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To receive a $300 Costco Shop Card, your old laptop must follow the Trade-in Criteria below:
Working laptop (2-in-1, convertible, detachable) (desktop PCs excluded)
No more than 7 years old
Must power on
Undamaged (reasonable wear and tear accepted)
Complete with power cord
All data and information deleted from the laptop
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If your Trade-in unit is a Windows Laptop, follow these steps:
Press the Windows key on your keyboard
Start typing System
Select System Information.
Here you will see the BIOS date, which shows the age of your laptop, as well as the Processor.
If the Windows key is not available on your keyboard, simply right-click the Windows icon located on the bottom-left corner of your screen using your mouse and choose System
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FWIW...I bought overpriced accident/damage protection warranties from the manufacturers before my 1 year original warranty was up, and used that to fix the hinge and immediately sold them after and replaced with laptops that didn't have the issue. Manufacturers (particularly Dell and Lenovo, even bought through Costco) will NOT honor a warranty repair for hinge issues, always claiming it as accident damage and not a manufacturer defect.
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I'm looking to replace a 2017 15" MBP and one reason I'm looking at Windows again is for gaming. But I see a lot of decent spec units from reputable/reliable brands, like Lenovo and Dell, but I still see people poopoo-ing the deal due to "thermal throttling." I know the basics of that term but are people saying this based on anecdotes from users on forums or are there reputable testers on YT or on websites that are testing it and proving it? Or can an experienced person look at the CPU/GPU combo and then the cooling hardware, etc. and just know it's going to be overheating?
I don't know what my budget is but I've looked at an XPS 15 since I still want a professional looking notebook and would rather not have RBG lights everywhere when I take it out the house.
I'm looking to replace a 2017 15" MBP and one reason I'm looking at Windows again is for gaming. But I see a lot of decent spec units from reputable/reliable brands, like Lenovo and Dell, but I still see people poopoo-ing the deal due to "thermal throttling." I know the basics of that term but are people saying this based on anecdotes from users on forums or are there reputable testers on YT or on websites that are testing it and proving it? Or can an experienced person look at the CPU/GPU combo and then the cooling hardware, etc. and just know it's going to be overheating?
I don't know what my budget is but I've looked at an XPS 15 since I still want a professional looking notebook and would rather not have RBG lights everywhere when I take it out the house.
If you're able to put together a Lego kit made for ages 10+, then you should build your own desktop PC for gaming. There are a million YouTube guides to follow along.
But if that's simply not possible, then the second best choice is to purchase a pre-built PC from a system integrator (iBuyPower, CyberPower, etc). These systems use off-the-shelf components, so you can swap them out over time if necessary (though you won't get first-party warranty support, nor niceties like the original retail packaging for each component).
The third best choice is to purchase a gaming laptop with a beefy GPU. A laptop cooling stand with fans will generally ensure that your system won't thermal throttle.
The worst choice is to purchase a pre-built desktop PC from an OEM (Dell, Lenovo), and the reason for that is due to the proprietary parts. While proprietary parts are expected (and somewhat tolerated) in Apple hardware, it's not something that's tolerated in a general desktop system.
DM me if you have specific questions, and I'll be happy to help out if I can.
If you're able to put together a Lego kit made for ages 10+, then you should build your own desktop PC for gaming. There are a million YouTube guides to follow along.
But if that's simply not possible, then the second best choice is to purchase a pre-built PC from a system integrator (iBuyPower, CyberPower, etc). These systems use off-the-shelf components, so you can swap them out over time if necessary (though you won't get first-party warranty support, nor niceties like the original retail packaging for each component).
The third best choice is to purchase a gaming laptop with a beefy GPU. A laptop cooling stand with fans will generally ensure that your system won't thermal throttle.
The worst choice is to purchase a pre-built desktop PC from an OEM (Dell, Lenovo), and the reason for that is due to the proprietary parts. While proprietary parts are expected (and somewhat tolerated) in Apple hardware, it's not something that's tolerated in a general desktop system.
DM me if you have specific questions, and I'll be happy to help out if I can.
I might have to look in to it again more seriously but I still need a notebook for use on the go.
I'm also going to have to go through the brainless process of looking up benchmark results for different CPUs and GPUs from Intel/AMD/Nvidia on NotebookCheck to see which offers the best value in performance without relegating myself to a strictly mid-range machine.
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I might have to look in to it again more seriously but I still need a notebook for use on the go.
I'm also going to have to go through the brainless process of looking up benchmark results for different CPUs and GPUs from Intel/AMD/Nvidia on NotebookCheck to see which offers the best value in performance without relegating myself to a strictly mid-range machine.
I might have to look in to it again more seriously but I still need a notebook for use on the go.
I'm also going to have to go through the brainless process of looking up benchmark results for different CPUs and GPUs from Intel/AMD/Nvidia on NotebookCheck to see which offers the best value in performance without relegating myself to a strictly mid-range machine.
i have other OLED laptop and never seen this before. is it defective or this is the touch-screen issue people are talking about?
As is, i would for sure return it if i can't find a solution to it.
If you can't see it or it doesn't bother you enough its probably ok, supposedly the effect can vary from display to display so I imagine some may be worse then others. Also note not sure what the issue is with the pink dots but that is NOT the screen door effect people are referring to.
For the price I'm still tempted to pick this up, kind of wish it was the bigger 16 inch model. I'm more concerned of the hinge issues, I've seen forum posts where even Costco deferred to Lenovo and Lenovo basically said it was physical damage which they don't cover.
If you can't see it or it doesn't bother you enough its probably ok, supposedly the effect can vary from display to display so I imagine some may be worse then others. Also note not sure what the issue is with the pink dots but that is NOT the screen door effect people are referring to.
For the price I'm still tempted to pick this up, kind of wish it was the bigger 16 inch model. I'm more concerned of the hinge issues, I've seen forum posts where even Costco deferred to Lenovo and Lenovo basically said it was physical damage which they don't cover.
no way i am keeping this. even for $500.
no way i am keeping this. even for $500.
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