i use similar–a laptop with a ulv cpu, configured to run closed (stays cool, even under load) and wake/power-on by keyboard (wireless with trackpad).

‘remove from package’.

i’d get that one correct.

‘upon arrival’.

that one too.

‘refrigerate’

well, only as necessary until it’s gone. i’d get half credit for that one.

so, overall, i’d still ‘pass’… but hey, “c’s get degrees”

i’ve had more issues with forced updates from pc manufacturers–whether via their own update mechanism or through windows update, including bad bios updates that literally bricks a pc to the point a board swap is needed.

windows ones almost always ‘install’ correctly… it’s often more a question ‘why tf do i want this shit?’

the ‘automatic’ updates should strictly be security patches and critical non-security bug fixes. new and substantially-changed features should be optional or deferred to… ya know… the big updates each year called ‘feature updates’, and not rammed down users’ throats every month.

the intel alder lake-n and twin lake-n have some chips with very low tdp… basically just the “e cores” from a desktop cpu, drawing as little as 6w tdp. nice chips if you don’t need the raw compute power of the desktop’s performance cores. they make for nice little servers and laptops for ‘normal’ users. minipc form factor desktops with them are very affordable.

i like my laptop ‘server’. low power chip that never throttles up to its max 15w tdp, runs cool with display off and lid closed, needs no kb and mouse attached, and the battery is just a bonus ups. it sits out of the way on a shelf like a book.