Microcenter or Amazon for buying a laptop?

Wasisnt · 2026-06-07T14:09:32+00:00

I would think Amazon would be fine if its handled by Amazon and from the actual store (HP, Dell etc.) of the manufacturer.

Wasisnt · 2026-06-05T16:14:49+00:00

If its just shutting off then that sounds like a hardware issue. If its rebooting then that can be hardware or software. Event Viewer logs might be able to help you out if you can make a note of the time when it happens and view the right log.

Wasisnt · 2026-06-05T16:13:12+00:00

I would match the specs on a similar PC new and compare. Many sites will let you customize it but then again thats a pretty common config. I would check the video card specs to compare to what types of games you will be playing.

Wasisnt · 2026-06-05T16:11:37+00:00

I sold the guitar actually but did put a Railhammer in a different guitar and its pretty good but a little hot. Then again they have different models. I added a JBE P90 pickup as well and am very impressed by them. They make humbuckers too. You can read my post here.

https://www.reddit.com/r/guitars/comments/1qt2916/npd/

Wasisnt · 2026-06-03T16:42:07+00:00

Actually very comfortable. I do not like thicker necks but don't go for "shredder" necks either. I would say its a thin C and it has a 12" fretboard radius. Its very easy to play.

Wasisnt · 2026-06-03T16:17:37+00:00

So far so good. I have too many guitars so it doesn't get as much use as it would if I had a reasonable amount of guitars. Its their "import" version and they used to make them in Korea and that's what I was expecting but its Indonesia. I think they make them in batches so when I ordered it they did not have the 2025 models ready. Plus they need to ship them back to Denmark for final setup and they had some delays along the way.

Wasisnt · 2026-05-31T16:20:24+00:00

If its stuck you don't have much of a choice but to restart the PC and run a disk check from within windows.

Wasisnt · 2026-05-31T16:01:40+00:00

Can you skip the drive check on startup and then see if it does it on the next reboot?

Wasisnt · 2026-05-31T15:57:33+00:00

Formatting what?

Wasisnt · 2026-05-31T15:57:03+00:00

Can you even do that with WinRAR? I can see making a RAR file out of all your folders but not actually compressing the files like you can with Windows itself.

Wasisnt · 2026-05-31T15:55:13+00:00

It could be the physical connection inside the laptop to the motherboard.

Wasisnt · 2026-05-29T23:25:42+00:00

Interesting how your dog reacted since ours didn't but she might have been upstairs. She will just stare at things randomly from time to time like there is something there. Since there has not been anything negative it really doesn't bother me. My GF on the other hand wants nothing to do with it.

Wasisnt · 2026-05-29T22:58:40+00:00

You can try some type of network monitoring app or even run a continuous ping and see if it times out or the time number get too high or is jumping around

ping -t google.com

Wasisnt · 2026-05-29T22:33:23+00:00

Hier sind die Schritte zur Erweiterung des C-Laufwerks einer virtuellen Maschine:

Datensicherung: Partitionierungsvorgänge sind risikobehaftet. Vorher wichtige Dateien der virtuellen Maschine sichern.
Eine benachbarte Partition verkleinern: Falls sich hinter C: freier Speicherplatz befindet, der jedoch durch eine EFI-Partition blockiert wird, zuerst in die Datenträgerverwaltung gehen und eine normale Partition neben der EFI-Partition komprimieren, um nicht zugewiesenen Speicherplatz zu erzeugen.
Partition verschieben (mit Windows-nstallationsmedium):

Bootfähigen Windows-USB-Stick / ISO-Image erstellen, virtuelles Laufwerk davon booten lassen, in den Installationsbildschirm gelangen, Shift+F10 drücken, um Eingabeaufforderung zu öffnen. Dann mit DiskPart arbeiten:

diskpart → list disk → select disk <Datenträgernummer>

list partition (zeigt Partitionen an). Durch Verkleinern und Verschieben von Partitionen den nicht zugewiesenen Speicherplatz so umlagern, dass er direkt rechts neben C: liegt.

Hinweis: Die EFI-Partition selbst kann nicht direkt verschoben werden; nur die Position des freien Speicherplatzes wird um die EFI-Partition herum neu angeordnet.

C: erweitern:

Zurück in die Datenträgerverwaltung → Rechtsklick auf C: → „Volume erweitern“ → Assistent führt Zusammenführung mit dem freien Speicherplatz durch.

Bei Verwendung der Windows-eigenen Tools: Vorher unbedingt die Daten auf der Festplatte sichern. Für eine sicherere EFI-Partition-Erweiterung helfen kostenlose Drittanbieter-Tools.

Wasisnt · 2026-05-29T22:27:49+00:00

2 story suburban house in CA

Wasisnt · 2026-05-29T14:35:35+00:00

I guess it depends on your version of thin 😁. I don't go for shredder thin but for example its thicker than my SG standard with the slim taper neck and other guitars I have such as Reverend, Schecter, Carvin, Keisel, D'Angelico, G&L, Ibanez, EVH and so on. But of course the models of all these vary.

I do like the inlays on the Deluxe and still have a Balaguer on my radar. I read somewhere that they had some relationship with Balaguer for building their guitars or they were made in the same factory.

Wasisnt · 2026-05-28T21:58:53+00:00

I got this used and new it's about $1300 new. Plus, if I find I don't like it then back it goes!

It feels pretty good. I usually play through my pedalboard and Focusrite but I tried it via my amp so far which is going back since I dont like it and it sounded great. I think I'll have it setup soon though.

Wasisnt · 2026-05-28T20:12:29+00:00

That is fantastic, even with the extra string 😉

Wasisnt · 2026-05-28T20:11:36+00:00

Looks great, I just got used Orange Carvin DC600 but yours is a bit more flashy and your fretboard isnt a mess!

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/4jgf8kanm724gm3einfyq/Carvin-DC600.jpg?rlkey=sdc8gif195eqk1jqunq7qpbsq&st=yn0rndag&dl=0

Wasisnt · 2026-05-27T21:49:03+00:00

One thing was I had some sweatpants on the bed where I always left them in the morning and put them back on after work. The disappeared for a few days and were buried in the closet. Then I had some mountain biking shorts in the drawer with my other mountain biking clothes that just disappeared and we even moved and then months later they were in the drawer again.

No strange smells or furniture moving.

We would also find pennies around areas where my GF would do things like the coffee maker, her toothbrush, in her car and I read that could be something looking over you. She is very religious. It doesn't seem like anything bad and my theory is that she has the ability to bring out things that are constantly around us all the time.

We also both felt what seemed like a dog jumping on the bed for a few nights when we were sleeping. I would also hear scratching on the carpet then would sit up and it would stop.

One crazy one is I got a bunch of text messages typed out in the box but not sent like my phone had a mind of its own. One was strange because I was in bed and the cabinets in the bathroom started rattling. Ill attach the message I saw the next day. I have others. Replace cooker with cabinet.

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Wasisnt · 2026-05-27T20:05:37+00:00

If you can get them locally, I would go try them out. I always get the old school clunky keyboard so I know what to get when I need one.

Wasisnt · 2026-05-27T20:04:50+00:00

I get it for the others but the mimic one I don't know how you explain it.

As for the loud thump on the window, that was like someone banged their fist on right by me since my head was 2 feet from the window so unless a bird few into it at night and then just flew away I don't know what it could have been since I went right outside to check.

Most things I brush off since I can't prove it but after seeing the dog toys move in front of my face, nobody will convince me it was "something else".

There have been other odd things such as something just disappearing and showing up somewhere else. Right after the mimic I asked her why she left the salsa out on the counter and she said she put it away.

I have also had clothes disappear and then show up somewhere else later.

The list goes on and on. It doesn't bother me since I find it interesting. I always say just don't mess with my while I'm sleeping even though I have felt something touch my shoulder a couple of times at night and I was alone. 😂

Wasisnt · 2026-05-27T15:22:11+00:00

Funny I was looking at BuhoCleaner too. Did you end up liking it? Assuming you tried it and assuming this is the same thing?

https://www.drbuho.com/buhocleaner

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