Recent content by Balrog49

I've seen this happen several times. I've swapped out the battery and it makes no difference. The only way I've been able to fix the problem is to replace the motherboard. Run diagnostics and see if anything shows up.

Dell XPS-15 laptops have two GPUs: an Intel for normal use and an Nvidia for graphics and gaming. It switches back and forth automatically based on what you're doing. You're absolutely right to get an SSD-based 9550, not the ones with the hard drive and 32GB SSD for file caching.

Yes. Make sure to remove the battery first and ground yourself. The hard drive has a caddy that works fine for an SSD. You'll be amazed at the performance boost. The top-of-the-line 9550 models now come with Windows running on an SSD.

The Dell XPS-13 is a terrific ultrabook laptop. I use one myself. But know its limitations before you buy it. It's not good for gaming because it has only an Intel GPU and no optical drive. You can upgrade the SSD but you can't add more RAM. You can get an excellent XPS-13 L321X with 4GB or RAM...

You're comparing a Mercedes to a cheap Chevy. XPS is Dell's premium line of computers. Inspirons and Latitudes are a dime a dozen. My advice is to get a laptop with Windows 10 running on an SSD (Solid State Drive). They're faster than Dell's hard disk + 32GB SSD configuration because the SSD is...

Suppose you buy a Windows software suite that uses "phone home" licensing. In other words, every time you run it, it connects to a server somewhere and says "am I really licensed to run on this machine?" If that's possible, can you then do this? a. Clone the drive you installed the software...