July 4, 20178 yr Yup, it's only money, which is basically a number on a piece of paper (screen if you're paperless).
July 4, 20178 yr Yup, it's only money, which is basically a number on a piece of paper (screen if you're paperless). And, if you dont spend it on a lappy you could waste it on an ebike![emoji605] [emoji605] [emoji605]
July 4, 20178 yr Yup, it's only money, which is basically a number on a piece of paper (screen if you're paperless). http://www.dell.com/uk/p/alienware-17-laptop/pd?oc=n00aw17r424&model_id=alienware-17-laptop you need a fork lift to move it about tho lol
July 4, 20178 yr My old lenovo had a boot energizer thing and booted up in about 50 seconds when new, but lately was 4 or 5 minutes and if you tried to edit video it showed the wheely roundy thing for ages so what with that and the battery issue it had to go.
July 4, 20178 yr Video killed the radio star. It also killed many old laptops when 1080P came out. Now that we have 4k, they have no chance - great for Tetris though, and Freecell.
July 4, 20178 yr Video killed the radio star. It also killed many old laptops when 1080P came out. Now that we have 4k, they have no chance - great for Tetris though, and Freecell. Candy Crush?????
July 4, 20178 yr My old lenovo had a boot energizer thing and booted up in about 50 seconds when new, but lately was 4 or 5 minutes and if you tried to edit video it showed the wheely roundy thing for ages so what with that and the battery issue it had to go. If you remove all the additional add on programs virus checkers, quick boot options printer drivers for old non functioning printers etc you have got and reinstall the original software it will be just as fast or slow as it was originally. The biggest boost to performance for an aging laptop is to increase the memory to the fullest allowed, then it is to replace the hard drive with a solid state one , after you have done these, the last thing is to take it out of service and use it as a Kodi box.
July 4, 20178 yr If you remove all the additional add on programs virus checkers, quick boot options printer drivers for old non functioning printers etc you have got and reinstall the original software it will be just as fast or slow as it was originally. The biggest boost to performance for an aging laptop is to increase the memory to the fullest allowed, then it is to replace the hard drive with a solid state one , after you have done these, the last thing is to take it out of service and use it as a Kodi box. Having had the windows 10 sort of forced/tricked upon me, I tried to reset to the original windows 7 but it was no longer an option and like all this stuff it didn't come with a disc. It did have a partitioned bit with the OS on but that had vanished as well.System Restore gave me the option of a fresh windows 10 but having installed it it refused to boot up. Auto repair kicked in but that couldn't fix it either, so having spent some hours messing with it, tethered to the mains like a pre Gtech Vacuum because of the dud battery, I decided that enough is enough and retired it to the loft. If I can get it working it will do for my BKool in the winter. So bought a shiny new HP laptop that doubles as a tablet when you turn it inside out.. (I like shiny new things which is why I dont have much money)
July 4, 20178 yr The recent heat wave didn't do much good to my PC so I am looking at MBs again, this one will be the fourth to go in the case since 2003 so one every 4 years 8 months or so. hush went bankrupt a while back because these things were very expensive and didn't sell very well. The case is carved out of a chunk of aluminium and the original MB (VIA) and its replacement used a heat pump connected to the big radiator on the right. No ventilator although I did have an expansion slot one when we moved to the south west. First thing to die was the CD R/W replaced by the current external firewire one. Then the power supply packed it in so now there is a pico-itx 80 W. Looking at an ASRock quad core MB and drilling ventilation holes in the lid like the more recent versions of the case had. I might fit a slim slot-in blueray drive for convenience, I am already on my second SSD... Mine is black of course, the silver ones were made to blend in with the hi-fi in the living room. Back before sky changed satellites there was a Digital TV card in mine hooked up to a motorised satellite dish and I used to watch feeview... Cost wise the whole computer comes to less than 200 € / year including replacement bits and add ons.
July 4, 20178 yr The recent heat wave didn't do much good to my PC so I am looking at MBs again, this one will be the fourth to go in the case since 2003 so one every 4 years 8 months or so. [ATTACH=full]20020[/ATTACH] hush went bankrupt a while back because these things were very expensive and didn't sell very well. The case is carved out of a chunk of aluminium and the original MB (VIA) and its replacement used a heat pump connected to the big radiator on the right. No ventilator although I did have an expansion slot one when we moved to the south west. First thing to die was the CD R/W replaced by the current external firewire one. Then the power supply packed it in so now there is a pico-itx 80 W. Looking at an ASRock quad core MB and drilling ventilation holes in the lid like the more recent versions of the case had. I might fit a slim slot-in blueray drive for convenience, I am already on my second SSD... Mine is black of course, the silver ones were made to blend in with the hi-fi in the living room. Back before sky changed satellites there was a Digital TV card in mine hooked up to a motorised satellite dish and I used to watch feeview... Cost wise the whole computer comes to less than 200 € / year including replacement bits and add ons. A lot of this goes over my head.. but is there such a thing as a wifi dvd writer?
July 4, 20178 yr https://www.scan.co.uk/products/samsung-se-208bw-eubs-external-dvd-writer-wifi-wired-streaming-network-and-smart-backup-pc-mac-ios-a
July 4, 20178 yr https://www.scan.co.uk/products/samsung-se-208bw-eubs-external-dvd-writer-wifi-wired-streaming-network-and-smart-backup-pc-mac-ios-a Do you know if that shares your normal wifi network? I tried a similar device, but it set up its own network, which meant that you had to log off your normal wifi, then relog to the storage device's one to save a file. It was a complete waste of time, so I binned it.
July 4, 20178 yr From what I read it has its own network. I wouldn't use one myself when it comes to reading and writing media I only trust wired connections...
July 4, 20178 yr Do you know if that shares your normal wifi network? I tried a similar device, but it set up its own network, which meant that you had to log off your normal wifi, then relog to the storage device's one to save a file. It was a complete waste of time, so I binned it. http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing-accessories/data-storage/external-hard-drives/wd-my-cloud-wireless-nas-drive-2-tb-white-21736641-pdt.html that should do it;) whats ur wifi speed atm ?
July 4, 20178 yr Both my new computers are typical of the new breed of wafer thin devices.. no room for any optical drives.. like going back in time.....
July 4, 20178 yr Both my new computers are typical of the new breed of wafer thin devices.. no room for any optical drives.. like going back in time..... lol you want power then you got plenty of room But Can It Run Crysis!!!
July 4, 20178 yr lol you want power then you got plenty of room But Can It Run Crysis!!! Isn't that an std[emoji625]
July 4, 20178 yr I believe that computers are slowed down a little with each Windows update, well it seems that way to me.
July 4, 20178 yr I believe that computers are slowed down a little with each Windows update, well it seems that way to me. It's a feature! And linux faster, they must be doing something wrong...
July 4, 20178 yr I believe that computers are slowed down a little with each Windows update, well it seems that way to me. yet win 10 pro does not offer support for more than 2 cpus ffs lol you want 16-24gb of ram on a win 10 os
July 4, 20178 yr http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing-accessories/data-storage/external-hard-drives/wd-my-cloud-wireless-nas-drive-2-tb-white-21736641-pdt.html that should do it;) whats ur wifi speed atm ? That's what I need. I knew you would come good one day. Thanks Internet is very fast. 50Mb last I heard, but it might be more now. I found this one: 3TB and £25 less. https://www.wdc.com/en-gb/products/wd-recertified/my-cloud.html?gclid=Cj0KEQjw-ezKBRCGwqyK0rHzmvkBEiQAu-_-LMEH-x86gsPZFPjwzD5KriX6RSH4V3e89MPBoeZJUxcaAu-x8P8HAQ#RWDBCTL0030HWT-EESN
July 5, 20178 yr That's what I need. I knew you would come good one day. Thanks Internet is very fast. 50Mb last I heard, but it might be more now. I found this one: 3TB and £25 less. https://www.wdc.com/en-gb/products/wd-recertified/my-cloud.html?gclid=Cj0KEQjw-ezKBRCGwqyK0rHzmvkBEiQAu-_-LMEH-x86gsPZFPjwzD5KriX6RSH4V3e89MPBoeZJUxcaAu-x8P8HAQ#RWDBCTL0030HWT-EESN Will something like this guard against ransomware? I update my business spreadsheets daily and save to Dropbox so I can access from anywhere but I expect that wouldn't save me!
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