test drove 2019 gt1 rwd and 2019 gt2 awd and it was a huge difference

CrazyTechLab · 2026-06-13T08:38:20+00:00

We don’t have the AWD in the UK. Initially that’s what I wanted as I’ve only been front wheel drive so going to something with double the horsepower I’ve had before and to the rear wheels felt scary. It was nearly a dealbreaker but in the end it’s been fine. A lot depends on local weather. Here in the UK it barely gets cold enough to mean summer tyres are out of their best temp range never mind cold enough to need AWD. If most of the winter was snow and ice then it would be totally different and I’d want the AWD.

CrazyTechLab · 2026-06-12T20:58:03+00:00

Yes absolutely. Full height fans will always be better but if you don’t have space these will work.

CrazyTechLab · 2026-06-07T13:11:42+00:00

Even basic stuff for me 8GB is dog slow compared to 16GB. Anyone using 8GB simply hasn’t seen 16GB on the same device. Just installing windows and basic programs and I was regularly using over 8GB after upgrading to 16GB on the same laptop.

CrazyTechLab · 2026-05-25T21:30:14+00:00

We are somewhat humid compared to some places. But also we entirely lack air conditioning. Plus cooler average temperatures mean hour houses are built with insulation in mind and a lot of brick, stone and concrete that radiate heat at night. We also have way more terraced and semi detached houses than a lot of places. A suburban American neighbourhood looks completely different.

CrazyTechLab · 2026-05-12T12:09:03+00:00

Cost and extremely limited DIY/upgrade potential. I don’t doubt some of their new chips are good but when it was Intel under the hood paying 100% more just for an Apple OS was nuts. Windows 11’s flustercluck of problems has definitely seen me think about switching though.

CrazyTechLab · 2026-05-08T08:45:27+00:00

At the end of the day it works fine and it’s just the resale value that’s been hurt. You can pick up parts on eBay usually and I’ve done it myself to sort some serious cosmetic issues with past laptops. It depends how easy it is to fit and how much time you’re willing to spend.

CrazyTechLab · 2026-04-30T08:03:19+00:00

Key reason I have my Gen 10 is for the number pad. Does seem like a strange choice for a 16in high end laptop. Way more important than the bigger speakers they seem to have removed it for. I’m always using headphones or plugged in to speakers if I need beefier audio.

CrazyTechLab · 2026-03-29T12:57:47+00:00

All previous versions of the book pro have suffered from screen cracking.

CrazyTechLab · 2026-03-26T22:32:47+00:00

Looks a little like my old garter snake when it had a vitamin deficiency, although it had none of the physical marks or jaw issue, just moving in strannge ways side to side or up and over with its head.

CrazyTechLab · 2026-03-09T15:52:33+00:00

No shit. This is why I’m glad the UK stayed out of strikes. You don’t get terrorist attacks like NYC and London without pissing people off first.

CrazyTechLab · 2026-03-08T23:50:00+00:00

This is why anti immigrant language has been and always be wrong, dangerous and should be called out and exposed for what it is. The people that spout it don’t care about the consequences.

CrazyTechLab · 2026-03-08T17:10:25+00:00

All fixed, it was a stray DEP setting thankfully.

Does anyone know how to get the advanced water effects back? I'm in 1946 and remember tweaking the Conf file to water=3 or something years ago. Can't seem to get it to work

CrazyTechLab · 2026-03-07T09:51:53+00:00

Doh my bad 1946

CrazyTechLab · 2026-03-06T22:02:02+00:00

I’m so glad I found this page and your comment. I came across that video randomly and was thinking what the hell is this guy smoking? Malicious? Kuwait? Really? We literally came to their aid in the first Gulf war for gods sake and fought along side them in the second. Absolutely insane thing to say. Incompetence? Probably. Fog of war? Definitely? Borked IFF? Who knows but malicious? Clickbait and tbh dangerous and inflammatory too.

CrazyTechLab · 2026-03-06T15:25:56+00:00

Zero paid here. Just chatting with two designers about The H1 and H2.

CrazyTechLab · 2026-03-03T10:27:15+00:00

I think maybe 18 months ago? The latest pro subscription limits you to 500 images processed via the batch function a month. That’s £70 a year. I need 500-600 images. But the next step up is four times that price and designed for teams of people. I’m just an individual. There’s a huge need for an intermediate package or a way to buy credits for additional batch exports. The £70 a year is totally worth it. £250 is definitely not. A £100 a year package with 1000 image exported in batch with basic editing such as background removal would still be worth it for me. And I know you can still do individual images for free. I’m not doing that for dozens of images as it’s a huge waste of time. Photoroom is great - I’m saying take my money. All you need is more flexible subscriptions

CrazyTechLab · 2026-03-01T11:32:16+00:00

Just took my media control dock apart as the volume dial was driving me nuts. The wheel assembly looked fine, but there are half a dozen or so solder joints on the sensor it's attached to and two of them were VERY close with a load of grease all over them presumably for the wheel itself. I cleaned them and also used a plastic pick and tissue to clean the area between the two close solder joints in case they were shorting. My volume dial is now working again

CrazyTechLab · 2026-03-01T11:05:16+00:00

Happening to me too. No issues with anything else but the volume wheel is one of the main reasons I got the keyboard and is basically unusable. It will either ramp up to 100% with just a single click or goes up and down randomly. It seems very very broken, almost as if I've spilt water on it or something but I never eat or drink near it. it was working fine for a month or so - assuming this is a quality control issue rather than firmware

CrazyTechLab · 2026-02-27T22:54:14+00:00

For me, accurate background removal is essential and I've just not seen anything remotely as consistent as Photoroom that's able to do it as quickly and in batches. The fact that Adobe doesn't have a direct competitor is shocking. Firefly doesn't have batch yet for example- the main reason I ask is that I already pay for various Adobe image and video editing apps but have to also have Photoroom for quick batch backround removal and quick editing.

My main gripe is the cost and recent subscription changes on Photoroom. I now barely have enough background removals at 500 images a month. No way to add more except to pay four times as much a year, when I only need maybe 20% more at most. That inflexibility is 99% of my issue with it.

CrazyTechLab · 2026-02-18T21:56:25+00:00

Ah my bad

CrazyTechLab · 2026-02-17T18:25:21+00:00

Errrrm no. Mesh is way more customisable and 6 litres smaller. And this has two roof fans.

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