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djdelarosa25

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  1. Surface Pros are over my budget, unfortunately
  2. I'm planning on buying an ultrabook that I'll be using for college. My budget is around ₱30,000 (~$600). It will be used for general web surfing, photo editing, video editing, maybe AutoCAD, that kind of stuff. I don't think I'll be gaming on the thing, I don't have time for that anymore. A good screen, nice build quality, long battery life, and no heating issues would all be nice to have as well. Thanks to all who will comment.
  3. Mate, the whole thing with today's UI moving with flat design is that it looks simpler and cleaner, whilst decreasing graphical load. I mean, you can't be serious by saying the Aero is more modern than the Metro. Even iOS and Android have gone flat, because that's the way forward.
  4. When Windows 10 first came out, I hated how it looked and how bloated it was. I wanted to revert back to 7 so badly but I didn't since I'm the type of guy to always be on the bleeding edge of stuff. But now, I got used to how 10 looks, would even say it looks better than 7 now. One quirk that I still dislike is the proprietary Windows apps. Idk why Microsoft had to do that when Media Player, Photo Viewer, and the like worked totally fine. Windows 7 would still be fine, but the whole interface looks dated now. When you get used to a modern UI, you don't ever want to go back.
  5. I am using a program called ThrottleStop to undervolt my laptop. I have configured it via Task Scheduler to launch minimized at the log on of any user. Is there any way to launch it with the icon hidden in the system tray, similar to how Windows Defender works?
  6. I'm planning on buying a flash drive for school use. I found some pretty cheap 32GB Sandisk Ultra's for around $10. I also found a Sandisk Dual Drive (USB-A and USB-C) 16GB for the same price, 32GB is around $18. My phone is a Moto Z Play, and I thought that the USB-C would be useful if I didn't bring my laptop but wanted to send some files to my classmates. Keep in mind, I'm in high school, and I'm from the Philippines as well, and we don't have large amounts of allowance to buy these things. The cheaper the better, of course without sacrificing on quality. But seeing as these are legit Sandisk ones, I'm not worrying. I'm much not of a hoarder as well. I tend to delete most crap I won't ever need, but I think 16GB will just barely be cutting it. So, should I get the standard 32GB Sandisk Ultra, the 16GB Sandisk Dual, or the 32GB one? I'll be loaning from my mom since I'm broke lol so I don't think she'll be happy with the $18 one.
  7. Thanks guys. Do you know how to start TS with the icon only on the notification area? I dislike having to close the program every time I log in to my account.
  8. Cool thanks. Also, which would you recommend, XTU or ThrottleStop?
  9. When running AIDA 64's stress test, I just leave cache checked on to test it, right?
  10. I have a few questions about undervolting my laptop's processor and integrated GPU. First, which is the better software, Intel XTU or Throttlestop? Second, is the cache voltage threshold the same as the core voltage (meaning, the should I undervolt the cache with the same values as the core?) Lastly, what program should I use to test the iGPU undervolt? Every GPU stress test program out there seems to test my dedicated GPU only.
  11. I know that a microfiber cloth is mandatory, but regarding the liquid agent that you use, do you use alcohol, water (if so, is distilled really necessary?), or nothing? The reason I ask is that I've read alcohol destroys the oleophobic coating of the screen, the validity of this claim remains unknown. What do you guys do?
  12. I'm not really a fan of the adaptor solution. One way or another, I'll end up losing them
  13. I'm planning on buying a flash drive for school use. I found some pretty cheap 32GB Sandisk Ultra's for around $10. I also found a Sandisk Dual Drive (USB-A and USB-C) 16GB for the same price, 32GB is around $18. My phone is a Moto Z Play, and I thought that the USB-C would be useful if I didn't bring my laptop but wanted to send some files to my classmates. Keep in mind, I'm in high school, and I'm from the Philippines as well, and we don't have large amounts of allowance to buy these things. The cheaper the better, of course without sacrificing on quality. But seeing as these are legit Sandisk ones, I'm not worrying. I'm much not of a hoarder as well. I tend to delete most crap I won't ever need, but I think 16GB will just barely be cutting it. So, should I get the standard 32GB Sandisk Ultra, the 16GB Sandisk Dual, or the 32GB one? I'll be loaning from my mom since I'm broke lol so I don't think she'll be happy with the $18 one.
  14. I'm looking for a cheap flash drive for school purposes. I think 16GB should suffice, but 32GB would be nice. It must be USB 3.0 as well, and USB-C OTG support for my phone would also be a nice touch for those times in school where I didn't bring a laptop but want to be able to send files quickly. My budget is ₱1000 ($20) max.
  15. A friend of mine lent me his notebook, a crappy ASUS one, and he asked me if I could clean install Windows 8.1 on it. When I got home and plugged it in, I booted it up and it went directly into Automatic Repair. The ASUS boot screen didn't even appear. I tried restarting it, but no matter what I do, it seems to boot into the "Prepaing Automatic Repair" screen. How do I stop it from doing this?
  16. I can't, we're in HS. and I know he probably can't to (guy's not rich, would probably have to wait until the drive fails completely before his parents would even replace the machine. That's how things work around here). This is just something to help him in the time being
  17. I think the drive is failing hahaha. The thing has cracks on the screen. I think I fall like that wouldn't let the HDD go usncathed
  18. At 10 PM, I meant it'll interact with the filter app again to lower the brightness even further (lower than the lowest stock settings on Android). Would that be possible?
  19. Some first to second gen i3, 2 GB of RAM, that sort of stuff. I didn't really take note, as the damn thing won't even boot into Windows
  20. Let's say I want the filter to kick in at 9 PM, brightness level unchanged. But by 10 PM, I want the brightness to dim down considerably, even lower than the lowest stock setting. Do you guys know of any app that does this? (Non-rooted. I don't want to root my Moto Z Play yet as it still receives OTAs)
  21. Does the CoA contain the key? Sorry for the stupid question
  22. I think he used to run a pirated OS on it. That's what he told me. He said he paid a friend to make the thing "genuine" but in the end, the trial expired, and he ended up losing $15 bucks lol. Is the original license key still embedded in the motherboard?
  23. My friend recently lent me his laptop as he wants me to clean install a brand new OS on it. It's pretty fucked up, there are cracks in the display and the thing doesn't even boot up anymore without going to Startup Repair. Windows only, guys. Most probably with the least being Windows 7, up until Windows 10. Which would be the best OS to install?
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