Posts by mistydriver2

So, I'm starting to eye some new laptops.
Ideally, I'm looking for a 17" beast.

Honestly, battery life isn't really my top priority here.
What I actually care about is making sure the thing isn't loud enough to wake the neighbors and doesn't turn into a literal frying pan on my desk.
I've been eyeing a few options:
Razer Blade
Or maybe an Acer Helios 500 or 700.
Specifically looking at setups with an i9 and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070.
If anyone out there has a better suggestion or knows of something superior, please drop a comment. Thanks!

Neither MSConfig nor even Task Manager can find an internet manager in the startup list 🙂

Thanks. 😁
(I mean, Microsoft could have just made this way more straightforward, right?)

Hey everyone. So, I’ve got Windows 10 running on my laptop, and I’m using a mobile data dongle from Verizon to get online. Here’s the headache: every single time I boot up the OS, it just jumps straight onto the internet without asking me. Back when I was rocking Windows 8.1, this wasn't an issue at all. I used to be able to use the Verizon connection manager to decide exactly when I wanted to hop online or cut the link. Now? Even if I go into the management software and hit "disconnect," the thing drops for maybe two seconds before aggressively reconnecting itself.
When I try to toggle the "metered connection" setting in the connection options, it’s totally grayed out—I can't even click it. Honestly, I've been losing my mind digging through every setting imaginable, and I'm getting nowhere. Does anyone know a way to fix this?

Jeffrey Bennett13 said:So, does anyone actually have an answer on which card is better? Is it the Radeon HD 6770 or the GTX 550Ti?

The GTX 550Ti. It pulls less power and it’s faster, though you might get slightly worse image quality—but honestly, your eyes probably won't even notice the difference anyway.

hwcompare.com/category/gpu-comparisons/