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LCD Laptop \ Tablet
Shot in the dark here but is anyone aware of any laptops or tablets which have a pure LCD (Old LCD screen without the LED backlight).
Now let me explain why...
I have a brother who suffers from a ...
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Asus Notebook X53SV -SX178V new Mainboard
I need a new mainbord for my Asus Notebook X53SV-SX178V, because the DC jack is broken and the mainboard is partly cracked.
So I want to order a new mainboard which is called K53SV. There exist ...
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Windows PC laptop with built-in mac-like keyboard
I find that on my MacBook, I am much less likely to hit wrong keys than on any Windows PC I have ever used. The number pad and especially num lock are crimes against humanity, comparable to Francisco ...
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Are there combined USB-C and Thunderbolt Docks with many ports available?
We use various Dell notebooks at the company and now I would like to buy a docking station for my home office.
Unfortunately some of the notebooks only have USB-C, while others have Thunderbolt.
Also ...
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Buying laptop for work under $600
5 years gone since I bought my old laptop. Now I want to buy a new one. With only $600 I'm trying to choose the best for this price(as we all are).
Here are my requirements:
I don't need a graphic ...
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Sturdy laptops for every day use (not ruggerized)
I'm a heavy laptop users, who takes her laptop everywhere everyday. That means, loads of little bumps, some drops of a drink are not avoidable. Children could lay their little dirty fingers on it or ...
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Detachble / Convertible 2in1 with proper Linux/Ubuntu support
Due to the fact that my old EeePC is next to end of life (which was running with Ubuntu for 7 years) I plan to buy a similar small device as replacement.
Thereby, my focus lies in the Detachable/...
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Compact, lightweight detachable laptop (or Windows tablet with keyboard accessory) with high sustained performance and long battery life
We're in the market for a Windows laptop or tablet to replace Father's ancient (nine years old!) desktop but we have some very stringent requirements:
If the device is a laptop, the (touch) display ...
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Laptop with tapered keys (i.e. not chiclets) OTHER than gaming laptop
It seems that, in the pursuit of thinness, major manufacturers have stopped making laptops with quality keyboards and now they all give you a chiclet keyboard except on high end gaming laptops. That's ...
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Looking for a convertible laptop with some requirements that aren't that typical of a convertible
I'm looking for a laptop. I plan on using it for watching videos and possibly some graphical design. This is why I'd like it to be a convertible. It's pretty inconvenient to do those things with a big ...
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Premium 17" Laptop
The market for laptops with 17 inch displays is small, but it's the only size that works for me when using the machine daily. I am looking for a 17" laptop with quality and performance comparable to ...
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Does there exist a general purpose external cooling fan designed for the Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro?
The Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro has a rather unique placement of its internal cooling fan:
The fan is not located on the bottom of the machine under the keyboard like most laptops (which most external cooling ...
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Laptop or tablet for custom use case?
I have a kind of unique use case, I need about 5 pieces of hardware to access a custom web application and I'm in the process of researching my possibilities.
My main problem is being on a quite low ...
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Laptop with matte screen and non-widescreen aspect ratio
I am looking for laptop with taller screen (i.e. aspect ratio 3:2 or better (4:3, 5:4, whatever... just not 16:9 or 16:10), and matte screen.
I found it especially tricky to look for laptops with ...
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Budget laptop for exams (<150$)?
I would like to buy hundred of very low budget laptops for a programming exam. The requirements are:
Screen > 12''
User storage < 100 MB
OS POSIX compliant
Keyboard
Trackpad
Wi-Fi
Ram > 1 GB
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Economical Apple laptop wanted for personal use
I could use a little advice on my next computer purchase from a few Apple consumers who have had some hands-on experience with some of Apple's latest products. I have some financing available to me to ...
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Hardware shopping: Which M.2 SSD should I buy?
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https://superuser.com/questions/1535127/hardware-shopping-can-all-m-key-slot-work-with-nvme#1535127
I am pretty sure that my Laptop do not accepts M.2 NVMe SSD.
I want ...
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What is the best wifi adapter to replace/upgrade the ASUS ROG G750JM's internal wifi adapter?
My research so far has shown me it's possible to replace or upgrade the ASUS ROG G750JM's wifi adapter.
What is the best wifi adapter to replace the ASUS ROG G750JM's internal wifi adapter? As I'm ...
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i7-4600U and virtual machines
I would like to know if a laptop with Intel(R) Core(TM)i7-4600U @ 2.10GHz 2.70GHz , 2 cores and 4 threats , 4 Mo Cache , 8GB of RAM and 256 Go SSD is capable of running two or more virtual machines ...
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New SSD for old Asus EEE 901 netbook
I have an Asus EEE 901, one of those small netbooks that were the rage a few years ago. It's good as a travelling machine, but I'd really like to have more storage space.
This model is the Windows ...
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Moble Internet via SIM Card on Laptop
I have a Acer R3-471T laptop running Windows 10 and would like to be able to have mobile data on it via a SIM card. Mi-Fi's, Mobile USB Dongles, etc. are not viable since my phone provider (Cricket, ...
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Laptop that is usable without any battery (power via AC)
I am looking to get a new, affordable laptop strictly for writing. Here's the problem: I want one whose battery I can take out immediately and discard; the laptop must be able to function via power ...
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HP 15s-dy3501TU backlit keyboard upgrade
I am using HP 15sdy-3501TU which originally comes with a non backlit keyboard. I opened its motherboard and found a connector just below the keyboard designated as "JKBL" , which can be seen ...
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I want to use my home laptop as an extended monitor for my office laptop
I have 2 laptops using Windows 10.
Office Laptop (Lenovo Thinkpad)
Home Laptop (Dell)
I want to learn how to use one of these laptops as an extended display.
I'm confused how many adapters I need.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 ...
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Replace SATA SSD with NVMe
I have a 4-year old laptop which has installed a TOSHIBA KSG60ZMV256G M.2 2280 256GB which is a SATA SSD. I want to replace it with a Western Digital Blue SN570 500GB M.2-2280 SSD which is a PCI ...
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Thinkpad W530 replacement
I am looking for a laptop to replace my W530 thinkpad (from 2012). Here is what I like in the W530:
matte IPS screen
good (backlighted) keyboard with key travel of 2.5mm
keyboard without numpad (I ...
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Which RAM should I add to my laptop with processor 2133 MHz speed...?
Actually, I want to upgrade my laptop RAM. So, when I was searching for compatible RAM for my laptop I got to know that it was already pre-installed(inbuilt) with 4GB 2666 MHz? Do I need to add 8GB of ...
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How to buy a replacement display for laptop?
I've got an Acer A515-51-517Y. The laptop developed horizontal cracks on the bezels (possibly because the hinges needed lubrication) and eventually the stress from opening the laptop caused the ...
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Question laptop vs server for http web site and database
i have an 15 years old laptop that i am using to run
xampp ( http php website database) and a java program and windows 10 os
the website is only being used by max of 3-5 users self use / apps that run ...
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Laptop CPU overheats regulary, how to stop it?
Specs:
Intel core i5-7200U @2.5GHz, 2 Cores
Turbo ON: -Current clock speed:3.1 GHz -min clock speed:
0.4GHz -max clock speed: 2.7GHz
Turbo ON temperature: -low 70 C -current 95 C -high 95 C
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USB TV tuner that works with Windows 10
I have Diamond multimedia TV tuner that works with Windows 7, and is supposed to work with Windows 10 but does not. It uses Total media software, when I try to scan for channels it says "not ...
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Refurbishing an old Alienware Laptop
I have an old (2011) Alienware m18x. At this point, it is half dead (both dedicated AMD GPUs died long ago) and something is going on with the internal clock, as it keeps delaying the date after being ...
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Recommendation for machine to replace 2017 iMac for aspiring data scientist
thanks for your time. My iMac can be really slow to access memory. I have tried to reinstall the OS multiple times with no great result. Basically I think the memory handling is really bad. My macbook ...
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Laptop 13 - 14" very mobile fully featured desktop replacement
Broadly speaking I am looking for a very mobile fully featured laptop (kind of a desktop replacement). The same kind of laptop as in my question from 2016.
I currently have a customised Lenovo T460s (...
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Best laptop to seamlessly remote/stream my desktop PC anywhere in my home
I'm looking for a relatively cheap laptop (under 500 USD) that's thin and light so that I can remote/stream my desktop PC from anywhere inside my home network. I can hardwire into my network from ...
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Which laptop should I buy for dual booting Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Windows 10?
I require to dual boot Ubuntu LTS 18.04 along with Windows 10. Which laptop would you recommend to do so? I would need a good community to troubleshoot with, documentation, step-by-step guides to ...
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Looking for USB-C hub with USB-C port for Power Delivery *and* USB-C port for video output
I'm looking for a USB-C hub/dongle with two USB-C ports that support Power Delivery charging and USB-C 4K video output.
I'm connecting my 16" MBP to an LG 4K monitor via a USB-C to DisplayPort cable; ...
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Toshiba Satellite L755 screen upgrade
My Toshiba Satellite L755 has a HD resolution screen, so I want to upgrade it a Full HD resolution panel.
Is it possible and how do I even search for such a panel(like does it have different no. of ...
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WTB Convertible Tablet PC
I have an HP4400 swivel screen with monitor-stored stylus. The tldr is I want this with modern specs.
I have looked to replace this twice, and failed both times. The most recent was in 2016 when I ...
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Asus F555U compatible WiFi card
I want to replace the internal modem in my laptop with a better one because right now I drop out of every network all the time. Currently an Atheros ar5b125 (Half Mini PCI-E) is built in and I was ...
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A "unofficial sucessor" to Lenovo ThinkPad S531
I'm helping someone finding a new laptop. The ThinkPad S531 is the only laptop she ever liked and I'm trying to find something similar but in "2019 version". It seems the S531 doesn't have an official ...
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Is Nvidia's GEFORCE GTX 1650 suitable for scientific computing and simulation?
I use LinuxMint OS, and work with Fortran, Python, and Openfoam for scientific computing and fluid dynamics simulation. I am buying a new laptop from ASUS that has GEFORCE GTX 1650 (4 GB) card (fits ...
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