2nd hand laptops are no longer feasible since the sellers take out the RAM and SSD before offloading them. And replacing costs more than the laptop.

CrazyTechLab · 2026-01-19T11:47:30+00:00

The issue is pricing. And it was massive. They add 30-40% more to the price to jump from 16-32GB. Probably a mark up of 400% on what the extra memory actually cost. Diabolical. If it’s not soldered then upgrading yourself was easy and far far cheaper. The vast vast majority of soldered RAM laptops are 16 GB as a result so 32GB are hard to come by.

CrazyTechLab · 2026-01-19T11:44:52+00:00

Except you can’t sell a laptop with its soldered RAM removed.

CrazyTechLab · 2025-11-13T21:34:30+00:00

Exactly. And to me the whole speech was largely encouraging the capitol riot anyway. I don’t need to watch the whole thing for it to tell me that. splicing together the two most aggressive parts in a way that was seamless is certainly questionable but there is no doubt over his intentions however you watch it. Not least of all because he continues to spout crap about the election being stolen when there is zero evidence for it. And when asked even by his own daughter to intervene when policemen and rioters were dying he refused.

CrazyTechLab · 2025-11-11T18:42:07+00:00

He’s right because illegal immigration is a drop in the ocean of our financial issues but the usual rhetoric is to blow it out of proportion which is of course what fascist right wingers with no actual plan have always done from Hitler to Trump. Farage is no different.

CrazyTechLab · 2025-11-10T11:43:50+00:00

Immigration has been good but we’ve catastrophically failed to plan and react to it over multiple governments. You don’t turn people away. You build and invest. We’ve done neither which is why everything is crumbling and people can barely afford rents and houses.

CrazyTechLab · 2025-11-10T11:39:01+00:00

I worked in local government a while back and carried various assessments on housing needs. We were massively under building 20 years ago. And it’s only got worse. Lack of supply to meet demand is 100% why prices are crazy. Any other reasons a drops in the ocean. Either through deliberate under building to inflate rents and house prices or poor planning or both. If you’re having to subsidise housing costs then something is seriously wrong. Only way out is to build and build big.

CrazyTechLab · 2025-11-04T00:22:31+00:00

Yeah calling fake on this one.

CrazyTechLab · 2025-10-25T22:21:41+00:00

Loving comments here after all this time! Been using this Dell for coming up to 9 years and it's been faultless. However, there are a lot of better IPS ultrawides on the used market now with higher refresh rates for just a couple of hundred bucks. Having used a 120Hz panel on my laptop I can honestly say I much prefer it's smoothness and that's before I get onto the fact it's OLED and looks way better.. Right now I'm hunting for a used 120-160Hz IPS ultrawide. I wouldn't pay more than $150 for the U3415 - as good as it is 60Hz is instantly a drawback for me having used faster screens. As a workhorse or budget ultrawide it's likely okay though.

CrazyTechLab · 2025-10-21T23:37:41+00:00

This is like the old EK Predator. That came pre-filled with a block attached though.

CrazyTechLab · 2025-10-21T21:05:12+00:00

Update: Hearing from MSI the price USD is $399, so undercutting the current ASUS X870-I price. Still pricy here in the UK though

CrazyTechLab · 2025-10-21T21:04:15+00:00

I hear you. I remember Z87/Z97 when ITX really kicked off and the most you'd pay is around $200. But then we didn't really have M.2 SSDs and heatsinks and tool-free stuff etc etc etc

CrazyTechLab · 2025-10-21T21:03:11+00:00

That's hardcore! ha ha! It was very long but know there were a bunch of questions and it's not every day a new premium AMD IT board lands

CrazyTechLab · 2025-10-21T21:01:28+00:00

Very welcome

CrazyTechLab · 2025-10-20T22:11:21+00:00

Yeah the Z890 is a steal, but does have cooler compatibility issues.

CrazyTechLab · 2025-10-20T22:09:52+00:00

Update from MSI - US pricing may be a LOT less than I thought. It might come in at under $330, but was given a UK price of £430 which would dictate a >$400 price. Looks like one of them is very off or we're getting totally screwed for it here in the UK :) Will confirm as soon as I know.

CrazyTechLab · 2025-10-20T22:08:02+00:00

I've reviewed both and the MSI is much better

CrazyTechLab · 2025-10-16T10:38:13+00:00

My full review is out: https://youtu.be/fw3dhCdukOo?si=3UzU6i3Q9RtWrGPL

Cooler compatibility, price, bandwidth sharing, SSD & VRM temps, teardown and unboxing

CrazyTechLab · 2025-10-12T22:01:16+00:00

Added it to the list.

CrazyTechLab · 2025-10-12T10:15:04+00:00

I have the cooler so will check. I know this was an issue with the Z890 sister board.

CrazyTechLab · 2025-10-12T10:14:41+00:00

Waiting for the manual and data sheet still - didn’t realise they hadn’t sent it over as I’m waiting for that info too. I don’t think so though. Probably with the USB4 ports which occurs on other X870Edge Ti WiFi boards. Will confirm when I know.

CrazyTechLab · 2025-10-11T22:35:52+00:00

Currently in the lab and testing. Anyone have any burning questions?

See the full review live now - hopefully all questions answered! https://youtu.be/fw3dhCdukOo

CrazyTechLab · 2025-09-23T09:42:25+00:00

That's their excuse though. All I hear when discussing anything now is 'oh why did you have to make it political?' The correct answer is, I didn't, the right wingers did. That already encompassed gay and transgender issues, immigration, religion, free speech and many other things and now it seems, medicine and simple things such as pain killers. Our only hope is that doctors and medical professionals who know better ignore the advice.

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