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What a laptop spec sheet leaves out, and how to find it anyway
Spec sheets are written to be compared, which is not the same as being written to be informative. They list what can be put in a number and leave out…
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The maintenance that keeps a laptop worth keeping
A computer rarely gets slower in the literal sense. The processor is doing exactly what it did on the first day. What changes is everything around it: more software running…
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How to judge whether a device can be repaired, before you buy it
A device usually dies of one small thing. A charging port that stopped holding the cable. A battery down to half its capacity. A cracked screen, a failed fan, one…
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The three-copy rule, applied to one family's photos and files
Most people find out what their backup situation is on the worst possible day. The laptop won't boot, or the phone goes into a canal, or a folder that held…
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