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Found one that will work out for $1350: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07YM23MZH/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=r31c-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B07YM23MZH&linkId=f2b20638a367403c9a75451b199d2f15 And if you want to double your RAM there is another option there for...

In Refurbs the main issues you will get are the Hard drives and the battery. The hard drives that I see used are older, they just make sure it is working. The batteries are usually those replacement batteries which last about 1 year to a 1.5 years. Every now and them there is an OEM one that...

I would get the HP. It would be much better for you if you want to play some games. If the HDD does not work for you, then a bit later down you could just go ahead and get a SSD to replace it. Its about $50 for a SSD...

With that budget you are likely looking for a GTX 1660 Ti. I have a MSI Gaming Laptop and hit has been treating me well. This one has everything you are looking for at $1379...

You can take off the brightness bar from the action center by: Click the windows button on the bottom left > Click Settings (Gear Icon) > System > Notification & Actions > click on "Edit your Quick Actions" under the Quick Actions section > Unpin the Brightness brightness bar This won't...

When I move a License to a new machine, I deactivate the license on the machine. Run Command prompt as Administrator and run the command: slmgr.vbs /upk After this, use the windows key on the new machine. It my not allow activation through online. If that is the case select phone activation...

Do a google search on how to replace you hard drive. It is usually fairly easy and you will just need to either pop off the bottom of the laptop shell or a plate there. Disconnect the hard drive and reconnect it, possibly a loose connection. You can also trace back the connector to the...

This is about right. At about 95-100 is where you should start worrying. You are also likely getting your fans to be very loud and that is normal too. Just make sure that none of the vents on your laptop are being blocked and you should be fine. I tend to dust mine Once a month just to make...

If you only see one RAM Slot the likely it has the other 4GB integrated onto the motherboard. This is something they do in order to keep the price down of the system. A company would not risk its reputation on something like this. The only case where RAM would be missing intentionally would be...

Try to reinstall using the tool from microsoft: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10 If that does not work I expect that something would be wrong with the hardware, likely your hard drive where replacing it would be your next step.

Try hard resetting it 3 times in a row. So when it tries to do a startup repair hold down the power button until it turns off. It should come up to a prompt after that for Automatic Repair. Select advanced options > Troubleshoot > Advanced options > System restore If you have restore points...

You don't need too much. Something like this should work great for you and it is under budget: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B081YCTTWK/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=r31c-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B081YCTTWK&linkId=23d0b37911fea46c18c47c2efb1bc9cb I honestly dislike...

I would put it on Ebay at $450 for a starting bid at a week. If no one bites then try selling it by parting it out. You can probably make more money by parting it out as well.

Shock Cases are hard to find for Laptops. They have them, but not really for gaming laptops. Your best option is to follow best practices and if the laptop is not in use then have it in a laptop bag as they are padded. This is the one I use...

Personally I stick with Intel. I expect you are looking to use this for school since you have a main PC, so 8GB of RAM should be enough for most tasks without issue. If you are running large spreadsheets or SQL Queries then you will want more RAM and the 16GB option is what you will want. I get...