SomeGadgetGuy, to tech
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AI Laptop REACTIONS!
https://somegadgetguy.com/b/45Q
Checking out all the announcements today from Dell, HP, Microsoft, Samsung, Acer, Asus, and Lenovo! I did a live recording of my reactions.
Windows on ARM is getting REALLY exciting! Here are some things to look out for while shopping a new "AI" laptop!

9to5linux, to linux
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1.9.19 Firmware Updater Adds Support for U32 and Luxshare 7-in-1 Docks, Various Fixes https://9to5linux.com/fwupd-1-9-19-linux-firmware-updater-supports-acer-u32-and-luxshare-7-in-1-docks

druid, to random
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A photo from last Sunday. Sunlight falling through the leaves of a beautiful pink #Acer #tree. #LeafScrolling

9to5linux, to linux
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Firmware Updater 1.9.16 Adopts for Compressing Metadata, Brings Support for T34 & U33 Docks and Series 5 Devices https://9to5linux.com/fwupd-1-9-16-brings-support-for-acer-t34-and-u33-docks-qualcomm-series-5-devices

3DBill, to gardening
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alexkidman, to random
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Acer's well enough known for laptops and monitors in Australia... but vacuum cleaners and air fryers? That's quite the switch, as the company's launched Acerpure locally. Here's my early impressions:


https://alexreviewstech.com/acer-moves-from-laptop-fans-to-well-fans-with-acerpure/

jikodesu, to windows
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Taiwanese brand Asus leads list of the most repairable laptops.

"Asus laptops were easy to open and could be repaired easily from home. Replacement parts for them are also more affordable and readily available."

  1. Asus (Taiwan) 7.7
  2. Acer (Taiwan) 7.3
  3. Microsoft (US) 6.3
  4. Dell (US) 6.3
  5. HP (US) 5.6
  6. Lenovo (China) 5.5
  7. Apple (US) 4.3

https://pirg.org/articles/best-laptops-of-2024-the-most-repairable-laptops-and-why-it-matters/

minioctt, to opensource Italian

Negli ultimi tempi ho sentito parlare sempre di più di ; per chi non lo conoscesse, è un sistema , purtroppo acerbo in stabilità e compatibilità ma estremamente promettente in termini di esperienza utente. Diciamo che è Linux senza strane inconsistenze e che non richiede di imparare tremila cose per essere usato, ma è anche estremamente più prestante del sistema desktop pinguinastico moderno medio (è una bugia colossale che Linux non abbia bloatware e che giri bene), oppure che è macOS senza gestione dittatoriale e senza cacca a forma di mela dentro… qualunque paragone preferiate. 😏️

Boh, vedo sempre di più che viene usato sui laptop, viene testato di più, proprio prima ho visto questo video di che lo usa giornalmente su un Thinkpad. Volevo provarlo già credo anni fa, ma non funzionava, non voleva partire. Ma ora, visto che a pare siamo finalmente alla 4, e che le cose si stanno muovendo in termini di compatibilità sia hardware che software (tante applicazioni libere di uso comune per task disparate stanno venendo portate), ho provato a flashare la ISO live su chiavetta, avviarla sul mio portatile Aspire v3-572G, e, incredibilmente… 🤫️

https://octospacc.altervista.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/screenshot2-960x540.png

funziona! Questa schermata l’ho catturata direttamente da lì, e ho qualche cosa. Posso collegarmi al WiFi, anche 5 GHz, usare il terminale per collegarmi via SSH al server, la riproduzione audio funziona (ma ahimé non vanno le schede audio USB), e la grafica 3D anche (chissà se accelerata o meno). Il browser WebPositive è rottissimo e malperformante, ma mi sorprende funzioni abbastanza da permettermi di loggare in WordPress, superando il reCAPTCHA, e scrivere questo post tutto da lì (ma ho dovuto attivare il Classic Editor, quello moderno non inviava le modifiche al sito). In ogni caso, c’è Falkon sull’app store integrato, che usa il motore Chromium e dicono sia invece ottimo (e su Linux va OK). Non ho potuto installare cose da lì però, perché mi chiede di riavviare per applicare le modifiche (?), ma sono da live come detto prima. Magari poi installerò l’OS residente proprio sulla pennetta per provarlo meglio, per sfizio. La funzione per cambiare la luminosità del display però non funge, e non ho nemmeno provato cose riguardo la batteria. Il touchpad funziona quasi perfettamente, anche lo scorrimento con due dita (non scontato), ma non va purtroppo il click destro soft, e alla sensibilità massima è comunque lentissimo da muovere. I mouse USB funzionano però (duh). 🙃️

Edit dopo 2 minuti: LMAO è appena andato in kernel panic, dopo che il MicroBlog ha iniziato a dire che la sessione di login era scaduta, mi si sono aperte tante schede di login, e ho tentato di riavviare il browser… vabbé, può capitare.

https://octospacc.altervista.org/2024/02/27/haiku-os-belin/

Beclfc, to Windows11

Dear Fediverse,

My old computer isn't able to download/upload (whatever) Windows 11 but continues to try. How can I stop it updating, please?

Thank you,

Old biddy from Eng-er-land.



governa, to random
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YurkshireLad, to linux
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I thought I might be able to install on an old , but after a few searches, it doesn't look like you can completely replace .

pseudonym, to aitools
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New . Can't seem to install @fdroid to get personalDNSFilter installed.

Is there a chrome-book equivlent for easily managing a DNS block list, on device?

Yes, I can run something on my home netwok, but what I'm looking for is an easy, on-device solution, like installing a "local vpn" like does on my phone, into which I can put my own block list, and easily add and remove entries.

Browser extensions not enough, want to intercept all IP.

governa, to linux
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Aspire 1 Laptop Has Nearly Complete Upstream Support

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Acer-Aspire-1-EC-Linux-Complete

improbite, to random Polish
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Czy ktoś z moich obserwujących korzystał z laptopów ?

Zastanawiam się nad pewnym modelem, ale nigdy nie miałem zbytnio do czynienia z tą marką, a mi ją polecają jako jedną z mniej awaryjnych.

What distro would you recommend for a 32-bit old Acer One laptop?

It's an old model (Acer One D257) Processor is Intel Atom. Memory is 1GB DDR3 with 320 GB of HDD. I currently Have MX 21 running on it, but I need to reinstall because I forgot the root password. Since I'm reinstalling the OS, I thought I'd ask here for recommendations for an OS that makes the most of this oldie.

heiseonline, to intel German

Core Ultra: Erste Notebooks schon im deutschen Handel

Intel stellt seine CPU-Generation Meteor Lake erst Mitte Dezember vor. Deutsche Händler nehmen aber schon jetzt Notebook-Vorbestellungen entgegen.

https://www.heise.de/news/Core-Ultra-Erste-Notebooks-schon-im-deutschen-Handel-9547761.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege

swift, to Halloween

Our is so in for a week, maybe two then it falls and it's gone.

It's the scarcity, the short lived-ness, the moment, that makes it so precious.

alexkidman, to gaming
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New review time! Acer's latest gaming laptop has a long name and a lower-than-usual price point -- but is that enough to make the Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 worth buying? Here's my full text and video review!

https://alexreviewstech.com/acer-predator-helios-neo-16-2023-review-more-affordable-gaming/

BjornIdle, to nature

Fresh new leaves on one of our Acers. Love the little scarlet sheaths that even I can see...

itnewsbot, to monitors
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Acer’s 27-inch monitor has headphones-free 3D audio, glasses-free 3D screen - Enlarge / The hood is detachable. (credit: Acer)

Acer is expa... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1975688

biloti, to random Portuguese
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Será que alguém em quer um teclado "novo" (é velho, mas nunca foi usado e está ainda embalado). Estou doando! O problema é que é no layout alemão...
Se reparar na foto, parece que está descascando no canto. Não está. Isso é a película original de proteção que eu nem retirei.

biloti,
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Acompanhando esse maravilhoso teclado, estou doando também um Revo 3600. Esse eu usei. É velho, mas eu conservo muito bem meus equipamentos. Tem processador Intel Atom, 4GB de RAM, 512GB de HD (se bem me lembro), NVidia ION, saída VGA e HDMI.

Nos últimos anos, eu o usava como . Instalei nele um linux bem levinho e rodava apenas o Kodi. Ficava bem bonito. Mas não aguenta filmes com resoluções mais altas de hoje em dia (até 720p vai bem).

rafe, to retrocomputing
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DUDE – a save icon for a frisbee box!

paulsilver, to random
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Just had to "fix" my Mum's Windows 11 laptop as "the cursor has disappeared."

Turns out the F10 key on her laptop turns the touchpad on and off.

What fucking bullshit is this? Our unintentional touch detection is so shit we put a button on the keyboard to turn the touchpad off. When you restart there's briefly a graphic on screen to tell you, which is non-obvious unless you know you've done it, with no help on how to turn it back on, and the key changes between models. Fucking gahhh!

bgLy0, to cs

question: Both external and internal (?) mics (edit: speakers) on my new laptop are really awful. Or it could be the soundcard as well. If I turn to 100% the sound is what I'd call normal volume. On my old acer that's at about 30%. It is better with headphones, but if I record internally it's still bad. I downloaded new drivers, I checked in the system settings but none of this helps. Any ideas? Better maybe?

Boosts appreciated.

thekonsolist, to random German
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Show me your lab computer! Here's mine😍

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