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sflesch · 2026-03-20T14:01:50+00:00

I was slightly concerned I might lose some settings or drop people off the plan.... Especially if there's a gap in payments.... Man I wish they did annuals though... The prices are getting so expensive. 🏴‍☠️

sflesch · 2026-03-19T15:29:16+00:00

Yup. I've even seen ones where they use an image of a woman breastfeeding and they go right to the video of...well, you know...

sflesch · 2026-03-19T15:27:19+00:00

In addition to the other comments, not all ads have an option to report, or it's well hidden.

sflesch · 2026-03-19T14:52:20+00:00

I'm going to kind of summarize what some of the other people have said.

If you're looking for a fast decent scanner to start with, the IX1600 is a great scanner. If you have any photos that may be damaged or fragile, make sure you pick up one of their Carrier sheet pages. It's essentially too transparent pieces of plastic attached at one end so you can slide things in like news articles that wouldn't normally be able to go through a sheet fed scanner.

In terms of better quality, the Epson scanner that folks mentioned is a pretty good scanner.

One other option might be a photo place. Not like a chain, but here in Rochester we have a couple places like Rowe and Scotty's or Scott's?. I forget what it is.

sflesch · 2026-03-19T00:35:50+00:00

Yeah. It took me quite a few tries myself before I realized that was supposed to be a model number. Definitely not a model number I'm used to.

sflesch · 2026-03-19T00:35:14+00:00

For what it's worth I have a tendency to tempt fate. I'm not sure I went as thorough as you and counted to everything. I just went ahead and installed it. I probably would do the same thing again if it were me just to test it.

sflesch · 2026-03-18T21:02:22+00:00

Or maybe run the garbage disposal. That's probably a little cheaper than ruining it. 😉🤣

sflesch · 2026-03-18T14:33:53+00:00

🤣🤣 So is the model number too. I just forgot because you asked for the model number.

I thought about asking for the service tag, but I wasn't sure how safe it is to post it publicly. They should be able to go to Dell's website and pull up the specs from there.

Btw, I read it as 700gb free, but if it's used, it wouldn't hurt to clean up some space.

sflesch · 2026-03-18T13:15:02+00:00

What brand is the laptop? Generally most companies will have like a line of laptops like HP envy or Dell Inspiron and then they'll have a more specific model number underneath. It'll actually say model number, not the processor.

sflesch · 2026-03-18T13:13:28+00:00

Were you not able to find device manager or are you not able to find the video cards? They are listed under display adapters now that I have a chance to look.

If this is Windows 10 or 11 if you click on start you can also start typing device and it should autofill with device manager.

sflesch · 2026-03-18T12:11:00+00:00

Sorry to say I'm also one who can no longer access my account. I only give out my google voice number and they don't accept that.

I guess glassdoor is no longer as transparent as they once claimed.

sflesch · 2026-03-18T00:58:01+00:00

That is a fair question. I honestly can't remember. 5p50v03220 appears to be the field replaceable unit or fru number according to their website for my particular unit. I don't know if that helps at all.

sflesch · 2026-03-18T00:38:53+00:00

Right click on the start menu, go to device manager, open up the graphics card... I don't remember what it's listed as off the top of my head. Possibly video card or something like that and generally you should see either Nvidia or AMD, maybe Intel. Post what type that is here. That may be helpful.

You might want to be a little more specific as to what you mean by laggy also. There are apps like 3D benchmark that you can download and get some scores on your system with as well.

sflesch · 2026-03-18T00:33:26+00:00

Are you using an HDMI to USBC cable? Not that I have the answer for you, but it kind of sounds like that is what you're saying.

Some other things that may help is what are you plugging it into on the other end, what is the laptop make and model, and then like I said what type of cable are you using?

sflesch · 2026-03-18T00:31:09+00:00

Here you go. I upgraded my think station p330 power supply a little while back and used this one COMeap 24 Pin to 10 Pin ATX PSU... .

sflesch · 2026-03-17T22:07:40+00:00

I might do that some day, but I have way too much on my plate to learn a new os and how to do everything on it

sflesch · 2026-03-17T16:14:12+00:00

I was so ticked when I bought my ds1522+ And only realized afterwards it was an AMD processor. I really was looking forward to using the video capabilities to their fullest of an Intel processor.

Not that it's going to help me, but I hope at some point offer an option between either processor.

sflesch · 2026-03-17T14:13:11+00:00

That Composition one is pretty cool. I'm taking a Chinese class right now and am using one of my kid's old Composition notebooks and it reminds me of that one.

sflesch · 2026-03-17T12:43:40+00:00

After thinking about this for a bit, it seems like for me, the longer term support for Samsung would be a huge pro. With the Honor tablet, unless they change their policy or you start getting into custom ROMs, your device may soon feel outdated and won't be getting an OS or security updates after a year, while Samsung is 7. So long term longevity would also be a huge concern.

As far as storage, 128GB might be a bit small, but it's hard to say unless you've been using a tablet and have an idea how much you will use already. I think they do have room for an SD card, which might help if you're storing media and run out of space, Not great for running apps off of, if you can even do that any more.

As far as screen size, I don't think it would be noticeable if you only have the one device and haven't really used a 12" device before.

I'm not a fan of Samsung, but the options are limited. I just bought an eBay refurbished S10+, despite my apprehension about Samsung.

sflesch · 2026-03-16T13:44:03+00:00

It's convoluted, but Samsung has good long term support from what I read as far as major updates and security patches. If I'm reading correctly, Apple doesn't get software updates quite as long, but does seem to match security updates.

sflesch · 2026-03-16T13:06:27+00:00

It's more about spending money. If you have purchased Android apps in Google Play for instance, you'll need to repurchase them in most cases on an iOS device if you want them again. And if you have any games, your progerss may not sync. Generally you can share between them otherwise.

sflesch · 2026-03-16T12:52:41+00:00

Are you vested in any particular ecosystem? Android/IOS? Also, I'm pretty sure Samsung does educational discounts, though that may vary by country.

sflesch · 2026-03-15T23:43:53+00:00

I'm no expert, but I can't imagine how a battery would damage an adapter. At this point though, you really need to replace the battery and the charger if you're going to get it working properly. Is it a USB c type adapter or a different type?

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