42thgamer

What happens when you try to turn it on? do any of the fans start to spin, cpu, gpu, psu, case fans?

Hmmm, interesting I will do some testing this weekend and let you know! Thanks for all the help!

Okay, so let's say the power source can only deliver 5W, than it depends on the laptop if it can use that or not? If I connect a 5W power source via usb-c my pc says 'slow charger, use the charger that came with the charger to speed up the charging'. And if I look at the power icon it says it is on battery, but there is a yellow danger icon so something is going on. But after the battery drops under 50% it does tell me it is on a slow charger. What do you think? Is it using the power or not? Might have to do some better testing.

Yes, it will continue to update. The reason that Windows asks to plug your laptop in is the that if your pc runs out of battery in the middle of an update it can mess up the whole system. so if you unplug it while it's updating make sure that you have enough battery left. A friend of mine had it happen ones, And I had to get all her files of pc by booting via an USB stick and than reinstalling windows. But I have heard about files being corrupted after a sudden shutdown during an update.

Okay thanks, I think I understand. Something related to this I was wondering about is the following: can i charge my laptop via usb at 5 volts and 1000 mA (so 5W)? Even if the laptop is using more than 5W? I know it wont charge the battery but it could make it so that the battery drains a little slower. Or is the pc not able to use such low power sources. I have been reading multiple posts on multiple forums and see a lot of different answers.

I would like to calculate how many Wh I need to charge my laptop. That's why I want to know it.

Thanks for the good and long explanation, really informative! Maybe i had to explain what I wanted to do a little better. I wanted to see how much I can charge my battery with an external battery. And while trying to figure that out I asked myself what it all meant. So after reading your explanation (might have read it 2 times ), to calculate the Wh for phones I can just do the mAh x 3.6 (because that is the average). But for laptops I have to really look at the technical details to figure out what the voltage output is? On my external battery that I use to charge my phone, and maybe my laptop too in the future, it says that it outputs 5V. Can i use that as the voltage?

Hello all Not sure if this is the right subtopic but here we go. The past year I have bought a laptop, phone external battery and helped some others with their choice. But there's always one thing (along with many others) I don't understand. When looking for mobile devices a battery is always an important factor. The capacity is always given in mAh. I remember from my physics lessons that Wh = A x V x h. But I don't know what the V is supposed to be. Since all the devices have a different Voltage output. Is it calculated with the max V, or is there an industry standard V to calculate the Wh of a battery? Or am I on a completely on the wrong path? Thanks in advance! 42thgamer

That's a lot of usefull information. It's difficult here to find most of the pcs you mentioned, but I will look them up and compare the prices and specs. Thanks!

Will look a bit more, and make a dissension then. Is it alright for you if I ask your opinion on them?

Think I have to bite the bullit. Prices are always higher because of the limited azerty suply...

Did a lot of looking around, and only qwerty keyboard for sale. So not sure what to do...

The G15 is too expensive for me. Right now thinking about this one: https://www.bol.com/be/nl/p/asus-rog-zephyrus-g14-ga401ii-he092t-be-ddr4-sdram-notebook-35-6-cm-1920-x-1080-pixels-amd-ryzen-7-16-gb-512-gb-ssd-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1650-ti-wi-fi-6-windows-10-home-grijs/9300000017829037/

https://www.bol.com/be/nl/p/asus-rog-zephyrus-g14-ga401ii-he092t-gaming-laptop-14-inch-120-hz/9300000017829286/?bltgh=pUwVrffuJyc3memoTI9CXQ.2_17.20.ProductTitle It is in dutch... It's also not a azerty model, but I might be able to get it in azerty the seller might not list all options. The G15 costs about 750 euro more, and that is to much for me.

That battery life is rough, but the ASUS Zephyrus G14 should get a little more time right? I found a cheaper version with a PCIe ssd instead of a M.2 one. It saves me 150 euro, I never had a M.2 ssd so not sure it is worth it.

I can find the first one for a decent price. Only concern is that it might look a bit "gamery". Have you had any hands on experience? Just the back colors concerns me. The second one looks a bit better but can only find a 8gb model, it's upgradeble but than it costs more.

So with my budget a 13" would be easier? Any examples?

On the battery life, any idea how more I need to spend to get more out of it? I like a big screens, that's why ;). If you have other suggestions I would to hear them.

Budget: 1300 euro **How would you prioritize form factor (ultrabook, 2-in-1, etc.), build quality, performance, and battery life?**Build quality is very important (would be moving by train/bus/bike daily) Would like about 7 hours of battery life with light use (like taking notes) Will use virtual machines, light gaming and programming Azerty-keyboard is needed (french comma), some IO like hdmi/ethernet/usb c build be a big plus

Hello all, I am thinking about buying this pc: MSI Prestige 15 A11SCX. I found it for 1100 euro (I live in Belgium). Would like your opinion or other suggestion. More info about what I want bellow! Thanks in advance! 42thgamer

I havn't really, but I might. Do you recommend it?

Hello all I am going to university and need a new laptop. Here is a list of things I would like: Budget: max 1350 (would like it to be lower, but even a little above it is okay) Area: I live in Belgium (West Europe) Build quality: I will travel with it a lot, almost daily. So build quality is really important Use: I will use it for basic stuff (watching movies etc), and a lot of programming and some virtual machine and stuff like that, some gaming would also be nice. I will need to take it to class a lot so some battery life is needed. Size: I like big screen so around 15" would be good Would also like a numpad but not that badly Don't really now what else to say. Hopefully some of you have some good advice for me. I am getting a bit lost in all the options out there. Thanks in advance 42thgamer

Well, thanks for your time. I have some downloading to do I guess.

When I select the folder it says I have to select an empty folder.

I tried that and it doesn't work. Any other ideas? Thanks for all the help so far btw!