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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Windows 11 slow

    Hi, Bought two lafite laptops reecntly, same spec (as below), without OS installed. They've been built with Ubuntu 22.04 and Windows 11 on dual boot. They are like lightning on Ubuntu, but windows 11 is painfully slow. It's my first experience of 11, but we have plenty of other machines...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST 'Add to cart' suggestion for multiple orders

    I'd like to order multiple laptops on-line (not by phone), with separate specifications. Currently the site doesn't seem to allow anything other than multiples of the same specification. I can save multiple quotes, but I have to make a separate order and payment for each one. Our finance guy...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Basic Office PC - Ubuntu.

    Chat is not available at the moment. Please can I check a few things? This is for an elderly relative who has been using Ubuntu for a decade now. Only used for web browsing, emails and Libre office. Key requirement is durability. I haven't tried Ubuntu with onboard vega graphics as yet. Is...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Breathe new life into old PC Specialist PC.

    Hi, One of our faithful desktops bought from PC Specialist in 2013 is in need of a refresh. Sorry for the static spec but it's way too old for me to link to anything. This dual-boots windows 10 and Ubuntu 20.04 and is mostly used for CAD and office work, plus it runs a few virtual machines...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Business grade video card?

    I need to replace a video card in one of the desktops we ordered a while ago from PCS. The subject is naturally dominated by the gaming community so it's very hard to research. Need: 2x monitor ports. Min QHD. Need: Reliability Need: Durability Need: Solid Linux drivers as well as Windows...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST UEFI trouble on new build for Ubuntu

    Hi, I'm looking for some pointers on the right UEFI settings :) Ubuntu 17.04 runs live perfectly fine and the install also works fine. It's installed to the Kingston SSD and there are no other discs. But the system won't boot. Playing with UEFI settings, it either goes to network boot, or...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Ubuntu and SSDs

    Usually with Ubuntu it's a simple matter of booting into the install media and going through the install steps. But with an SSD it's different. We went through the this with our new PC Specialist machine and it ran very well, but we learnt a few new things to do with Ubuntu and SSD which I...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Ubuntu 12.10 warning - Memtest86+ faulty and shows RAM failing at Test#7

    Hi! For my first post I'd just like to share a pitfall to be wary of. If you have a Ubuntu 12.10 boot CD or LiveUSB, note that the Memtest86+ included is faulty. The boot image contains Memtest 86+ v4.20, but it suffers compiler bugs. The upshot of this is Memtest86+ will show RAM as failing...
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