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If you’ve been tasked with setting up an internal user training event at your company, you understand the gravity of arranging a workshop from scratch. As the seminar fast approaches, there is no skirting the many different pieces that go into running a successful user training. From preparing your presentation, inviting guests, arranging a venue, and setting up all laptops with the required software, you can certainly use a helping hand. We can provide exactly that, and more, to help your event succeed. There is no doubt that one of the biggest challenges training planners face is configuring a large set of laptops for training.Read More →

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The short answer is no. The more complicated answer is somewhat-kind-of no. There are downsides and benefits to leaving your laptop plugged in while you use it, even if it is fully charged. The main issue with leaving your laptop unplugged while you are using it is that most laptops limit their performance in order to improve their battery lives. This is something you can change in your device’s Power Management settings if you don’t want to deal with the slower processing speeds. Changing your performance settings for max processing power of course comes with the cost of a reduced battery life, and this willRead More →

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A keylogger was found in a HP laptop last Sunday. If you do not know what a keylogger is, it is software which records keyboard inputs that users make while they are using their computers. You can probably already see how this can be a big deal. The keylogger was found in an laptop’s Synaptics Touchpad driver, or the SynTP.sys file. Unfortunately, if you have gotten an HP laptop recently there is a good chance that your laptop has been affected. The SynTP.sys file comes shipped on close to 500 of HP’s laptop models, including over 300 consumer grade laptops and over 170 commercial laptops.Read More →

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While the US ban of foreign laptops was lifted several months ago, there are still concerns about laptops being on airplanes. The waning days of October ushered in a new wave of laptop-flight concern. The FAA discovered that the lithium-ion batteries found in most laptops have the potential to become fire starters if they overheat while placed next to the wrong luggage, such as hairspray or any other type of aerosol container, polish remover, hand sanitizer, and rubbing alcohol. The Office of Hazardous Materials safety has also looked into the dangers which can be caused by battery-powered devices, and recorded 132 cases of fires and/orRead More →

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Laptops have been into a lot of different categories over the years, but to be frank a lot of the terms used to categorize laptops are not really necessary. For example, a lot of companies will call their mobile computers notebooks instead of laptops. There could be several reasons for this naming decision, including: • Companies don’t want you putting laptops on your lap for medical reasons. • The term “notebook” more accurately represents the thinness and lightweight of the product being sold. • The term “Notebook” does not have any association with devices that look like this: Although the terms “Notebook” and “Laptop” haveRead More →

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Microsoft has unveiled a new laptop which will start being shipped on June 15. This laptop at the moment is called the Surface Laptop. This name is not to be confused with previous Microsoft devices with extremely similar sounding names such as anything from the Microsoft Surface Pro series, or Microsoft’s previous iterations of laptops called Surface Books, or even the Microsoft Surface which was a table, no I did not mean to type tablet,  Microsoft actually sells multiple devices which are computer tables which started being sold back in 2008 and 2012. The new Microsoft Surface Laptop looks impressive. The Surface Laptop is slim,Read More →

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The year 2017 is looking to be a big year for Dell. At CES in Las Vegas, the company is refreshing a bunch of its best laptops for consumers and even adding in a few new notebooks to its lineup, including the long-awaited XPS 13 convertible. From 2-in-1s to regular laptop computers, here’s what to expect from Dell this year. If you are interested in renting a Dell to see if you like it before buying one contact rentacomputer.com for all computer rental services .   Dell Precision 5520 : Available January 5, 2017 starting at $1,399,  will contain 7th generation Intel i5, i7, or Xeon CPU, NvidiaRead More →

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If you are planning an event you may not be looking for a standard heavyweight laptop or a MacBook on MacOS, and chances are if you need laptops you probably aren’t hoping to downgrade to tablets. Luckily, there is an alternative to laptops and tablets. Netbooks have confused consumers since their conception because unless you have already read up on Netbooks, they are not easily distinguishable from laptops, which is why this article will be all about getting you up to speed on Netbooks and helping you decide whether you need a Netbook rental or a laptop rental for your next event.    Perhaps theRead More →

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If you’re hosting an event and you need to get a large quantity laptop rental, you probably have a very specific way you want your laptops to look. Odds are that you want get laptop rentals which look sleek and professional. The mainstream option would be to get a lot of MacBook rentals; however, you may not be capable of running your event essential programs on MacOS. Fortunately, Apple is not the only company with sleek, highly portable, and powerful laptops. If you need to use programs which run on another operating system, such as Windows, there are many alternatives to MacBooks that you canRead More →

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HP has recently released a laptop which may be one of the most impressive laptops on the market. Coming in at a meager 2.45 lbs., the HP Spectre is not the lightest laptop available, but it is the thinnest at 0.41” thick. The design of the laptop itself is also impressive. The laptop’s screen is not connected to the back edge like traditional laptops, instead the Spectre’s screen is connected to the base by two gold hinges on either side of the laptop’s base. The sleek look of the Spectre combined with its black and gold color design makes the Spectre something to behold. TheRead More →