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    I finally got a Steam Deck and I like it even better than my Nintendo Switch — here's why

    Well the switch is more like a young persons gaming device or young adult. The rest of the gaming devices give you more choices and options
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    Question Installing Windows 8.1 on newer machine - compatibility question

    also why do you trust linux more than windows? if Linux will do everything you want on a modern system then why waste your time with windows 8
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    Question Installing Windows 8.1 on newer machine - compatibility question

    the thing about running old operating systems is that they are no longer supported. so exploits and viruses can easily compromise your security. if you have no problem with security or performance issues then try it. another problem with old operating systems is that they don't make drivers...
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    Solved! I need help. My laptop turns on, but my keyboard won't work and my laptop screen is just black.

    could be overheating when was the last time you opened it up for cleaning. also could need the thermal paste cleaned and reapplied on cpu and gpu
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    Question Dell XPS 15 9550 power button ?

    ebay might have that power button. they have mine for my dell 7210
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    Question Dell Inspiron 7370 won't boot after waking from sleep or restart

    your bios battery could be bad it could be overheating or you could have a component that malfuntions when it gets to a certain temp
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    Question Laptop stops charging as soon as i launch a game

    how old is the battery could be going bad ?
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    Question Choosing between two laptops

    that depends on the i7 ryzen is/was dominating
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    Question Dell Inspiron 1545 CPU 93% all the time

    might have bad hardware can you check your hd externally? it could be dying
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    Solved! What power adapter will replace 20V 4A?

    Yeah it can be 4ah or 5ah that's fine but the problem is putting 24 volts into a 20 volt system. also the polarity some systems can handle the extra 4 volts some can't depends on the quality. most electronics can handle a 5% to 20 % voltage surge depends on their quality.
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    Solved! What power adapter will replace 20V 4A?

    are you matching the polarity of the plug? some plugs have positive inside some are negative
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    Solved! Power plan changing on its own

    how much energy did it cost?
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    Question Stuck on App menu/boot menu page at startup

    theres a few ways to reinstall your windows depending on the age of your laptop you can create a usb install drive and use that to install windows or insert the windows cd and go into the bios menu and change the boot device to the cdrom that way the computer will read the cd as soon as it...
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    Question Older laptop upgrade

    save up some money and get you like a ryzen 3 or ryzen 5 laptop or i3 or i5 it will be better than dual core