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- 5:06 PM
- Posts
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- OS
- Windows 11 Pro + Win11 Canary VM.
I got a pretty good deal on a new Samsumg Galaxy S22+ (my old mobile started to fail).
I was gob smacked at its wifi6 speed - I get 550+ Mb/s in bedroom (and full 900 MB/s next to router).
My laptop gets around maximum of 400 Mb/s at same distance!
My older phone did around 250 Mb/s max.
I like the UWB wireless mode - with this it now tells me how many meters I am from my smarttags (car/house keys primarily) unlike a more vague "you are close" message on older phone without UWB using Bluetooth only.
Once updated to latest UI6.1 and Android 14, I now get a load of AI features but frankly, most are things I never need.
Good job to as it seems pox ridden Google will charge some (or all features) for these in 2026!
Like all relatively new phones it is very thin/light and I can barely grip it with my (increasingly arthritic) hands.
Added a nice chunky case/lanyard and now I can grip it properly (and know when it is in my pockets) LOL.
Only significant downside is no macro mode in phone which I use a lot!
Still pretty good overall - brand new for £350 (£900 normal price).
I could have bought a refurbished phone somewhat cheaper but I found on previous experiences you could never trust the battery state despite the vendor claims and, by the time you paid for a new battery, there was not much in it costwise.
I was gob smacked at its wifi6 speed - I get 550+ Mb/s in bedroom (and full 900 MB/s next to router).
My laptop gets around maximum of 400 Mb/s at same distance!
My older phone did around 250 Mb/s max.
I like the UWB wireless mode - with this it now tells me how many meters I am from my smarttags (car/house keys primarily) unlike a more vague "you are close" message on older phone without UWB using Bluetooth only.
Once updated to latest UI6.1 and Android 14, I now get a load of AI features but frankly, most are things I never need.
Good job to as it seems pox ridden Google will charge some (or all features) for these in 2026!
Like all relatively new phones it is very thin/light and I can barely grip it with my (increasingly arthritic) hands.
Added a nice chunky case/lanyard and now I can grip it properly (and know when it is in my pockets) LOL.
Only significant downside is no macro mode in phone which I use a lot!
Still pretty good overall - brand new for £350 (£900 normal price).
I could have bought a refurbished phone somewhat cheaper but I found on previous experiences you could never trust the battery state despite the vendor claims and, by the time you paid for a new battery, there was not much in it costwise.
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 11 Pro + Win11 Canary VM.
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Manufacturer/Model
- ASUS Zenbook 14
- CPU
- I9 13th gen i9-13900H 2.60 GHZ
- Motherboard
- Yep, Laptop has one.
- Memory
- 16 GB soldered
- Graphics Card(s)
- Integrated Intel Iris XE
- Sound Card
- Realtek built in
- Monitor(s) Displays
- laptop OLED screen
- Screen Resolution
- 2880x1800 touchscreen
- Hard Drives
- 1 TB NVME SSD (only weakness is only one slot)
- PSU
- Internal + 65W thunderbolt USB4 charger
- Case
- Yep, got one
- Cooling
- Stella Artois (UK pint cans - 568 ml) - extra cost.
- Keyboard
- Built in UK keybd
- Mouse
- Bluetooth , wireless dongled, wired
- Internet Speed
- 900 mbs (ethernet), wifi 6 typical 350-450 mb/s both up and down
- Browser
- Edge
- Antivirus
- Defender
- Other Info
- TPM 2.0, 2xUSB4 thunderbolt, 1xUsb3 (usb a), 1xUsb-c, hdmi out, 3.5 mm audio out/in combo, ASUS backlit trackpad (inc. switchable number pad)
Macrium Reflect Home V8
Office 365 Family (6 users each 1TB onedrive space)
Hyper-V (a vm runs almost as fast as my older laptop)
