Don’t get me wrong, I would love one of those Razers like you have, but this is close for a lot less money.
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My Windows machine has reached 49 days of uptime, before I had to do a restart (not forced restart, I installed some software that requires it).
Windows has grown into a stable and mature operating system. Today’s problem of Windows is Microsoft fixing what ain’t broken, removing features that people use and adding more and more bloat.
Other than that, it’s a damn good operating system.
Windows has grown into a stable and mature operating system. Today’s problem of Windows is Microsoft fixing what ain’t broken, removing features that people use and adding more and more bloat.
Other than that, it’s a damn good operating system.
yeah me too. the ROG motherboards always feel really well made and put together. Never had a single problem with them
it IS good I agree. I like the mac look and ecosystem interaction but yeah windows has come on leaps and bounds. Need the taskbar config items back to win10 (which I believe is happening) but it's been pretty solid.
I know all the reasons windows mobile failed, but I think if they had have got their act together sooner, we'd now have an integrated ecosystem to rival apple... the android/windows connection is still somewhat tenuous at best.
The biggest problem I have right now is I have no motivation to assemble another PC. I will probably do it because nothing out there Windows wise that has what I want is one I am not willing to pay the price for. The latest ASUS ROG mobo's have every kind of wireless connection you can think of, I think ET could phone home on one.
I find the same thing. I have had my XPS workstation on for months. Just putting the screens to sleep when I am not using it. It's been probably two months of full uptime without a restart as I have it set not to restart after updates unless I tell it to. My notebook is turned off every evening and after I am finished using it during the day. I don't need it on. Both my Dell systems have been running perfectly on 11. I have my wife's dell 2 in 1 forced to 11 and it too, runs perfectly. Although I wish it did support android apps, but it does not have enough ram at 4gb.
I have every motivation, I saw a YT that built a wonderfully small, fast and cool running machine. Yet, the component list is such that it would have run me well into the 2,000 dollar range. My 11gen gen machine has more then enough horse power, my GPU a little long in the tooth but handles the games I play. I can't justify spending that sort of money in this day and age.
Have you tried using https://pcpartpicker.com/ to put a build together? Quite handy.
It's the price of GPUs that is a hard one right now.
I am in no hurry The Lenovo is working fine.
HP Omen 27u arrived, dead pixel smack bang in the middle, return raised. HP support is a pain to deal with so will be avoiding them in the future.
This is why I buy from retailers I know have a smooth and painless returns process. Amazon is my number 1 choice.
Ordered another Lenovo 27 4K, going to make sure my desktop is a purely work device so that means no gaming monitor or graphics card. I'm OK with this, saves me about £725 compared the gaming flavour.
This is why I buy from retailers I know have a smooth and painless returns process. Amazon is my number 1 choice.
Ordered another Lenovo 27 4K, going to make sure my desktop is a purely work device so that means no gaming monitor or graphics card. I'm OK with this, saves me about £725 compared the gaming flavour.
Serious question; do you ever get any bother from companies when you return? I’ve never heard of someone returning things so frequently.
I can't answer for the Ops, but I've seen stories/complaints form people who have hit a threshold of returns and the retailer, be it BestBuy, Amazon, or Walmart told them they'll no longer do returns.
Retailers appear to use services that analyze data and reviews customer's buy to return ratio and if it's a predetermined value, then the retailer will temporarily or permanently suspend that account
It only makes sense they would have a limit. It costs them money after all, both in extra shipping and not being able to sell something as new after it being returned, no matter the reason. I understand the other side too where they say such and such's company says they have a return policy they should honor it. It's kind of a mess.
For those who main Windows/iPhone combo, do you find yourself using many of Apple's app/services?
In my mind if I was using this combo then the majority of app/services wouldn't be Apple since it doesn't play well on Windows.
OneDrive for cloud storage.
Google for Photos, Maps, Home automation, Gmail, Reminders, Contacts and Calendar
Keeper for Password Manager
Spotify for Music
Apple for Health, Calendar app (using Google account), Apple Pay and Weather
WhatsApp for messaging
In my mind if I was using this combo then the majority of app/services wouldn't be Apple since it doesn't play well on Windows.
OneDrive for cloud storage.
Google for Photos, Maps, Home automation, Gmail, Reminders, Contacts and Calendar
Keeper for Password Manager
Spotify for Music
Apple for Health, Calendar app (using Google account), Apple Pay and Weather
WhatsApp for messaging
Amazon in the UK absolutely does have a threshold for returns. It is based on actual spending vs returns. Providing you spend a certain amount higher than what you are returning then all good. But hit the threshold and you get restricted to returns on faulty goods. They will email you if you hit their tolerance limit.
Source: Employees of Amazon UK.
Source: Employees of Amazon UK.
Yep, luckily I spend a lot with them. I think I'm averaging 200 orders per year.
and 199 returns
I am having second thoughts about NOT trying macOS. I really want to, but I don't want to shell out a crap load of money to try. I am so wanting to get a mac that is able to run current mac OS. Any thoughts on a cheap way to go about this?
A mac mini M1 with your own monitor, keyboard and mouse is the cheapest you can get, especially refurbed or used. It can run the latest OS easily. It'll give you a good taste of what Mac OS and apple silicon can do and what it's not so great at.
Next question, Are MacOS software and apps efficient for storage? Or do they take up as much space as WinPC based software?
You can get base M2 Mac Mini through Apple edu store for $499. If you don't mind preowned M1 Mac Mini is around $300. That's a good way to get a taste before you decide to spend more.
MacOS software can take up more storage if it's universal app for both x64 and ARM architectures. Also, x64 only apps that run under Rosetta 2 might also have storage overhead since it has to be compiled to ARM on first run.
MacOS software can take up more storage if it's universal app for both x64 and ARM architectures. Also, x64 only apps that run under Rosetta 2 might also have storage overhead since it has to be compiled to ARM on first run.
I can from many years with Windows to macOS. The thing is I had been using iOS stuff for years so I was not unfamiliar with macOS. It came down to Windows does it like this, how does macOS do the same thing. I tell my friends the best thing I can say about my Mac Studio is it is a very boring computer to use, it just works.
Ok,
I will have to buy at least 2tb of on board storage for software. I plan on running dual NVME for scratch and project drives for Reslove like I have now, and a 16tb spinny drive for finished project storage. I actually don't mind having external drives, so I can move them between the mini and macbook if I do go that route. Just have under desk mounts for it all. Outta site, outta mind! ha ha.