily beat stock laptops.

But I can understand the attraction of an easy to use turnkey appliance such as the $6500 Playback Designs Syrah server for some folks. The NUC PC is placed in a nice enclosure and the commodity Windows OS is already tweaked for you.


Edits: 06/16/16
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