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  • LunarMist
    LunarMist replied to the thread WD 18TB and 20 TB.
    The DC580 is shipping, but $625 is too much for me. :(
  • LunarMist
    LunarMist reacted to jtr1962's post in the thread Windows 11 with Like Like.
    I actually did find a setting in MyAsus called battery care mode. I enabled it. It limits battery charge to 80%. I guess that's the same...
  • J
    jtr1962 replied to the thread Windows 11.
    I actually did find a setting in MyAsus called battery care mode. I enabled it. It limits battery charge to 80%. I guess that's the same...
  • LunarMist
    LunarMist replied to the thread Windows 11.
    Windows power and battery management has no charging level options AFAIK. That's up to the computer supplier, kind of like how Samsnug...
  • Mercutio
    Mercutio replied to the thread Need a Decent Phone.
    Battery replacement on most sealed phones is $75 or $100. My LG G8 has an OLED screen. It's five years old and the screen is still...
  • J
    jtr1962 replied to the thread Windows 11.
    Yes, exactly. Intel's integrated GPUs sucked back then. I knew AMD's CPUs didn't quite match Intel, but for my uses they were "good...
  • Mercutio
    When I'm asked, I always tell people that I'm a guy with a camera, not a photographer. Nonetheless, I have spent money on off camera...
  • LunarMist
    LunarMist replied to the thread Windows 11.
    The A10-7870K had a wimpy CPU even in 2015 when compared to the slightly older Haswells or newer Skylakes, but you probably chose it for...
  • J
    jtr1962 reacted to LunarMist's post in the thread Need a Decent Phone with Like Like.
    At this point it is all a bit ridiculous, but people can spend money how they like. I'd rather spend money on a CPU/computer than a...
  • LunarMist
    LunarMist replied to the thread Need a Decent Phone.
    I would not be buying a year-old phone like the A54 either. I can understand some people prefer a smaller S2x vs S2x+ and the cost is...
  • Mercutio
    Mercutio replied to the thread Need a Decent Phone.
    The S24 is supposed to get seven years of updates. That's quite substantial, and the biggest reason I chose it over an A54. I do believe...
  • J
    jtr1962 replied to the thread Windows 11.
    It's Windows 11 Home, and the OS was installed on February 21, 2024. BestBuy does a fresh install on all their open box items. It's...
  • LunarMist
    LunarMist replied to the thread Need a Decent Phone.
    According to Samsung, the A5x line will not be sold in the states by carriers going forward. The 2023 A54 phones probably will be...
  • LunarMist
    LunarMist replied to the thread Windows 11.
    I keep an image of C: and only update from that each time, making a new one at least once a month (<35 days). I restore C: from that...
  • sedrosken
    sedrosken replied to the thread Need a Decent Phone.
    Yeah, like I said, the US doesn't get cool stuff anymore, and that includes competent mid-rangers. You can get an A5x on a carrier, I'm...
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