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Sunday, 27 August 2017
quote [ • 7th Generation Intel Core i5-7200U Processor (Up to 3.1GHz)
• 15.6" Full HD Widescreen Comfy View LED-backlit Display supporting Acer Color Blast technology • NVIDIA GeForce 940MX with 2GB of GDDR5 Video Memory • 8GB DDR4 Memory, 256GB SSD • Up to 12-hours Battery Life ] Shit happens. My girlfriend tripped over the HDMI cable I had connecting my laptop to her TV so we could watch movies, and she bent the micro-HDMI port in the computer. When I tried to realign it I shorted the port and caused the laptop screen to go out. Replacing the motherboard would be as costly as buying a cheap laptop. So I'm asking the community for suggestions.
Requirements: Quad core processor for multitasking 8GB RAM (I've found 4GB with Win10 is sluggish) Dedicated graphics card (separate video memory) 256GB+ SSD or 7200rpm HDD Willing to consider dual-core processors, and I'd even go integrated graphics if the machine is powerful enough otherwise. I use my laptops primarily for watching/streaming videos, web browsing, semi-pro audio production (recording and post-processing), and very occasionally for light video editing. Not big into gaming but wouldn't mind a machine that can play titles from 3-5 years ago. I'm trying to stay under $500, but willing to go over if it's worth it. Used and/or refurbished laptops are being considered. (Especially if the price is closer to $300!)
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yunnaf said @ 2:12am GMT on 28th August
I'm confused. I can understand that Win 10on your Transformer is burned in chips but donnie was talking about buying a laptop. Win OS is on the drive in laptops. As long as the laptop you buy has Win 7 or higher you can transfer the image of the laptop HD onto your SSD. Then replace the HD of the laptop with the SSD. It is easy to upgrade to Win 10 from Win 7 or 8. But if you buy Win 10, you're set.
yunnaf said @ 2:17am GMT on 28th August
I'm confused. I can understand that Win 10 on your Transformer is embedded in flash memory but donnie was talking about buying a laptop. Win OS is on the drive in laptops. Buy a laptop running Win 10. Transfer the image of the laptop HD onto your SSD. Then replace the HD of the laptop with the SSD. It is not hard to upgrade to Win 10 from Win 7 or 8. It's a matter of what you can buy with Win 10 already installed.
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yunnaf said @ 2:12am GMT on 28th August
I'm confused. I can understand that Win 10 on your Transformer is embedded in flash memory but donnie was talking about buying a laptop. Win OS is on the drive in laptops. Buy a laptop running Win 10. Transfer the image of the laptop HD onto your SSD. Then replace the HD of the laptop with the SSD. It is not hard to upgrade to Win 10 from Win 7 or 8. It's a matter of what you can buy with Win 10 already installed.
(Link/thumb is to a laptop I'm considering, but is more expensive than I'm hoping to spend.)