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So, my Inspiron 7415 2-in-1 (KDE Neon) had been acting a bit slow recently, and realized that it's getting up there in age (for me) and I had never repasted it since it was new. Decided it was time. Man, this stuff is great for laptops, it's like a whole new lease on life for this laptop. Temps at idle are under 40* C, and even in stress tests barely hits 90* C again (AMD Ryzen 7 5700U)!!! And definitely feels noticebly less laggy now.
Really loving the way this stuff performs.
No, I threw it in the freezer for ~15 minutes before putting it on, and use a dental pick to remove the protective layer once it's on the CPU. Works really well actually.
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