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    Gaming Laptop Advice Needed

    Agreed severinsen70. But your assumption of a long period of time must pass before the new and much-improved technology dominates should be reconsidered. If we haven't learned anything, at least let us agree that modern-day technological advancements now doubles every year. This increase in...
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    Gaming Laptop Advice Needed

    Dream on Corwin65. Any drop in SSD pricing will destroy the HDD market. And it won't be the first dropping off of any particular outdated storage medium. History dictates that it will happen. How will they then market it? "Buy your cheap, unstable, and slow HDD HERE!". LOL All the best, Robert
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    Gaming Laptop Advice Needed

    Excellent solution! Thanks, vapour...
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    Gaming Laptop Advice Needed

    "You can opt for smaller HDD, but not much cheaper. If you download movies from netflix, it will fill up quickly" Thanks, vapour. You always seem to come up with sound positions. But I don't use Netflix or download movies in any case. I visited several customizing computer companies who also...
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    Gaming Laptop Advice Needed

    Hi severinsen70, You obviously support the configuration of combining SSD with a TB-HDD regardless of the imbalance. When prices for SSDs come down, there will be no HDD second drive anywhere beyond legacy systems. I understand the concept of putting most used files on the superior SSD, but...
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    Gaming Laptop Advice Needed

    Okay, vapour. With the higher expense of larger SSDs, I see the wisdom for the second lower cost HDD mule, but honestly, why so large? It's as tho the HDD manufacturers are begging us to purchase their waning technology with ridiculously cheap terabyte sizes, despite having no practical use.
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    Gaming Laptop Advice Needed

    Thanks, vapour. All the experts concur with your assessment of 16gb vs 32gb memory. As for your wonderful laptop recommendation, I prefer a 17.3 in. The following are my choices based on information I've gathered from several forums, including this one. SAGER NP8372 Notebook - 7th Generation...
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    Gaming Laptop Advice Needed

    Hello everyone! My current computer specs: $400, four-year-old HP laptop OS: Microsoft Windows 10 Home Version: 10.0.16299 Build 16299 Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU N3540 @ 2.16GHz, 2159 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s) Drive: C: Description: Local Fixed Disk Compressed: No File...