Re: Does Dimdows Know What Time It Is?

On 2024-10-04, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:

On 2024-10-04 9:08 a.m., RonB wrote:

On 2024-10-03, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:

On 2024-10-03 5:56 a.m., RonB wrote:

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.

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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."

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MSI laptops have splendid keyboards, but most every other company's
keyboards are mushy and prone to failure. The MSI keyboard from my 2015
unit never needed a replacement but my 2021 ASUS keyboard needed to be
replaced in 2023.

 
Even if the newest Dell keyboards don't fail, they're still as comfortable
to use.

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I never had issues with the one on my MSI or the Sony before it. My wife
also has no issues with her MSI one made by SteelSeries.
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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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Being able to repair is great. I am bothered by the fact that companies
think we're too stupid to fix our own units and solder the stuff to
protect the technology from ourselves.

 
I think part of it is making the computer as thing and light as possible.
Still, I would gladly trade off a little and thickness for a computer I can
upgrade.

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Same. If I have to choose between a thin computer with a mushy keyboard
or a thick, upgradeable one with a keyboard from SteelSeries, I'm going
for the latter.

I left out "not" in my post. But I'm guessing you figured that out. And I
agree with you. Make the laptop a little thicker to have a better keyboard.

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