Lethalmonk

t14 low spec (upgrade ram slot and ssd later)

16gb on both systems and its the highest i can use I'lk be doing labwork and testing but will probably be using os's like kali for more actual testing.

Ryzen 3000 some compatibility issues with linux and i am a college student, so a laptop is a must.

lenovo x1 gen 7 CML

Hi, So I'm buying a laptop and am debating on whether to get the IPS wqhd at 300nits matte or the IPS 1080p 400nits screen. I've seen benchmarks saying the batterylife is anywhere between 30min to 25% batter loss for the wqhd. I'd like to know if 1440p is really that helpful at 14" and if the "extra real estate" while coding is actually helpful or noticable. Also, how is scaling when using linux distros? its the same price.

Hello, I am currently debating on which cpu i should get for the lenovo x1 carbon gen 7. I wont be gaming, just running VM's, having tons of tabs open on chrome, and coding. and I7 is ~$150-200 more, which isnt a big deal for me but idk if its noticeable in real world applications, not benchmarks. I can't wait the 5+ weeks to receive a amd 4000 laptop.

Motherboard

Hey, so recently (after no changes) my usb ports wont work after booting windows 10 for a few minutes. If i boot up bios, it will work immediately, Nothing changed from the time it worked to when it stopped. If i unplug and replug the usb ports it wont work. One thing i noticed is when i unplug and plug in my mouse, the laser's light will blink and not turn on again. Anyone know why? Also, idk if this is relevent but before any of this started happening, the windows search bar sometimes wont pull up anything that i type.

thanks

@shooter2749 @DrMacintosh Do you own one? How is it for steaming

its $10 rn including shipping (unless u had anything else in mind) Do you think this will be good enough for what i need? will it open applications on windows that arent steam?

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Looking for a streaming device to stream from my desktop to a tv for playing single player games and streaming movies from vlc, youtube etc

Pretty sure there is a vid from LTT regarding how to clean and do maintenance on a keyboard. I had something similar happen to me where i spilled keyboard in my pepsi. All worked well afterwords .

Its honestly just preference. Pick the comfiest one, they are both good, although i have heard a more on the g403.

Keyboards with Cherry switches and PBT keycaps are usually safe to assume that they are of good quality.

shp-9500(s) read any review..

Try not to get chairs made of bonded leather. itll tear apart quickly. Try to get a used steelcase or herman miller chair off craigslist. Otherwise, Staples has a comfy chair called the Hyken (pretty popular but may be a bit off for really tall people) and the ikea markus is decent (hyken is better imho).

I know a guy who is top 500 in OW (judging by ur icon i suppose u play it) and plays on a wooden chair. Racing chairs are meant for simulating bucket seats for people who are racing. They arent the greatest for comfort, otherwise youd see them a lot more often in cars... If i were you, go on craigslist and look for a herman miller chair (aerons are good) or steelseries for $300-400. Otherwise your local office store is your best bet. Go there and find the most comfortable chair. Gamers arent good by peripherals, they are good by skill and game sense. Look at Tyler1, he plays on an "outdated" pc, a cheap mouse and keyboard from walmart and uses a cheap headset. Yes the logitech headset is crap compared to decent ones.

ima tell you the absolute truth... Your probably looking for the keyboard with the best functions, rgb, macros etc. But take it from me whos been through the same thing. Unless u need the macros or something specific, just go with the keyboard with your favorite switch and try and get PBT keycaps (although, keyboards with designated buttons for lowering/raising volume does come in handy). Besides that, nothing really matters, just get whichever is in budget that looks the nicest. RGB is cool and all but u never really notice it besides when u walk to and from your computer. (most of the time i completely forgot i had it). Its more of something to lure in a buyer (kinda like nicer packaging but nothing inside. Warranty is more important than all of those gimmicks (even if you dont use it, its not like youll be using the gimmicks to often either.) I have a Ducky shine 6, Nice keyboard overall, no problems, pretty well built and sturdy.The Rgb is nice but if i could go back id just get their ducky ones or get a simplier/cheaper cherry blue PBT keycap keyboard.

Anyone know of a good $150 ergonomic chair?

its a link and does it by itself m8.

https://gyazo.com/064979677d3492a1a60f36fd6e905262 Cheesy drawing but u will want SP for any space restriced ( locations where the fan has a thick dust filter or barely any space to suck in where it is intaking, and airflow when the fan has a clear and open path to suck in air (usually exhaust cuz its sucking in from the entire case and dust have a dust filter because..... it is pushing out air. Radiators will need SP

~Z reviews

You will be using a separate mic like the Modmic or USB, not the Vmoda correct?