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Smokey mcpot

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My daughters been using an older Dell i5 with 8gb ram and it’s been working quite well. I’ve yet to install the SSD I purchased months ago which should make it even better.
She’s been using zoom, internet, email, various apps for school courses as well as python coding.
 
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Smokey mcpot said:
My daughters been using an older Dell i5 with 8gb ram and it’s been working quite well. I’ve yet to install the SSD I purchased months ago which should make it even better.
She’s been using zoom, internet, email, various apps for school courses as well as python coding.
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It's gonna make a huge difference. I just upgraded an office laptop. Just the boot time went from about 3+ minutes to 15 seconds. And using it is a world of difference.

I was given a choice between RAM or SSD to upgrade. I chose SSD
 
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Smokey mcpot said:
My daughters been using an older Dell i5 with 8gb ram and it’s been working quite well. I’ve yet to install the SSD I purchased months ago which should make it even better.
She’s been using zoom, internet, email, various apps for school courses as well as python coding.
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SSD all the way.

I would rather use a 10 year old laptop with an SSD, than a 2021-model laptop with a HDD.
 
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Yeah a big ssd fan myself. She isn’t bothered by performance so it hasn’t been priority. I do think it’s time I get it done... before this Ssd grows legs and disappears haha
 
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looking for slim/small powerbank that preferably:
  • can quick charge up
  • has like a 15W port and a 5W port
  • 5000mAh is fine since I think those will be smallest
TIA
 
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palmandy said:
Advise needed: Need a budget laptop with >6hrs work time. This is for school so no gaming required. Want Windows 10 standard so Surface/MAC/Chromebook is out. Tons of info on the internet but difficult to find what is available locally. I guess 8GB RAM min and ability to change Hard Drive for SSD if not already provided. 2nd Hand is ok also.
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Nice for the price, but just noticed you need good battery life and I don't think this is it unfortunately.
Great bang for buck otherwise.
 
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6Tb was sold out by TA, settle for 4tb for R1700 at incredible. Now the plex server can work again!
 
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I am looking for a 27-32in 4k monitor to use with a MacBook with USB-C Thunderbolt 3.

I spend most of my day behind the screen...

I know the LG Ultrafine rage is supposedly the way to go, but it is just too pricey for me.

Would a 4k 32” TV be an option?
 
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Duan said:
I am looking for a 27-32in 4k monitor to use with a MacBook with USB-C Thunderbolt 3.

I spend most of my day behind the screen...

I know the LG Ultrafine rage is supposedly the way to go, but it is just too pricey for me.

Would a 4k 32” TV be an option?
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4K 32" TVs is not a common thing and the samsung ones I saw cost more than most 27-28" 4K monitors.

I bought one of these in October last year for R5k but they seem to be out of stock most places. Maybe you can search around a bit although it only has HDMI and Displayport. Might be an option to use a cable like this to convert to usb c
 
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enerdude said:
I bought one of these in October last year for R5k but they seem to be out of stock most places. Maybe you can search around a bit although it only has HDMI and Displayport. Might be an option to use a cable like this to convert to usb c
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Bought two of these for a dual monitor setup. They are very good value if you do not need the extra features. Still on sale at Makro: https://www.makro.co.za/electronics...d-4k-hdr-led-monitor-/p/000000000000380682_EA

LG monitors are commonly recommended for Macbooks, so this may be a good match with an appropriate cable (if height adjustment and USB pass-through are not required).
 
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garyc said:
Bought two of these for a dual monitor setup. They are very good value if you do not need the extra features. Still on sale at Makro: https://www.makro.co.za/electronics...d-4k-hdr-led-monitor-/p/000000000000380682_EA

LG monitors are commonly recommended for Macbooks, so this may be a good match with an appropriate cable (if height adjustment and USB pass-through are not required).
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I’m also interested in this monitor, how is the image quality? Do you run into any issues with scaling in Windows ?
 
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mmbrajohan said:
How does your SSD compare to your NVME. I have two PC's at home, with the same motherboards and CPU's and one a SSD and the other NVME, but I only see a 3 second difference in my startup time between them.

That does not seem like a lot, seeing that SSD reads at 550MB/s and the NVME at 3500MB/s...

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I think most motherboards don't have the capacity to make the most of an NVME drive, hence only the slight increase in speed.
 
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