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1. Berkeley Berkman (berkberkman@bae.st)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Jun-2024 12:48:52 JST Berkeley Berkman

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   @BigDawg869789 @xianc78 I recommend against buying Alienware desktops longterm. Save up for System76. Maintaining an Alienware prebuilt computer has been nothing but trouble for me. A lot of them aren't easy to replace since their motherboards are unique (in a bad way); you can't just put a random SSD, RAM module, or GPU without any problems from their computers (even if there could be support). The AIO cooler is also a pain to deal with over time, especially if you forget to clean out any dust. Those System76 motherboards on the other hand are simpler to repair. There's documentation available, too.
   https://tech-docs.system76.com/models/thelio-mira-r1.0/internal-overview.html
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