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pcernie
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This is it, that tiny keyboard if it works well enough and is unobtrusive whilst not being used is the key. The processing power and battery life are 'good enough' for many these days. Intel are now helping out with that too. The only real issue now is price.
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Amnesia10
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Yes I think it does depend on the user. There is no one solution that fits all. I love the huge screen on my iMac and would not want to run games in a smaller screen. _________________Do concentrate, 007... "You are gifted. Mine is bordering on seven seconds." https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTg5MzczNTkhttp://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwx404couk-21
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pcernie
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HP's Chromebook 14 gets you a HD display and Haswell for £249 http://www.techradar.com/news/mobile-co ... 49-1180613I'm amazed Chromebooks are still going tbh. ... HDMI 2.0: Everything you need to know http://www.techradar.com/news/televisio ... ow-1180242_________________Plain English advice on everything money, purchase and service related:
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pcernie
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pcernie
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DDR4 is real - but don't hold your breath waiting for it http://www.techradar.com/news/computing ... it-1180883... Sony outs Smart Stick, a Google TV dongle for this year's Bravia televisions http://www.techradar.com/news/televisio ... ns-1181123Hmm, you have to wonder why they'd bother... _________________Plain English advice on everything money, purchase and service related:
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Amnesia10
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Have the NSA bought up all this years supply?  _________________Do concentrate, 007... "You are gifted. Mine is bordering on seven seconds." https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTg5MzczNTkhttp://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwx404couk-21
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l3v1ck
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Will it make a huge difference? As far as I'm aware recent CPU's only really benifit from faster RAM if they have a GPU built in that shares the system RAM.
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Amnesia10
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I thought that many graphics cards have their own fast RAM. Shared RAM is common in cheaper laptops and desktops IIRC. _________________Do concentrate, 007... "You are gifted. Mine is bordering on seven seconds." https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTg5MzczNTkhttp://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwx404couk-21
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saspro
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The new intel & AMD chips have integrated GPU's so use system RAM
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If you aren't a gamer and you aren't doing CAD, there isn't really any need for a separate graphics chip these days, it just draws more power and sits idle most of the time on the average desktop or laptop. The Intel GPU built into the Core chips since 2009 are fine for HD video playback, for example, and can transcode a Full HD film in a couple of minutes, the AMD dedicated graphics cards at the time took over 15 minutes to do the same transcoding. The AMD cards ran away in 3D gaming, where the Intel chips just couldn't keep up, but outside of 3D gaming, there hasn't been a need for a dedicated graphics chip for the average home or business user for several years now. If you look at the statistics, Intel has been the biggest provider of GPUs for nearly a decade now - that is complete systems, not CPU sales, but mainboard + processor + graphics.
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Amnesia10
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I never play any games that really need lots of processing power and definitely no AutoCAD. It has not been something that I worried about for years. While I might watch an HD movie I do not really do anything that pushes a graphics card.
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No iPhone left behind as Apple offers older app versions for non-iOS 7 devices http://www.techradar.com/news/computing ... es-1181832... Instant Video adds AirPlay support, but Amazon may have bigger TV fish to fry http://www.techradar.com/news/software/ ... ry-1181814_________________Plain English advice on everything money, purchase and service related:
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