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I recently acquired Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x which uses Windows ARM and a Qualcomm processor, similar to what's in the Macbooks. It has 1TB hard drive and 32Gb of ram. Is a similar weight to a Macbook air (40g heavier than my wife's M3 with 256GB and 16GB). The battery lasts for ages, and it is...

I bit the bullet a few months back, replacing my 2012 E540 Thinkpad and 2013 Dell XPS with a shiny new Lenovo Slim 7x, which is one of their new ARM machines using a snapdragon processor. I got £400 off thanks to a work discount scheme, and even made a few quid selling the old Thinkpad and bits...

That is super helpful, thank you. I'd actually ordered that very item (got a used one from Amazon for £12)!

Thanks

I have recently purchased a Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x laptop and I am hoping it can replace both my old Thinkpad laptop and Dell XPS desktop, both of which are 13 years old. So far, so good, so fast, so light, and excellent battery life. I would like to remove the Samsung 850 SSD from the desktop...

Three and Smarty are the same thing, Smarty being the budget brand.

You may need to tell the phone to work as a "USB File transfer" device in the settings. That might solve the "phone not talking to the computer" problem. A potentially helpful link here: https://support.google.com/android/answer/9064445?hl=en-GB#zippy=%2Cwindows-computer%2Cmac-computer

I rather like my 365 subscription, and the 1Tb of storage is a nice bonus part of the package. I am a massive Excel nerd, though, and tend to use some of the features that aren't in the free alternatives. Clipchamp is a nice recent addition. I do get a 25% discount via a coprorate scheme, which...

I've used Clipchamp pretty effectively for some relatively simple stuff. You have to pay to export in 4k, but it's free otherwise.

I guess I've not explained myself very well. I was kind of expecting similar replies to those in this thread: https://www.talkphotography.co.uk/threads/is-this-pc-likely-to-be-any-good-with-the-latest-lightroom.754281/ The PC as it is runs very smoothly and reasonably fast - boot up from...

I'm not sure what all the clean out replies are about, but thanks for the advice. The current PC runs very cleanly, and for the most part quickly enough but is very old now - BIOS is from 2011. Here's the config: Win10 Pro - can't update to Win11 and support running out in October 2025, not...

My current Dell XPS is about 12 years old and, depite adding SSD, more memory and a better graphics card a few years ago, is getting slow for Capture One stuff. This is my third Outlet bought Dell and they've served me well, each lasting more than 10 years. Looking at this spec for £1,473 XPS...

My trusty old Thinkpad from that era (2013) is whizzing along nicely, especially with its SSD replacement for the original HDD.

I stated with a K&F Concept backpack, which is actually very good and I keep my "video" kit in it now (Sony A6300 plus 18-135 lens with Ronin mount attached). https://www.amazon.co.uk/Concept-Lightweight-Backpack-Resistant-Multipurpose/dp/B01MCRTITT Paid £42.99 I then got an Amazon Basics...

I use an old Chromebook. Light, super, super cheap and easy to use.