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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Advice for a PCS laptop with a hard-working keyboard

    Despite being plum-headed when it comes to tech, PCS laptops have usually done me well... until the keyboard gives up. And this time they have no keyboard replacement: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/forums/threads/a-sad-day-for-an-unrepairable-pc-specialist-laptop.95694/ If I were to purchase...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST A sad day for an unrepairable PC Specialist laptop

    I bought my fourth PC Specialist laptop (one got crushed, two others for the kids) three years ago. This month, a number of keys on the keyboard stopped working, so I arranged for a repair, happy to pay... but it seems PC Specialist no longer stocks the keyboard. They gave me companies in the US...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Help a father help his teenage daughter by appearing to be semi-competent when buying her a laptop

    After loving the laptop PC Specialist built me, the teenage daughter needs one of her own as her current model bought several years ago is packing in. She's a little bit of a gamer, but nothing too demanding. But I would like to sort her out with something that might see her through six or...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST I need advice on a sturdy laptop

    Had a PC Specialist laptop for a several years now, but it's starting to show signs of wear and tear. Certain keys don't work, camera has stopped, corners have chipped off, fan is temperamental, but to be honest over the years it has taken a licking and owes me nothing. I'm a journalist so it...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Getting a spec for a high school kid's laptop - thoughts?

    As a professional blogger I have burnt through too many laptops than I can count. PC Specialist was the only firm who has built me anything that has worked powerfull, fast and with fewer issues than I've encountered elsewhere. My 12 year old needs a laptop of her own for school and her own...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Roving blogger trying to buy the right laptop rather than the usual cheap high store

    Okay, this is what I think I need. I have a habit of buying lower powered laptops for my work because they are cheaper and I end up paying for it in the long run. I've suddenly had an exchange rate-based pay rise (thank you US economy) and have decided I am going to get what I need rather than...
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