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A Cool Laptop is a Happy Laptop

Laptops have very tiny, delicate components that deform or melt when the computer's temperature rises.  Overheating may happen when you use your computer to the limits of its capacity...like trying to play a game with complex graphics on an Pentium. When vents are blocked. Or when the computer is getting old.  Your laptop may become slow, you may be unable to open more than a few programs (maybe only 1!) at a time, freeze, or, in the worst cases, it may just shut down and reboot at the peak temperature.  And one day..it may stop working...its little circuits will have melted! So we must do all possible to keep laptops happily cool.  If you notice your laptop is hot to touch, suddenly shutting down or getting slow...get it checked and cleaned. The usual culprit is dust clogging the vents. Cleaning it will restore at least some of venting capacity and prolong your laptop's life.  Never put your laptop over a blanket or anything else that blocks its vents. ...

Gaming PC for Christmas (or whenever) ! !

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 Dreamy eyes, huh?! I know the feeling!  Gaming computers (whether laptop or desktop types) make awesome Christmas gifts. Honestly speaking, they make great gifts at any time of the year! But what better time thank Christmas to get a powerful monster machine that allows smooth, efficient gaming for yourself or someone you love? Nothing more frustrating than a weak computer that doesn't let you play your favorite games. This can happen when the computer is not powerful enough, or when your computer is getting old and it's slowing down (maybe due to heat or excess use...all things age!).  Great graphic cards and plenty of RAM (best if 16 or more) are key elements...but a powerful processor (at least Ryzen 5 or Intel i5 is best). As for the graphic card, everybody dreams of an NVIDIA GE Force 3080, but that's needed when you want to play in 4k resolution; if you're happy with 1080 you don't need such a gigantic, expensive graphic card.  Also remember if you're buyi...