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I'm looking for advice on the best price-to-performance options for external hard drives or other storage solutions. My MacBook's storage capacity is quite limited, and I need more space for my files and applications. What are the most reliable and cost-effective external storage options currently available? Any recommendations on specific models or brands would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

I have ordered the zbook studio g8 rtx 3070 model, it comes with two USB C/Thunderbolt and one MiniDP, how can I tell which port is for the dgpu and which one for the igpu when connecting to an external monitor?

So, last week all of a sudden my laptop charger broke. Not just not working, but if I put it in the socket (without it being connected to my laptop) all the electricity in the house goes out (that specific fuse). Decided to get a new charger (official one). Turned on my laptop, connected the charger and it was all working. After a couple of minutes I take the charger out of the laptop (it’s still in the socket) and continue some browsing on the laptop. Then, suddenly after a couple of minutes the charger makes a sound and the fuse goes out again. So, it seems my laptop is breaking my charger. And not just that it doesn’t work again, but that it blows out fuses while being in the socket.

I tried googling, but didn’t find an answer on this specific use case. Although I assume there’s something wrong with my battery/connection from the laptop. I’ll probably send it for repairs (it should still have warranty as I bought it less than 2 years ago), but I was wondering if people have experience with this and know what can cause it.

My laptop is an ASUS TUF A15

So I have a HP G2 Elitebook 840 with a core i5-5300U with 2.30 GHz and 8gb ram and I am wondering what max upgrade can it handle ? Like what’s the max ram it can take, the best CPU it can take and the best graphics card it can take in order to make it more powerful, I know it’s an old laptop but I just want to know

I just want your opinion on the Lenovo Loq 15 and Acer nitro 5 : 1.Acer Nitro 5 AN515-58-72FA NH.QM0EY.009 i7-12650H 16GB RAM 512GB SSD RTX 4060 FreeDOS 15.6 (953$)

2.LOQ 15IRH8 Intel Core i5 12450H 16GB 512GB SSD RTX4060 Freedos 15.6" FHD(975$ )

I am going to purchase ACER SWIFT 14 go oled i5 13500h version. Can anyone share his/her experience with it.

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Im trying to get a laptop mainly for university, watching shows/movies and light gaming. Been looking and trying to find out which ones are good however im still unsure, is this any good for its price?

Just to be clear this is CAD not USD.

Ik Lenovo pretty dumb using cheap plastic for computer hinges, the hinge broke a while ago and screen worked. But overtime the screen started flickering like crazy and turning off and back on which was a little problem until it completely stopped. Noticed that one of part of the hinges started scraping against I don’t know what, and the screen started flickering badly ever time it came on contact and FINNALY broke. Anyway know what I damaged and how should I repair it or replace.

Should I get a refurbished Macbook Air M1 for $500-600 or should I get a PC for a comparable price? For more context, I'm just going to be using it for school and entertainment and I already have an iPad and iPhone, so I thought maybe the Macbook would be the better option but honestly I don't know much about computers.

I just bought a new laptop and am wondering how much my old one is worth. It's just under 3 years old but in great condition, both physically and as a computer. Any estimates?

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As the title says, my thinkpad only boots when plugged in, when I pull the plug it instantly turns off. I’m running Ubuntu 22.04, I’ve ran the command to show battery information, it says that the battery is connected. For some reason it also only charges to 99% and doesn’t loose battery (I had it unplugged for 24h and it was still at 99%. Any help?

Dell Inspiron 5420. Normally, I just push the power button and it comes awake - keyboard lights up and screen comes on. I pushed the power button and nothing happens, so I thought maybe it needs to be charged (even though all day it was plugged in to the docking station, which keeps it charged & I have done everything the same for two years). So, I plugged in a charger (laptop is USBC). Keyboard won't light, no response to pushing power button. But that corner light is on.

How can that corner light be on, but the power button does nothing and the keyboard won't come on? It doesn't make sense and it is killing me! TIA!!

Hello all! My nearly 10 year old laptop is running like a snail through molasses on a cold day, and I think it’s time for an upgrade. The problem is, I am not even sure what to look for. I will mainly use it for gaming (Steam, The Sims, etc.) and personal/work stuff. Specs-wise, I’d want it to be similar to or better than my old laptop, with significantly better safety/security features (antivirus and anti-malware software). Budget-wise, I’m not so strict on this, because I will continue saving for it over the next four months, but I’d rather not pay over $3,000 for it.

Thanks in advance for your laptop advice!

Lenovo LOQ 15AHP9, Gaming-Notebook, 15,6 inch Display, AMD Ryzen™ 5,8645HS Prozessor, 16 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX™ 4050, Luna Grey, Windows 11 Home (64 Bit)?

How is this laptop? I want to play Rust, Gmod, GTA 5 etc. It costs 1k bucks.

Need suggestions to upgrade for laptop 1TB ssd, so i don’t get messed up, Laptop - Asus tuf gaming f15 (GX507ZV4)

Which brand should i go for and also does it matter and its specifications is compatible to my laptop or not how can we figure that out?

I’m really overwhelmed and need laptop advice.

I’m thinking of getting refurbished because I’m on a tighter budget.

I mainly need it to be able to run Adobe CS5 to resize my digital art files in larger files that I can then upload to the print site I use.

I would love to be able to play games on it too but from what I’ve seen gaming laptops are super expensive and a lot of people seem to be wary of buying refurbished gaming laptops too. I’d just use a desktop computer but I’m disabled and have chronic pain so sitting at a desk is hard.

My budget is $300ish. I can be a bit flexible but can’t go a ton above that.

I have an old dell laptop that can run CS5 but the screen is having issues (flickering when I open and close it at times) and I don’t know that it’s worth trying to fix it and if I should just get a totally new laptop since it’s very old and having screen issues.

Someone I know is looking for laptops for college wanting to know if this is a good? This is on prime for only today and tomorrow.

Lenovo IdeaPad 3i 15.6" Touchscreen FHD Business Laptop Computer, Intel Core i3-1115G4 (Beat i5-10210U), 24GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.1, Arctic Grey, Windows 11 Pro S, Tichang https://a.co/d/51MQdKZ

I’ve been thinking about buying a Framework 16 laptop for a few months now, but I’ve slowly been realizing that it’s way outside my budget (especially considering the price to performance ratio). Since then I’ve been tunnel visioning on ThinkPads and the Framework 13. I’d like to ask for some advice before spending several hundred dollars on the wrong thing.

I have a few requirements:

• It must have decent Linux support (no Realtek WiFi cards and preferably AMD graphics)
• Upgradable RAM and storage
• It must be at least repair friendly, if not repair focused.

I’ll be using it for various schoolwork related things and I’ll also be using CAD and engineering simulation software. I’d like to be able to play some games on it, although I’m coming from a laptop with Intel Ice Lake G1 graphics so just about anything would be a pretty big upgrade. I play Factorio, Minecraft, and Cities Skylines, so not super graphically intensive games. There are a few more things that would be nice to have but aren’t a requirement:

• A 2.8k 16:10 display
• Fingerprint sensor
• USB4 or Thunderbolt support
• An Ethernet port

Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated!

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I wan't to check the maximum amount of RAM my computer can use so I can buy 2. I can't use my screen because my old RAM broke. My computer model is 14m-dw1013dx and is an HP laptop.

I’m going to college soon and wonder if this laptop is worth it and will run good, I wanna use it for school and also gaming when I’m not paying attention, it’s on sale and I’m using coupons and it adds up to 755$ after all of that

MSI Cyborg Gaming Laptop - 13th Gen Intel Core i7-13620H - GeForce RTX 4050 - 144HZ 1080p - 16GB RAM - 512GB SSD - A13VE-218US Notebook PC

I don’t know the first thing about laptops or pcs, let me start there. I’m starting college next month and I have never ever had good luck with laptops. I’m not looking for some amazing, out of this world laptop, just something that would be good for school and maybe for a little gaming (stardew valley, minecraft, those sorts). I mean, ideally I would love to even be able to play bg3 BUT my budget restricts me on those dreams. I would say I’m not looking to spend more than $5-600. Maybe I’m crazy idk. Pls help me!!!

Just looking for a standard at-home laptop for general use. Will likely watch shows/movies on it, use it to do taxes, and for use with VCDS (a VW/Audi diagnostic tool). I've seen people suggesting at least 16GB of RAM, i5 processor, and 256GB of memory. I want it to have an Ethernet port for a wired connection and don't really care much about the display. Budget is $550 or less. Any help would be appreciated (brands to try/stay away from).

Anyone have and experience with these two 16 inch models from Lenovo? On the surface they seem the same, but they're listed differently and the only easily apparent difference is that the 2-in-1 option gives you the choice of a ryzen 5 8000 series for cheaper, or a ryzen 7 8000 series for more. The Flex is a Ryzen 7 7000 series only (or intel). The Flex is listed with Dolby speakers so I assume they might sound nicer but the Lenovo website is unclear about these differences.

The price difference is kinda steep, and everything else, the screen, ram, SSD, all seem the same.

Any help would be great. I'm actually realizing my astigmatism is getting worse so reading these spec sheets is burning my eyes, so I might be missing something important. This is a laptop for mom.

Hey guys, hope this is the right place to post this but, I have a Toshiba Satellite A505-S6025 I'm trying to turn into a lightweight sleeper laptop.

If it helps, it has

Nvidia GT 310m

Intel i3-330m (socket rPGA 989)

8gb of DDR3 1066 ram (2 sticks of 4gb ram)

480gb Patriot SSD

and the rest is stock components.

The question is, can I upgrade the CPU?

I'm trying to upgrade the processor to an i7-640m or i7-620m. I know that from the factory the laptop could be shipped with an i3 330m or i7 720qm (or if it was older, a core 2 duo) but not much else other than some issues reported on some forums when attempting to upgrade to an i7 720qm. If any photos or further information is needed, please let me know.

as a incoming 2nd year college i want to learn ios development, i have gaming laptop but i always distracted on gaming so i want to focus on studying in advance while im in college so i will gain experience and knowledge in advance, also based on my research swift language will only work on mac and i dont have mac, it is worth it to swap may gaming laptop now? or should i learn the language first and buy mac soon?

So, my uncle lives near Paraguay and I live in Brazil, for that reason, he is going to buy me a laptop because of the price difference since I will be paying pure dollar and no taxes. I already had a MacBook Pro M1 and I loved it, however, the ARM architecture and the incompatibility against uncommon applications it can present even with Parallels emulation keeps me from getting one again. That said, I need:

• Laptop running Windows
• Awesome battery life
• Good performance even without charger
• At least 16GB of RAM
• A good screen, preferably OLED
• Good keyboard and trackpad
• Quality construction
• No thermal issues
• Preferably not so heavy and nice to carry on

I already tried looking into Zenbook 14x, however, there is not Ryzen version there, so I need to use Intel, at least where I searched, I found problems with throttling out of charging and battery duration.

Hi, does hp essential 255 g8 laptop have a graphics accelerator? Can someone please tell me. Thanks.