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It comes equipped with a stunning 14-inch OLED display. Games will look ultra smooth, thanks to the display’s 120Hz refresh rate.

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It also comes with 8GB of RAM and a 256GB NVMe for storage. The 15.6-inch display offers 1,920 x 1,080 pixel resolution with a 120Hz refresh rate. It’s important to know that disk wipe utilities do a great job clearing out a drive with extreme prejudice. Still, it’s not outlandish to fear that some super genius will come up with a new data forensic technology someday that will read files from drives that you wiped even with the best tools out there. It may be a more paranoid take on personal privacy, but it’s something we should all know and keep in mind before selling or disposing of a computer.

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Finally, if you own a Surface, there is a small chance that you have the tablet registered under your name, as such make sure to remove the registration before selling it. Here are more details on how to sell your Surface tablet. If your computer is running Windows 7 or Windows 8.1, you can always upgrade to the latest version of Microsoft’s operating system, and sell it as a Windows 10 device. If you use eBay, it’s a good practice to ship the item with tracking number and signature required to ensure the device gets into the hands of the proper person. Before you put your device up for sale, you need to figure out how much cash can you make out of it.

This MacBook is equipped with a beautiful, 13-inch Retina display, 8GB of RAM and a 256GB SSD for storage. It’s available in three casing colors – space gray, silver or rose gold and is powered using Apple’s M1 processor. Enjoy up to 18 hours of battery life per charge. The computer weighs a mere 2.8 pounds and when shut is just 0.63-inches thick. Even if you format and repartition a hard drive, residual data (on HDD or traditional moving-parts-hard drives) often remains and can be quickly recovered with forensic data recovery programs.

A Linux desktop environment will appear with several icons on the desktop for you to click. When the warning appears, click Uninstall to confirm and continue. Wait for the window to load and to proceed to the next step.

I personally suggest purchasing either theHP Dragonfly Proor theAcer Aspire 5. Both are $1,000 laptops with the power to justify the price tag. ZDNET’s recommendations are based on many hours of testing, research, and comparison shopping.

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