The Connoisseur

LOL. They just replayed it twice on the broadcast! Haha I guess they didn’t notice it

Chase Sapphire Reserve

This article gives a high level recap of the card. Also, pretty sure you can find some old money talk threads on this card as well.

Thanks, Humblepie. I'm back to keeping it :lol:

Intel says a push update will fix the issue

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Intel was rocked this week after Google engineers discovered two major security flaws in the way the company's chips operate. One of the flaws were said to be unfixable by a simple software update. However, Intel's stock is up 0.63% to $44.71 on Friday after the company said it has found a fix to the previously unfixable problem.

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Good news

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But Intel said that it had found a fix for 90% of its processors made in the last five years and that the fix will be ready by the end of next week. If Intel is right, it will have closed a major security flaw in its processors.

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I'm assuming I'd fall in that 90% but still slightly concerning

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Intel also said it doesn't expect a major performance hit to its processors when it launches the fix, which was a concern of Google's. Pundits have said that computer performance could take as much as a 30% hit because of the way the security patch would have to change how processors function.

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This is the part that cocnerns me..... I don't want any hit to the speed on a brand new laptop. But if it's truly minor, I doubt I'd notice.

I'm admitting to not knowing all the X and O's here but return it in case it was something internal that a push update wouldn't resolve, which it sounds like a new Windows update will fix this.

I've still got time left on the 90 day trial period, so I don't see why I wouldn't if this was something that would be fixed internally in a newer model that couldn't be fixed with a push update.

I bought the new Microsoft Surface Pro about 15 days ago and love it. However, with this news of nearly all laptops prone to a security breach due to a flaw in the intel chips (I think), should I return it and wait till the next wave of Microsoft Surface's that fix this issue?

I keep seeing concerns about the updates companies are going to roll out could affect the speed of computers/tablets/etc up to 30% and slow them down.....

I can easily wait another 6 months or so for a new laptop, considering how much it cost me..... I have 90 days from the date of purchase to return it.

Again, I love the Microsoft Surface Pro, but I do have the luxury of returning it and letting all of the computer companies figure out how bad this security mix up really is and fixing it internally in the next generation of products.

Also, I probably butchered the exact language and problem of what's truly happening with the security issue, but nonetheless, I know it's something affecting nearly all current computers.

Microsoft Issues Security Updates For Surface

Article Outling Problem

TLDR; Should I return my Microsoft Surface Pro until this security/intel chip threat is resolved? Thanks for everyone's help.

ETA: It's a Microsoft Surface Pro not just the Surface laptop but I doubt that matters

Damn. There already out of stock

Do you have a smart phone? That should work but if not:

Apple nano or shuffles should fill the need and last a while and good for working out. I've really only had Apples for MP3 devices over the years and they haven't failed me yet.

However, I'm sure there are other cheaper alternatives that are durable. Hopefully some other posters will know.

Looking for the best windows based business laptop.

I've done extensive research and was hoping to get a clear verdict from the tech board. I've looked at past threads/online, so I apologize for another which Laptop thread but I don't wanna screw this up.

Price: N/A. Works paying for it (only this one time)
Uses: typical finance/business, excel, etc
Important: speed, battery, screen, keyboard, windows based, portability

I've narrowed it down but still very open to whatever else. In no order:

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon
Dell Precision 15-5510
Microsoft Surface Pro
Microsoft Surface Laptop
HP specter x360 15

It doesn't have to be any of these and I'm leaning away from a 2 and 1 since I don't want to compromise speed and I'm not really sure how much I'd use the tablet features.

Finally, I can wait up to 3 months or so (maybe more) if a newer model is coming out that's worth it. I'm looking to keep this Laptop for at least 6+ years as I did my old Mac, if possible.

Thanks in advance for all of your help. It's very much appreciated

I'm not much older than you and I had a spreadsheet of every job I applied to, the date I applied, heard back, and some other misc things.

I think I ended up applying to 40+ plus jobs and only heard back from 7 maybe in the form of let's schedule a time or no thanks. All the other 33 ghosted me. Quite possibly because I wasn't a strong candidate for their position but I like to think it's just the nature of the beast haha.

Also, the places I applied to were anywhere from a 10 person company to 10,000. The smaller the company, the more it seemed I got a response back which is logical.

Good luck and keep plugging away and make sure whatever job you get, you still have enough time to post travel board deals haha

It looks like they've corrected it or the link doesn't bring you directly to it on mobile. When I click it, it just brings me to the normal Priceline site