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Well.....here's a stupid question. Am I cool holding down an SSD in my laptop with electrical tape? The cheap POS screw that came with it almost immediately snapped off the head leaving the hold down unusable.
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buffbus posted:Probably but personally I would sooner use a small blob of hot glue. Might have to do that if the tape proves unreliable. Hadlock posted:At least go ahead and use 3m electrical tape. The adhesive is probably loads better and more heat resistant I've got some good electrical tape. Just has to do alright. Fortunately this is just a secondary save drive....so if it comes loose....shouldn't cause any issues other than having to take off the back cover.
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Feb 6, 2024 03:29
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Mantle posted:Electrical tape leaves a gross residue that is hard to clean though. It's a small/cheap 256GB SSD. I'm not terribly concerned about any residue left over. Just don't think it's worth trying to drill out the snapped off screw. Some residue left over on the drive is fine. Messing up my laptop trying to get a completely optional SSD screwed in would be tough to accept. slidebite posted:Is this an m.2? I mean....it should be idling most of the time.....being used almost strictly for storage. Figure that should help keep temps down.
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Feb 7, 2024 04:04
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Lockback posted:Vivobook's have some 14" aluminum body options and those are very good laptops for far less than an XPS on average. Razer, but those are super expensive. HP has some good aluminum body too. I've got an aluminum body Zenbook that I bought about four years ago and it's still running strong. Bought my parents a Vivobook a couple years ago that they like. I wouldn't hesitate to buy another Asus. Awfully nice/reliable laptops for the price.
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Feb 13, 2024 19:58
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Bouillon Rube posted:How dumb would it be to throw $150 at an early 2015 MacBook Pro/Air? Nine years is pushing it.....even if the previous owners took good care of the thing and didn't use it extensively. But with a clean wipe and reinstall.....I'd think something like that would still be capable of more basic tasks. I would personally put the $150 towards a new, lower end laptop however.
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Feb 19, 2024 03:53
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Bouillon Rube posted:Yeah, the main challenge is finding one in decent shape. There are a ton on eBay (many with 1-2 year warranties) but a lot of them are clearly beat to poo poo. I actually bought a used MacBook around 15 years ago for like $600 off ebay. Can't remember how long I had it before it crapped out.....but I don't think it was more than two or three years. Still got that brick in a box somewhere. Just don't think I'd ever consider buying a used laptop ever again. Especially considering that you don't have to drop a grand any longer for a decent, functional computer.
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Feb 19, 2024 07:26
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mobby_6kl posted:Was that... a P-P-P-Powerbook? No. It was one of the first generations of Macbook. One of the black polycarbonate models. Think it was a 2007 production model....and I probably bought it in late 2008 or early 2009.
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Feb 20, 2024 00:18
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down1nit posted:Oh, your inverter probably died. They all did that eventually. Reeeeeally bright screen though, compared to everything else out there. Good with the bad. You can find pictures of people's clutch cover melting lol. I may have some. Yeah....I have no idea what died....but it just stopped turning on altogether. I've got an older iBook from the early 00's that was still operable the last time I checked (probably a few years back).
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Feb 20, 2024 18:53
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Well Played Mauer posted:Apparently certified refurbished stuff on eBay is supposed to come with original or new accessories, but who knows. A charger is an accessory, right? Otherwise I’ll make up the price difference with a replacement. I would be shocked if they (high volume ebay seller) sent you a refurb laptop without the charger.
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Feb 28, 2024 17:44
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buffbus posted:A luxury pickup truck is probably the best parallel possible for a 16" 2-in-1 ultralight. It's cool that it exists but I don't know who it's for. Hadlock posted:Luxury pickup trucks are just a modern replacement for luxury full size cars, Gen Xers and millennials are trying to be edgy using a 4 door truck as a family sedan, in the same way that millennials covet tiny houses as a rejection of boomer housing values I don't care what anyone says......the Lincoln Mark LT (and the Blackwood) banged.
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Arrggghhh. My Zenbook touchpad is getting increasingly erratic. Really didn't want to have to replace it.....but it's getting close to that point.
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