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PhotoHokieNC PhotoHokieNC OP
Jun 09, 2026 at 05:15 PM ET
The end of an era ...
A bunch of years ago, when an aging PC broke down, I bought a Lenovo many times larger and faster than anything I'd ever had. It's been a workhorse and I'd have never edited and photoshopped the tens of thousands of images I processed for my clientele without it. For a few months now, the Lenovo has slowed almost daily to essentially ignore mouse clicks or to only move with dial-up stubbornness from one site to another. Tonight, it goes to sleep and the Acer I bought from B&H Photo 5 years ago will become Top Gun. It's hardly been used, but it's been steadily set up to see all the things I want to see and do all the things I want to do. Kinda surprised the Acer took the "next man up" challenge like a 28-year-old AAA baseball player called to the majors. ** Edited by PhotoHokieNC at 6/9/2026, 5:15:51 PM

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Riverguy Riverguy
1mo
buy a Mac with a hole in the box
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JM397
1mo
There have been reports of Apple, Google, Microsoft, etc
pushing patches to slow down your phone and pc. Just so you will want to upgrade for a "newer, faster" phone. You are not alone in your thinking. ** Edited by JM397 at 6/9/2026, 5:56:41 PM
PhotoHokieNC PhotoHokieNC OP
1mo
I just got a new iPhone 17 a couple of months ago. What my Lenovo PC
is going through is not the result of some interdisciplinary collaboration to impede computer efficiency. "There are reports of .... " LOL, I'm not buying that. The Lenovo is a Win 10 item past its prime. This isn't the first computer I wore out just like I wore out cameras and software over the years. Believe me, at my age, I know tired out when I see it. ** Edited by PhotoHokieNC at 6/9/2026, 7:41:01 PM
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EDGEMAN
1mo
There are a lot of YouTube videos that provide tips on what settings...
...you need to adjust to speed up your phone.