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What are you looking for? Preferences Community Newsletters Log Out. Written by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes , Contributor. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes Contributor Adrian Kingsley-Hughes is an internationally published technology author who has devoted over two decades to helping users get the most from technology -- whether that be by learning to program, building a PC from a pile of parts, or helping them get the most from their new MP3 player or digital camera.
Full Bio. Posted in Hardware 2. Thin and light. The only time to settle for an HDD-only laptop is if you need the most storage possible at the cheapest price. Two of them stood out: the Acer Aspire 5 and the Lenovo Flex 5 Its aluminum top cover and silver-colored chassis feel substantial without being too heavy, and its backlit keyboard with number pad is comfortable to type on.
I wish the Aspire 5 had a USB-C port like the Flex 5 14, but most people will get more immediate use out of an Ethernet port because it ensures that you can connect to the Internet even if your WiFi network is acting up.
On the flip side, the Flex 5 14 has a full-sized SD card slot, which will be useful to some folk. It also provides a similar experience to the Flex 5 14 when it comes to performance. It scored slightly lower on our benchmark tests, but it handled most of the work I threw at it including streaming content via Prime Video and working with at least 10 browser tabs open.
It also has a nice If you care about future-proofing, that USB-C port will be critical. You may not have a lot of USB-C accessories right now, but that will most certainly change in the coming years. I also appreciate its convertible design, which gives you more flexibility. And like most Lenovo machines, the Flex 5 14 has a webcam that you can cover with a physical shutter. Scharon Harding has a special affinity for gaming peripherals especially monitors , laptops and virtual reality.
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Scharon Harding. Topics Software. See all comments I bought a key on ebay and it turned out to be a VL key volume. Which works but shouldn't be sold. I contacted the seller and he refunded me. Very good breakdown of the ways to activate Windows Most people don't even realize you can still use a windows 7 key to activate, only after you get into windows, and not during the setup process.
I believe this will probably stop working Jan 1, , when Microsoft stops support for windows 7. One thing that I was hoping for some explanation on key activations, I have seen how some Youtuber's have tied their windows 10 keys to their Microsoft account.
Then they only need a handfull of keys, like one for each motherboard vendor, and during setup, then sign into their Microsoft account, and select the key that corresponds to the motherboard their are reviewing. So they can move the keys around, and as long as it was the same brand of motherboard it would activate for that computer, and no longer be active on the old system. Any thoughts on how this works? Any limitations on how many moves, is this method valid for years so you would never have to buy another key if you stayed with one particular favorite motherboard vendor?
On the forums, we see MANY tales of woe concerning aftermarket, 3rd-party, or otherwise dicey Windows keys. Of course, using an old version's key essentially amounts to a free upgrade, which once upon a time was often provided by software vendors, so if you can use that method, great.
Any attempt to connect to www. Sorry, not getting my business. Thanks for this article. I've been struggling with the idea of buying another copy of Windows 10 for my media machine.
It's a PC built from old parts and is currently running Linux. Has anyone had a good experience with this? Wait a sec
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