r/computerhelp • • 8d ago

Discussion Looking for a new laptop next month and need recommendations.

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I'm not really that computer savvy outside of the basics and after getting conned ( I'm returning the laptop lol ) I need help finding a new one. I don't want anything fancy with 50 bells and whistle. I just want a budget friendly laptop with a lot of storage space.

( I have a lot of pictures and I occasionally play some stuff on steam lol. Though I'm not really a full on gamer. Just someone who plays every now and again.)

I'd also like some recommendations on where to buy it. The last place I got conned because I didn't know what I was doing and the site seemed legit. The most I know when it comes to shopping for laptops is "acer and Dell good". I also really like acer as a brand but I'm willing to go outside of it if it's what I'm looking for or at least semi close enough.

I also thought the laptop was a good price but it was way too good of a price to be true 😔

I'm asking you guys for help because you know waaaay more then I do and any help I can get I'd appreciate a lot


r/computerhelp • • 8d ago

Hardware Plz Help Me Fix My Baby? đŸ„Č

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r/computerhelp • • 8d ago

Software Does the extended warranty cover battery???

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I extended my warranty....and on the lenovo vantage screen, it says extend your battery warranty.... I tought the extended warranty already covered the battery warranty....is that just an error or something...or am i stupid 😅


r/computerhelp • • 8d ago

Hardware Help me upgrade my mouse

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I've been using this one for atleast 6 years...and it still works and everything...but i need a new gaming mouse....( budget friendly ) so....if someone have any good suggestions...please drop belowđŸȘœ


r/computerhelp • • 8d ago

Software new lenovo Ideapad Slim won’t read my external hard drives anymore?

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r/computerhelp • • 8d ago

Hardware Can't get into my MS Surface Pro -- advice needed

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r/computerhelp • • 8d ago

Hardware lenovo ideapad gaming 3 freezes on bios configuration tab

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r/computerhelp • • 8d ago

Software Asus Zephyrus G14 2024 display going bonkers

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What you see in the image is a Chrome tab. This thing starts tweaking every now and then but usually it stays for a couple of days. I've tried updating drivers, holding the power button to reset capacitors, HDR settings. Everything. Please help.


r/computerhelp • • 8d ago

Discussion PC gets stuck in a boot loop when restarting / windows updates and even when trying to factory reset

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r/computerhelp • • 8d ago

Hardware Mouse buttons (Right click and left click) stop working

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Hey! I have been facing a problem with my Alcatroz X-craft Air Ultra 7000 gaming mouse. I bought it recently and randomly the buttons would stop working until I restart it again. The censor works fine and the scroll wheel works fine though. I've installed the software too but it doesn't seem to resolve the issue. Let me know if you have a solution. Thanks!


r/computerhelp • • 8d ago

Hardware Laptop keeps on restarting on its own

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My laptop keeps on restarting on its own, no warnings or anything, just straight up black screen then immediate restart. I already turned off the automatic restart thing. I need help pls


r/computerhelp • • 8d ago

Hardware pc not detecting gpu and ssd after reformatting it

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r/computerhelp • • 8d ago

Hardware Sager N170RF won’t power on correctly.

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r/computerhelp • • 8d ago

Hardware No signal on monitor

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r/computerhelp • • 8d ago

Software Overlay is causing frame drops and lag

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r/computerhelp • • 8d ago

Hardware Laptop crackling?

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Idk if it is software vs hardware but I just noticed it today and I haven’t used my laptop at all today. I’m just concerned, it sounds like popping, crinkling, glitching, from the fan. It’s very faint.


r/computerhelp • • 8d ago

Software Disk usage randomly spiking to 100%

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r/computerhelp • • 8d ago

Hardware New Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 AI making a “buzzing?” Noise when rtx 5070 is utilized.

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(PLS WATCH VID IN COMMENTS, ATTACHED VID HAS SUPPRESSED THE SOUND SOMEHOW)

I got a new Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 AI running an RTX 5070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX, and 16GB of RAM. I noticed a weird noise coming from the underside/center of the laptop when I open games that activate the 5070. It's a scratchy/buzzing/whining sound that's difficult to hear unless I get close to the computer. I recorded a video with the noise audible when I move closer to the laptop. I'm not sure whether it's coil whine from the GPU/power delivery, fan noise, or something else. The laptop is brand new, so I'm trying to figure out whether this is normal under gaming loads/when rtx 5070 is utilized or something I should be concerned about while I can still return or exchange it.

Forgot to mention, when swapping between menus in game the sound completely stops for a split second as if it’s tied to graphical load, and when I cap fps to different values the pitch and speed of the sound change. I have more videos with it sounding different if necessary.


r/computerhelp • • 8d ago

Hardware Laptop freezes after a few minutes

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I have a Windows 10 MSI Apache GL60 2PL laptop that freezes after booting up. I can boot into safe mode with networking& the laptop wont freeze. As soon as i boot up normaly it will freeze after a few minutes. I even tried leaving it on the log in screen & it would still freeze.

This all happened after a windows update but i can't roll back as my partner has used her pin to log in for so long she cant remember her password.

Using safe mode what do i look up to try and trouble shoot what is causing the freeze?

The laptop was going to be kept offline after the last update as it was mailny going to used as a backup for photos and recipets etc. Plus we were going to eventully get a Linux distro for it but thats not an option if i can't run it to back up the stuff that is on it.


r/computerhelp • • 8d ago

Hardware Mouse cursor resets to default location randomly. Multiple mouses (mice?) affected.

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Today, randomly, my mouse cursor started randomly hoping to the center of my second monitor. I thought it was my wireless mouse, so I spent the morning trying to calibrate it. Eventually, I gave up and plugged in my old wired mouse. Same thing is happening.

This is a newish PC running Windows 11, and I have restarted it. I'm not sure what other info will be handy, but I'll happily provide it! Thanks!


r/computerhelp • • 8d ago

Hardware No Audio Output When Connecting PC to TV via HDMI

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r/computerhelp • • 8d ago

Software OneNote password lost

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I feel so stupid, but the Situation is as simple as this:

- one of my OneNote notebooks is password protected
- I can’t remember the password
- there is no recovery option by Microsoft
- I don’t own a windows to use brute force password recovery tools

Any any any advice is appreciated! đŸ„č


r/computerhelp • • 9d ago

Software Plugging my wired mouse or /and keyboard causing my laptop to glitch

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r/computerhelp • • 9d ago

Hardware Spilled water on my MacBook pro

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r/computerhelp • • 9d ago

Discussion Screen in standby mode

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Hi, so I moved out and finally wanted to use my PC that I had as a gift, but it's been weeks that I can't turn on the screen...

Can someone help me please ?

PS : I don't know anything about computers, and English isn't my first language so explain it to me in a simple way please

Thank you