I was actually rather peeved to see that the one in the second link was intentionally built with the absolute worst combos possible.
Dude, that's because those builds are April Fools jokes and UmaroVI was
mocking Unaugmented Adepts. Chill out, learn to take a joke, and get over the fact that Augmented Adepts just plain overshadow Unaugmented Adepts when it comes to building a character that can actually get the job done.
You have a hard-on for "pure" magic users. That's blindingly obvious to anyone who has seen you open your mouth when the subject comes up. The reality of the situation, though, is that without
major alterations to the rules the only reason to play a chrome-free Adept is because it spanks your RP monkey.
Or do you
honestly believe there's any way to spend 4 PP that does better than getting you +5 Agility, +5 Strength, +1 Body, +4
* Reaction, +3 IPs,
and -1 DV on any attack dealing 2 DV or more? That's the benchmark, because that's what you can get for burning 4 Essence on Standard Grade Bioware without any Essence Cost tricks.
*Or +3, depending on how the GM rules Suprathyroid interacts with IP Boosters.