ImBleu

Current phone is 2 years old and the back glass is completely shattered and held together with tape.

It seems like every forum post I make now is about helping me pick upgrades I'm in the market for a new phone. I currently use a Xiaomi Mi 9T (clone of the OnePlus 7 Pro) and previously used a Samsung Note 8 and various OnePlus phones before that. I have never owned an iPhone before and am not invested in the Apple ecosystem at all. I am pretty invested in the google ecosystem (Google Photos, Chrome, Drive, Keep Notes, Home, etc). The phones are about the same price (pricing located in the polls - converted from local pricing here). It seems to me like the Pixel 6 may be the better option for me because of my investment in the Google ecosystem and over a decade of Android usage, but: 1. Locally, Apple Pay is available, but Google Pay does not exist. Apple Pay would be really nice to use and there is no sign of Google Pay coming anytime soon. 2. The Pixel 6 is an import and does not sell in my local market, meaning that finding accessories/cases would be impossible and I'd have to ship these from overseas. 3. My Partner uses an iPhone 13, so it would be easier to invest in the MagSafe/Lighting chargers etc as we'd both benefit. 4. It seems the Pixel 6 does have some teething issues regarding the fingerprint sensor etc. Would that be enough to sway you to an iPhone 13 (or iPhone 12?) or should I go for the Pixel 6? Alternatively, are there any other phones in a similar price range that I should consider? Samsung Pay is available here, so should I consider a Samsung device? Please Help

It would be a matter of a few dollars comparing the offer I have received to buy my surface and the price of the Air M1 with the education discount

Currently I use a 2017 Surface Pro "5" for University. It is one of the higher spec models with an i7-7660U, 8GB of Ram and 256GB of storage. I also have the keyboard (duh) and the Surface Pen. I used the pen quite a bit for taking written notes but changed after a month or so and finished the rest of my year typing notes instead. I occasionally use the pen for highlighting documents or signing documents but that is about it. I have the opportunity to sell my Surface Pro 5 and buy a 2020 Macbook Air with the new M1. Is the base model Macbook Air M1 a better laptop vs the Surface Pro 5? I do like the Surface Pen and that it is touch screen/a 2-in-1, but mostly I use it as a glorified tablet or as a laptop but due to having to use the kickstand I am constantly worried about it falling over (especially when on a bed or on my lap). I still have a desktop so I do have access to windows when I need it. All my work is done on Microsoft Word & OneNote which are both available on Mac & Windows. Would you do it? Switch a 'higher end' Surface Pro for a base model Macbook Air M1?

Played for the last 6 months and agree that there are lot of very questionable decisions made by the staffing team which are anti-community and arguably quite damaging to the LTT/LMG brand. Not sure why they would associate themselves with such a damaging server. It honestly is kinda sad as a long time LTT follower and community member and avid Minecraft player to know that the would-be perfect server isn't so perfect. Obviously you can't please everyone but things like removing the suggestion forum to stop people trying to improve the server and telling players to go elsewhere isn't what was expected from such a nice community as ltt.

Any other non-apple options?

1060 USD for the 11in iPad Pro base model with keyboard and pencil

At 10.2in though it's a bit small (latest iPad) and the 11in iPad Pro is over the price already for the base model without pencil or keyboard

iPad Pro I assume you mean? I have an iPad Air 2 with iPadOS which obviously isn't as good as the iPad Pro but not sure if iOS is good enough if I want to take typed and written notes together (like a surface with OneNote)

I start Uni in February (southern hemisphere) and am looking at laptops. The less I spend the better as I'm self financing my whole education. Requirements: 12-14in (15 too big), preferably light. That's about it. I have a gaming PC to do everything else on so just need something for notes and presentations at Uni. Options I have thought about so far (converted to usd) Surface Laptop 1(i5/4/128): $620 Surface Pro 5(i5/8/128): $650 w/o KB or pen Surface Laptop 1(i5/8/256): $740 Surface Pro 6(i5/8/128): $740 w/o KB or pen Surface Book 1(i5/8/128): $740 all inclusive Any other laptops? Im not married to the surface lineup and will consider other brands, although I like the idea of writing notes with a pen. A nice build quality would be nice so it could survive 4 years. Im happy with Mac or Windows, Intel or AMD. I would prefer to avoid Huawei/Xiaomi products. What would you pick?

I'll try update mobo bios (current Ver 3xxx, latest 5xxx) and can use a known good PSU from my other build which I will try after a bios update.

How do I find this setting? RMA the motherboard or the PSU?

Specs: Ryzen 7 2700X (Stock settings) Asus X370-I (Bios Ver. 3803) Adata XPG 2x8GB (2133Mhz) MSI RTX2070 Ventus (Latest Driver, stock settings) Corsair SF600 Noctua L9a Issues: Random crashing and freezing. Occasionally just with web browsing but mostly when doing CPU intensive tasks like gaming or exporting videos via Shotcut. Temperatures remain in the 60-75°C range under typical load with all cores at 4Ghz but then the whole computer hangs with the only solution being to restart the system from the case button as everything else has frozen. I've tried everything that comes to mind for me but have never seen this before with Intel CPUS. This is not my build but is instead my friend's and I'm trying to help diagnose the issue. Any help would be majorly appreciated. Crash logs not really an option as the PC hangs and doesn't recover (left it for 4 hours). Included photo of HWMonitor at point of crash. Where have I gone wrong? Could it be something to do with Shotcut, CPU cooler being insufficient, motherboard issue or CPU issue as I can't imagine another reason. Thanks

4.5TB of M.2 NVME Storage isn't exactly financially viable.

I have an Ncase M1 build with a 256GB M.2 NVME SSD, an old 128GB 2.5in SSD and a 4TB 3.5in Seagate Barracuda. My M.2 SSD has 16GB free My 2.5 SSD has 103GB free My 3.5 HDD has 1.64TB free I have quite a lot of data and I'm looking for the best way to manage and store this going forward, especially as I'm on an ITX SFF computer build now. Currently, all drives are inside my PC with the 3.5in under my GTX1080 which is very snug and causes the GPU and HDD to get hot and adds a lot of extra weight to the computer. I want to change up my storage to make it physically take up less space so that I can install 2 fans under the graphics card and I want to know the best solution for this. 1. Do I buy a high capacity 4TB 2.5in HDD to replace the big Seagate drive? Can this be mounted vertically without hassle? 2. Do I get some form of NAS or external system to store my mass storage (PSD projects / games / work)? Both me and my partner have ITX gaming machines so we could easily put both of our mass storage on a NAS and then simplify our 2 PCs to not require beefy mass storage. Is this a good idea? Any (cheap-ish) recommendations? Thanks!