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Best thin gaming laptop with 16:10 screen

It's absolutely possible (because XPS13 has moved to 16:10), but not sure at all. According to this roadmap: https://www.notebookcheck.net/Leaked-Dell-roadmap-shows-concept-plans-for-XPS-15-7500-XPS-17-7700-and-the-mysterious-Dell-XPS-Dual-Screen-Maximus.419782.0.html (which was leaked last...
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- Post #4
- Jan 26, 2020
- Forum: Laptops
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Best thin gaming laptop with 16:10 screen

I don't think there are any good choices. The only 16:10 notebooks I'm aware of are the XPS 13 + XPS 13 2-in-1 (much improved internal graphics, but only light gaming possible), the LG Gram 17 (not gaming), and the Apple Macbooks (only the Macbook Pro 16 has a decent graphics card). Other...
- amyklai
- Post #2
- Jan 25, 2020
- Forum: Laptops
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The new iPad Pro

I have a iPad 10.5 and a Brydge 10.5 keyboard for it. I also have a Surface Pro, so I think I can make a good comparison. For the "laptopish" things I use the iPad for (mainly note taking stuff where being able to use apps is a plus), Performance is not very important, the 10.5 is already...
- amyklai
- Post #20
- Dec 22, 2018
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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Question Macs Longevity?

Longevity results of 4 factors: - Quality - Software support - Upgradeability - Repairability and repair cost Apple usually has good initial quality (although the fact that my 2015 12" MB is on its third keyboard tells me its worse than it used to be). Macs are supported for quite some time...
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- Post #5
- Dec 21, 2018
- Forum: Apple
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What's the deal with whole grains? Are they good or bad?

Whole grain takes longer to digest, which means that compared to products based on white flour, you don't get a quick sugar spike with all the negative effects. Wheat bran also contains protein, vitamins, mineral nutritients, oils, The downside is that it causes digestion problems for some...
- amyklai
- Post #12
- Oct 14, 2018
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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Recommend New Running Shoes Plz!

I've been running regularly for almost 30 years now, typically around 50-70km/week & also swim and bike a bit (but don't do triathlons). I always used to buy "good shoes" for about 100-200€, because that was supposed to be the only way to properly protect my precious knees. Then, 7 or 8 years...
- amyklai
- Post #11
- Oct 14, 2018
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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Bernie Sanders refuses to endorse his own son

Meh, that's just a sly viral covert endorsement. His son's going to get much more press that way and they're looking like a friggin beacon of decency. He couldn't have gotten a more effective endorsement from his dad.
- amyklai
- Post #5
- Jun 11, 2018
- Forum: Politics and News
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So how is this Top Gun 2 thing going to work?

I think the homoerotic plot should be reserved for Rambo 5. And the next Terminator movie should be about aritificial intelligence, sex robots, how the whole transgender topic applies to intelligent machines, the abuse of power by those machines and the me-too movement in the cyborg age. T-800...
- amyklai
- Post #13
- Jun 8, 2018
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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So how is this Top Gun 2 thing going to work?

The movie will be about a bunch of aging former ace pilots from the baby boomer generation who have been asked by their brilliant president to do one last job to free the world from the evil mullah regime in Tehran. The pilots leave their homes in the rust belt and gather in Miramar where the...
- amyklai
- Post #3
- Jun 7, 2018
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Does everyone have a right to sex (serious replies only please)

We clearly need a state sponsored National Sex Service. My reasoning is that such an institution could get those socially awkward nerds away from their pseudo libertarian Ayn Rand nonsense and pull them into the loving arms of benevolent sexual socialism. I predict at least 85% reduction in...
- amyklai
- Post #201
- May 11, 2018
- Forum: Politics and News
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iPad Pro worth it over an iPad for Netflix streaming?

IMO, the big difference in image quality in iPad displays is laminated display vs not laminated display. The rest is nice but not as big of a difference. So, if you want something that's cheap but better screen than the new iPads (2017/2018), get an iPad Air 2. If you don't mind spending a...
- amyklai
- Post #11
- May 9, 2018
- Forum: Apple
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Apple ditching Intel chips as soon as 2020

From my perspective as a consumer, it all depends on what a hypothetic ARM Macbook offers over an Intel Macbook. If it's much better than anything that could've been possible with an Intel chip, it might be worth losing the ability to run Windows programs without a performance hit and putting...
- amyklai
- Post #28
- Apr 11, 2018
- Forum: Apple
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My heart rate is very high when running

Yeah, either you're not in shape for running or you should go and see a doctor. A regular runner should be able to do this pace somewhere in the 120-140 range, 190 is *very* high.
- amyklai
- Post #13
- Feb 9, 2018
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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Macbook Hardware Update Schedule

Going by the old Macbook Pros, the outside of the last generation remained pretty much unchanged from 2012-2016 (only exception was the Force Touch trackpad). The current iteration was introduced in 2016, so I'd mostly expect internal upgrades until around 2020 or so. The next upgrade should be...
- amyklai
- Post #3
- Oct 16, 2017
- Forum: Apple
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New iPad released 2017-03-21 called... wait for it... iPad

Yeah, as an entry level deal, den new iPad isn't bad at all. What IS negative is that now there's going to be a significant gap between entry level and pro. If you've got an Air 2 and want to upgrade, you HAVE to get a pro which contains a whole lot of stuff most iPad users don't want or need...
- amyklai
- Post #42
- Apr 4, 2017
- Forum: Apple

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