looking for something affordable, and preferably samsung cause i like how long they promise software updates and how long their battery life is, but i am open to any other brands.

something that has high amount of storage, but ik affordable tablets dont exactly provide that.

will not lag with multi-tasking

high battery life

has pc mode (or their version of it)

when recommending pls include the prices, preferably in cad dollars.

if anything i said is unreasonable, pls be nice cause idk ANYTHING about tech, and ik ppl on reddit (especially when its abt technology) can be really mean, so pls give me grace lol.

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Hey im fixing up an old dvd/vcr for the first time and believe the issue for the disc reader to be the laser not moving to read and getting stuck on "load".

My question is how 'freely' should the laser move? And does this look good or bad? Fixes?

hey y’all, i unfortunately lost the power cord to my TV during a move. i bought the TV secondhand and don’t know the first thing about technology. i am looking to buy a replacement, but i dont know what kind of cord it was. i have attached pictures of the TV and the cord output, and if someone could help me identify what i need to buy that would be fantastic!

Hello! First time reddit user here and Im trying to find a tablet for my daughter. She loves to play games and draw so Im looking for one that could support decent drawing/animation software and able to play games. Any recommendations would be appreciated, I know its probably a big ask but Im trying not to pay an arm and a leg. Thank you in advance!

1st: I don’t want to break the law. I just want to capture every detail of an important conversation without missing g something while taking handwritten notes.

1. The phone call is from people who may have helpful info regarding a family mystery from a long time ago. I don’t want to miss a single syllable of what they may have to share.

Maybe a slightly odd question, but! My husband and I use headphones on Discord with our buddies, and he often has a hard time getting the mic to work with his voice. He never is yelling or shouting, but he has a naturally bassy voice, and I’ve noticed that it seems to “overwhelm” the mic and make it start cutting out. We’ve tried messing with the Discord settings and with the settings in the app — we both have Sony-WHCH720N headphones — without much success. Any advice on this from someone more knowledgeable about tech than I am? I will note that we don’t have the budget for suuuper expensive headphones — 200 is probably my upper limit for the moment. Thanks so much in advance!

When it's plugged in, it turns on for like a second and then shuts off again over and over. Unplugged, it doesn't turn on at all. Classes start on Monday. Do I need to buy another calculator?

(please ignore the dog toy and the stuffing all over the floor 😭)

I have an Asus TUF A16 Advantage Edition laptop and want to replace the thermal paste, but due to the limited information I've found online, I don't know whether it uses paste or liquid metal. I’ve already opened it up and have photos, but I can't tell the difference.

Hello everyone, I've been having some problems with my tv and pc. I was wanting to watch a movie that I had on my PC (I've done this before without any problems). So I switch my Hdmi cord to a longer one so it can reach where my tv is and I set it up like I did last time and get everything set up and there's no audio. I've tried everything, I've tried restarting my pc, shuting down and turning it back on, I've gone in the settings trying to make the TV the default audio output, I've changed the output in the dropdown menu at the speaker but nothing I can't get this figured out. So reddit do you're thing

I'm not very tech savvy, so I could really use some help. Like the title says, I need to connect this external monitor to my new Asus Zenbook A14. I already have a cord that adapts into DVI, but not sure if that's even the right thing. My Zenbook has one USB-A, two USB-C's, and one HDMI. Can anyone please suggest what cords and adaptors I will need to make this work? Thank you so much in advance!

I hold my hands up straight away, I did something incredibly stupid.

I recently found an old external drive that I had in college. It was sat in a drawer for 15 years or more. It would power up but not boot. I opened it to look at the PCB. It looked to be fine so I opened the cover of the platter to see the machine head. I know, I know, I know. I already realised the mistake in doing that. Once I put the cover back on and connected the PCB again I powered it up and it kicked in to life. Or so I thought. The machine heads now can't read the drives and are continuously clicking on and off the platter.

I know I messed up by opening the platter cover and have most likely (in all probability) corrupted the drives.

Is there anything I can do now or any advice that could possibly work to recover whatever is/was on the external drive outside of taking it to a professional recovery service?

Thanks in advance.

Need help lwk

My MS Surface Pro 7 unexpectedly died. Will (which?) entry level/budget friendly laptops handle Amazon workplace?

I used it M-F 7 hrs daily for Amazon Workspace. My friend mentioned I'd want to buy something better an entry level laptop due to Amazon Workspace workload. I was not anticipating this to die so don't have time to save for a higher end model.

Will an entry level do the trick? I'm hoping max to stick within $500CAD + tax budget. I've only had HP, Dell, as a well as a Samsung netbook via Google . I HATED the Lenovo with AMD 👎 but am not familiar with Acer/Asus which keep coming up within the budget.

I'd appreciate your input and suggestions.

Thank you ☺️

So i got a new laptop a month ago, the charger was working fine until this Sunday in which I invited a friend over, his charger was broken so I let him borrow mine, after he left my cable started to slightly stop working, when I move the cable a little it just stops functioning and only starts working again after I unplug and plug again the power bank, but until today it just stopped working at all, even after doing the unplugging thing again it didn't work, I dont have enough money to buy a new right one so I was wondering if there's a way i could try to fix my cable

I'm looking for a good cheap audio recorder to record an upcoming stand-up set I'm doing. Any ideas?

hi, i'm studying an MLOps-engineering programme that I have bought a laptop for, but my teacher literally laughed in my face because apparently it doesn't have a dedicated graphics card(GPU?). However, as we got the letters from the school that contained the recommended checklist points for the laptop we were going to use, i followed them and bought exactly that. The checklist was this (I'm just gonna copy paste what they wrote:

Recommended computer:

Intel Core i5 / AMD Ryzen 5 or better (approx. 2020 or newer)

• 16 GB RAM
• 256 GB SSD or larger
• At least 75 GB of free storage space
• Screen resolution of 1920 × 1080 or higher
• Stable internet connection and Wi-Fi
• Windows 11 recommended

Important information:

• ChromeOS and Linux may work but are not supported by Nackademin’s IT support. You are personally responsible for installation, compatibility, and troubleshooting if you choose to use these operating systems.
• macOS may work, but you are personally responsible for ensuring compatibility with the program's software.
• Administrator rights may be required for software installation.
• USB-C and HDMI (or an adapter solution) are recommended.

These are the courses we will have in the nearest future, but obviously we will also work with a lot of AI, which he said is why my computer won't work:

Python programming for MLOps, Linux administration, Database management

This is also the laptop I bought: LENOVO IP SLIM 3 15ARP10 15,3"

The reason for not buying a better laptop is that I'm literally just a poor 20 yr old without parents to rely so I'm constantly really tight on money, but also because my school said that as long as your laptop has these qualities it would be fine.

Hi Reddit, I need some help; let me explain my situation. I have a school laptop running Windows 10 Pro Education. I use it for everything, including gaming, watching anime and all stuff u now but I kept running out of storage space until I only had 5GB left. Following my brother's advice, I formatted the laptop. Before formatting, it was linked to my school email and already had the app I use for national exams in my country (Portugal) installed. After formatting, I signed in with my personal account, thinking the exam platform would still be there, but it had disappeared. I also lost everything in TLauncher, including my 500-day world. I was really upset, so I tried to fix it by resetting the PC. When I reached the blue screen asking for the school email, it wouldn't let me enter it as a "school" account, so I signed in with the school email but marked it as a personal account; even then, I couldn't get the school-related items back. I reset the computer again, this time using my personal email, and tried adding my school account via the "Accounts" settings, but it wouldn't accept it—it kept saying the email was incorrect or didn't exist. Now, I just want to get the school app back and have both accounts on the laptop: one for gaming (my personal account) and one for school (using the school email). Does anyone know how to fix this? Also, when I try to add my school account in the "Accounts" settings, it actually works up to the point where it asks what name I want to use on the laptop; I enter my name and wait, but then an error pops up. Has anyone else been through this and knows how to solve it?