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#3399849 4-Aug-2025 11:55

freitasm:

MadEngineer:

What’s happened to the HP probook series? The usual entry level models are gone

HP has changed their lineup and laptop branding, in early 2024.

"For commercial PCs, things aren't changing as much, since HP is keeping ProBook and EliteBook branding, also replacing 'Book' with 'Studio' or 'Desk' where appropriate. Tiers are 2 and 4 for ProBook, and 6, 8, X, and Ultra for EliteBook."

The usual lineup of machines returned within a month or so of this post with 15.6 inch models becoming available. None however with the Intel Ultra range.

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#3399931 4-Aug-2025 15:49

MadEngineer:

"For commercial PCs, things aren't changing as much, since HP is keeping ProBook and EliteBook branding, also replacing 'Book' with 'Studio' or 'Desk' where appropriate. Tiers are 2 and 4 for ProBook, and 6, 8, X, and Ultra for EliteBook."

The usual lineup of machines returned within a month or so of this post with 15.6 inch models becoming available. None however with the Intel Ultra range.

Intel, where will you go with your next product after 'Ultra' ? Super Ultra? Mega Ultra ? Super Dooper Ultra? Super Dooper Mega Ultra?

Ultra Pro? Ultra Pro Max? Super Mega Ultra Plus ? Super Dooper Mega Pro Ultra Plus Max ?

Ahhhh. I've got it.

Elite Super Dooper Mega Pro Ultra Plus Max Extra.

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#3400052 4-Aug-2025 22:34

Why does Geekzone a sub forum named Android when most of the postings in that forum are for handsets / phones, when we have a usefullynamed sub forum named Handsets?

Would have thought that the Android sub forum would be for the Android OS?

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#3400058 4-Aug-2025 22:39

Phones based on Android, and similarly the iOS sub-forum is for iPhones. The handsets sub-forum is for everything else.

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#3400195 5-Aug-2025 17:40

My small question is if it wouldn't make sense to return to the paper records and filing cabinets that worked perfectly well in the 1960s. The bad thing about digital is that it easily enables infinite multiplication of the damage of data breaches. Digital data is supposed to save money by increasing efficiency. Maybe the point of no return has been reached?

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#3401168 8-Aug-2025 20:22

In the 1960's, business had less staff, less records, less transactions, less reporting.

I've downloaded and read through a few of those breach dumps - you can get them via torrents so don't even need darknet access. When you look at the passwords listed in some of the breaches, in between the face-palming you soon understand how they ended up in the breach in the first place.

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#3401173 8-Aug-2025 21:51

Reminds me of the old story of the wholesaler who forgot which contractor they sold a hot water cylinder to.

Eh, bill them all for it and the others will dispute it.

They all paid the bill without looking.

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#3401336 9-Aug-2025 21:01

Dyson V8 battery replacement: What are the choices and best prices?

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#3401337 9-Aug-2025 21:03

I got a replacement that lets me use my milwaukee batteries on it. Because the thing is so slow to charge when it had its stock battery on it that I would do some cleaning and then it was flat and then I would lose interest in cleaning because it was charging.

Also how the hell is it the only appliance I have which has gone thru a battery in such a short time. Are they using temu cells or something?

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#3401340 9-Aug-2025 21:23

gzt: Dyson V8 battery replacement: What are the choices and best prices?

I bought one a couple of years ago direct from Dyson. Still working just fine.

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#3401347 9-Aug-2025 21:51

richms:

I got a replacement that lets me use my milwaukee batteries on it. Because the thing is so slow to charge when it had its stock battery on it that I would do some cleaning and then it was flat and then I would lose interest in cleaning because it was charging.

Also how the hell is it the only appliance I have which has gone thru a battery in such a short time. Are they using temu cells or something?

Ditto, except with Ryobi batteries. They actually last more than 5 minutes, so it means we get far more use out of the vacuum than with the official Dyson ones.

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#3401374 10-Aug-2025 07:44

We still use our original Dyson batteries, no problems like these.

Battery life vary wildly depending on how devices are used, how the battery is charged, etc.

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#3407857 27-Aug-2025 16:48

In Rotorua and I’ve never seen so many Pukeko. Those of you that live here, how do they not get caught by cats?

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#3407971 27-Aug-2025 22:40

MadEngineer:

In Rotorua and I’ve never seen so many Pukeko. Those of you that live here, how do they not get caught by cats?

Even cats have discovered that Pukeko taste disgusting...

The adage "how do you cook a Pukeko ? Boil with a rock, discard the Pukeko " applies

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#3408024 28-Aug-2025 08:44

SepticSceptic:The adage "how do you cook a Pukeko ? Boil with a rock, discard the Pukeko " applies

Like the Beetroot adage I grew up with then 😬

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