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It is likely a "battery saver" profile in the power options / Toshiba's power management applet which prevents the battery to be charged beyond a certain point to help prolong battery life. Many people simply plugs in their laptop to the A/C outlet and use it. Studies have shown that batteries...

Ohh, as for a 4k screen.... I don't care, I just want my next laptop to have a 1920x1080 screen (although I would prefer 1920x1200).

I dunno if I would consider the Lenovo IdeaPad Y50. I like having a DVD burner because I use it and I don't wanna bother with an external drive. Also, Win 7 somehow got corrupted on my Lenovo Y470 about 2 weeks ago. I could not get past the BIOS screen which meant I could not access the...

Like it was stated above, "64-bit" is most likely implied because a 32-bit OS will only allow to use 3.2GB - 3.4GB. Thus all the "excess" RAM would be unusable and they will need to deal with a lot of returns and lost revenues. They will not be in business for long.

A friend of mine is trying to find a laptop with an A10-5750m or A10-5757m APU in a 15.6" laptop and a 1920x1080 resolution screen. He asked me to help him look for one, but I am not having an easy time looking for one... He is not interested in a discrete graphics card at all, I tried to...

I was quickly playing around with Win 8 (1st time) on a laptop last week. I was looking around for the Control Panel for maybe around 2 or 3 minutes. I gave up and decided to do a search on "Control Panel". I wouldn't mind using it for a tablet I suppose since I am interested in a Win Tablet...

Currently using a HTC EVO from Virgin Mobile. It is okay. I simply use it for texting, listening to music... and oh yeah, making phone calls from time to time. However, not too pleased with Android OS since it auto launches programs / apps in the background on it's own. For example I am...

Just for the record, I would simply ignore Battlefield 3, BioShock Infinite (the two left most benchmarks), and Tomb Raider (the very last benchmark on the right). Those games are not CPU limited at all. I am positive they are BF3 is only single player. So basically, those games are simply fluff...

^^^ My concern is not the ability of Bay Trail or Cherry Trail to play full HD content. My concern is solely focused on the amount of available RAM.

Very interest... I'll wait for Cherry Trail-T which supposedly supports up to 8GB of RAM. If not, then I may just wait for Willow Trail.

I played around with a Yoga 2 at BestBuy. I found it was a bit difficult to use 3200x1800 resolution screen. It did not scale properly on the desktop so that icon and text you appear larger to make it easier to see. It was literally a 3200x1800 desktop on a 13.3" screen making everything hard to...

Back in mid 2012 AMD publicly stated they will support socket AM3+ into 2015. Therefore, the current line up of FX CPUs will be manufactured until sometime in 2015 before they decide to retire AM3+. I highly doubt there will be a socket AM4 because FX CPUs only serve the desktop space. Due to...

If I had to buy a new tablet now (assuming my 2012 Nexus 7 died) i would likely get the Dell Venue 8 Pro, or maybe the Lenovo Miix 8 Windows 8.1 tablet. While I like my Nexus 7 I only use for reading, the occasional movie, and a couple of games from time to time. Not too much in the way of...

Haswell should last for several years. Still using a Q9450.

I got a logitech g500 which has weights. I didn't buy it specifically for that reason, but I tried out several different weight configurations to so that the mouse doesn't feel too light or heavy. Adjustable weights is a nice option to have, but not absolutely necessary.

You are not going to see much difference between CAS 9 and CAS 11 unless you use benchmarks to do so. Theoretically though CAS 9 RAM is better than CAS 11 RAM of the same speed. But unless you can perceive time in fractions of seconds, it makes no difference. I will simply tell you to get the...

Doubtful since that will likely increase the cost and thickness of the tablet. The Dell Venue 8 Pro is an interesting device. But I would wait for at least Cherry Trail / Willow Trail. For my wish list in order of importance. 1. Separate port for the charger. That way you can charge the damn...

Well, when you get it you can install CPU-Z and see if the RAM is running single channel or dual channel mode.

Sony VAIO Flip 15 http://store.sony.com/vaio-fit-15a-flip-pc-zid27-SVF15N14CX//cat-27-catid-All-15-Ultrabook-Flip?vva_ColorCode=1E1E1E&_t=pfm%3Dcategory Unfortunately, it seems Sony took away the ability to customize the laptop at the moment. Probably so that they can be shipped out faster for...

My gut reaction is that find a laptop with a 1920x1080 resolution screen in the price range is going to be extremely difficult even in a refurbished laptop. 1600x900 would be possible though.

Based on what little information I have read, there is speculation that an 8" Win 8 tablet with 4GB might come out next year. I believe there are currently some issues developing 64-bit drivers for Bay Trail. Until that is resolved tablets will only have the 32-bit version of Win 8. You need the...

Interesting, but I'll wait.I would prefer a more powerful Atom CPU (Willow Trail), and maybe, just maybe they will have a a version that has 4GB of RAM instead of just 2GB of RAM; but unlikely. Also unlike, but preferable is 128GB of internal storage rather than just a max of 64GB.

If playing "high end" games is your primary concern then you should not consider the Nexus 10 since the hardware is not as powerful as current gen tablets. Otherwise the Nexus 10 is still a capable tablet. I have the 2012 Nexus 7 and I will likely keep it until the end of 2014 / beginning of...

The problem you are going to face is that an optical drive is not part of the specs of an ultrabook. The lack of the optical drive allows an ultrabook to be thin and light. You will not be able to find a convertible ultrabook (i.e. converts to a tablet) with an optical drive because they simply...

Not aware of any laptops with a PLS display.. Laptops with IPS panels that I am aware of: Lenovo ThinkPads T440, T440p, T440s, T540p Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga Lenovo ThinkPad Helix Lenovo ThinkPad W540 While all the ThinkPads have IPS panels, they have pretty low colorspace around 55% - 60% sRGB...

So you are saying it is not easier to read text on a 7" 1280x800 resolution screen compared to a 7" 1920x1080 resolution screen? Take zooming in out of the picture. Text will be smaller on a 1920x1080 resolution 7" screen compared to larger text on a 1280x800 resolution 7" inch screen. This can...

Since your father does not have good eyesight, I recommend the 2012 Nexus 7 which does not have a 1080p screen. It has a 1280x800 resolution screen which will make text much easier to read on a 7" tablet verse 1920x1080 on a 7" tablet. I bought 32GB version back in January or December. Below is...

Here is a Groupon deal for the 2012 Nexus 7 32GB tablet for $150. The 16GB version for $120 is sold out. I have the 32GB version which I bought either back in January or December. It is a pretty good tablet. I basically use to read and play pinball (Pinball Arcade). The original Nexus 7 has...

You can look at the Lenovo IdeaTab A1000 / A3000 for $125 - $129 / $140 using the BLACKFRIDAY coupon code. Not sure when the code expires. http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/tablets/ideatab/a-series/a1000#customize http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/tablets/ideatab/a-series/a3000/ The A1000 basically has...

It still got my IBM ThinkPad T40 from 2003. I fire it up every now and then just to check on it. However, since the original CMOS battery is basically dead, it needs about 5 minutes to boot up. It was pretty responsive back in the day, but the single Pentium M 1.5GHz and the DX8.1 Radoen 7500 is...

Any specifics? Screen size. Screen resolution. Weight. Etc....

The main difference between the Core i3 and Core i5 is the i5 has Turbo Boost which is an automatic overclock as long as the temperature is not too high. For example, my core i5-2410m has a base clock speed of 2.3GHz. When Turbo Boost is activated and the CPU temp is not too the following...

Another "non Core i3" laptop... Lenovo ThinkPad E545 for $439 base model. It comes with a dual core AMD A6-5350m APU with the integrated Radeon HD 8450g. I recommend the $20 upgrade to a quad core AMD A8-5550m with the intregrated Radeon HD 8550g...

What is the laptop used for? Simple productivity like e-mails, maybe spreadsheets, surfing, "Youtubing", etc...? Here is a 15.6" Toshiba Satellite from BestBuy for $300. It seems to be a model that they carry in stock... at least where I live...

How much are you looking to spend?

LOL!!! Kinda makes me happy that I am currently single...

I suppose I just need to play Devil's Advocate for the moment... Cracks like that do not suddenly appear out of nowhere so it does seem to be physical damage. Even if it was a micro-crack a crack like that should not propagate so rapidly. Do you have any kids or guests in the house when the...

I'm looking at the T440p or more likely the T540p for personal use. I have an old IBM ThinkPad T40 with the original CMOS and main batteries. Still works after a long, rough start up 'cause of the dead CMOS battery. The one feature I am sure that will feel quite different is the keyboard. I...

Just out of curiosity, what was your issue with the Performance MX? I have two, a primary one used with my laptop (about 4 years old by now), and a brand new on I bought last year on sale for about $50; tested and put back in the box.

I read that laptops based on the Clevo W230ST chassis are more or less loud with constant fan noise. Not sure if that's due a BIOS glitch which does not lower the fan speed or if it is simply due to heat generated in normal usage. How's the fan noise? How's the battery life when not playing game?