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Posted on 3/31/22 at 12:46 pm
Posted by TigerGrl73
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Member since Jan 2004
21273 posts
Posted on 3/31/22 at 12:46 pm
My 5 year old Acer Aspire E15 is dying. I'm looking at a Lenovo IdeaPad 5 or a Surface Laptop Go . No gaming or heavy use, just basic stuff. RARE Zoom calls, email, etc. Don't need much but don't want a super slow computer either.
Posted by SlowFlowPro
Simple Solutions to Complex Probs
Member since Jan 2004
421994 posts
Posted on 3/31/22 at 1:28 pm to
That Ideapad has fine specs but I have bought a lot of them (lower price point but doesn't matter for this discussion) for my office and they often wear out. The build quality is absolute shite and the keyboard quality is worse.

Surface Laptops are good but I'm not familiar with the "Go" models.

Spend the $600 on this

or $450 on this
This post was edited on 3/31/22 at 1:30 pm
Posted by TAMU-93
Sachse, TX
Member since Oct 2012
896 posts
Posted on 3/31/22 at 3:48 pm to
You can get that Lenovo for much cheaper LINK .
Posted by arcalades
USA
Member since Feb 2014
19276 posts
Posted on 4/4/22 at 4:16 am to
computers dont really get old and die. is the cpu fast enough? if yes, solve what is making the laptop slow. if you buy a new laptop you still have to rid of bloatware and do a lot to make it work properly.
Posted by pheroy
Raleigh, NC
Member since Oct 2006
704 posts
Posted on 4/4/22 at 10:42 am to
In what way is it dying?

That looks like an 8th Gen Intel CPU so it's not that old from that perspective. Depending on issues maybe a RAM or SSD upgrade could be a cheaper fix.
Posted by OweO
Plaquemine, La
Member since Sep 2009
113910 posts
Posted on 4/4/22 at 12:48 pm to
I am sorry to have to do this in your thread, but I can't start threads and I need help.

I have a macbook in which I want to erase everything. I about to set up a new computer and although my macbook screen is fried, I can see a through a very small part of the screen and I want to turn off the location, get rid of all the content, etc.. How can I do this? I don't see anything in system preference that gives me the option.
Posted by rumination
Member since Jan 2020
725 posts
Posted on 4/8/22 at 4:25 pm to
How is it dying? I like the Surface brand.
Posted by TigerOnTheMountain
Higher Elevation
Member since Oct 2014
41773 posts
Posted on 4/8/22 at 9:14 pm to
Who told you about this board?
Posted by LEASTBAY
Member since Aug 2007
14271 posts
Posted on 4/8/22 at 9:38 pm to
Me too. Surface is awesome.
Posted by TigerGman
Center of the Universe
Member since Sep 2006
11188 posts
Posted on 4/9/22 at 4:19 am to
quote:

I don't see anything in system preference that gives me the option.



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