Technical Specifications
A quick overview of the two laptops used for daily work, development, ricing, and system experimentation. Each machine has a specific role, partitioned storage layout, and dedicated operating system setup.
Acer Nitro 5 — Primary Machine
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS
- RAM: 16GB DDR5
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 (4GB)
- Storage: 512GB SK Hynix SSD (OS) + 1TB Crucial SSD (Secondary)
- OS: Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC (Manually Optimized)
This is the primary daily driver. The storage is split across two drives: a 512GB SK Hynix NVMe SSD dedicated to the clean OS install and core tools, and a secondary 1TB Crucial NVMe SSD used for local workspaces, media storage, and games.
It runs Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC that has been manually optimized (detailed in the debloating write-up). Rather than running automated debloaters or third-party custom ISOs that frequently break underlying Windows eventing or driver subsystems, telemetry, background tasks, and unneeded services were pruned by hand. This machine handles daily driving, playing games, watching anime, and tinkering with Windows internals.
ASUS VivoBook 15 — Unix Lab
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3500U
- iGPU: AMD Radeon Vega 8
- RAM: 8GB DDR4
- Storage: 512GB WD Blue SSD
- OS: Arch Linux & Debian (Dual Boot)
The secondary machine is a portable laptop dedicated entirely to Linux, running a dual boot setup on a 512GB WD Blue SSD.
The two distributions have distinct responsibilities: Arch Linux is the environment used for desktop ricing (custom Hyprland configurations, Waybar widgets, and terminal setups), while Debian provides a solid, predictable base used to tinker with Linux systems and run server-related workloads.
Having two separate machines keeps development environments isolated without compromise: the Nitro 5 stays tuned for Windows tinkering, daily tasks, and gaming, while the VivoBook serves as a standalone sandbox for Linux ricing and server experiments.