issue167:critique1
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- | My old PC was starting to really show its age. It was so old I don’t even remember when I got it, or how I got it. It was time for an upgrade, and I wanted to support Linux PC suppliers. But I didn’t want a laptop. The screens are too small for my aging eyes. Eventually, I went with Entroware. | + | **My old PC was starting to really show its age. It was so old I don’t even remember when I got it, or how I got it. It was time for an upgrade, and I wanted to support Linux PC suppliers. But I didn’t want a laptop. The screens are too small for my aging eyes. Eventually, I went with Entroware. |
Entroware Ares | Entroware Ares | ||
- | Entroware doesn’t have a large choice of machines. They have an all-in-one unit and two desktop tower machines. Since I’m not gaming, and looking to save space, I went with the Ares. It’s an all-in-one unit. The only thing I customised in my Ares was to up the RAM from 8GB to 16GB. I stuck with the 240GB SSD drive as I have other plans for my storage. I did add a keyboard and mouse, but more on that later. | + | Entroware doesn’t have a large choice of machines. They have an all-in-one unit and two desktop tower machines. Since I’m not gaming, and looking to save space, I went with the Ares. It’s an all-in-one unit. The only thing I customised in my Ares was to up the RAM from 8GB to 16GB. I stuck with the 240GB SSD drive as I have other plans for my storage. I did add a keyboard and mouse, but more on that later.** |
- | The final spec: | + | Mon vieux PC commençait vraiment à montrer ses limites. Il était tellement vieux que je ne me souviens même pas quand, ou comment, je l’ai obtenu. C’était le moment d’en acheter un autre, meilleur, et je voulais soutenir les fournisseurs de PC sous Linux. Mais je ne voulais pas de portable, car leur écran est trop petit pour mes yeux vieillissants. Finalement, j’ai choisi Entroware. |
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+ | Entroware Ares | ||
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+ | Entroware n’a pas un grand choix de machines. Ils ont une unité tout-en-un et deux machines de bureau avec tour. Puisque je ne suis pas joueur et n’ai pas besoin de gagner de la place, j’ai choisi l’Ares, une machine tout-en-un. La seule chose que j’ai personnalisée dedans était la RAM que j’ai fait augmenter de 8 à 16 Go. J’ai gardé le SSD de 240 Go, car je pense gérer mon stockage autrement. J’ai néanmoins ajouté un clavier et une souris, mais je parlerai de cela plus tard. | ||
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+ | **The final spec: | ||
• Core i3-10100 4.3GHz [4 cores, 8 threads] | • Core i3-10100 4.3GHz [4 cores, 8 threads] | ||
• 16GB DDR4 2666MHz RAM | • 16GB DDR4 2666MHz RAM | ||
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• 3 year warranty | • 3 year warranty | ||
• Logitech keyboard & mouse | • Logitech keyboard & mouse | ||
- | = £774.97 | + | = £774.97** |
- | One negative thing I do want to highlight here is their way of taking payment. I paid using my regular bank/credit card. I use this same card with Amazon, eBay, etc, and everyone gets their money instantly. For some reason, Entroware needs 7 days to process a payment. It does tell you this on their ‘Ordering Information’ page, but really… it should tell you this on the page when you’re about to click to pay. I thought something was wrong when my order said ‘processing payment’ for a couple of days. But for some reason PayPal is almost instant. Very strange. | + | Les spécifications finales : |
+ | • Core i3-10100 4,3 GHz [4 cœurs, 8 fils] | ||
+ | • 16 Go RAM DDR4 à 2666 MHz | ||
+ | • SSD de 240 Go | ||
+ | • Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | ||
+ | • Câble d’alimentation pour le R-U | ||
+ | • Garantie de 3 ans | ||
+ | • Clavier et souris Logitech | ||
+ | = 774,97 £ | ||
- | The Eagle Has Landed | + | **One negative thing I do want to highlight here is their way of taking payment. I paid using my regular bank/credit card. I use this same card with Amazon, eBay, etc, and everyone gets their money instantly. For some reason, Entroware needs 7 days to process a payment. It does tell you this on their ‘Ordering Information’ page, but really… it should tell you this on the page when you’re about to click to pay. I thought something was wrong when my order said ‘processing payment’ for a couple of days. But for some reason PayPal is almost instant. Very strange.** |
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+ | Un inconvénient que je veux souligner ici, c'est la façon qu’ils ont de toucher le paiement. J’ai payé avec ma carte bancaire normale. J’utilise cette même carte sur Amazon, eBay, etc., et tout le monde reçoit son argent immédiatement. Pour une raison incompréhensible, | ||
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+ | **The Eagle Has Landed | ||
The machine arrived via DPD in a big box. Plenty of padding. In the box was the Ares, and required cables. But, also a nice little sheet of Ubuntu stickers, an Entroware pen, and Entroware branded pad. Nice! | The machine arrived via DPD in a big box. Plenty of padding. In the box was the Ares, and required cables. But, also a nice little sheet of Ubuntu stickers, an Entroware pen, and Entroware branded pad. Nice! | ||
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As you’d expect for an all-in-one it has a base to allow it to stand on your desk, but I mounted mine on a wall bracket with an arm. | As you’d expect for an all-in-one it has a base to allow it to stand on your desk, but I mounted mine on a wall bracket with an arm. | ||
- | On the left side of the screen is the on/off button. Right side has two USB ports. The on/off button does baffle me a bit. If you press it, you immediately get the option to shut the machine down. There doesn’t seem to be any way to keep it running but turn the screen off! | + | On the left side of the screen is the on/off button. Right side has two USB ports. The on/off button does baffle me a bit. If you press it, you immediately get the option to shut the machine down. There doesn’t seem to be any way to keep it running but turn the screen off!** |
- | One downside I have to mention about the hardware is the placement of the other ports. There are two USB ports on one side of the screen. Which is good for easy access. The remaining USB ports, HDMI, network port and power are at the bottom of the screen, but two inches up. So you have to tilt the screen WAY back to even hope of seeing the ports. So plugging things in at the bottom of the screen takes a fair bit of fumbling around. | + | L’aigle s’est posé |
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+ | La machine est arrivée via DPD dans une grande boîte. Beaucoup de rembourrage. Dans la boîte, il y avait l’Ares et les câbles nécessaires. Mais également une petite feuille sympa d’autocollants Ubuntu, un stylo Entroware et un tapis de souris marqué Entroware. Sympa ! | ||
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+ | Comme vous vous seriez attendu pour un tout-en-un, il a une base qui lui permettrait de reposer sur votre bureau, mais j’ai monté le mien sur un support mural avec un bras. | ||
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+ | Sur le côté gauche de l’écran se trouve l’interrupteur. Le côté droit a deux ports USB. L’interrupteur me rend un peu perplexe. Si vous appuyez sur le bouton, vous avez tout de suite l’option d’éteindre la machine. La seule façon de la garder allumée semble d’éteindre l’écran ! | ||
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+ | **One downside I have to mention about the hardware is the placement of the other ports. There are two USB ports on one side of the screen. Which is good for easy access. The remaining USB ports, HDMI, network port and power are at the bottom of the screen, but two inches up. So you have to tilt the screen WAY back to even hope of seeing the ports. So plugging things in at the bottom of the screen takes a fair bit of fumbling around. | ||
Keyboard & Mouse | Keyboard & Mouse | ||
- | I checked the box to include a Logitech keyboard and mouse. This added £25 to my order. I was gobsmacked to see that they’ve included a WIRED keyboard and mouse! Why not include a Bluetooth or wireless keyboard and mouse? I mean I did pay £25! It takes up two USB ports when it could have been Bluetooth and used none. And at £25 it was a total rip off. I could have bought a wired set off Amazon for less than half that. | + | I checked the box to include a Logitech keyboard and mouse. This added £25 to my order. I was gobsmacked to see that they’ve included a WIRED keyboard and mouse! Why not include a Bluetooth or wireless keyboard and mouse? I mean I did pay £25! It takes up two USB ports when it could have been Bluetooth and used none. And at £25 it was a total rip off. I could have bought a wired set off Amazon for less than half that.** |
- | First Boot | + | Un inconvénient du matériel que je dois mentionner est l’emplacement des autres ports. Il y a deux ports USB sur un côté de l’écran, ce qui est bien pour en faciliter l’accès. Les ports USB restants, le HDMI, le port réseau et l’alimentation sont au dos de l' |
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+ | Le clavier et la souris | ||
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+ | J’avais coché la clause pour qu’un clavier et une souris Logitech soient inclus, ce qui a ajouté 25 £ à ma commande. J’avais le souffle coupé quand j’ai vu qu’ils avaient inclus un clavier et une souris FILAIRE. Pourquoi pas inclure un clavier et une souris Bluetooth ou WiFi ? Après tout, j’ai quand même payé 25 £ ! Ils utilisent deux ports USB alors qu’ils auraient pu être en Bluetooth sans en utiliser aucun. Et à 25 £, c’était une fumisterie complète. J’aurais pu acheter un ensemble filaire sur Amazon pour moins de la moitié du prix. | ||
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+ | **First Boot | ||
When the machine is first switched on you are presented with the first of several Ubuntu installer screens. It’s all easy, basic, stuff. Set your language, region, username and password, the usual stuff. I won’t bore you with screens of every step. If you’ve installed Ubuntu, then you’ve seen these screens before. | When the machine is first switched on you are presented with the first of several Ubuntu installer screens. It’s all easy, basic, stuff. Set your language, region, username and password, the usual stuff. I won’t bore you with screens of every step. If you’ve installed Ubuntu, then you’ve seen these screens before. | ||
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Once you’re into Ubuntu it’s time to do a bit of Ubuntu setup. First is to connect any online accounts. I did add my Google account. | Once you’re into Ubuntu it’s time to do a bit of Ubuntu setup. First is to connect any online accounts. I did add my Google account. | ||
- | Next, you set up Livepatch. Which, being honest, I’d never seen before. So I activated that. | + | Next, you set up Livepatch. Which, being honest, I’d never seen before. So I activated that.** |
- | Ready To Go | + | Premier démarrage |
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+ | Quand vous allumez la machine pour la première fois, le premier de plusieurs écrans de l’installeur Ubuntu s’affiche. Tout ce qu’il faut faire est facile et élémentaire. Régler la langue, la région, le nom d’utilisateur et le mot de passe, comme d’habitude. Je ne vais pas vous ennuyer avec une capture d’écran pour chaque étape. Si vous avez déjà installé Ubuntu, vous avez déjà vu tous ces écrans. | ||
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+ | Une fois sous Ubuntu, il faut faire un peu de paramétrage. D’abord, il faut connecter tous vos comptes en ligne. J’ai ajouté mon compte Google. | ||
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+ | Ensuite, vous devez configurer Livepatch, un truc que je n’avais jamais vu auparavant, pour être honnête. Je l’ai donc activé. | ||
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+ | **To Go | ||
With all that done, it’s now into the desktop. | With all that done, it’s now into the desktop. | ||
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While looking through the preinstalled stuff, I did notice that Entroware has a nice little support hub app which is nice. | While looking through the preinstalled stuff, I did notice that Entroware has a nice little support hub app which is nice. | ||
- | There doesn’t seem to be any bloatware, just the basic Ubuntu installed software. | + | There doesn’t seem to be any bloatware, just the basic Ubuntu installed software.** |
- | SNAP TIP: one thing I noticed when installing software in Ubuntu these days is that it installs a lot of snaps. This gave me grief (not Entroware’s fault) when I tried to open files from external drives in things like GIMP. When you install something in the Ubuntu Software app, it finishes installing and the buttons at the top say ‘Open’ and ‘Permissions’, | ||
- | For storage, what I’ve done is put all my files on a USB external 1TB hard drive and have another 1TB drive to hold backups. The only thing stored on the Ares is my Dropbox and Spideroak files. Dropbox doesn’t like being installed on the external drives (for some reason), and Spideroak plops its folder on the machine by default and trying to move it is more hassle than it’s worth. Of course, to clarify, none of that is Entroware’s fault. | + | Tout est prêt |
- | Conclusion | + | Une fois que tout cela est fait, le moment est venu d' |
+ | Je dois vérifier et m’assurer que j’ai reçu tout ce que j’avais commandé. | ||
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+ | Pendant que j’examinais tout ce qui était pré-installé, | ||
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+ | Je n’ai pas vu de logiciels encombrants, | ||
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+ | **SNAP TIP: one thing I noticed when installing software in Ubuntu these days is that it installs a lot of snaps. This gave me grief (not Entroware’s fault) when I tried to open files from external drives in things like GIMP. When you install something in the Ubuntu Software app, it finishes installing and the buttons at the top say ‘Open’ and ‘Permissions’, | ||
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+ | For storage, what I’ve done is put all my files on a USB external 1TB hard drive and have another 1TB drive to hold backups. The only thing stored on the Ares is my Dropbox and Spideroak files. Dropbox doesn’t like being installed on the external drives (for some reason), and Spideroak plops its folder on the machine by default and trying to move it is more hassle than it’s worth. Of course, to clarify, none of that is Entroware’s fault.** | ||
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+ | ASTUCE SNAP : aujourd’hui, | ||
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+ | Pour le stockage, j’ai mis tous mes fichiers sur un disque dur externe de 1 To sur USB et j’ai un autre disque de 1 To pour les sauvegardes. Tout ce que je stocke sur l’Ares, ce sont mes fichiers Dropbox et Spideroak. Pour une raison que je ne comprends pas, Dropbox n’aime pas être installé sur des disques externes et Spideroak met son dossier sur la machine par défaut (ça ne vaut pas la peine d’essayer de le déplacer). Bien entendu, pour être clair, rien de tout cela n’est la faute d' | ||
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+ | **Conclusion | ||
I’m very happy with the Entroware Ares. The screen is lovely and big and bright. It whizzes along and I reckon Ubuntu boots within about 12 seconds (give or take an Entroware screen where I’ve no idea what it’s doing). I’ve used the HDMI port on the Ares (shown right in the photo) for a second monitor (left in the photo) which works perfectly. | I’m very happy with the Entroware Ares. The screen is lovely and big and bright. It whizzes along and I reckon Ubuntu boots within about 12 seconds (give or take an Entroware screen where I’ve no idea what it’s doing). I’ve used the HDMI port on the Ares (shown right in the photo) for a second monitor (left in the photo) which works perfectly. | ||
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• Keyboard and mouse is daylight robbery! | • Keyboard and mouse is daylight robbery! | ||
• Placement of the bottom ports is a bit fiddly | • Placement of the bottom ports is a bit fiddly | ||
- | • No way to turn just the screen off? Really? | + | • No way to turn just the screen off? Really?** |
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+ | Conclusion | ||
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+ | L’Entroware Ares me plaît beaucoup. L’écran est beau, grand et lumineux. La machine est extrêmement rapide et je pense qu' | ||
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+ | Ne vous trompez pas, j’aurais pu choisir une machine de bureau à 800 £ avec une bonne carte graphique qui aurait été tout à fait capable d’afficher des jeux modernes, mais je ne joue pas du tout ces temps-ci. L’Ares peut facilement gérer Minecraft et cela me suffit amplement. | ||
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+ | Avantages : | ||
+ | ••Ubuntu est pré-installé. | ||
+ | ••L’écran est beau, grand et lumineux. | ||
+ | ••Des autocollants, | ||
+ | ••Le centre d’assistance Entroware qui vous aidera en cas de problème. | ||
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+ | Inconvénients : | ||
+ | ••Il faut attendre sept jours supplémentaires avant que votre carte soit débitée. | ||
+ | ••Le clavier et la souris sont du vol à main armée ! | ||
+ | ••L’emplacement des ports du bas est un peu compliqué. | ||
+ | ••N’y a-t-il aucune façon d’éteindre l’écran seul ? Vraiment | ||
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