I didn’t realize it is already 2 years since I started using a Windows on ARM laptop. I used it only for my office work and the overall experience was ok, it has amazing battery life and ok performance.

Somehow, the user feedback on 8cx Gen 3 was very negative, until it triggered the upper management to completely replace it with X Elite, the latest and newest chip that was designed completely in house.

The moment I start using it and I can already tell it is different, it is so much more snappier than the old one. I hope the software can continue to evolve and one day ARM can finally replace x86.

I don’t remember when was the last time I bought a CD. I recently bought one CD released more than 20 years ago and today it is finally delivered.

I don’t have a CD player anymore, so the first thing I needed to do was buying an USB CD/DVD reader. To my surprise, not just CD/DVD reader is still a thing, it even comes with USB C connector.

I was worried that the computers I have will not be able to use the USB disc reader. But surprisingly, not only my M1 Mac Mini is able to use it, it even plug and play without any driver installation needed.

Not sure why, when I start to rip the CD using Music app, the drive shut off by itself. I tried a few times and the same thing happened.

So I decided to plug this disc drive to my NUC which is running Bazzite. I didn’t expect it to work, but turns out, I was just thinking it too much.

As soon as I put in my CD, within seconds, all the disc info was pulled from the internet—it brought back so many memories. 💿

Now, let me enjoy my music. 🤭