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Pixel 5 Review

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I have had the Pixel 5 for a few months now, upgraded from the Pixel 3a. Why did I not wait for the new pixel that will be released this year? Well there is 1 good reason for that. Google Photos. The Pixel 5 will be the last device to get unlimited storage on hi-res photos taken on the device. This is even after Google starts to charge for storage of photos on every other device. It is for the lifetime of the device also. Apart from that the other reason was storage. The Pixel 3a only had 64Gb of storage. Thanks to me having PTSD I need a device that has enough storage to store all my music on as well as the day to day stuff. I hate streaming services so I use Plex as my main music source and since I have the lifetime licence for it I download my music to my phone. My old Pixel 3a only had 10Gb of space left on it, and with taking photos and adding music constantly (I also use Amazon Music Prime) that space would not last a long time. Hardware The hardware is in my opinion good. They h

Surface 2 Go Review

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I was in the market for a new machine as I wanted a small device that I could do notes on, write script for videos, draw and some colouring and have enough power to do some light editing of photos. As I do some of this while in Coffee Shops connectivity is also important. The size of the over all package has to be light and small so I can chuck it into my backpack. Importantly it had to have a keyboard as well as a good touch screen. Reason why I went with Surface 2 Go So I really had to options, an iPad with Keyboard or a Surface 2 Go. I went for the Surface 2 Go. Here are the 2 main reasons why. The storage is expandable. It has a Micro SD card slot that expands the storage on the device. It runs full fat Windows 10. Yes it comes installed with Windows 10 S but with a click of a button you get Windows 10 Home. The reason why Windows 10 is important is I use 2 apps for my photo editing needs that are not available on iOS. They are Corel Aftershot Pro and Skylum PhotoLemur 3, both run