Re: Does Dimdows Know What Time It Is?

On 2024-10-02, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:

On Wed, 2 Oct 2024 12:19:20 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:
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Unfortunately a lot of the newest Dell laptops (at least the thin,
higher end ones) have gone the MacBook route, soldered on RAM and SSDs.
So, most likely, I'll be using older computers for the rest of my life.
I don't like not being able to upgrade.

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I don't often do upgrades but I was happy I could stick a hotter i5, more
RAM, and a SSD into the old Dell even if I had to go SATA with the SSD.

My newest Dell, a Latitude 5300, actually uses an NVME SSD, has 32 GBs of
RAM and uses an 8th generation i7. Except for the 8th generation CPU, it's
pretty modern. And it uses an Intel GPU which, for my purposes, is a lot less
hassle than a Nividia or AMD GPU. It also has an oversized battery, with up
to 8 hours of battery life, depending on what you're doing. The only thing I
don't like about modern laptops are the keyboards. Seems that, with each
generation of laptops, the keyboards get "twinkier."

My micro desktop Dell Optiplexes are basically laptops without built-in
keyboards or screens. All the components are interchangeable with laptops of
the same era — same memory and Sata SSDs (or 2.5" SATA SSDs) or both.

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