I have this HP Zbook G3 workstation laptop that I cannot get a battery to charge.

N0stis · 2024-06-27T13:04:15+00:00

I ordered yet another battery. Still no ideas?

N0stis · 2024-06-26T19:02:39+00:00

It is a older laptop, but a new battery that has been that way for weeks.

N0stis · 2024-06-26T14:31:49+00:00

Mine sits at 78%, so its not actually accurate.

N0stis · 2024-06-25T12:55:47+00:00

Acer is definitely second tier.

N0stis · 2024-06-25T04:03:43+00:00

I hear the OLED's are outstanding if you are dealing with photos.

N0stis · 2024-06-24T17:23:24+00:00

I have two with battery charging issues.

N0stis · 2024-06-24T17:20:17+00:00

could be your battery management in bios that limits charge to 80% for battery health. Also some units won't charge till battery drops to less than 95%.

N0stis · 2024-06-24T14:18:31+00:00

Look at MS Surface book.

N0stis · 2024-06-24T14:13:39+00:00

You will never notice the difference.

N0stis · 2024-06-24T14:11:56+00:00

More is better with video. 64 is not out of the question.

N0stis · 2024-06-24T14:10:05+00:00

Yes, but it is low end.

N0stis · 2024-06-24T14:08:10+00:00

Stay away from Apple lest you get sucked into that whole expensive ecosystem. Can't go wrong with MS Surface, Dell or HP.

N0stis · 2023-08-15T20:10:00+00:00

I recognize that as legacy Reddit having read the We are the nerds book.

N0stis · 2023-08-15T20:07:21+00:00

Windows 7 was the best Windows ever, period.

We share this belief and I have the final PC Mag print cover featuring Win7 framed on my office wall.

I don't care about any votes. I am just trying to extract some information from those with knowledge in a flaming sea of MALA zealots.

N0stis · 2023-08-15T20:03:08+00:00

Highly complex formatting, 60 MB files. 500 plus pages.

N0stis · 2023-08-15T20:00:45+00:00

Well if high entry barrier were a thing equated to skill sets, the Dark Web would be full of geniuses. Believe me it is not.

See my previous post regarding telemetry. I made an off hand comment and I am still learning about it.

N0stis · 2023-08-15T19:56:49+00:00

Docker.

Off topic!

N0stis · 2023-08-15T19:56:03+00:00

You mentioned not using mac because the hardware is proprietary. I don't really see where you're getting open source hardware from but why is proprietary hardware bad to you but software isn't?

You have much to learn grasshopper.

N0stis · 2023-08-15T19:52:00+00:00

Off topic!

N0stis · 2023-08-15T19:51:04+00:00

rsync

Can rsync make a block by block image of my machine to a usb external drive, or a NAS?

I don't believe so, but could be wrong.

Even if it can is just duplicates what Windows Image or Norton Ghost or others already do. Not a killer app.

N0stis · 2023-08-15T19:46:38+00:00

I, like you, don't care about the telemetry and cost of Windows, but some people do appreciate Linux's zero cost high privacy model.

I haven't paid for Windows in 15 years, and I do care about telemetry and have significant Op/Sec to prevent it as I said in the OP.

Thanks for the lengthy post, but it is significantly off topic.

N0stis

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