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Q&A: Which is better in a new PC, a hard drive or a much smaller SSD?

Posted on October 27, 2021

Question from Ellen: I need to purchase a new laptop. What are your thoughts on an SSD drive vs a regular hard drive?

Costco has two HP computers going on sale both with 12GB of memory. Both come with an Intel i5 CPU.

The difference between the two machines is the first one comes with a 512GB SSD and the other one comes with a 1TB hard drive.

They both are coming with Windows 11 (which I’m not thrilled about).

Which drive do you recommend? [Read more…]

Q&A: Will keeping a PC inside a closed compartment cause it to overheat?

Posted on January 8, 2021

Question from Shauna: I hope you will answer a question for me, Rick.

My business partner bought a new desk for her office. It’s really nice because it has lots of handy storage areas.

One of those storage areas is the perfect size to hold her desktop computer tower. I believe it was designed to hold a computer because there’s a hole to route the cables through in the back.

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