Centralscrutinizer
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Scuba. Your way of thanking the board members who helped you here should be to delete the Man City save on FM and play as Boro manager 
Recommend me a laptop (please)
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Got a virus through lenovo bloatware. They'll never get a second chance.
afcb_acklam
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not good - I always remove ALL the non-essential software on ANY new pc
Sheriff_John_Bunnell_ret
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My hinge snapped on a hp. Very annoying as it had decent specs. Tried to get it fixed but it didn't really work and the screen kept breaking. Next one I bought was built like a tank.
The gadge I got to try and repair it said a lot of companies are using poor plastic to make them lightweight to try and keep up with apple. He said it was the hot air coming out of it which had made the plastic brittle.
Advice is don't use the laptop in bed or not on a solid surface or anywhere that might interrupt the airflows.
The gadge I got to try and repair it said a lot of companies are using poor plastic to make them lightweight to try and keep up with apple. He said it was the hot air coming out of it which had made the plastic brittle.
Advice is don't use the laptop in bed or not on a solid surface or anywhere that might interrupt the airflows.
Chutney
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To be honest I'd always go for a refurb - much better value for money. As long as it's not falling to bits and has had the reset done properly then you're getting savings of a similar ilk to buying a car with a few k on it vs brand new.
You need to know how to properly lookup the specs - particularly the CPU as there's way more to it than the GHz count - but that's true of a new one to be honest. Another advantage is the reset will have blitzed off the bloatware as well.
Never gone wrong getting an OK looking Lenovo refurb from eBay in the past.
You need to know how to properly lookup the specs - particularly the CPU as there's way more to it than the GHz count - but that's true of a new one to be honest. Another advantage is the reset will have blitzed off the bloatware as well.
Never gone wrong getting an OK looking Lenovo refurb from eBay in the past.
italianjob
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changingman
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Just following up on this my Lenovo seems to have factory reset itself (or similar) earlier today.
Anyone had experience with Honor? Not a brand I'm familiar with but spec looks decent for the price.
Anyone had experience with Honor? Not a brand I'm familiar with but spec looks decent for the price.
RedAsABeetroot
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Honor are a sub-brand of Huawei so I don't think I'd be tempted.
Glover_elbow
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changingman
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Thanks for that. Good spot. Had an Asus before the Lenovo and always liked it.
Glover_elbow
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I think Amazon are pretty good as well if it breaks normally they will just refund you.
Scrote
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One thing to watch out for is keyboard layout if you're not using a separate keyboard.
I've used a few newer laptops where everything seems to be about space saving and certain keys are basically unusable (e.g. Home/End).
If you're doing anything serious with an art package for the photography then make sure your normal shortcut combos are easy to press.
I've used a few newer laptops where everything seems to be about space saving and certain keys are basically unusable (e.g. Home/End).
If you're doing anything serious with an art package for the photography then make sure your normal shortcut combos are easy to press.
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italianjob
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There's nothing wrong with Honour laptops
italianjob
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Whatever you do, don't buy one with less than 8GB RAM. No matter what the 'experts' in PC world or Currys tell you!
Borehamwood_Boro
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I need a desktop for trading, I want to run 4 screens off it eventually. 1.5k ish.
My laptop has passed out, trouble is a lot of things I am seeing are sideways steps.
Current spec is i7 and 16gb and it was starting to struggle with what I am doing (30 internet tabs up at once, several Excel sheets, trading software price feed etc)
Any views appreciated
changingman
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This one is arriving from Amazon today - I'll let you know how I get on.
Some reviews have criticised the screen (washed out and viewing angle isn't the best) but there's got to be some compromise at that price!
Once I've invested in a bigger desk I might dock it anyway with monitor keyboard etc.
afcb_acklam
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sorry, high end pc's are not my area of expertise. I'd be tempted to play safe and go for a good spec Dell or something.
changingman
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Typing this on my new laptop and I must say I'm mightily impressed so far. Screen much better than expected. Slight gripe on the quality of the keyboard (feels a little shoddy) but, other than this site, most of my typing is saved for my work laptop anyway!
The "enter" key is too small as well. Other than that, all good!
The "enter" key is too small as well. Other than that, all good!