Do you normally create a version of your own family?

@Mrs_K_Desormeaux 

Have you heard about consoles called NUCs? Intel makes them, and other companies make those type of PCs as well. They are very, very small and smaller than laptops (not the height, but the rest of it). They also make gaming ones. They are expensive though.

@Midevil_Chaos Yes! I have heard of NUC's. When I was looking for a PC combined with a gaming aspect, I stumbled upon them but I was still more set upon a gaming laptop, as I just liked the idea of a laptop. Because my old laptop that sadly had a bit of a nervous breakdown. I still have absolutely no idea what was wrong with it. But it wasn't a gaming PC, just a normal laptop. I don't know why I'm talking about it in past tense because I still have it. 😂 Sadly it doesn't work though, maybe one day I'll take it to a computer shop to see if they can fix it. My laptop I have at the moment is a MSi, not cheap but I adore it. It's one at the cheaper end of the spectrum, but still expensive. There is no gaming pc that is particularly cheap sadly. 🙃 I settled upon a MSi because of the extremely positive reviews on their products. The reviews were from all types of people. People who used their computers for editing videos, playing games, and using it for work. talking of videos, I also watch Clint (LGR) I enjoy his sims expansion pack reviews and he's usually very honest with his opinions. Also him showing older tech is pretty cool, not many youtubers do that. I'm not a tech expert though, the opposite. 🤣 but it's nice to see anyway.   (. ❛ ᴗ ❛.)

@Midevil_ChaosI lost a Dell laptop which wasn't old at the time and had been used by my friend who is also a gamer, but he plays mostly things like COD type games. It lasted about 6 months with Sims 3 base game. I got a brand new Acer too which also didn't last long although the particular one I got wasn't as powerful as the Dell. At the time I wish I'd talked specs in the computer repair shop but despite working with computers for years, including building intranet pages and databases I had one of those "girl being made to feel clueless moments" in the store lol. All my tech knowledge left my head for some reason 🤦.
That's one of the great things about this forum. Anyone in that situation now that knows about us can just ask and immediately get someone to give great and detailed advice and point them in the right direction.

For sure! I was skeptical about it being able to handle games like a desktop PC, But it does. I play TS4 on ultra graphics too, which is what I was initially excited about when I first got my PC. As I have never had a game set to ultra whilst playing on my other PC's. I've had it for around 4/5 years and I've never had a problem with it. *Touches all the wood in my house* 😂 but it's a investment that's for sure! ❤

@Mrs_K_Desormeaux 

Oh! Did you hear the scandal involving MSI? I heard about it several weeks AFTER buying my MSI video card. They got burnt SO bad from critics XD I don't know why they thought it would go well lol. Glad you got a gaming laptop now, and yeah if you buy pre-made gaming rigs, those are expensive as all hell. I personally built my own though, but to be fair I am a PC expert.

As for LGR, he's probably the most honest Youtuber out there for sure. I do love the stuff he looks at, and man... when he inputs some of that old code in those older machines? I am just grateful I didn't really have to do that growing back in the 90s.

@simsplayer818 

To be fair, it's hard to get an actual good laptop. My gaming laptop (which I use as a backup only) is good, sure, but not amazingly powerful. Real gaming good laptops cost so much money, that I can't blame anyone for purchasing something worth "only" a grand or so.

You work(ed) in the tech industry? You have officially become my favourite "Simster" (or however you wanna put it)! That and the fact that you actually know the band The Verve.  I love tech, and when you think you know something, there is always something else that tells you otherwise lol. The things I learn that are insanely obscure or you really gotta see it to believe it type of thing? lol. But at least with tech, it's always fun things. Coding though can change (especially by Google with Angular), and can be tricky. Seems like you worked with backend stuff, at least with the DBs. I think I probably worked with MySQL back in the day (I know there were types of DBs as well that you could use via the web host, but I forgot what they were called). Hard stuff lol.

@simsplayer818 

I know what you mean. I once had a boat load of papers and was like: "why?" So I spent several days getting rid of what I didn't need/want. As for the rest, I did keep them because they were video game related like maps in games and it was easier to simply keep those as such. Otherwise, I actually transcribed a lot of what I had before from journals etc. It's quite something seeing something and the next day... it becomes obsolete or a nuisance. I still have Word 98 somewhere XD If it wasn't for the fact that it doesn't have modern fonts which are easy to read, it'd still be my fav one out there. Out of curiosity, what were your certificates about?

Exactly! You get it :D I will never touch an Apple product, even with a 10 inch poll. At least with Microsoft, you can mod it, both hardware and software based. With an Mac? Forget it, you void your warranty if you go near the hardware. As for Android phones, you actually have different UIs, depending on the phone manufacturer. I've used several brands, and LG is, imo, the best brand out there. It's a shame that they decided to stop making phones. I tried other phones, and it's not the same. I basically end up downloading a launcher so I can use that phone and get close to I can get to an LG experience. The LG Velvet? Man, it may be an older phone at this point in comparison to newer phones... but the specs? Pretty much on par still! There is something to say about LG's legacy in terms of products.

@Midevil_Chaos  Yes! I heard of this particular scandal if you're referring to the eBay one. I felt sorry for the people who bought those items at astronomical prices, selling products at over a grand worth 50% less than that, is just terrible. usually, you expect this from the scalpers who buy all the popular gifts at Christmas, then products sell out, so people end up trying to get them even at extortionate prices. I remember this over the PS5 when it first came out. I bought my laptop before that scandal, but I know it goes on a lot. I personally wouldn't buy a particular product if I knew it was way overpriced. I would most likely wait for the price to reduce. But I know the people who get ripped off, usually, don't want their children to not have the certain present they asked for. So they're willing to over pay to give their children the present they wanted. At Christmas you see the price increase in everything. I was looking through websites in October compared to December, and most companies put up prices by at least 10%, even grocery stores. Fantastic to hear you built your own PC. Some companies charge over ten grand to build a PC for a costumer. I've heard of people who've paid thousands for a PC built for them, and got the worst customer service ever. That being said. I always say, Cars and PC's, and anything that looks mechanical and complicated I won't touch. 😂 I'm amazed by people like you who know what they're doing with things like that. My knowledge is just everywhere but practical. the best type of knowledge is obscure though, right?! 😂 The other day I had this quote stuck in my head, only to realise it was from the Witcher 3 🤣. Random things I'm a connoisseur of. (Aka all things not helpful in a important situation) Lol. (●ˇ∀ˇ●)