> In reality, this high-end hardware isn’t really necessary for most applications outside of video encoding, machine learning, and a few other domains.
This should say "really isn't" instead of "isn't really".
In practice, most Microsoft software will still run slow even on high-end hardware. I have a high-end gaming laptop that cost 1500 dollars, and my download folder still takes 10+ seconds to load. Even at work, I regularly find myself waiting because Visual Studio hangs (and this is on a Xeon Phi with 12 gigs of RAM). Meanwhile, XFCE runs happily snappily on my $200 Thinkpad that is more than a decade old. Newer systems just seem to focus on improving throughput instead of improving latency. I am so fed up with unresponsive systems!
I have the same problem with Windows 10 on my XPS 13 and it has an SSD. File browsing in certain folders makes the machine nearly unusable. Also, windows updates fill the drive and require periodic manual cleanup. My other Windows machine doesn't have this problem.
This should say "really isn't" instead of "isn't really".
In practice, most Microsoft software will still run slow even on high-end hardware. I have a high-end gaming laptop that cost 1500 dollars, and my download folder still takes 10+ seconds to load. Even at work, I regularly find myself waiting because Visual Studio hangs (and this is on a Xeon Phi with 12 gigs of RAM). Meanwhile, XFCE runs happily snappily on my $200 Thinkpad that is more than a decade old. Newer systems just seem to focus on improving throughput instead of improving latency. I am so fed up with unresponsive systems!