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Q&A: How do I clean up and optimize an older PC?

Posted on February 7, 2024

Question from Vicky: I got my old laptop out of the closet this morning to see if it still works. I’ve forgotten exactly how old it is but it’s running windows 10.

It finally booted up into Windows but it seemed to be running very sluggish.

At first, it wouldn’t connect to the wireless or open my Chrome browser. I checked to see how full the hard drive is. Not quite 50% is used.

I restarted it again and it connected to the network and loaded Chrome, but it’s still very sluggish.

Do you have any suggestions for cleaning up and optimizing an older computer? [Read more…]

Q&A: Why won’t my monitor work with my laptop?

Posted on December 4, 2023

Question from Brenda M.: I took my laptop to the shop because the screen stopped lighting up. They checked it out and told me the screen was bad.

They said it would cost almost $200 to replace the screen. I told them I couldn’t afford that so they told me I could still use the laptop by hooking up an external monitor.

I bought a monitor and hooked it up to the laptop with an HDMI cable, but I can’t get the monitor to show anything besides a blank screen.

How can I get the external monitor to work this laptop? [Read more…]

Q&A: Why don’t new laptops come with CD/DVD drives?

Posted on November 10, 2023

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Question from Linda: I’m looking for a new laptop Rick and I’ve noticed that the new ones on the market today don’t come with an optical drive.

I have hundreds of CDs and DVDs that are filled with photos that I need to access on occasion so my new laptop needs to have a DVD drive.

I know I can buy an external DVD drive, but I’d prefer to have it built-in.

Why on earth are they making laptops without optical drives? [Read more…]

Q&A: Should I pay extra to double the RAM in a new PC?

Posted on November 8, 2023

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Question from Sarah: I’m getting ready to order this new laptop from Amazon and I have a question about it.

This laptop comes with 16GB of RAM but I can get the same machine with 32GB for about $50 more.

Do you think it’s worth paying an extra $50 to double the RAM? Will I even need 32GB? [Read more…]

Q&A: Why do they still bother with making desktop computers?

Posted on September 19, 2023

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Question from Ben: Everyone I know that recently bought a computer ended up buying a laptop instead of a desktop computer.

Since no one is buying desktops anymore, why are they still bothering to make them?

Rick’s answer: [Read more…]

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