Laptops & Notebooks

Forum discussion tagged with Laptops & Notebooks.
  1. zaris

    Laptop screen turnes black when I unplug from charger

    Hi, My laptop is Asus A555LF. Its over 5 years old. For the later part of those years, every time the laptop goes in battery mode, or when I unplug the charger form the laptop, the screen gones blank. The laptop has poor power back up since the battery is at the end of its life cycle but even...
  2. mrmike16

    [SOLVED] Searching for laptop

    Hi, I've decided to buy a new computer for myself and another for my mother, and I am very out of date in technology. I'm still in the era where Intel Core processors were just i3, i5, or i7. So if you guys can help me out, that'd be great. For me, I am thinking of going for something between...
  3. Viktor4645544

    How can I know if the laptop I am buying has the 28W full powered i7-1165g7 CPU?

    Hi. The laptop I was looking at is this: HP 15s-fq2001nia I don't know if this laptop have the 28W cpu or 15W underpowered cpu. I rly don't want a 15W i7-1165g7. If u know any website that gives all the details about a laptop pls do share :)
  4. Viktor4645544

    [SOLVED] How good is Ryzen 7 5700u?

    Hello. I was looking at Lenovo IdeaPad 3 15ALC6 which had this new Ryzen 7 5700u processor. I know how everyone is saying Ryzen 5000 are the best, crushes intel and all that. I need your opinion on this CPU if anyone can share. I think its competitor is intel i7 1165g7. Which one is better...
  5. uns_exual

    [SOLVED] Water damage Blue screen errors and finding damaged components

    My younger sister got some water on her laptop and I'm trying to figure out if I can fix it or if it has to be sent in. I am not sure of the amount of water that got on it but I know that it was in its fabric case and the water absorbed through to the laptop. As of now it's out on my desk...
  6. K

    [SOLVED] ROG Strix GL533VE won't turn on at all

    One day I was gaming on my ROG Strix GL533VE, after I'm done playing, I simply just shut it off and kept it charging like usual ( been using it like this for 4-5 years). The next day I tried to turn it on and suddenly the charging light turns off and my laptop won't turn on I opened up the...
  7. J

    Best laptops for the end of 2020

    Hello everyone! I know now is one of the worse time to buy a laptop with many brands implementing Ryzen in the next year and a lot of exciting changes bringing USB-C 4 to the same level of Thunderbold 3 and intel opening Thunderbold 3 to AMD. I would love to wait for these changes, but my...
  8. Ceclan007

    Question Is there any possible way to rollback BIOS on ASUS Notebook..?

    Hi, I have a Notebook from Asus S410U(X411UN) which I have for it for 2 months give or take and it was brand new and came stock with bios version 300. I remember when back in 2019 when I just got it that it ran very smooth in many games in Medium-High preset (World of Tanks or GTA 5 for...
  9. krelidas_34

    Is Samsung Odyssey a good laptop?

    Weeks ago, I was struggling whether to buy ASUS TUF and Strix series. I heard ASUS TUF series has serious problems with their laptops. Not so much with Strix, but still prevalent. Thus I decided to choose something else: Samsung Notebook Odyssey. This laptop's CPU adjusts its clock speed...
  10. krelidas_34

    Which laptop is better? ASUS ROG Strix G or ASUS TUF?

    First, let me start off with ASUS TUF. This laptop has AMD Ryzen CPUs in it. This laptop is good at streaming videos, since the CPU is Ryzen. Not only that, it has a decent webcam. But TUF does not have efficient cooling as ASUS ROG Strix G. The Strix G has better cooling, and better brightness...
  11. S

    [SOLVED] How to ground myself when working on laptop

    I got an old laptop from a friend and I want to upgrade its ram. The problem is this is my first time upgrading a laptop I usually work on desktops and just slap the case every now and then to ground myself. The laptop is plastic so how would I ground myself with it?
  12. A

    Best Laptop for 3D Modelling and Gaming Under Budget

    Hello! I am in the market for a new laptop to run different types of 3D modelling software (Autodesk Inventor/Cinema 4D/AutoCAD) as well as be able to play current gen games. I'm struggling to find one that suits my needs so I am coming to the forum for suggestions! My current budget is...
  13. E

    Question Could I expect a laptop with i3 7100u to last shorter than i5 8250u?

    Let me explain my question better. What I'm considering is the long term, future proofing aspect of buying a laptop. I could buy a laptop with i3 7100u costing 25k or an i5 8250u, which costs maybe 35k(about 37% more). I know that i5 8th gen is much better than i3, but I'm not going to be...
  14. W

    relpaced vista with xp

    Replaced vista with XP SP3 on a dell inspiron 530. Won't boot , get missing config message. Tried the "r" repair option on install disk, nothing. Anyone....?