The last generation of consoles lasted nearly 8 years and can still offer a reasonable gaming experience thanks to solid hardware inside.

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They did this by putting pieces of silicon or one of a number of other solid materials inside a shoe-box-sized cavity and zapping the material with microwaves from a metal tip.

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Butane goes in, and the solid oxide mechanisms inside Nectar convert it into electrons.

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Discovery HD is also a solid pick with Inside Look: Crash Test Dummies.

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That means Chris Harris, an undrafted player out of Kansas who's coming off a solid season, will move back inside.

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With WiFi off, the rechargeable battery inside is expected to last for three weeks of solid learning.

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On the inside, it can accommodate up to 8GB of RAM and 128GB of solid-state storage, with the top processor option being a dual-core Core i5 CPU. Just what you were hoping Lenovo would make?

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This cafe has fed generations of protesters with divine treats like the meggyes retes (cherry strudel) and the Svajci kifli, which is a solid croissant-like pastry with icing sugar on top and ground walnuts inside.

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Yere, one of the Kumuls' more solid defensive performers on the day, prompted the loudest cheer from the crowd when he stepped inside to wrong-foot the Kiwis' rearguard and, finally, get his team on the scoreboard.

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