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Old 03-19-2024, 01:09 PM   #3181
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I think I have a moniter problem ... I got another one just to try out... a oled g9 ... I'm up to like 7 moniters in the last 6 months...

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Old 03-21-2024, 05:48 AM   #3182
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Ive had my vg27aq for a few years its one of the best purchases ive made. just love it.
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Old 03-21-2024, 12:51 PM   #3183
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My dell laptop (about 2 years old) won't turn on right now, it's plugged in and for whatever reason it just isn't turning on. Prior to this I had no issues. There is a ton of documents on there that I need today/tomorrow. What is the best course of action and does anyone know of a reputable company that can diagnose it?
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Old 03-21-2024, 01:29 PM   #3184
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My dell laptop (about 2 years old) won't turn on right now, it's plugged in and for whatever reason it just isn't turning on. Prior to this I had no issues. There is a ton of documents on there that I need today/tomorrow. What is the best course of action and does anyone know of a reputable company that can diagnose it?
For steps you can take on your own; I would first take off the bottom plate and disconnect the battery for a few minutes and reconnect to see if that would allow the laptop to turn on

If it's still not working, if you have another computer with a spare (probably) NVMe M.2 slot, you can move the storage drive over to copy the files you need.
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Old 03-21-2024, 09:47 PM   #3185
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Learnt my lesson today to have my files backed up. I was luckily able to get it back and running but I still don’t trust it now. What’s a quality laptop that can run basic finance software and Microsoft office? My current Dell has 12GB ram. I don’t need anything fancy at all in terms of video etc as it’s strictly for business. I’m not sure I want to buy another Dell and I’m looking for quality. Screen size does not matter as I have a docking station
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Old 03-22-2024, 03:15 PM   #3186
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My new pc has amd 5 3600. What is a not too high cost AMD for socket chip that would be a great long-term investment? I previously had the i7 6700 and loved the longevity I got from it
In a similar boat and these sales on the 5700/58003XD chips are constantly tempting me.

I have no major incentive to upgrade other than to keep up, freshen things up as a partial upgrade so I can keep my b450 stuff going for another 5 years. Probably is more worthwhile upgrading my RX580 but I'm only dabbling with OW2 and Football Manager these days.
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Old 03-22-2024, 03:25 PM   #3187
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Learnt my lesson today to have my files backed up. I was luckily able to get it back and running but I still don’t trust it now. What’s a quality laptop that can run basic finance software and Microsoft office? My current Dell has 12GB ram. I don’t need anything fancy at all in terms of video etc as it’s strictly for business. I’m not sure I want to buy another Dell and I’m looking for quality. Screen size does not matter as I have a docking station
I'll likely get yelled at, but the Macbook Air (M2 or M3) are wildly good/nice computers.

There's a premium on the Mac brand as always, but specifically with these M2/M3 processors - they're very good laptops.
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Old 03-22-2024, 03:44 PM   #3188
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I find it really difficult to consider a laptop other than a Macbook of some kind.
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I love my MacBook but boy are they expensive. I think a mid-range HP laptop is good enough for basic use.
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Old 03-22-2024, 07:30 PM   #3190
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I like some of Lenovo's stuff. Also like the Dell XPS stuff (but is also expensive).

My wife's ASUS has been going strong and Acer even has some decent stuff.

https://www.rtings.com/laptop/reviews/best/brands
https://www.rtings.com/laptop/reviews/best/windows
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Old 03-23-2024, 01:23 AM   #3191
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I like some of Lenovo's stuff. Also like the Dell XPS stuff (but is also expensive).

My wife's ASUS has been going strong and Acer even has some decent stuff.

https://www.rtings.com/laptop/reviews/best/brands
https://www.rtings.com/laptop/reviews/best/windows
We had Dell XPS units at my last job and they were great, if I was buying something for myself that's what I'd probably go with
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Old 03-23-2024, 03:36 PM   #3192
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I find it really difficult to consider a laptop other than a Macbook of some kind.
Uh... really?

Why?

I mean they're nice looking, good screen, good speakers, great keyboard... but the thermal design is absolute garbage to a point where the hardware specs are basically a lie because it wouldn't be stay cool enough to be able to actually use any of it.
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Old 03-23-2024, 07:29 PM   #3193
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Uh... really?

Why?

I mean they're nice looking, good screen, good speakers, great keyboard... but the thermal design is absolute garbage to a point where the hardware specs are basically a lie because it wouldn't be stay cool enough to be able to actually use any of it.
I don't agree with your statement at all. Sounds like someone has never used an M1, M2, or M3 Macbook which is basically the apex of mobile computing TDP at the moment in terms of thermals and performance and battery life. Even my first gen M1 Macbook just destroys the field for anybody who wants to use a laptop form factor. This coming from someone who has a Surface Pro as well as a RTX 3080 gaming laptop at home.

There's no competition outside of the M series for the ergonomics, functionality, ease of use, and sheer battery life. I'll go to work, running at maximum brightness and forget to plug in the laptop for 8+ hours without breaking a sweat. There is never a fan you hear spinning up. It runs ridiculously cool. It plays Baldur's Gate 3 M1 native at high framerate.

Going to back any other laptop, even a high end ASUS, Lenovo, or metal-bodied Surface device just feels hot and clunky in comparison. Even the keyboard shortcuts and trackpad functionality in Windows or even Linux seem awkward now. I still go back to my OLED ultrawide, keyboard mouse, and Windows gaming PC when I'm at home because you still need that for PC gaming...but I'd take the MacBook in a heartbeat for everything else. It's the best work device I've ever had and I can't see myself ever going back.

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the 5700X3d has been a really, really great upgrade
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I find it really difficult to consider a laptop other than a Macbook of some kind.
Agree, and if I didnt need software that specifically requires windows I would 100% use a mac
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Agree, and if I didnt need software that specifically requires windows I would 100% use a mac
There's always Parallels or a cloud VM you can RDP to if that helps
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