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That's usually where they cut corners. That and system memory / graphics memory. Check that they're not being miserly with RAM. -
On (low-end or old) phones and tablets, yes. On any (modern-ish) PC (laptop) with proper OS (windows or Linux) it's far less of an issue.
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On a 512GB SSD? That's not much. At the same time 512GB is a reasonable minimum these days, at least IMHO. For storage I would go for...
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paulb203 replied to the thread Is this a good deal (laptop)?.Definitely. I do find it helpful as a starting point though, with a lot of things. Have a good back and forth with it, then check out...
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My thoughts are: I wouldn't trust a chatbot to provide a trustworthy answer - especially involving nuanced opinion or advice.
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paulb203 replied to the thread Is this a good deal (laptop)?.Hearing bloatware is often an issue has made me think a business model would be better (I hear they are better generally too). And...
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£900 + VAT seems a lot for a laptop, unless you need something special. The Dell Inspiron starts at £240 + VAT...
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Sidebar: you can learn a lot about someone by what tabs they happen to leave open in their browser. :wink:
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paulb203 replied to the thread Is this a good deal (laptop)?.Thanks. I ran this past chatGPT. It said it was common. But added this; "Dell’s business-class laptops (like the Latitude or XPS...
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What do you want to do with your laptop? You could probably spend 1/3 that amount and get a laptop that will do everything you want it...
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Just a comment - I bought my last desktop computer from Dell, and I have never seen such a collection of irksome, intrusive bloatware...
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paulb203 replied to the thread Is this a good deal (laptop)?.Thanks. Streaming, general surfing, studying (maths and physics), storing photos and videos, MS Word, some other Office apps...
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And for SF fans, P. K. Dick wrote a futuristic novel that contains a Sisyphus / Camus allegory, "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?"...
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paulb203 replied to the thread Greek Mythology: Sisyphus.Thanks. I'd read about Camus, and his idea, if I've understood it, that Sisyphus's task is a metaphor for our lives generally, given...
