https://mobile.twitter.com/Brian_7Park/status/1307344162006671360
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My daughter alone is responsible for 2% of that Moana total
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In covid times it’s not so clear, but ordinarily I’d go with laptop if I have to choose one or the other. I like to move around doing computer stuff. Library, cafe, back yard, bed, couch…w/e.
If I were on my own I wouldn’t even have a desktop, but both laptop and desktop are shared.
https://www.amazon.com/Acer-i5-8265U-Keyboard-Fingerprint-A515-54-51DJ/dp/B07RF2123Z
i got one of these in june for $580 to replace my 7-8 year old laptop and love it. computers are super fast now and even cheaper ones have great displays and graphics.
Been looking at this one. Case and lights are ugly AF but its cheap enough that I won’t be mad if I never use it for gaming and if I do its good enough to run most of the games I’d want to play
AFAIK the CPU is good enough to run any game right? I’d just need to upgrade the GPU if I wanted to run the better games?
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B084HP8Y64/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I have an i5 and it‘s becoming borderline with new games. 8GB RAM is definitely too little. Should be at least 16 and 32 is what I‘d go for because RAM is cheap.
That one gets some pretty sketchy reviews.
I can’t imagine getting a desktop and not building it myself. Generally cheaper, and you’re assured of the quality of all the components. To me the 4-5 extra hours of research and assembly time is well worth the peace of mind of having a top quality machine.
Have you considered just repairing your busted machine? What did it do when it failed?
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The GTX 650 is ancient. I replaced a 670 years ago. I looked up the benchmark score and it‘s 1700. Current high end cards start at 10000 and the brand new 3080 scores 25000.
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Pros: Speedy six-core Ryzen 5 CPU Doesn’t skimp on memory and storage HDMI-out and -in ports High-resolution webcam with pop-up privacy design, quad-array mic Hearty front soundbar
Cons: Integrated graphics won’t satisfy gamers Wi-Fi 5, not 6 A wireless keyboard and mouse would be good
Bottom Line: This direct-to-consumer configuration of HP’s 23.8-inch touch-screen Pavilion 24 all-in-one desktop delivers potent performance for a low $799.99.
This looks like a better option…
Processor:
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9700 (8-Core, 12MB Cache, up to 4.7GHz with Intel® Turbo Boost Technology)
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8GB 1x8GB DDR4 2666MHz
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3.5" 1TB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive
Did they actually performance test it though or just look at the specs?
HP is notorious for using low grade components. Work replaced an i5 Lenovo of mine with an i7 HP and it ran like a dog so I said lol no thanks.
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If you were ever curious what $95 in Canadian junk food looks like! Now I have to figure out how to ship this to a bunch of Canadian expats in Oregon jonsing for a taste of home.
Indeed… They usually don’t, imo.
The smarties and wine gums are sweets we get here… Those Lays chips are in a shop here too. 
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I forget which country you are in?
UK
I just found awval randomly on twitter being a deplorable
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Right. I didn’t know you had ketchup chips. I thought that was a pure Canadian thing.
What’s the deal with the wine gummies? Are those alcoholic?
Nope. I’m not sure why they are called that to be honest. No wine flavour at all.