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All depends on what is failing on the hinges - might be worth opening one up and seeing what the issue is. From experience, home grade laptop hinges go soft because they just work their way loose, as they aren't designed for constant opening or closing. Normally this should be repairable by just tightening them up a bit - but it's not a permanent fix. When you are doing it though, it's also a good chance to give them a good clean - especially the fan. If the hinges are seizing - get them into that junk pile, because as soon as it starts to move away from the bezel, it gets costly!

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I would suggest getting your account manager in to show them to it, as clearly something is not right with it. Just the grayscale part on the right hand side of the image is showing that there is a fault with processing the shades correctly.

Never had any issues with the large Xerox printers, in fact, far from it. However, I have found their SOHO mono devices used to be found lacking, when compared to the old HP workhorses. Couple of points - did you replace like for like? Smaller printers imo don't offer the same quality as the larger devices is Eco Print/toner saver turned on - the default print settings can really change the print quality. Some companies have it set to full quality, as it can slow them down, and not hit the claimed PPM claimed Paper - If you have changed paper quality too, that can really impact on quality - I tend to only use Datacopy or Inacopy paper here. Might be me, but I find huge variation between paper that is supposedly 80GSM. Similarly, recycled paper is not the best for quality. I had a family member who used to work for Xerox, fine tuning prototypes for paper feeds with different types of paper, and they always used to complain about budget paper. finally - toner - are the company providing you official toners, or re-branded? I have seen some print companies provide the cheapest possible toners, rather than ones that are either originals, or as good as the originals

All depend what you want to do really, and what connections you need. There is no one model fits all display, otherwise, everyone would be buying it.

Chromebooks always seem to have quite expensive spare parts - especially screens, but that's usually down to the fact that there are very few actual parts in a chromebook, and the parts themselves don't need to be high end. 1 or 2 GB RAM, 16 or 32GB SSD, standard wireless chip that can be used across any devices.

Have a look at Accupart - they arent necessarily cheap, but can't ever complain with their quality or service. Similarly, have a look at screens.uk - cheaper, but smaller range

agreed the 2600 is a better choice than a 1600 Cooling - unless you plan on overclocking, the AMD Wraith Stealth coolers are more than good enough, and unlike their Intel counterparts, are actually worth using if you are running your machine stock. PSU - 80+ platinum is fine, but for lower end machines, it's a bit overkill. I would look at 550-650w Seasonic 80+Gold certified parts, as that way you are more likely to be operating around the peak efficiency range Storage - the samsung 850 evo is getting on a bit and for that price, you can get some far bigger capacity other branded ones. You also have an m.2 port, so if you want even more performance in your boot drive - it's well worth looking at

I have used LaptopBatteries.co.uk (although the site does look quite different to how I remember it)

I used to be one to go Meraki all day, the kit is great, and what you can do with cloud management is just great, easy to update firmware, and a lot of very nice little touches. A few years ago, it is what I would suggest to all my sites. Now, however, well its a bit different. I go UniFi or Aruba only now, unless it is a very specialist application (been involved in a town Wi-Fi project, and so a Meraki Mesh system was the one to go for.

Sounds very much like an expired/corrupted activation to me. I believe it's 30 days, unless you install the evaluation copy, which is 180 days.

Have a look at alibaba - we bought some washable mice from there for a homeless shelter, and they seem to be reasonably decent. Downside is, they don't seem to be on the site anymore...

Both are budget laptops, where normal build quality is cut to fit the budget - cheaper plastics, less rigidity, cheaper hinges, cheaper trackpad and keyboard. Tech Radar has reviewed the Lenovo (linked to 2nd page and see what they say about battery and build quality). As for the Dell, I avoid budget Dells now, after a horrendous experience with a full set of Inspiron Laptops, and the few Vostro's I bought because I needed some laptops quick. dodgy track pads, hinges that break off the screen (mounted at the bottom of the screen, and not the whole of the screen unit, as better designed devices do), and the small pin charging port, held in place by ridges in the chassis rather than anything substantial. Replacement plans for both the inspirons and Vostros were put in place before I left, and my former colleague who replaced me, sent me a gleeful snap a few months ago, of the remnants of one of the more troublesome ones which was ritually sacrificed upon termination of service.

I think most of us on the forum wouldn't say no to free surfaces! Going back to the topic though, who doesn't need 3 or 4 £1500 monitors?

I use crucial too, or speak to ICT Direct - Dave will probably be able to find some in warehouse for you at a great price.

Come on Dave, I'm trying to make sure your head isn't too big to get out of the door tonight!

Accounts are a month overdue, and the setup looks quite dodgy - including a dormant company being a person of significant control. Also, so far this year, Ranjit Singh has been appointed to 2 companies as CEO - GENEE WORLD INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (11294783) and G TECH INNOVATION LIMITED (11256910) both at the same address

Can vouch for the quality of the kit Dave provides - and prices too! He's even not too bad to deal with!

Jake has 3 legs? wow!

I use cartridge save a fair bit, and never had any issues with them. For us, if it's a printer that doesn't matter if it goes down for a few days, we always use compatibles, if it is more important, then originals, which are also IMO well priced on CartidgeSave too

If it works - then I may keep it, if its broken, I will tinker with it, if it looks good, I may keep it, if it's a beige box, it usually ends up with a few hours of me with some tools, a lot of cursing and usually some reasonably powerful kit inside. did you know, you can (just about - ish), watercool one of the early RM Ones (the ones that came with the Athlon XP processors) and run half decent (allthough, a bit toasty) graphics in it, with an intel K range processor

Why did the picture go to jail? Because it was framed!

With a bit of tinkering (and addition of additional venting in it using a dremmel), you can put a decent Mini ATX/ITX board in there. It's always a fun project and with a couple of LED strips, that could look incredible!

Prime95 is the one I use personally and I tend to do that with any machine I redeploy just to make sure there aren't any issues. Also, depending on what it's being used for, also run 3dMark. In regards to the laptop, I have seen it if the squishy thing between the chair and keyboard is incapable of properly plugging a power adaptor in fully.

for pure bang for the buck, AMD have the crown again. Can't wait until Dell and HP release sensible AMD processored offerings on the business lines. Good core count, great multi-thread performance, and considerably cheaper. With the introduction of the processors with Vega graphics too (hopefully more to come) then you have real competition in the market. And with AMD having seemingly moving towards 7nm processes, the tipping point may soon be here? In a personal side of things, I'm glad I no longer have to pay the intel tax, and even better, these processors are going to be great for sleeper projects without having to risk damaging the old case too much ensuring there is enough airflow