TSJMajesty
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I'm living dangerously atm, back on an old Win7 machine, but my newer laptop shut down last night, because I forgot to plug it in, and then it wouldn't restart.
I suspect the battery (it mostly lives at home, and I leave it plugged in almost all the time) is the problem, but it's probably time to get a new one anyway (~7 years old, and it gets used a LOT.) Hoping a new battery arriving tomorrow will get me back in, since my last backup was a week ago, and I do have some recent data I don't want to have to recreate.
I've had 3 HP computers, 1 desktop and 2 laptops, so I'm satisfied in staying with HP.
I kinda feel like staying with Intel processor too, but should I consider other brands in 2025? My understanding is that Intel are really the best, and they simply work like they're supposed to.
But, I-5, I-7...? I'm thinking 32 GB Ram, upgradeable to 64, with 1TB SSD. That's all pretty much double what I have now, and the only thing I may add to its workload in the future is some music recording. If so, I don't see myself going crazy with plugins, or tons of tracks.
I use MS Office occasionally, but may be going back into business for myself sometime this year, so it would get more use..., I do 3-D drawing, use my laptop for all my "screen time" (NF, YT, movies, etc.), and I spend time here.
I won't even consider Apple; MS/PC is home for me, pros/cons be damned.
Any tips you could think of, other than don't enter my CC info on this windows 7 laptop? LOL
I suspect the battery (it mostly lives at home, and I leave it plugged in almost all the time) is the problem, but it's probably time to get a new one anyway (~7 years old, and it gets used a LOT.) Hoping a new battery arriving tomorrow will get me back in, since my last backup was a week ago, and I do have some recent data I don't want to have to recreate.
I've had 3 HP computers, 1 desktop and 2 laptops, so I'm satisfied in staying with HP.
I kinda feel like staying with Intel processor too, but should I consider other brands in 2025? My understanding is that Intel are really the best, and they simply work like they're supposed to.
But, I-5, I-7...? I'm thinking 32 GB Ram, upgradeable to 64, with 1TB SSD. That's all pretty much double what I have now, and the only thing I may add to its workload in the future is some music recording. If so, I don't see myself going crazy with plugins, or tons of tracks.
I use MS Office occasionally, but may be going back into business for myself sometime this year, so it would get more use..., I do 3-D drawing, use my laptop for all my "screen time" (NF, YT, movies, etc.), and I spend time here.
I won't even consider Apple; MS/PC is home for me, pros/cons be damned.
Any tips you could think of, other than don't enter my CC info on this windows 7 laptop? LOL
