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Recently, my 13 year old Toshiba Satellite C855 running Windows 8.1 bluescreened and got stuck in a crash on boot loop, leading me to believe that its long half-corrupted HDD finally ceased to function. I have a second Toshiba Satellite C855 laptop that I bought off of E-bay last year, basically brand new with the caveat that its variant is S5107 instead of S5190.

From what I could find, the only difference between the two models is the processor - the 5107 has a slightly faster Core i3-2370M compared to the Core i3-2328M in the S5190. As far as I can tell, everything else is virtually identical except that it came with Windows 10 Home installed instead of 8.1, so I partioned the drive in half and installed Windows 8.1 with (most) of the appropriate 8.1/Satellite drivers via the Dynabook website. Everything seems to be running fine and I'm using it to write this post here.

Now, I know this sounds really stupid, but I vastly prefer the way my older worn-out laptop feels to use, to the point that I'd like to swap the dead HDD out with this new partioned one running 8.1. What would happen if I do that? They're both running Intel processors and the same Toshiba stuff, so if I changed the drives could I just boot it up on the old one without any additional formatting or changes? Obviously there's risks that other components could fail with it being old (which I intend to replace), but for now I'm just curious about the drive compatibility.

My sister says she spilled coffee on her work keyboard, but somehow it busted the screen like this, she says she didnt hit the screen when i asked her. no clue what the heck is going on

Currently, my hp victus 15 only has 8gb of ddr4 3200mhz ram. I want to upgrade the ram, but I’m not sure if I should go with another 8gb stick for dual or a 16gb stick. I play games like Minecraft, valorant, rdr2, and cs2, sometimes with Spotify open in the background for example. Would 16 be enough or should I go for 24?

My budget is $800 and need something that will last through potentially 7 years of school.

1. Dell Inspiron 14 snapdragon plus, 8 core, 16gb, 512 Gb ssd, window 11 $749.99 Canadian
2. ASUS vivobook s14x, i7 12700h, 14 cores, 12gb, 512gb ssd, windows 11 $699
3. Lenovo Slim 7 i7 1360 p, 12 cores, 16gb, 1 tb ssd, windows 11 pro $847.99

Any advice given is appreciated, I’ve done research and feel like these options but come from not know anything beforehand!

Looking for a new laptop to use for work at home-I’ve been using a chrome book to run 3 screens, but it’s running slow.

Thanks!

Hi! I'm from Mexico (that's why I'm thinking to buy a new laptop by MercadoLibre). I want this one and I see a lot of reviews saying that is really good but I want another opinion. My budget is about 1000-1300 dollars aprox. What do you think? I want one with a rtx 4060 and 1tb ssd

i recently inherited this dell laptop but i couldn’t find a charger, so i decided to try using the usb-c charger for apple products and idk much about computers and technology so pls tell me if i am doing smth wrong

Hello im buying a new laptop tomorrow, i study computer science im an UG. My options are either a Lenovo X1 carbon gen 12 intel core i7 ultra, 32 GB RAM, 512GB SSD NVME. Or, a MacBook Pro 14 inch M3 18GB RAM 512 GB of storage. The store near me sells both for 1700$ (each) so price is not something to think about, on the other hand, the lenovo laptop comes with 3 years of warranty while the mac has none. Which is better for me as a student ( i already have an ipad and an iphone and i like macOS so its a + for the ecosystem, but i also really like windows since my old laptop was a dell and i already did 2 semesters with it )

Which one of these do you choose to get with a 2700 aed?

First choice (the one that's left in stock) https://amzn.eu/d/iALVCXk

Second choice https://amzn.eu/d/iT2OiqF

Third choice https://amzn.eu/d/0s59f5q with a ram stick https://amzn.eu/d/9FAaUxh

What I want to do in the laptop is emulate ps4 and ps3 games, the 4050 is good but emulation focuses on the cpu too, so which one of these is the good choice?

What laptop is best for using unreal engine ? To create things such as vr or ar objects

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Hi everyone, I am planning to buy a second hand ThinkPad E490 with an i5 8265U, 8 gb ddr4 and 256gb samsung nvme is this a good choice? its €160 and in good condition and it also falls into my buget. I like to use linux mint myself and I use my laptop more for standard daily use so the specs look good for my use.

whats a good realistic amount to spend for replacing SSD and Ram?: for intel Core i5 9th gen, looking to upgrade to core i9 sometime in the future if that is realistic. specific product recommendation are welcome, even more so requested than a price.

Hello Humans, I am planning to buy a MacBook for below requirements, please suggest which one to buy? Like air or pro? -I need to transfer photos from iPhone

• need it for coding but most of my work happens on chrome

Trying to decide between these two laptops:

1. RTX 2060 (6GB) + Ryzen 7 3750H + 16GB DDR4

2. RTX 3050 (4GB) + Ryzen 5 5600H + 16GB DDR4

I know the 2060 is stronger, but the 5600H is a much better CPU. Which one will perform better in games?

I mostly play The Witcher 3, fh5 and gta5

So I'm looking for a new laptop with either one of these chips , I'm reading alot of different info about them and it's hard to come to any conclusion.

Just wondering if people here have used either of these or even better used both..

Im looking for something that has good battery life and doesn't make alot of noise. I'm coming from totally silent macbook pro m1 so I want something that is close to that.

It seems from what I've read that lunar lake is better for less fan noise, less heat and better battery life but some say that amd is just as good but with better performance .

Want to hear from people who have actually used them .

Thanks

General use, maybe some light gaming (minecraft and indie games), also i would like a good display and build quality is also important

MSI Modern 15 H AI

Intel Ultra 5 125 H

16GB ddr5 ram

512GB nvem SSD

Full hd ips display

Hp Pavilion 16

Amd Ryzen 5-8540u

16gb ddr5 ram

512gb nvem SSD

full hd ips display

Huawei Matebook D16 2024

Intel i5-12450H

16gb ddr4 Ram

512gb nvem SSD

FullHd ips display

I want to sell a slightly used Predator Helios 16 Gaming Laptop - PH16-71-71AV (Full specs here : https://store.acer.com/en-us/predator-helios-16-gaming-laptop-ph16-71-71av) What price should i put it up for? Its been barely used but the frame is slightly damaged on 1 side

Hi everyone,

Good day,

I have a Lenovo E49 (3464) laptop. It's about 11 years old model. I'm trying to unlock the bios of this lenovo model to upgrade the wifi that has PCIe Half mini form factor.

BIOS Version - HCET35WW(1.35)(17-05-2013).

Anyone who knows Bios mod, please share your thoughts on how to whitelist the wifi from the Bios.

Thanks!

My sister needed my laptop to do some homework and when she gave it back, this happens when i move my tabs around, she said she didnt know what to do to return it back. Is there any way to put it back to normal? i see other people have this, especially in the gaming and i assume its to reduce lag. i am sorry for the grammar errors, english is not my first language but i am learning it.

https://preview.redd.it/50jhj5cv7pge1.jpg?width=1440&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9444910ee2fca3ac68a498c837bb0cc9f64cb751

My laptop charger for my lenovo ideapad u3 50 started getting hot each time I used it, like hot enough that there is a dent from the metal melting and the charger has black chars on it, each charge got it charred more and only charged at certain angles and now it just doesnt work. It was out of warranty so I was wondering if a new charger is worth it since it could have internal damage from it but idk it worked just fine on games when I was using it last.

I just bought a Lenovo docking station (40AY0090AU) for my laptop (Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Carbon 13ITL5) but was unable to get it to work, despite much troubleshooting. Looking at the specs of the two devices, I didn't expect any issues getting them to work but would only get a "USB device not recognized" error.

Is there any way of confirming compatibility before buying? I'm now looking at the Dell Universal Dock - UD22 - would this work with my laptop?

I'm currently using the Targus DOCK423AU however am having issues with flickering when setting both external monitors to 100HZ (is this possibly due to an insufficient power supply? I'm using passthrough power delivery with the 45W Lenovo laptop charger) and am looking at a replacement as I am forced to set one monitor to 60HZ. This is connected to the monitors via HDMI cables, whereas the Lenovo I attempted to use DisplayPort. Could this be the issue? IINM, DisplayPort offers greater bandwidth which is why I was hoping it would allow me to set both monitors to 100HZ without flickering.

Any thoughts or recommendations would be appreciated. Thanks!

From what I’ve heard most Dell units have had this problem (don’t @ me for getting a Dell and on top of that a Vostro I know I fd up) anyways so this pos’s trackpad has been acting up for the longest time ever to the point where I had to use an external mouse. Using the trackpad causes cursor jitter and changing the display angle forwards or back sometimes clears it and sometimes makes for constant cursor jitter snd horrible accuracy, would love insights into what voodoo category this falls into and how to fix it. TIA!