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I installed a magnetometer app on my phone, and yes, there is an increase in magnetic flux on top of the speaker, but it's much higher in front, as I would expect. I have my Echo Show 8 on top of the speaker for 6 months now, and no issues, but then, that's a much smaller screen, and is nearly...

Hey guys; I just ordered a Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon gen 11 laptop, and thinking of where I will keep the computer when I'm not using it. Since I will be using it while sitting in bed (more comfy than sitting at my pc for writing and general web surfing), I thought I could place it on my...

I decided on a Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon gen 11 with i7 1365u processor and 32GB RAM, IPS touch screen (didn't go for the OLED), and a 1G SSD for storage. The rig cost me a lot more than the 1K budget discussed here, but considering that I will have this computer for at least 5, if not up to 10...

Shared RAM means that the GPU (graphics processing unit, or graphics card) uses some of the computer's main memory to process graphics. It may or may not have any dedicated memory for graphics. This configuration should be less expensive than one with dedicated graphics memory. Here's a link to...

Hello; I'm also in the market for a good laptop under $1,000. I haven't dug in yet, so I can't really offer much advice, except the following: 1. You do not need USB 3.0 for a mouse; they run fine on USB 2.0 2. Avoid shared RAM; in which the graphics uses a portion of main RAM. From the early...