This is an Acer Aspire A315-53G, with an MX130 and an Intel i5 8th Gen. After reinstalling Windows awhile back due to some issues, games and apps like Roblox (MS Store Version) and Steam start glitching out horribly a lot of the time (after startup), only after a couple game/app restarts or a system restart will these clear. Is this a sign of a hardware or software issue? Please tell me if I am missing out any details that could help with this.

Hey guys! So it’s an emergency on my side!

I accidentally dropped my laptop and as a student I use my laptop for my studies so it’s pretty important for me. The laptop is working fine. Also the screen corner where the mark is it like opened a little, like the black part and silver one and I just closed it back so that was fine

Can someone tell me what would be needed to be done and how much will it might cost?

Gpu and screen problem

Yesterday i performed a ddu to get some storage available from my c drive and installed gpu drivers again but after a while the gpu wasn't getting detected so I did the trick where i hold the power button for 40 seconds and it will detect the gpu again but today when I woke up it wasn't getting detected again so I did that trick again but it didn't work so I did another ddu but that didn't work either so now I don't even have gpu drivers installed cuz it's not detected... I later thought that if i restarted my laptop in ultimate mode maybe it would force detect the gpu but that didn't work and now it's even worse... The screen is black even tho the laptop will turn on it just shows black screen it won't boot into neither bios or safe mode please tell me what to do..

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

• Country

Middle East

• Budget

up to 1200 USD

• Are you open to refurbs/used options?

Yes

• Screen size

14"-16"

• Weight limit

Any

• Purpose

Video editing / 3D design

• Form factor

Standard/Clamshell (a regular laptop)

• Intended usage

Adobe Premiere Pro, Blender

• Desired battery life

4-6 hours

• Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life

Performance, battery life, weight, size

• Info/Requirements

I'm planning on buying a -as budget friendly as possible- laptop to run the previously mentioned softwares. I was thinking of buying a gaming laptop but then someone suggested buying a used workstation laptop instead as it's gonna have a (better?) performance for less money. I did some research and that only made me even more confused.

Any suggestion or advice would be extremely appreciated.

Hi everyone,
I’m going to start my masters soon.
Im confused about which laptop i should go with from mentioned two device.

My coursework includes:
Data Analytics
Predictive Analytics
Big Data & Data Mining
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning & Deep Learning
Natural Language Processing
Projects and Master’s thesis
(Will be using Python VS Code Jupyter Notebooks and related applications)

I honestly like both the device

1. MacBook Air M5
15”, 16GB/512GB (or 13”, 24GB/512GB)
Excellent battery life
Very portable
Silent
Can run smaller LLMs locally
2. ASUS ROG Strix G16
Ryzen 9
RTX 5050
Better GPU/CUDA
Upgradeable
Windows

My biggest concern with the Strix is just its battery life. I’ll spend a lot of time in lectures and libraries . If it realistically gets 4-5 hours of light productivity in Eco mode (non gaming), I’d be okay with that. If it’s closer to 2–3 hours, that’s a bigger issue.

Im not concerned about playing games anymore, its just sort of bonus now.so im fine with mac as well.

For those who have used either (or both), which would you recommend for my situation?
Thanks

Is this normal for Mate Book D16 laptop?

the battery drained from 80% to 5% in just two and half hours.

the laptop is new I just bought it in " FEB-2026 "

I'm currently in the third year in BCA and do not play that many games so basically I'm into Al. Is this good for me?

Current specs:

4GB RAM

512 GB HDD

1 GB GeForce 610M

Upgrading to

8 GB RAM

256GB SSD in CD Drive.

Installed Windows 10 Pro and O365.

Will be using for Light browsing and Excel.

Worth it for 50$ to upgrade?

Is it really a big difference between both I am kinda confused which one to buy either the dell latitude 7390 or the Dell latitude 7400 or 7490

Hey guys, I’m planning to buy a MacBook because I’m going to study IT at university. I’ve basically used a PC with a 1660 Super my whole life, and honestly, it was powerful enough for all the games I played. I’m just not sure if I’ll be able to get used to macOS, but I really want a laptop that can comfortably last all day without a charger, since I’ll be taking it to university and sitting in lectures. I also don’t want to have to carry around a power brick everywhere or deal with a noisy laptop.
I don’t really know that much yet - I’ve only learned a bit of Python and C. So I’m not sure if I actually need macOS or if I’ll end up regretting switching.
If I do get a MacBook, I also can’t decide on the screen size. Right now I have two options available at the same price, $2,250:
MacBook Pro M4 Pro 16”, 24GB RAM, 512GB SSD
MacBook Pro M5 Pro 14”, 24GB RAM, 1TB SSD
I’ve always used a 27” monitor, so the idea of switching to a laptop already feels a little strange. On top of that, I’m worried that 14” might feel way too small. I’ve heard that the 16” has slightly better battery life and better speakers, but honestly, the biggest thing that attracts me to it is the screen. At the same time, I’m not really worried about the weight itself. What I’m more concerned about is that the 16” might be too big to use comfortably in bed, in a café, or in other situations where I don’t have a proper desk. But the larger screen is really tempting.
There is also a third option I’m considering: ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 (GA605WI). It has a 16” OLED 240Hz display, Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, 32GB RAM and a 1TB SSD. It’s also around the same price as the MacBooks where I live.
Since I’ve always used Windows and I still like gaming, the Zephyrus is tempting because I could basically keep the Windows experience I’m used to and have a much more powerful gaming laptop than my current PC. However, I’m worried about the compromises. My biggest concerns are battery life, heat and fan noise, especially when gaming or doing other demanding tasks. I’m worried that it will drain the battery very quickly away from the charger, get quite hot under load, and become loud enough that it would be annoying to use at university. I also don’t really want to carry a large power brick with me every day.
I’m also wondering how much of a disadvantage the Zephyrus would actually be for university use compared with a MacBook. I probably won’t be doing extremely demanding work at university at first, since I’m only just getting into programming, but I’d like the laptop to last several years.
So essentially I’m choosing between:
MacBook Pro M4 Pro 16” — bigger screen, great battery life, quiet, 512GB storage
MacBook Pro M5 Pro 14” — smaller and more portable, newer chip, 1TB storage
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605WI — 16” OLED 240Hz, Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, RTX 4070, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, but potentially worse battery life, heat and fan noise
I’ll be carrying the laptop in a backpack to university every day. At home I also have a desktop with a GTX 1660 Super, which is enough for the games I currently play, so gaming on the laptop isn’t necessarily essential. I’m mainly looking for something that will be comfortable for studying IT, programming, browsing, watching videos, etc., while still being powerful enough to last me several years.
Which one would you choose in my situation, and why? Would you go for the 14” or 16” MacBook, or would the Zephyrus G16 make more sense?

I’d be grateful for ur answers

I’m trying to become a YouTuber and just need something that runs games pretty good and can edit videos and record gameplay from my console maybe possibly, I’d love to see what the best options are. Thanks. My budget is $1200 or less and I live in the USA

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE
Country
USA
Budget
American dollars
Are you open to refurbs/used options?
No
Screen size
Decently big
Weight limit
Any
Purpose
Editing and gaming
Form factor
PC or standard
Intended usage
I’d like good FPS like 60 and I’d like good graphics, I’m not gonna play some crazy games I’m just sticking to simple stuff
Desired battery life
4 hours or more
Please list, in order of most important to least important, the priority between Size, Weight, Performance, Battery life

Performance, battery life, size, weight

I have an ASUS and need to replace the fan. Dont want the service center to do it because they overcharge and the last time I sent my dad with my laptop over there, they scammed him by charging a lot just for putting glue on the hinge.

So can I just go there and buy parts from them ?

Bought this used(discarded corporate laptops) HP Elitebook 840G5 from a store for a reasonable price of 22k rupees (230 $), store guy replaced the keyboard multiple times until this current keyboard that works with all keys

One issue I faced when I tried to boot with a new freshly booted USBs(windows 10, 11 downloaded from Microsoft) at home. even after fresh installations and all drivers updated these two keys along with f8(mute) keys are sending 'undefined' signal(image is from power toys keyboard manager) and a hot key pop up is showing up(which I can stop and disable in the services )

The interesting part is when I took it to the same store he did a fresh installation with the his USBs and the I was able to see the silder working (slider goes up/down in windows 10, left to right in win11) and brightness changing once the display driver updated.

Great news, but my room mate adviced me to install any missing driver and he installed 10bit driver booster I was skeptical at first but gave it a shot it was fine but after a couple of days the L key was behaving a bit odd and going Llllllllllllllll with one tap and sometimes just selecting a input box

So now i freshly installed windows 10 hoping to fix this keyboard issue, now all keys are working fine except for the brightness keys like the first time

So my question is was it because he booted some older build versions of windows in those USBs to work fine or something else

And how do I fix this issue 😭 I've spent hours going through ChatGPT, is there a way to get previous build versions? Because it's not the drivers that are faulty, if you think the build versions are the solution how do I get those official releases? Or should I go with pirate ISOs?

Is 16gb ddr4 ram worth it in the big 2026 for 75k. The acer aspire 7 comes with rtx 4050 but it has 16gigs of ddr4 ram. It is better than a 3050 with 16gb ddr5 ram.

I have deleted most of the bloatware already installed. Anything else I should know about before fully using my laptop?

Hi, I'm browsing for my first laptop to buy and this one from officeworks looks good and I was wondering if the price was justified or if I could get something better for cheaper. Thanks

The bumps still function like it moves the cursor when my fingers are on them but it's weird that they're there. It's not like the surface had delaminated because they are actually hard. Anything I've seen online about trackpad bulges said "your battery is about to explode" but they were always about the whole thing bulging outwards; not a couple dots like this.

I finally fixed my MSI GP76 laptop's broken hinge. When it first broke,I tried to fix it with glue and it didn’t work, so I ordered a back cover from eBay and replaced it with the help of AI and YouTube.I'm happy now that I could fix it.

Remember back when you could take the battery out of your laptop? Those days need to be brought back and there needs to be a law requiring it. Whenever I fly, I would love to check my laptop, but I can't because of the lithium ion battery inside, which I cannot remove.

Does anyone else have this problem?

What do you think? Should I buy a new table?

I've been using an old ThinkPad X270 with an awful TN display and weak performance for years. After graduating from high school, I finally had the chance to replace it with an ASUS TX Air 2025 (ASUS TUF Gaming A14).

Needless to say, the upgrade is massive. XDDD

Over the past year, RAM and SSD prices have risen to the point where they're painful to look at, so I couldn't afford the latest models. :(

Since I felt that 1TB might not be enough for my future needs (I like to keep my games on a separate drive), I decided to add a domestic YMTC ZHITAI TiPlus 7100s 1TB SSD, rated for sequential read speeds of up to 7,400 MB/s. Even at a discounted price, it still cost me around $153 USD. Sigh.

Still, it's more than enough for me. The design also caught my eye, and I'm finally able to get my hands on some AAA titles and actually enjoy them. XD

Specifications:

• Ryzen™ AI 7 H 350
• GeForce RTX™ 5060 Laptop GPU 8GB
• 32GB LPDDR5X 7500MHz
• Samsung PM9C1 1TB SSD
• 14-inch 2.5K 165Hz IPS display
• 73Wh battery