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Meta: Limitation makes no sense here? "You need at least 10 reputation to post more than 8 links". Need to link pictures for concrete comparisons [closed]
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I was very sleep-deprived and also new to the site and confused when I posted this question.
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Laptop durability criterias
I am looking for a laptop for almost 24/7 operation in a hot environment (Greece).
What are the criteria describing durable laptop? Metal body seems obvious, but anything else? Of course there are ...
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Best laptop for coding under 1400? [closed]
Best laptops around 1400?
Something with at least 16 gb of ram
And preferably a dedicated graphics card for simulations and such
Also good build quality is nice
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Fast laptop that can run Linux, 8-16 cores, 16-23 GiB RAM, => 2TB storage, Swedish keyboard, available in EU?
I want a fast, portable Linux system for development purposes; I need to be able to compile in parallel, preferably 16 cores, a Swedish keyboard, and 2-3 TB storage; I liked the following.
https://...
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Bypassing Laptop RAM Limitation
I have looked on the Internet for so long looking for a replacement for my HP Elitebook Workstation. At first, I looked for the HP Z fury Workstation, however, they are crazy expensive. It is true I ...
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Universal Docking Station
I am a software developer that is once in a while working from home and of course I dont want to have double the peripherals on my desk so I use a kvm switch.
Now my company doesn't want to buy a ...
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Based on relevant experience, what are some good laptop recommendations for someone studying data engineering and is intending to get AWS certified?
My friend has recently started studying a university program in data engineering and is intending to get AWS certified. They are planning on taking various related courses and boot camps to further ...
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Realistic expectations of a burner computer with 8 GB of memory
I'm about to buy a second hand Thinkpad x201i in order to learn how to use Linux and programming as a burner computer.
While I did watch this and plan to order new batteries and RAM, I would like to ...
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What is the purpose of this pins?
I have an asus fx505dy and on my motherboard there are these copper conectors(see photo) and i was wondering if it is posible to connect something like a usb 3.0 , or if somebody knows what purpose ...
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A "pad" for note-taking, primarily
To prepare for college, I'm looking for a 2-in-1/tablet that will mainly serve as a notebook to write on. The device must:
Have a (secured) pen/stylus. A full-sized pen is preferred to a thin, tiny ...
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Installing RAMs with different brand, CL and other differences
I have a Samsung 4gb 2666Mhz ddr4 SODIMM memory installed (but working on 2400Mhz due to motherboard limitation). More info about this RAM here https://semiconductor.samsung.com/emea/dram/module/...
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~10 inch laptop that supports at least 32 GiB of RAM (or cheap and 16 GiB of RAM)?
I am thinking of a new laptop, and I recognised that in the range of ~10 inch displays not so much is available anymore than about 10 years ago.
I am looking for a laptop with ~10 inch display (ca. 20....
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What laptop hardware makes the most logical sense for compiling rust? (Linux)
I am looking for a new laptop which will mostly be used for programming, specifically rust and want to get something that has best performance for the $. I'd rather replace my laptop every 2 years ...
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Battery replacement specifications
My battery is dead and I would like to replace but cant find the same exactly battery on the market.
Laptop: HP omen 15-dc1001nv
Battery: SR04XL
15.4V --- 70.07Wh (Nom: 4550mAh)
I have ...
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Which laptop should I buy once my Macbook died
Recently my Macbook Pro 2013 died,
and I would like to ask what should I do, buy a new Macbook Pro, or move on to another laptop? I am not going to use Windows probably, just a Linux or OSX depending ...
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Does a laptop antenna need to be marked as “6Ghz” to work with a WiFi 6E card?
I bought a new Wi-Fi card for my laptop. The card has Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5. I need to also replace the old 1x1 antenna with a 2x2 antenna.
However, I can't seem to find any internal laptop ...
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What's this part and why its color is rusty? The laptop also make car engine on the highway sound [closed]
Do I need to change this part or the fan?
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SSD and RAM Upgrade Recommendation
I have a Lenovo V14 G2 ITL laptop and I want to upgrade my RAM and SSD at the same time. But, you know, these compatibility stuff may seem a bit messy. I have attached some info regarding the ...
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When purchasing a new laptop, which Wi-Fi standards are recommended for a college student that will be paid for by a frugal parent?
When purchasing a new laptop, which Wi-Fi standards are recommended for a college student that will be paid for by a frugal parent?
802.11b
802.11a
802.11g
802.11n
802.11ac
802.11ax
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When should one prefer 3840x2160 over 1920x1080 for a 15" laptop?
Planning onto getting a 15" laptop and I have two choices, either 1920x1080 or 3840x2160 for the screen.
I have a 4K 32" inch display and the pixels are so ridiculously small that you need a ...
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Which RAM should I buy?
I have an Asus X55LAB, here are the specifications:
Processor: Intel i5-5200u 2.2 GHz
RAM: 4 GB DDR3L
The laptop has an accessible 2nd RAM slot. I know I should buy a SODIMM card. I've heard a lot ...
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Laptop Suggestion [ML student]
Unfortunately my current pc died and I need to replace it: I was very satisfied with it, so I'm looking for something similar.
Old PC: Asus Zenbook 14 UX434FLC 16GB of RAM
What I do and what I need:
I ...
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Can someone recommend a laptop that fits my needs?
As a person who doesn’t buy new digital devices often, I am not familiar with the best choices in the market right now nor with the hardware part of different products.
As a freshman Cybersecurity ...
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About the hardware recommendation for Unreal Engine 5
I want to delve into game development next month and I know I need a very good PC, but I'm a student and can have very little money to spare.
I'm eyeing an Acer Swift 3 Ryzen with the following specs:
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Understanding DRAM specs and choosing memory modules
I have an HP Probook 450 G5 laptop. It uses a Hynix 8GB memory module with the description SK Hynix 8GB DDR4 1Rx8 PC4-2400T SA1-11 HMA81GS6AFR8N.
I would like to upgrade the memory to 16 GB. The ...
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laptop recommendations [closed]
I am very much confused in buying either laptop lenovo yoga 7i15 inches vs dell xps 15 9520? Any suggestions? I need it for personal use mostly and also if it demands, for work.(I work as a software ...
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Upgrading cpu on the HP EliteBook 2740p
I have this really neat laptop from 2010 that I want to refurbish. I want to replace the RAM and disk together with the CPU. According to the HP manual: http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c02066162....
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SIM micro SD Adapter
Is there a (definitely non-scam ;) ) SIM to SD card adapter, microSD in my case, to use your cellular data on your laptop/pc ?
Because I can’t find one. Best, small, of course.
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Worth replacing keyboard on 10 year old laptop?
I have a 10 year old Acer Aspire 5750g, and the keyboard has just died on me. Am thinking about replacing it.
I've taken pretty good care of this laptop and kept it relatively dust free, although I ...
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RAM effects for upgrade
I have a Dell Precision 3520 with the following specs regarding to RAM:
Slot 1 is filled (see below), slot 2 is empty.
In some sites RAM is presented to upgrade which is barely available, so I like ...
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Upgrading my Lenovo Legion 5 (500GB SSD) with additional 1TB
I have a Lenovo Legion 5 15ARH05 Black with the following specs:
Ryzen 7 4800H
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650
16GB
512GB
15.6" FHD 120Hz (82B5002AGE)
I have found out that it uses:
SAMSUNG ...
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HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 8GB RAM upgrade option
I have Laptop with HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 8GB RAM i am looking for the upgrade options which ram should I buy.
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What brand of laptop do you recommend harsh places like mountains, gyms and workshops?
I want to buy a 4th or 5th generation laptop for casual tasks like typing office and coding
But the laptop I want should be very durable and work for a long time in harsh places like mountains, gyms ...
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RAM memory card for Toshiba Satellite c55
I'd like to upgrade the RAM memory on a Toshiba Satellite C55-B5115KM, which presently has a 4 GB card.
The laptop specifications I have found for the card type are PC3-2800 or 8500 or 10600, DDR3L ...
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Connecting 2 monitors to my lap top, best options
I have a lap top Asus ROG and these 2 LG monitors and I'm trying to connect them in the best possible way. If I'm not mistaken, since my lap top can only go to 120Hz, I assume I can't use the whole ...
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Connect Antenna Cable To Laptop Without TV Tuner [closed]
Hey, how could I connect an antenna cable to a laptop without using a TV Tuner, in order to reproduce Live TV content? What would I need to do?
It's possible that while trying to do it without a Tuner ...
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Should I get a Macbook Pro M1 16" and Lenovo Thinkpad P series as a software developer, assuming I've always been a Windows user?
Which of the two laptops should I get for my work as a software engineer if cost is not an issue for either of them? I'm a bit reluctant to go with MacBook since I've used windows my entire life and a ...
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Upgrading Core 2 Duo to Core 2 quad on Dell XPS M1730
I have a 2008 Dell XPS M1730 laptop, which has a Core 2 Duo X9000. I want to upgrade it to a quad core QX9300, but I’m not sure if the laptop will support it. These laptops were never sold with quad ...
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HP EliteBook 840 G9 - i5-1235u vs i7-1255u
I am in a process of buying a new laptop, in this case an update to my HP EliteBook G5 i7 that have been great, super quiet and good performance.
Now I am looking to the new G9 but I don't know which ...
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Lenovo Ideapad Slim 5 vs Lenovo Ideapad Slim 7 Pro
I am having difficulty choosing the most appropriate laptop for my work. I usually use my laptop for statistical software and programming (SPSS, R, Stata, Excel), and multitasking (Microsoft Office ...
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Best Computer For ~$600
I'm looking for a laptop that costs around $600 CAD. The functionality of this laptop would be coding and the occasional gaming (minecraft). It would also be nice that it's good for school, but that's ...
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Better laptop than M2 macbook air for the same price in 2022?
I'm going to computer sciences studies for the next few years. I have around 1800€ (1€ = 1$) to spend in a labtop. It needs to be portable and powerful. Everyone is saying that Apple is overprice, so ...
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i5 with gpu vs i7 without gpu which is better
Is core i7 10th (10710U) gen 16gb ram with uhd graphics better or core i5 10th (10500H) gen 8gb ram with 4gb GTX 1650 for like pentesting and sone GTA 5 and csgo and call of duty asking for laptops ...
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What is the proper SSD for DEll Latitude E5550?
I want to know what is the proper SSD for my Dell Latitude E5550 i7 5th gen., 8GB RAM. Right now I have a HDD and wish to upgrade my computer a little bit. I found the user's manual and the spec sheet ...
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Which type of NVME SSD
My friend has a 2015 or so laptop for which he wants the hard disk replaced by SSD. It seems its supports NVME type SSD but I can't seem to figure out which one of these it supports - they look the ...
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13.75ns CL in Dual Rank vs 12.5ns CL in Single Rank (2Rx8 vs 1Rx8)
Which would be a better choice for gaming/video editing in a 32GB SODIMM kit (2x16GB) on HP Victus running Ryzen 5600H:
A higher CAS latency on a dual rank (& dual channel) memory or a lower CAS ...
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Will my laptop work properly with high performance monitor?
I have HP EliteBook x360 1030 G7 Notebook 13" laptop. It's built-in monitor has Full HD resolution and 60Hz refreshing rate.
I'd like to buy some kind of external monitor 24" or 27" to ...
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Laptop recommendation for creating GANs and 3D
I'm looking for recommendations for a laptop suitable for creating GANs and working in 3D (so a 'gaming' laptop). It needs to have an NVIDIA graphics card and I'll be installing Linux (probably Ubuntu)...
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Cost-effective solution to connecting many SATA hard disks to a Linux laptop
What I have:
Linux laptop with the usual connectors (most importantly, probably: USB)
multiple (about 4-6) SATA hard disks
My goal is to connect them simultanously, i.e. I want to manipulate all the ...
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How to select office notebooks in a data-driven way?
We are going to buy 20 new laptops for new employees (typical office tasks: Windows 10, web browser, MS Teams, MS Office, paint.net, with a 14 inch screen, for normal office or home-office working ...
