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• Defibrillate your “dead” laptop

  Posted on December 19, 2022 at 02:43 CST by Ben Myers • Comment in the Forums

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  By Ben Myers

  I confess: I do not have a defibrillator to use on a laptop.

  Beginning with Windows 7, a laptop in sleep mode can become unresponsive and completely inoperative. In the repair business, we call this “dead.” Ultimately, it’s about managing your laptop’s battery.

  On the average, a seemingly dead laptop lands in my hands every couple of months. That is not often enough to be classified as a major problem by Microsoft, but it is still very real.

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (19.51.0, 2022-12-19).

  Hardware Batteries, CMOS, Laptops, Newsletters, Sleep Mode

• “Which laptop should I buy?”

  Posted on October 31, 2022 at 02:43 CDT by Will Fastie • Comment in the Forums

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  By Will Fastie

  I thought I knew the answer to that question, but it’s changed.

  During idle chitchat at my podiatrist’s office recently, my involvement with computing came out and the nurse immediately asked me which laptop she should buy.

  Family, friends, and clients have asked me this question for decades. I thought I had a pat answer, but I found myself fumbling this time. Afterward, it occurred to me that my thinking had not completely evolved with the market. Here’s my new, updated answer.

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (19.44.0, 2022-10-31).

  AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Hardware AskWoody Plus Newsletter, hardware, Laptops

• Review: The best 13-inch laptops for Windows 10

  Posted on September 30, 2015 at 08:09 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

  I put half a dozen laptops through months of real-world work. Here’s the result.

  Spoiler: The XPS-13 is a great choice, but not the only choice.

  InfoWorld 

  Other Laptops, Windows 10