The Intel Core 3 304 has just one fast P-core alongside four LP E-cores. I test whether Linux gives that scarce resource to the right workloads.
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Category: Reviews
Kokoro – Open-Weight Text-to-Speech Model
Kokoro is a lightweight open-weight text-to-speech model offering local speech synthesis, multiple languages, voices, and speed control.
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PCM Transport – lightweight audio player
PCM Transport is a lightweight audio player with direct ALSA output, gapless playback, DSP tools, CUE support and very low memory use.
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Chaski – modern RSS and Atom feed reader
Chaski is an RSS and Atom feed reader with offline reading, search, filters and feed synchronization support.
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Meloville – local music player
Meloville is a desktop music player designed for listening to and managing a local music collection.
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BOSGAME VTA-439 – Running LLMs on the Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 NPU
I test FastFlowLM on the BOSGAME VTA-439, running local LLMs on the Ryzen AI 9 HX 470’s 55 TOPS XDNA 2 NPU.
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MINISFORUM M2 – Does Linux Schedule Panther Lake Correctly?
See how Linux schedules the MINISFORUM M2’s Panther Lake P-, E- and LP E-cores across single-threaded, bursty, FFmpeg and full-load tests.
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NPBackup – secure and efficient file backup solution
NPBackup adds a GUI, scheduling, monitoring and multi-repository management to restic’s encrypted, deduplicated backup engine.
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Beelink EQi 304 Mini PC – NPU and Llama
I test the Beelink EQi Core 3 304’s 15-TOPS Intel NPU with OpenVINO and Llama 3.2 1B to see how useful modest NPUs really are.
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Revisited: SparkPlayer – visually appealing media player now with gapless playback
SparkPlayer adds gapless playback for seamless album listening, alongside visualizers, album art, video support and broad format compatibility.
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WyrmRSS – RSS and Atom feed reader
WyrmRSS is a free and open source RSS and Atom feed reader with desktop and self-hosted options, feed filtering and YouTube support.
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50 Excellent GNOME Shell Extensions for GNOME 50
Discover 50 excellent open source GNOME Shell extensions compatible with GNOME 50, covering docks, tiling, monitoring and customization.
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syndicationd – terminal RSS and Atom feed reader
syndicationd is a terminal RSS and Atom feed reader with local storage, flexible filtering, feed management, and configurable key bindings.
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rustic – fast, encrypted and deduplicated backups
rustic is a secure backup tool with deduplication, encryption, compression, and local and cloud storage support.
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ATK Blazing Sky F1 V3 Series Esports Wireless Mouse Review
ATK Blazing Sky F1 V3 Ultimate+ wireless mouse, covering Linux support, 37g weight, PAW3955 sensor, 8K polling and battery life.
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MINISFORUM M2 Panther Lake Mini PC – NPU and Llama
Benchmarking the Minisforum M2’s Intel NPU with Llama 3.2 1B and OpenVINO, including speed, TTFT and AMD Ryzen AI comparisons.
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amdtop – TUI system monitor designed for AMD GPUs and XDNA NPU
amdtop is a terminal-based system monitor for computers powered by AMD hardware.
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NETGEAR Orbi 770: Are the Guest and IoT Networks Really Isolated?
Testing the NETGEAR Orbi 770 shows Guest Wi-Fi isolates LAN devices, while the IoT SSID does not.
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TEAMGROUP T-Force G70 PRO 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVMe Review
TEAMGROUP T-FORCE G70 PRO 2TB SSD review under Linux, testing PCIe 4.0 performance, sustained writes, random access, temperatures and endurance.
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Minisforum N5 Pro NAS – NPU with FastFlowLM
FastFlowLM puts the Minisforum N5 Pro’s 50 TOPS AMD XDNA 2 NPU to work under Linux for local LLMs and private AI server workloads.
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