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Acer Nitro 5 Gaming Laptop Review

If you’re a regular reader of our website and looking for a budget laptop, today is your lucky day: here comes the Acer Nitro5 gaming laptop review! Acer is one of the main players in the “best bang for the buck” category, and they excel in offering amazing value for money gaming laptops, specially designed for nerds who spend most of their lives shooting stuff. Since the Nitro 5 retails for…
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Acer Predator Cestus 315 Review

A Discrete, More Basic Mouse that Has a Lot to Offer Acer Predator Cestus 315 is an affordable, well-built gaming mouse, devoted to mainstream gamers and devoid of unnecessary features, such as shinny RGB lighting. This is a more basic mouse, with a solid 6500 DPI sensor, eight programmable buttons, and accurate and reliable performance that makes it suitable for users that are looking for a…
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How to Improve Gaming Performance on a Laptop

Generally speaking, laptops are not the best tools for gaming. However, we are aware that many (if not most) of our readers use laptops for “daily driving”, hence today’s article is about how to improve gaming performance on a laptop. When we say that laptops should not be your weapon of choice if you’re a “ride or die” gamer, we refer to the fact that heat is pretty difficult to…
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How to Clean a Laptop Keyboard

According to so-called experts who never played World of Warcraft for 16 hours straight, a computer keyboard is one of the filthiest things on Earth, and the same goes for a laptop keyboard. And by filthy, we mean dirtier than the toilet seat; now, that would make sense if you’re the type of person who takes his laptop to the bathroom on a regular basis, but we’re not judging here. Today’s…
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How Long Does a Laptop Usually Last?

Since you are reading this article, it’s highly probable that you’re a laptop owner. And as any laptop owner knows, how long does a laptop last is one of the questions that hunt us all. Kidding aside, laptops are inherently more fragile than desktops, and one of the reasons is that we tend to carry them anywhere, even in the bathroom; and sometimes they get dropped, sometimes you spill the…
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How to Clean a Laptop Screen. Everything You Need to Know

If you’re reading this article, it’s very probable you’re already having a problem with your filthy laptop. The good news is that today’s “how to” also works for TV owners, i.e. the same theory/practice goes to laptops and TV sets, as both are LCD screens (the vast majority of them anyway). So, what you have here is a “two for the price of one” kind of a deal. Tips and Tricks for…
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Why is My Laptop So Slow? Possible Causes and Solutions

Okay, so you have a laptop and it takes forever to boot. We’ve all been there. Also, maybe you’ve noticed that your once fast and smooth-running laptop is getting slower, even during menial tasks. This didn’t happen all of a sudden, not necessarily, but gradually over time. Again, we’ve all been there, it’s a Window feature, not a bug. Seriously speaking now, even if you’re the OCD…
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How Much Storage Do I Need?

Whenever you think of buying a laptop/PC, one of the first things that comes to mind is storage. Making the right call will not only be beneficial in the long run but may also help you save some money on upgrades later. Our guide below will get you up to speed with everything that you should be aware of before you purchase a hard drive for your computer. How Much Storage Do You Need On Your…
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Laptop Keeps Shutting Down: Possible Causes and Solutions

“My laptop keeps shutting down and I have no idea why!” Seeing your laptop shutting down randomly for no reason can be a frustrating experience. It could be that your laptop is overheating and shutting down or that your laptop keeps shutting down due to a technical glitch in some software or hardware that can be hard to pin down. This can be an issue in a high-end premium laptop down to the…
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Laptop Fan Making Noise: What to do?

Hearing a laptop fan noise is concerning and disconcerting. A laptop fan making noise is a sure-fire sign of something going very wrong… right? This article will delve into why a laptop fan making noise might be worrisome or might not be something to worry about. In either case, do not panic. Regardless of whether you have a budget laptop or a shiny new top of the line Alienware, this can happen…
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How to Improve CPU Performance

The Central Processing Unit, or CPU, is undeniably the heart of the computer. Knowing how to improve CPU performance is thus useful no matter what problems you might be having with your computer, and to avert problems that are building up in the pipeline. While all manufacturers claim their product is the best, even the best specific-purpose products need to be tailored to your needs. Even the…
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How to Build a Laptop

When it comes to laptops, you can either buy a pre-configured laptop or build a custom one. Pre-configured laptops come with specifications that are meant to appeal to a large segment of the market. They are manufactured in bulk and are the ones you’ll see on most store shelves. You can buy these quickly and start using them immediately. Custom-built laptops are a different story. Can you build…
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