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    WebSnyper

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    I have a question for the computer geeks among us. Barb and I are looking to buy a laptop to replace the old tower system. Want it to last as long as possible, be reliable and fast enough to take advantage of the fiber optic interwebz we got. What specs should we look for and what should we expect to spend for a non Apple unit? And where should we buy for best deal?
    I know others have answered already, but I'll just add that depending on what you run for apps besides just a browser, I considered 12 GB of memory the minimum when buying the kids laptops for college a few years back and as others stated 16 is better. I think we ended up with both being 16 GB of RAM. A good SSD and depending on if you use cloud storage or not 256 GB is good, 512 better. I'll defer on processors to RK and WT.

    Lots of apps even browsers suck up memory these days.

    Sometimes Costco has some really good machines. I bought one kids there and the other at Best Buy of all places. Did similar when my wife's business needed a couple of laptops.

    All were HP because they met the specs and the price constraints at the time.

    My son picked an ultra book / or what some call an executive form factor... Very light and smaller screen. Important if mobility is your thing and you'll connect to a dock for external monitors when you are camped at home base for larger work (which he does).

    My daughter wanted large screen and didn't care about the extra weight as much so she got a bigger laptop but similar specs on other components as she'll take notes on OneNote on her iPad and sync it too her laptop etc when she wants super portable.

    So consider the usage pattern and preferences on size of screen / weight.
     
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    T-DOGG

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    Morning folks.

    Landscaping all day yesterday, even in the rain. Finished off the evening by eating pizza and playing UNO with the neighbors while consuming adult beverages. It was a great day. Today looks like a nice day to work around the inside of the house or clean guns.
     

    gmcttr

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    Sorry to hear that WT.

    I'm up with little sleep again. After three nights of increasing sleep, last night was a fail.

    However...good morning to all. :D
     

    T-DOGG

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    Won another Slik tripod on Ebay for well under half the price of new. I admit, my expectations are pretty low for this purchase as I pretty much scraped the bottom of the barrel on Ebay when it came to seller communication. This is the seller I've been trying to get more pictures and info from over the past few weeks. His feedback scores are excellent, so I'm really hoping that communication isn't his strong suit and the tripod will be fine and as advertised. For anyone keeping score, this is my 3rd attempted purchase so far on one of these suckers. :)
     

    wtburnette

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    Sorry to hear that WT.

    I'm up with little sleep again. After three nights of increasing sleep, last night was a fail.

    However...good morning to all. :D

    Thanks. I did manage to take a very short nap that I just got up from, but it was only about 30 minutes. I foresee another nap in my near future ;)
     

    gmcttr

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    This is the package shipping I posted up a few days ago that went from DE to AZ. It REALLY seems to like AZ. :facepalm:

    Saturday, April 10, 2021
    10:34 PM NAVAJO NATION, AZ
    In transit

    10:25 AM CONGRESS, AZ
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    Departed FedEx location

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    Arrived at FedEx location

    12:22 AM CHANDLER, AZ
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    4:25 PM CHANDLER, AZ
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    Barcode label unreadable and replaced

    4:09 PM CHANDLER, AZ
    Arrived at FedEx location
    Tuesday, April 6, 2021

    3:20 AM HAGERSTOWN, MD
    Departed FedEx location
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    8:19 AM HAGERSTOWN, MD
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    Ruger_Ronin

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    This is the package shipping I posted up a few days ago that went from DE to AZ. It REALLY seems to like AZ. :facepalm:

    Saturday, April 10, 2021
    10:34 PM NAVAJO NATION, AZ
    In transit

    10:25 AM CONGRESS, AZ
    In transit

    Friday, April 9, 2021
    11:22 PM PHOENIX, AZ
    Departed FedEx location

    7:54 AM PHOENIX, AZ
    Arrived at FedEx location

    12:22 AM CHANDLER, AZ
    Departed FedEx location
    Thursday, April 8, 2021

    4:25 PM CHANDLER, AZ
    Shipment exception
    Barcode label unreadable and replaced

    4:09 PM CHANDLER, AZ
    Arrived at FedEx location
    Tuesday, April 6, 2021

    3:20 AM HAGERSTOWN, MD
    Departed FedEx location
    Saturday, April 3, 2021

    8:19 AM HAGERSTOWN, MD
    Arrived at FedEx location

    Friday, April 2, 2021
    8:09 PM SEAFORD, DE
    Left FedEx origin facility

    6:23 PM SEAFORD, DE
    Arrived at FedEx location

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    AZ must be the place to be
     

    Bennettjh

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    This is the package shipping I posted up a few days ago that went from DE to AZ. It REALLY seems to like AZ. :facepalm:

    Saturday, April 10, 2021
    10:34 PM NAVAJO NATION, AZ
    In transit

    10:25 AM CONGRESS, AZ
    In transit

    Friday, April 9, 2021
    11:22 PM PHOENIX, AZ
    Departed FedEx location

    7:54 AM PHOENIX, AZ
    Arrived at FedEx location

    12:22 AM CHANDLER, AZ
    Departed FedEx location
    Thursday, April 8, 2021

    4:25 PM CHANDLER, AZ
    Shipment exception
    Barcode label unreadable and replaced

    4:09 PM CHANDLER, AZ
    Arrived at FedEx location
    Tuesday, April 6, 2021

    3:20 AM HAGERSTOWN, MD
    Departed FedEx location
    Saturday, April 3, 2021

    8:19 AM HAGERSTOWN, MD
    Arrived at FedEx location

    Friday, April 2, 2021
    8:09 PM SEAFORD, DE
    Left FedEx origin facility

    6:23 PM SEAFORD, DE
    Arrived at FedEx location

    2:59 PM SEAFORD, DE
    Picked up

    11:40 AM
    Shipment information sent to FedEx
    It was in Congress yesterday, all hope is lost.
     

    Ruger_Ronin

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    $129 While they last.

     

    churchmouse

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    $129 While they last.

    I have 2 of these sitting in a box. Wanna make a deal.
     
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