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I just hope I am able to get a convertible that has at least 2 GB of RAM to play around with. :)
 
Twiggy said:
I just hope I am able to get a convertible that has at least 2 GB of RAM to play around with. :)
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Those "2-in-1's" seem pretty interesting for sure :P

I have a friend who owns one and has been able to game on it as well. It's amazing how powerful some of them can be.

And in other news, Skype has somewhat stabilized on my Venue 8 Pro, for the most part. I found a trick to disable ads in Skype, although I can't seem to get Skype Home to load. :P
 
Zach said:
Those "2-in-1's" seem pretty interesting for sure :P

I have a friend who owns one and has been able to game on it as well. It's amazing how powerful some of them can be.

And in other news, Skype has somewhat stabilized on my Venue 8 Pro, for the most part. I found a trick to disable ads in Skype, although I can't seem to get Skype Home to load. :P
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That happens when the average hardware just gets faster.

Also, Intel ditching PowerVR for HD Graphics for Atom on non-smartphone platforms is probably the best thing to happen. :) And the "big" Cores being usable, too.

Though I guess I'll get a cheaper Atom-based convertible. So long as it's a proper computer when needed...
 
Would you recommend it?
I have a Moto G 2nd Gen and I've been considering upgrading for a while now, but looking at the specs the 3rd Gen doesn't seem too different from its predecessor. The GPU is a little faster, and there's a higher end model that has 2 GB of RAM, is that all that was changed?
 
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Would you recommend it?
I have a Moto G 2nd Gen and I've been considering upgrading for a while now, but looking at the specs the 3rd Gen doesn't seem too different from its predecessor. The GPU is a little faster, and there's a higher end model that has 2 GB of RAM, is that all that was changed?
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It's a great budget phone if you want an Android phone and you're getting a smartphone for the first time and/or you're switching from Windows Phone to Android (like me). And yeah, I wouldn't upgrade at all if you already have a 2nd Gen. The spec differentiation is not really that great.

Plus, I only own the 8GB model, which only comes with the 1GB RAM. The 16GB model has 2GB RAM.
 
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I bet it's the ads in Skype though that aren't helping, if anything.
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I wonder why there's 32-bit OS when the CPU is 64-bit. I think 64-bit OS would work better in that computer because it can use the CPU better.
 
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I got a Moto G 3rd Gen today! It's my first Android phone and always, I'm loving it. :D

Oh, and I accidentally maxed my internal space on it by downloading all the apps at once and my cache was causing the clog. It's fixed now though. :P
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Zachhh you should've told me, I could've saved you 10% off it.

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Would you recommend it?
I have a Moto G 2nd Gen and I've been considering upgrading for a while now, but looking at the specs the 3rd Gen doesn't seem too different from its predecessor. The GPU is a little faster, and there's a higher end model that has 2 GB of RAM, is that all that was changed?
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I believe the 3rd gen also doesn't have a Gyro, or maybe that was the 2nd. I believe the third gen might have got the new X software features but I will have to check up on that for you. They should both be getting Marshmallow so that may not matter.

Whats a good harddrive? We need some more space in our computer/ Preferbly someting on the cheap side but works for games would be nice, though I believe those should be on your main?
 
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Wait what how.

Then again, it was gotten off of Amazon.
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I am a 'advocate' in a slightly official/unofficial sense, and I have access to 10% discount codes for myself or others, along with other perks.

So I know Seagate and WD are good brands for hard drives, possibly Samsung too. So if we keep steam games on it, what kinda speeds/tech should I be looking for?
 
countryemo said:
I am a 'advocate' in a slightly official/unofficial sense, and I have access to 10% discount codes for myself or others, along with other perks.

So I know Seagate and WD are good brands for hard drives, possibly Samsung too. So if we keep steam games on it, what kinda speeds/tech should I be looking for?
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WD and HGST if you want something made today. :P

For video gaming use, get something 7200 RPM. Ignore anything 5400 RPM or so; and you'd want to get something spacy enough. So probably a 1TB or a 2TB.

I want to buy new camera lenses for my NEX-5R... it still runs like new! Just need to do some physical sensor cleaning... lots of dust.
 
Well...

Looks like I'll have to claim warranty on the SSD in my desktop. From Kingston's technical support, my SSD is considered failed since the SMART attributes were garbage.

At least I still have the time to get my data off. You rarely get pre-failure notices on SSDs... you usually get sudden failure. In the meantime, I guess it's back to HDD as a single drive.
 
Twiggy said:
Well...

Looks like I'll have to claim warranty on the SSD in my desktop. From Kingston's technical support, my SSD is considered failed since the SMART attributes were garbage.

At least I still have the time to get my data off. You rarely get pre-failure notices on SSDs... you usually get sudden failure. In the meantime, I guess it's back to HDD as a single drive.
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No symptoms whatsoever at all for indication of SSD failure? Is this just a general flaw with SSDs or your particular model?
 
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No symptoms whatsoever at all for indication of SSD failure? Is this just a general flaw with SSDs or your particular model?
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Usually SSDs don't give you indicator of impeding failure at all. They just fail. Makes sense, though, as you cant wear out anything but the actual flash cells...
 
countryemo said:
I am a 'advocate' in a slightly official/unofficial sense, and I have access to 10% discount codes for myself or others, along with other perks.

So I know Seagate and WD are good brands for hard drives, possibly Samsung too. So if we keep steam games on it, what kinda speeds/tech should I be looking for?
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But Seagate has some of the highest failure rates for HDDs. If you're after the lowest failure rates get WD(second lowest) or HGST(lowest).
 
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But Seagate has some of the highest failure rates for HDDs. If you're after the lowest failure rates get WD(second lowest) or HGST(lowest).
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Now if only SSDs were that easy to speak of...
 
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