Discussion How many laptops would you own maximum?

[igor_kavinski]

Currently my laptop is the best computer in the house because of the video card shortage. It was only $700 including a 1660 ti MQ so it is pulling gaming/VR duty but if I had too much money I'd have a proper desktop with a 3080 so once again no need for a laptop.

Not sure how you got such a great price on a gaming laptop. Usually, 1660 Ti in a laptop pushes its price to $900 or more.

 

[lakedude]

Not sure how you got such a great price on a gaming laptop. Usually, 1660 Ti in a laptop pushes its price to $900 or more.

Well timing, luck and a bad memory help.

Got it at Best Buy July of 2020. Prices had started to go up by then and I really wanted a cheaper gaming laptop with perhaps a 1050ti or 1650 as we had previously bought but none were available closer to $600 so I splurged and dropped $750 on the 1660ti model. I was not happy at the time to spend so much but in the long run it turned out to be a great laptop for the money.

As you say they are typically going for more now. Historically my model would be obsolete and on clearance for cheap by now with the 12th gen CPUs available but instead they go for a premium.

 

[igor_kavinski]

Wow. You even got Optane! Curious how much Optane's life has been depleted by your usage patterns. You can check with the Intel Optane tool: https://www.intel.com/content/www/u...rface-and-driver-for-system-acceleration.html

You likely have this pre-installed.

Alternatively, you can check life remaining on your Optane device with Crystaldiskinfo.

 

[lakedude]

Wow. You even got Optane! Curious how much Optane's life has been depleted by your usage patterns. You can check with the Intel Optane tool: https://www.intel.com/content/www/u...rface-and-driver-for-system-acceleration.html

You likely have this pre-installed.

Alternatively, you can check life remaining on your Optane device with Crystaldiskinfo.

There is an app but I'm not seeing remaining life, just other info and some configuration options.

 

[igor_kavinski]

Intel® Memory and Storage Tool (GUI)

The Intel® Memory and Storage Tool (Intel® MAS) is a drive management tool for Intel® Optane™ SSDs and Intel® Optane™ Memory devices, supported on Windows*.

www.intel.com

This GUI shows it if I remember correctly.

 

[lakedude]

Intel® Memory and Storage Tool (GUI)

The Intel® Memory and Storage Tool (Intel® MAS) is a drive management tool for Intel® Optane™ SSDs and Intel® Optane™ Memory devices, supported on Windows*.

www.intel.com

This GUI shows it if I remember correctly.

Okay partner, here ya go.

 

[igor_kavinski]

Still 100%. Very nice!