Yeah, this keyboard has it too. But not all devices remember. And that’s the problem. Sometimes it’s software on the PC that controls it, other times it lives in the keyboaed. But some devices are stupid and will forget when you disconnect/change devices.
If they can make it so if you press F1 it actually does F1 without any BS software then I’m sold. I love my Logitech K400 but if I press F2 and not FN + F2 and miss getting into the bios one more time I’m going to commit a crime.
Bluetooth + dongle + wired? Hell yes. This is perfect for tinkering with computers, and actually using it.
I’m curious how good the trackpad will actually be. I wasn’t the biggest fan of the force touch pad in the OG 2015 MBP, but later models made it better. But I still prefer the actual clicky pad on the 2014 and older machines. But on PCs?
Yes.
Sure, but being good out of the box is very important for normal users. Power users love the crazy customization. Normal people don’t really care.
The models that the commercial AIs use are not at all usable on consumer grade hardware. The RTX pro 6000 has 96 gigs of vram, your GPU probably had 8.
I’ve played with the models that run on 16 gigs and it’s alright. But I wouldn’t even try fully vibe coding. Need some help with something small? Sure. But I wouldn’t have it try to make a finished product.
What whack ass setup so you think OP has? Dual 5090s? They’re running it on an i7.
Wait till you see the web integration in windows 98!
The nice part of a system that old is upgrades an be got for pretty cheap. Ebay has the i5 9500 for like $50 or the i7 for about $100. Locally you can probably find a better deal. For that $100 you might just get a whole system.
If you’re repairing something it’s always worth it to spend more on good components. Saving 10 cents a product isn’t worth it when you do <100 a year.
Ideally see if you can do a battery charge limit. Lithium batteries are happiest around 40-60% charge. If you can limit it that low then you keep your built in UPS, don’t risk the CPU running at a crawl, and the battery is happy. Even just the normal 80% that good laptops offer will be sufficient.
Ctrl page down is hard to hit. Either it’s two hands, or stretching your hand out. At least on my ThinkPad that’s not as bad.
Ever since windows switched to grouped windows I preferred alt tab being the last window. But when the tab is written out and not grouped? Yeah I want ctrl tab to go to the tab to the right.
They’re doing it to try to gain market share. Anyone who wants to see those features aren’t going to install an addon for that.
I have no issues with ctrl Q. But for some reason cmd Q I hit all the time on accident on Macs.
When you connect the dock does it directly connect to the Nvidia GPU or does the laptop have a mux that switches when the GPU is activated? I think Nvidia calls it advanced Optimus.maybe try forcing dGPU only in the bios and see if it still happens.
What’s your budget?
Literally none of mine work.
When was the last time you used stock android without gapps? It’s basically like that but what little apps come installed are replaced with more privacy focused ones.
Unless you install some other App Store there’s very few apps. If you’re cool with what’s on the FOSS app stores then great. But some apps I need aren’t on there so the first thing I did was install google play.
Graphene is also fairly hostile towards rooting. So if you want root you gotta fight the OS a little bit.
I have Graphene OS on my pixel, but I could never switch back to android at this point. Sure I’d like more privacy. But I don’t want to hate my phone in order to get it. And I detest androids UI/UX with a burning passion.
Oh also be aware that almost no banking apps will work on it. Many of them will falsely identify your phone as rooted (even when it isn’t) and the isolated GP I think is what trips up the rest.
I feel like denuvo is gonna start trying to release CPU microcode some day. Then we can get true bricking.
They’re possible, but nowhere near as easy. Every time you pop that back off you wear the water protection. Within a year of use my S5 was not IP67 anymore. And all those warnings about it not being fully sealed? Nah. I’ll take a glued shut phone with glue that isn’t insane over that any day.