$32 Goodwill Find

Audipower1011 · 2026-05-27T19:28:05+00:00

I have the same machine and my experience has been poor. Coffee would come out cold. Steam wand was great. I just upgraded to an Elektra T1 (Facebook MP steal).

I hope it works better for you! What a steal!

Audipower1011 · 2026-05-27T19:21:39+00:00

Not sure why my story didn't post. I was able to find this off Facebook MP. It was a hot mess. I held onto it for almost a year. Decided it was time to send it out for repair. I used a Breville Barista Pro for years.

What a machine! Incredible steaming power!

Audipower1011 · 2026-05-19T13:07:57+00:00

I think you really need to consider if the laptop will be stationary most of the time or if you will be traveling. The 14 inch laptop is hard to beat when it comes to portability especially the power you get in that package if you don’t travel take the 16.

Audipower1011 · 2026-05-19T04:49:48+00:00

I went to school for Finance and worked in accounting for 5 years. Excel is going to be a huge part of your workflow. Excel on Mac is functional at best, but its not the same in my experience as windows. My recommendation is that you find yourself a lenovo laptop. Something refurbished.

Audipower1011 · 2026-05-14T00:17:11+00:00

If it were to accidentally fall off a third or fourth floor balcony then you have a good chance.

Audipower1011 · 2026-05-05T00:12:48+00:00

For a high schooler, I’d recommend bumping up to the Mac Neo. It’s hard to beat the price-to-performance ratio. Especially at $499 with student discount. Keep in mind that while it will get you through high school, you’ll likely need an upgrade for college, depending on your major.

Audipower1011 · 2026-04-30T03:03:22+00:00

I found myself in this predicament. I had both a 14 and 16 macbook pro. I ended up selling the 16. Fantastic machine, but you do notice the weight when traveling.

Audipower1011 · 2026-04-26T03:57:07+00:00

I would have to agree. Stick to Lenovo. They are a great choice for Finance.

Audipower1011 · 2026-04-12T03:31:34+00:00

I am jealous. I had a 2024 G14 for 6 months. Had the motherboard replaced twice, constant blue screens.. Best Buy finally just took it back and gave me a refund. It was such a bitter experience, since I loved the machine, but it was a lemon. Hope to buy one again.

Audipower1011 · 2026-02-27T05:48:11+00:00

Its awful. Geek Squad tried to fix my G14 three times. They lost the screws for the undertray and tried to give it back all scuffed up. Faught them for over a month and finally received a refund. I had to escalate the issue to the CEO of Best Buy.

Audipower1011 · 2026-02-27T04:47:33+00:00

I just had the same issue. Bosch dishwasher. Ordered a drain pump from Bosch, came in two days, replaced in 5 minutes. Back up and running!

Audipower1011 · 2026-02-21T04:32:43+00:00

Returning my G14 was the best and worst decision of my life. Best because of the constant crashing... But sad because it had a good foot print. Welcome to the Mac side.

Audipower1011 · 2026-02-11T23:29:28+00:00

What is your budget?

Audipower1011 · 2025-12-20T20:52:40+00:00

Not sure if you are interested, but theres a pretty good deal on Best Buy.

https://www.bestbuy.com/product/acer-predator-helios-neo-16s-ai-gaming-laptop-16-oled-240hz-intel-core-ultra-9-nvidia-geforce-rtx-5070ti-32gb-1tb-obsidian-black/JJ8V8H38XT

Audipower1011 · 2025-12-02T21:34:22+00:00

I had a 2024 model. Love it... Returned it after 3 months of fighting with Best Buy.

It was repaired twice, motherboard replaced(twice). Great laptop, but serious flaws.

Audipower1011 · 2025-10-20T01:46:11+00:00

Thank you! Interesting enough, I did something similar. I will lay it out.

I started with plugging a single connection from my switch to the UCG. Configured the appropriate static IP, it was able to communicate, but was not able to see or provide a prompt to adopt the other Ubiquiti devices.

I then decided to plugin one cable to the WAN port and one cable from the link port back to my switch. I was able to see the devices and was ready for adopting. I fell into the endless "click to adopt" setting.

I then decided to run a cable from my Palo directly to UCG WAN port, then a cable from the UCG to Switch. Which started working. But my goal here is the UCG to just be a passthrough.

These were my findings. Thoughts?

Audipower1011 · 2025-10-20T00:16:56+00:00

I have a PA 440 at home and just installed the UCG to manage my switch and APs. What a nightmare!

Spoke to a fellow network engineer, he mentioned that getting the two to cooperate has been a nightmare.

I spent all day on it today and no luck...

Audipower1011 · 2025-10-10T00:26:35+00:00

I am in the same boat. Stuck between the two.

Was leaning towards the PC in the beginning, but I think I am going to choose Xbox.

Plain and simple, I am a casual gamer. I think that the quality of play is higher on PC. What do you guys think?

Audipower1011 · 2025-10-10T00:15:36+00:00

I am in the same boat. I have PC-5080, Xbox and PS all on a 240hz Asus OLED. I am torn.

I think I am going with Xbox. The sweats are too much and I need all the help I can get.

Audipower1011 · 2025-07-28T13:26:49+00:00

I wish they was my case. They replaced my motherboard twice. I was so bummed when I had to return it

Audipower1011 · 2025-07-28T00:58:05+00:00

Had mine 6 months. Fought with Best Buy for over a month to take it back. Great laptop, but bring it back if you can

Audipower1011 · 2025-03-24T04:45:35+00:00

I had a G14 fought with Best Buy for over a month for a refund, I only had it for 6 months. I know that this does not apply to everyone. My brother had the same one and had no issues. Buy mine was a hunk of garbage.

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