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    PCSPECIALIST Forums are broken

    Strange and wonderful. The dates of recent postings was just wrong. I searched and found this. Then I logged in to post a message, and the dates are fine now. Is it just a problem for non members? Hope it won't discourage newbies. Logged in and ok.
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    PCSPECIALIST Does anyone else have trouble connecting to the forum from BT Broadband?

    I have had a long standing problem going back to last December in connecting to the PC Specialist forum, though I can reach the main web site with no trouble at all. Core site - no problem. Forum - error 404. I tried different browsers and many occasions I'm on BT (infinity 2) at home, and I...
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    PCSPECIALIST Can Octane V 17.3 be user-upgraded for RAM and Disk Storage?

    Would I be able to add / replace memory and hard drives/SSDs in future. (I do know that PCS do an upgrade service) My current laptop has a panel underneath that comes off with just two screws, and that gives access to the memory modules and to the two disk slots. I've been able to extend its...
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    PCSPECIALIST How difficult is it to spec a laptop? Lightroom, spreadsheet and database

    Thank you. A bit narrower then. Interesting comment about the shift key. That is normally a problem for the US keyboard but not UK. I guess it is because they have gone for a keyboard that is a full key narrower. So long as it is a proper UK keyboard with the £ key as shift+3, and @ above the...
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    PCSPECIALIST How difficult is it to spec a laptop? Lightroom, spreadsheet and database

    How difficult is it to spec a laptop? Lightroom, spreadsheet and database. Every time I think I've got it, I read something else. Reviews always highlight something - noise, poor components, build quality, slowing down when they get hot... So I thought I'd come back to PCS whence my still-going...
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