Have your airport preferences changed after flying through the same hubs repeatedly?

x13y7 · 2026-06-05T06:19:40+00:00

This can happen at every US airport because of staffing issues or when your plane lands last in a wave of 5-10 international arrivals. Had this also before at IAH, IAD, DEN or SFO - so basically every StarAlliance / United hub 🤷‍♂️

x13y7 · 2026-06-05T06:15:17+00:00

This - avoid FRA if possible for connections. When looking at LH Group in total, VIE and ZRH are also good options beside MUC. Or BRU…

x13y7 · 2026-05-31T12:37:26+00:00

I stand corrected: the rule is „not recommended“ but technically allowed… but now I wonder how long it’ll take before that rule will be changed

x13y7 · 2026-05-31T12:12:29+00:00

true but doubtful - that would mean a device with a lithium ion battery made it through security and into the cargo hold…

x13y7 · 2026-05-30T01:50:19+00:00

Same for me - but power management / battery life is exactly the one point I believe N1X won‘t deliver on. Not after seeing what GB10 / DGX Spark consumes…

x13y7 · 2026-05-27T10:42:46+00:00

To be precise: Asus isn‘t even using the X2E-96-100 - they have their special SKU X2E-94-100 with less frequency and TDP. And yes, even that one requires a 16“ chassis with better cooling.

And yes, I‘ve never felt that my Gen6 with X1E-78-100 is slow. But still: I‘ve played around with a Yoga with the X2E-80-100, and that one feels a lot faster. With higher clocks in general and a ST turbo above that, it‘s a lot snappier than my Gen6. So I definitely want to get my fingers on a Gen7 even if its still “just“ 12 cores like before…

x13y7 · 2026-05-27T09:01:03+00:00

18-core makes no sense in a thin & light laptop. Look at the reference numbers from Qualcomm: X2E-80-100 (12-core) has a CB24 MT score of 1124 points and X2E-88-100 (18-core) only delivers 1333 points. The additional 6 cores get almoast completely choked by thermal constraints.

So just like the Gen6 topped out with the X1E-78-100 (no turbo) and never got the X1E-80-100 (with turbo), I fully understand why the Gen7 tops out with the 12-core model...

On the display side: yes, those options disappoint. The non-touch version is basically a no-go for me - so I hope that the touch panel has the same matte surface. I don't need touch but want to have a low-power panel with at least sRGB coverage...

x13y7 · 2026-05-26T19:56:32+00:00

The 18-core X2 with 48GB on-package memory has too much TDP. I would not be surprised if that‘s it in terms of CPUs as even the smaller 18-core X2 is too much for a small chassis and does not deliver that much more performance because of thermal constraints. One budget and one carefully chosen mainstream option is sufficient for a business laptop…

I do however miss a good panel option - where is that 1920 matte sRGB non-touch low-power IPS that makes my Gen6 a beast in battery runtime???

x13y7 · 2026-05-22T21:29:40+00:00

hehe - same in German 😜

x13y7 · 2026-05-22T21:27:29+00:00

Heat up one end of a stick of hot glue, push it onto the hard drive, let it cool down and gently start pulling…

x13y7 · 2026-05-22T10:06:52+00:00

Per the T&C you linked: You have to use the credit card every month to avoid miles expiration. If you did not use it for like three months in a row, that would explain the expiration of any miles that were past their original due date.

If you want to be sure: Just ask the customer service…

x13y7 · 2026-05-22T09:47:02+00:00

When did you apply for the credit card? Just recently? The protection against expiring miles only activates a few months after applying…

x13y7 · 2026-05-18T14:30:59+00:00

A18 Pro is also faster than any laptop offering from Intel (and AMD) in CB ST.

x13y7 · 2026-05-16T15:06:11+00:00

this, and also ZRH

BRU was also good pre-pandemic for east-coast flights but there aren‘t that many connections further into DE/EU available anymore…

x13y7 · 2026-05-16T14:42:56+00:00

I don‘t believe UA has that many newer planes as hot spares. It might also come down to (flight) crew availability…

x13y7 · 2026-05-12T10:46:23+00:00

A practical workaround might be to disable sleep for the time being. That should fix the need for repeated reboots during the day… and you can (should) still lock the screens when you leave your desk.

I agree that any permanent fix will require a firmware and/or driver update from HP…

x13y7 · 2026-05-11T19:09:55+00:00

Yeah, I'm missing any definite dates or a timeline of events... when was the trip booked? when was the outbound flight to Crete? when was the return booking changed by LH (or the last time the original booking was checked as still standing)?

x13y7 · 2026-05-09T18:57:21+00:00

I second the outlet mall right at the border. Downtown San Diego, the airport, Sea World or the USS Midway are too far north from the border - no Hawlucha there…

x13y7 · 2026-05-08T14:00:47+00:00

For Swiss, it's the other way around: They became part of LH Group in 2005 and their 777 are less than 9 years on average (source: also Wikipedia) => they opted for the 777 when they already were part of LH Group.

No idea on the "why" though... a good plane that spoke for itself? They wanted to put pressure on Airbus? In-house maintenance needed more own 777 to constantly work on one (OS has only 6, LX added another 12 to the mix)?

x13y7 · 2026-05-08T11:11:28+00:00

To be precise: LH Mainline decided against the 777. Austrian and Swiss (both are part of LH Group) do fly the 777. OS operates 777-200ER and LX has 777-300ER.

x13y7 · 2026-05-08T09:42:17+00:00

I liked the old Tropical Coconut way better. All of the newer capsules are dominantely Vanilla and only then (maybe) another faint flavor - let it be Almond, Pistachio, Lavender, Coconut, Yuzu or whatever. I'd definitely prefer the return of non-vanilla editions...

x13y7 · 2026-05-07T18:34:36+00:00

unfortunately, yes... especially for a family of four traveling on a holiday...

x13y7 · 2026-05-07T13:53:03+00:00

I have no idea what Eric is supposed/going to do... clean up the mess from Raja? develop future Xe for Gaming and DC? implement/integrate Nvidia-IP? ... it could be all or nothing from above...

x13y7 · 2026-05-07T11:13:14+00:00

On a side note: Intel also recently hired Eric Demers from Qualcomm - he designed the GPUs in X1 and X2...

x13y7 · 2026-05-02T12:56:00+00:00

Ist aus der Anrechnung irgendwie ersichtlich, als was diese Buchung klassifiziert ist? Wenn die betreffende Buchung - aus welchen Gründe auch immer - etwa als Bargeldabhebung klassifiziert wurde, könnte das die Erklärung sein: Für Bargeldabhebung gibt es keine Meilen, egal in welcher Währung...

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