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Curious...pretty much sure I'd have to ask PCS directly but anyone know if the DIII keyboard would fit in the DII chassis? My mate bought a DIII the other week and the keyboard is far superior. I wouldn't be bothered about the multicoloured options that the DIII gives but I'd quite like to swap...

Just a thought. Why not have a specific area on the forum for non PCS hardware? Appreciate PCS want to sell their kit but it'd seem like a good way to draw potential customers in once they see the levels of general support.

So did very well from Santa this year and opened a present from my wife and folks that was a Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge + VR kit. I was very happy with my Oneplus 2 except for one thing - and from my own personal point of view it was a big thing - it last got an Android security patch in...

This is actually one of my favourite Christmas jokes, even if it's not a great one. :) A Russian couple were walking through Gorky park when the woman says “Oh look, Yuri, it’s snowing!” Yuri tuts and says “That’s rain, not snow!” But the woman is insistent that it’s snowing. Anyway they...

Just got this when I tried to reply...am I not trusted then all of a sudden??

Thought I'd pop a long-term review in about my laptop. I took delivery of it in August 2015. First off, it's worth noting that this is my every day workhorse. And I do mean workhorse - it goes everywhere with me and is in daily use and abuse. I'll pop the spec down. Now before anyone comes...

I'm not a hardcore gamer by any stretch but I do like a good FPS. Played through Doom and found it enjoyable. But had to share my achievement of finishing on Ultra Nightmare. For those who haven't tried it...it is basically Nightmare mode with permadeath. When you die, your saved progress is...

Not done any real investigating yet, but the fingerprint scanner on my Defiance II has suddenly stopped working. It shows functional in device manager but is no longer a logon option nor does trying to register a new one in Hello work. From what I can tell thus far though, it worked prior to...

So...my turn to ask a bit of advice. My laptop prior to my Defiance II was a Macbook Pro. I was used to it running hot, as they were quite notorious for it for that particular generation. However, I feel my Defiance II might be running too hot right now. As a quick test, I've just run up Doom...

Seen a few posts lately questioning whether an SSD is worth the expense. In a nutshell - yes! Whenever I get given a laptop to use for work, if I have to use it, usually one of the first things I do is to clone it to an SSD. The performance boost really is that great. Below are some...

Following on from the post about ransomware and the general lack of backing up that Windows users tend to do, I said I'd write a post to talk through it, but why reinvent the wheel? There is a superb piece here that walks you through the necessary steps for Windows 7, 8 and 10 (note, not 8.1...

Just wanted to put a few pointers in here as I know there's been some press about borked upgrades leading to a black screen/reboot loop. First off, with regards specifically to my Derfiance 15.6" (bought last July), the fingerprint scanner and login ("Windows Hello") now works natively without...

After a few suggestions for a replacement mobile phone. Currently have a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 with Lollipop but it's failing in ever more unique and entertaining ways. For example, app crashes are commonplace now but for the last few days all calls made or received default to speakerphone...

Hey all, Some months ago I posted some of the problems I've had with the Defiance 15.6 and Windows 10 as it shipped with. It caused a bit more of a stir than I wanted (thread is here: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?43900-Brand-new-defiance-15 Well... Insider Build 1511...

Just wanted to share my experience with buying the above laptop. Ordered it on Friday 7th August 2015. Given that the plan is for this to be my main work machine and I only replace every few years (this is replacing a late-2011 MacBook Pro used 99% in Windows) I have no real issue paying to get...