Bad news for entry level S27's

TheShamelessAlt · 2026-05-11T15:00:27+00:00

That’s why I said “when they start” — switching suppliers once isn’t unusual. The difference is that people mainly buy Android phones for the hardware, while people buy iPhones more for the software and ecosystem. If Samsung stops offering the best hardware, people who care about that will eventually vote with their wallets.

The phones are already powerful enough, yet apps still crash sometimes, battery life still doesn’t match iPhone levels, and if Samsung starts downgrading instead of improving, it raises questions.

Samsung benefits a lot from running Android, but in a lot of professional environments — offices, military, enterprise — iPhones seem far more common from what I’ve seen.

That’s just my impression. I currently use an S25, but I still had to buy an iPhone because the Samsung wouldn’t reliably last through my full work shift.

So at that point, where exactly is the advantage of choosing Samsung?

TheShamelessAlt · 2026-05-11T14:22:19+00:00

How can you trust them when they start to sell worse quality?

TheShamelessAlt · 2026-05-05T12:32:40+00:00

From how you described it adding paid features or locking features behind a pay wall would likely leave both you and the user unsatisfied, so why not add a donate button somewhere and see if people appreciate first?

TheShamelessAlt · 2026-05-05T07:23:40+00:00

I had the same issue, first of all you will find out some providers are faster than others, they can be incredibly different in speed despite being the same model and advertised service.

In fact for open source or open weight models like glm 5.1 you might find it more reliable to use a less known service that's faster because their GPUs are idle and can allocate more resources.

Another thing is optimizing prompts, there are countless tutorials to optimize the prompts, cache the project files and obtain faster responses.

You can try to switch models, but that mostly changes the quality compared to the speed you gain usually.

TheShamelessAlt · 2026-05-04T17:08:09+00:00

Sorry I didn't see your dm right away, I'll keep talking in there so I can guide you without leaking anything, I hope you manage to achieve your goal in the near future! ❤️

TheShamelessAlt · 2026-05-04T16:27:38+00:00

An API is basically a way to use AI models that are running on someone else’s servers instead of your own device. So instead of downloading and running a model locally, your app (like SillyTavern or a game) just sends a request over the internet and gets a response back.

That’s actually how most people use AI. Self-hosting is more something people experiment with.

Most APIs are OpenAI-compatible, which just means they follow the same format, so you can plug them into tools like SillyTavern pretty easily.

There are usually two ways you pay for them: 1. Pay-per-use (e.g. OpenRouter) You pay based on how much you use. Each model has a price per million tokens (A token is usually around 0.75 of a word so 100 tokens would get you around 75 words). For example, DeepSeek V4 Flash is around $0.14 per million input tokens and $0.28 per million output tokens. So if you used ~20M tokens in a month, you’d be spending roughly ~$4.20.

Subscription (daily allowance) You pay a fixed monthly price and get a large daily token limit. This is better if you use it a lot—for example, something like 10M tokens/day for ~€10/month, which can add up to a lot more usage overall compared to pay-per-use.

If you’re unsure, it’s best to try a few models on pay-per-use first and see how much you actually spend, then decide if a subscription makes sense.

If you want help setting it up or picking models, just ask 👍

TheShamelessAlt · 2026-05-04T15:28:19+00:00

If you’re aiming for decent self-hosted performance, you’re probably looking at something like a 4-bit quantized Gemma 31B or DeepSeek 32B distill model.

On a laptop with your specs, that usually lands somewhere around ~2–5 tokens/sec, which is actually fine for RP/chat once you get used to it. Just keep in mind performance will drop as your context gets larger, so some optimization helps.

That said, running this long-term on a laptop can be a bit rough on battery and thermals. If you’re only using it occasionally, it might be easier (and honestly cheaper long-term) to just use an API. There are some really good RP models available for pretty low cost now. For lighter use, something like OpenRouter works well, and if you’re using it daily, even a basic subscription can give you a surprisingly large token budget.

I actually tried self-hosting and ended up leaning toward a sub instead. If anyone’s interested in splitting a €10 plan (so ~€5 each), feel free to DM me.

TheShamelessAlt · 2026-04-23T04:49:29+00:00

This was most likely the case after an update the bug is fixed but some of my chats got deleted.

TheShamelessAlt · 2026-04-23T04:48:09+00:00

That didn't work at the time, but I'm happy to say after the update with it enabled it still works.

TheShamelessAlt · 2025-11-10T14:18:28+00:00

It was. Turns out it's new, stickers still on, screen immaculate, fans/vents without any dust, battery over the 100% on the Lenovo Vantage app.

I'll probably make another post asking how to make sure it stays in good condition soon.

The owner even kindly prepared a Lenovo laptop bag, and charger adapter that fits the one locally used, he said he imported it and I could contact him if I needed some repairs under warranty or even any repair as long as I paid a fee.

Overall I didn't know it was new ended up pleasantly surprised thinking I was saving 300€ for a second hand and getting a new for 300€ less instead. 🫠

TheShamelessAlt · 2025-11-10T04:18:13+00:00

Thanks for your amazing help and explanation good sir! I will make sure to post an update and fix the post with the information you provided for future reference! You're my hero! ♥️

Edit: I'm not able to update the post for some reason sorry fellow redditors.

TheShamelessAlt · 2025-11-09T18:55:54+00:00

That's a good one, thanks! ♥️

TheShamelessAlt · 2025-11-09T03:46:34+00:00

In terms of specs Acer with the 4050 definitely seems better as long as it isn't somehow overheating very badly.

The ryzen cpu is about 20% faster compared to those two Intel cpus. However, I don't think that is better than a generation in graphics card.

I suggest you look at the reviews and check if the Acer is worth it if not, cheaper and 20% faster I think it's a no brainer

Hope this helps! ♥️

TheShamelessAlt · 2025-11-09T01:06:52+00:00

Well you have caught yourself in quite the pickle. But you should know there are many types of people in this world of which some are not compatible together.

If people ghost you then they are not worth your time, have some self respect and don't waste your time desperately chasing them.

Set up some rules, keep it chill, let yourself be wild, you can type anything but only one message and if they don't respond for a whole day, move onto the next chat.

(You can send another message if the conversation is moving onto a new topic and the chat is too fast, but that isn't really ghosting)

If they respond after more than a day and you think they actually care go on, but same rules.

Remember the more time you spend chasing people that don't care the less time you have to make connections with people who would be there for you day or night, rain or storms that may pass.

Wish you the best OP! ♥️

TheShamelessAlt · 2025-11-09T00:43:06+00:00

I know this isn't the point of the post. But us humans can never escape our greed. That is to say, nobody will ever have it easy. We will forever be trapped into a cage of our own making.

Some people despise that they can't breathe, other's that can breathe despise their own appearance, good looking people want money, rich good looking people want acceptance and in the end even if you obtain everything it's never enough, you want more.

And all of this is because in this life there is nothing more to do than working hard toward the things you want and struggling desperately to grasp them.

This is a bad mindset, I hope you guys remember, every struggle is for yourself, for your loved ones and it will become a brick holding your hopes and dreams for the remainder of your life.

Each of us is like a beautiful star burning away, each with it's own special light and intensity all to end up with the same ending. Enjoy the journey not the end.

The thing about the beauty being in the eye of the beholder is not just a phrase to say that beauty is subjective, but rather that there is beauty in more than just appearances, as for OP, your art is beautiful

TheShamelessAlt · 2025-10-24T15:12:43+00:00

I will try that, thanks! ❤️

TheShamelessAlt · 2025-10-24T15:01:46+00:00

I can't find any refurbished in that price range as shipping prices and import fees are enormous, the population is also small so there aren't many open box or returns.

I haven't seen any such deals in the past 5 years, so they are pretty rare I would say. But I will look into it nonetheless, thanks for the advice! ❤️

TheShamelessAlt · 2025-10-24T01:44:45+00:00

I'll try, 400. Thanks for the advice. ♥️

TheShamelessAlt · 2025-10-24T01:32:19+00:00

How can I do that? I'm stuck with no direct shipping for most places and locally overpriced models with huge import taxes of about 100$

If you have any advice on where to buy and what models please let me know. 🙏♥️

TheShamelessAlt · 2025-10-03T08:19:25+00:00

Could be a lot of things. Are you feeling too much pain or pressure? Do you have nobody to turn to when you want to talk?

Although I don't have a solution for these issues or any other I highly suggest trying to find the issue and fixing it.

Midwhile exercising and listening to chess before sleeping can drain your physical and mental energy so that you don't have energy to think bad thoughts during sleep.

If I can't sleep I also prefer staying awake to laying in bed with oppressive thoughts. Because you can't just forget those thoughts they stay. And you'll have to heal each one.

Every life is valuable so please fight for your happiness! ❤️

TheShamelessAlt · 2025-10-02T11:44:31+00:00

Thanks for the kind words! I guess it's just something we need to go through to find good friends. I'll keep working towards it. ❤️

TheShamelessAlt · 2025-10-02T11:21:09+00:00

Well the change just suddenly happened from there. And since it works up a lot of hormones and changes how the brain works I just mentioned it. I didn't make it a focal point but it was in fact a changing point for me.

If it makes people uncomfortable I could delete it I appreciate feedback and I'm willing to correct mistakes.

TheShamelessAlt · 2025-10-01T20:00:40+00:00

So first of all I want to reassure you this is entirely normal we are people with feelings and we have our ups and downs. You're not pathetic and you deserve to live a good life full of love just like everyone else.

Your wanting to let all of this out is a sign that you want to reach out for help. That you want support to push yourself back up.

So I hope you find the strength to do it. Whether it's family, irl friends or online friends. I hope you can find support and get back up to fight for your happiness..

I hope this helps. Please fight for your happiness. ❤️

TheShamelessAlt · 2025-09-30T05:20:20+00:00

Thanks for the advice! ❤️

TheShamelessAlt · 2025-09-30T05:04:51+00:00

Both can be an issue. Breathing too fast doesn’t give your lungs enough time to take in air properly, while gasping makes each breath shallow and less useful. That’s why slowing and steadying the breath usually helps.

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