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AMD Ryzen 3700X (Desktop) vs AMD Z1 Extreme (Ally portable)

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Hands-On Experience: Ryzen 3700X Triumphs in Handbrake Encoding Over Asus ROG Ally’s Z1 Extreme CPU While compressing some video recently, I conducted a hands-on test to compare two contenders in my personal collection: my trusty desktop PC powered by an AMD Ryzen 3700X CPU (released in 2019 almost 5 years old!), and the compact portable powerhouse, the Asus ROG Ally mini gaming system (released 2023), equipped with an AMD Z1 Extreme CPU. The battlefield chosen for this performance duel was

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Lenovo M14 portable monitor compatibility list

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Lenovo M14 and Dell laptop

NOTE: I recommend using a high quality (and relatively short) USB-C cable for best results. When I initially used a generic USB-C cable I did not have success. These are devices that I have personally tested my M14 monitor with: Devices that do work with the M14 display Samsung S23 Ultra (works well, can be used with Dex or in screen mirroring mode) Dell Latitude 7490 (works well) Devices that do not work with the M14 (as of 3/21/24) Acer

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Something went wrong… when resetting Samsung phone [SOLVED]

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Summary: make sure you are connected to the internet with a good data connection and that your phone’s date and time are up to date 👍👍 Details: I encountered an unusual issue recently while trying to factory reset my wife’s phone. Specifically, every time I would try to reset it or remove the Samsung account, it gave me an error “Something went wrong…” Finally I realized that my wife’s phone was not showing any internet access over the WIFI connection.

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Use Logitech M215 wireless mouse with Windows 11 [SOLVED]

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Recently I setup an old Logitech (now logi) M215 wireless mouse with my Windows 11 laptop. The process was not as straightforward as I expected because I needed to sync/pair my mouse with a new unifying receiver. The Logitech website can be rather confusing, so as of 2023/09/26 here are direct links to the Unifying software page: https://support.logi.com/hc/en-us/articles/360025297913 and the download itself: https://download01.logi.com/web/ftp/pub/techsupport/unifying/unifying252.exe After installing the unifying software, it will ask you to turn your mouse off and the back

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2004 Invoice from Pogo Linux for Vorticon64 PC workstation

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Oldschool throwback below! This was my primary workstation during law school. This was when I was really expanding my business (working during law school) and setting the foundation for future growth. It was setup on a huge work table with dual monitors and I accomplished a lot on this system. 👍👍 Tech notes: RAM was upgraded after receipt of system. SSD was eventually added as well but the Raptor was a pretty fast HDD for back then. This was a

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A:\ Floppy Disk Contents

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A:>dirVolume in drive A has no label.Volume Serial Number is 1331-1708 Directory of A:\ 05/11/1998 08:01 PM 93,880 COMMAND.COM10/17/1999 03:58 PM 66 AUTOEXEC.BAT02/09/1996 03:50 AM 20,597 ASPICD.EXE02/09/1996 03:50 AM 19,443 ASPICD.SYS11/18/1996 10:51 AM 16,917 ASPIHDRM.SYS11/18/1996 10:51 AM 18,803 ASPIHDRM.EXE06/03/1997 02:01 PM 65,669 EPST.EXE06/03/1997 02:01 PM 61,369 EPST.SYS05/11/1998 08:01 PM 25,473 MSCDEX.EXE10/17/1999 03:59 PM 54 CONFIG.SYS10 File(s) 322,271 bytes0 Dir(s) 802,304 bytes free A:>

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Intel Core i7 8550U vs the AMD Ryzen 7 5800U

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Recently I was comparing my trusting Samsung Note 9 laptop to a new inexpensive mini PC (Ace Magician Dual LAN Mini Desktop PC). Surprisingly, the Intel Core i7 8550U in the Note 9 actually held up pretty well vs the the newer AMD Ryzen 7 5800U: Based on these differences, the AMD Ryzen 7 5800U seems to be a superior CPU in terms of performance, efficiency and features, while the Intel Core i7 8550U may have some advantages in terms

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