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Laptop Purchase Advice Please
I'm thinking of going for this refurbished Laptop with a low-end ish budget of around £300-350 if possible: https://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/refurbished-lenovo-thinkpad-t480-core-i7-8th-gen-16gb-256gb-14-inch-windows-t1-t480i716gb256gbw10p/version.asp I will be using it to replace my desktop PC: plugging my monitor and…
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Repair a Dyson V11 Absolute soft brush head?
Mine has stopped working. Took it apart and there's nothing jamming it. The motor spindle turns freely. Just over 3 years old. Not high usage. Checked for continuity across the terminals - nothing. Checked continuity on another good head and and it bleeps continuity for about 3 seconds, then reverse the tester leads and…
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Can't log in to ZorinOS on Virtual Machine
I'm not entering my password incorrectly. This isn't an issue with caps/no caps or spelling things wrong. I've been able to get in there just fine. I did yesterday & also this morning. Came to log in now & it doesn't work. Shut the VM down, start again - no joy. I enter the password, the screen goes black, a couple seconds…
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Problem with Printer
I have suddenly got a problem with my printer which is it will only print if it is connected to my laptop in other words it will not print wirelessly.This has only started recently.My printer is a Brother DCP-J315W and my OS is Windows 10 Any help or advice appreciate
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Using old system hard drive
I have got the hard drive from an old HP laptop, and I thought I could use it as an external drive for backups. I formatted the drive, both quick and full, and copied some folders onto it. However, a folder $RECYCLE.BIN keeps appearing on the drive, even though I keep deleting it.It shows the files that are in the Recycle…
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Planet Rock won't play on Alexa....
Up until today I've played planet rock through my two alexas no problems.... Today it's not working and says "not available at this time".... Have turned them on and off again, wifi is working.... Any ideas?
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Elnur Gabarron Heaters
Hi, not sure if anyone can help, but I want to share this experience anyway to see if anyone else has has simular problems. We had a grant passed late last year to have all our night storage heaters to be replaced with new modern ones. The heaters they fitted are made by a company called Elnur Gabarron, but for security…
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Laptop coming apart - fix or replace?
My 10 year old HP laptop is coming apart; that is on the rear left hand side, the top part of the case has come away from the bottom part of the case. There is a 1cm gap between the two. I found this today when I powered off and closed the case. There were weird creaking sounds as I closed the case. At the time of turning…
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Freesat Tv cable problem
We have a Freesat Tv but have never used Freesat as we had a Freeview set top box. The latter has broken and while we decide whether to buy another we thought we'd make use of the Freesat already in the Tv. The problem we have is that we moved house in the last year and there are 2 cables coming into the house together.…
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How to copy old dvd to laptop?
I have been given an instructional DVD which was produced in 2006. I've managed to download and install something called "Power DVD" in which it plays alright from an external player plugged into a USB socket on our Windows 11 laptop, but it would be lots more convenient if I could copy it over to the laptop. Is there a…
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UK : Lightweight AMOLED 16/32GB 512GB/1TB RTX 4050+
Any suggestions for the given config ? I looked at the surface and Samsung ultra pro 4. Currently looking to return my arm based Samsung 4 laptop due to compatibility issues
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Unable to send email to Gmail account
My wife is unable to send emails (via : reply) to a friend on Gmail - when she tries - she gets an error message "This mail is unauthenticated, which poses a security risk to the sender and Gmail users, and has been blocked.The sender must authenticate with at least one of SPF or DKIM" Her friend has just changed her email…
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Looking for an MP3 player
Anyone help me understand the differences between portable MP3 players. There seems to be a multitude of different DAC chips, I can't work out which is best.Looking for a say £150ish MP3 player with decent sound quality. Any recommendations?
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Charging a Deep Cycle 12v Battery with 3-pin plug?
Hi I need to power an SD security camera in my home, that will still work and record footage even if the power is lost, while I'm away for a month. I have found a camera that takes a 512gb SD card. I want to connect it to a Deep Cycle 12v battery, as I am told they are better for indoor use than car batteries. But all the…
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Streaming on the TV has started to get very annoying....
The fact that this is now happening on Netflix AND Disney+ (may or may not happen on other services, just that those are the 2 I use) says to me that this must surely be something with my internet? Just wondering if you knowledgable folk have an idea where I can start looking as to why this is happening. It never used to.…
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One drive (me mad)
ld say I would have average computer skills for a retired, but i have just bought a new HP laptop, after my Dell failed two weeks outside warranty. The new HP has onedrive set up, and it is driving me mad already. I presume it was bought in to save space on ones laptop. Unfortunately i am now finding 1-3 copies of the…
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How much data for home mobile internet
I'm considering setting up an Echo Show for my elderly parents. They don't have broadband so I'm looking at routers that use a SIM card. How much monthly data should I be looking for? Initially I want to be able to face time them and leave reminders for them. If they get the hang of it I might extend to dots in other rooms…
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Dell Vostro key "sissor hinge"
My Vostro had a key top "popped up" while I was typing and unfortunately it looks like the thin plastic sissor type hinge under the key top is worn. Not a good advert for Dell as the laptop is only 6 months old and hasn't had a lot of use. Foolishly thinking Dell Support would send a couple of the plastic parts in the…
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Discovery+ (tv channel)
I'm looking at getting discovery+ for a month or 2 to watch a series. There is no app for my TV, or my now box or my freesat box. I could get the app for my tablet, but I want to watch it on my TV. My tablet does not have an hdmi out. So, I was wondering if it was possible to cast to the tv, does anyone know?
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Good FREE Android VPN?
Looking to see what is good / reliable / not suspect ... and FREE. I had been using BBVpn but 1) it doesn't feature in any internet write up & 2) it's been struggling connecting lately so I'm not really sure about continuing to use it. NordVPN seemed to get recommended by online articles but 1) After downloading it I…