Password Managers Compared

by Irv Krick | Jun 25, 2021 | Tips, Tools, Windows 10, Windows 11

Password Managers Compared: LastPass vs KeePass vs Dashlane vs 1Password

There are dozens of password managers out there, but no two are created alike. We’ve rounded up the most popular options and broken down their features so you can pick the right one for you.

What Is a Password Manager and Why Should I Care?

If you’re the tech-savvy sort, there’s a good chance that you already know why you’d want a password manager, and you can skip to the good stuff. But if you’re on the fence (or don’t even know why you should be on the fence in the first place) let us start by saying: installing a password manager is one of the most important things you can do to keep your data safe and secure. It’s not just for security exports and the paranoid: it’s for everyone.

There’s a good chance your passwords aren’t very strong, and an even better chance that you use the same one for many different sites. This is bad, and makes it easier for hackers, phishers, and scammy-types to get at your data. A strong password is long, complex, and different for every site you visit. But in an age when we’re all dealing with dozens (if not hundreds) of passwords, it becomes impossible to remember all those unique passwords.

A good password manager takes the strain off you by helping to generate, manage, and store all those long, complex, and unique passwords better than your brain ever could. Further, unlike just writing everything down in a notebook, a good password manager includes extra features like security assessments, random-character generation, and other tools.

The Many Features of a Good Password Manager

At their most basic, every password manager worth its disk space will generate secure passwords in just a few clicks, and save them all in a database encrypted behind a “master password”. And, if it’s any good, it’ll automatically enter them for you on all your favorite websites so you don’t have to.

Beyond that, though, many passwords add extra features to try and go the extra mile and make your life easier. These features can include, but are not necessarily limited to:

Online and Offline access. There are two primary flavors of password manager: online managers that sync between your computers and other devices, and offline managers that store your password database on your computer (or, in some cases, a USB flash drive). While there is an inherent increased risk any time you store your password online, cloud-based password managers typically store the data as a securely encrypted file that can only be opened on your computer.

Two-Factor Authentication. As we mentioned in our guide to strong passwords, two-factor authentication is crucial for keeping your data safe–which goes double for a service that’s storing all your sensitive passwords! Two-factor authentication uses two factors to verify your identify. One of those is your master password. The other could be a code texted to your phone or a physical USB “key” you plug into the computer to verify that you’re you, and not just someone who learned your master password.

Browser Integration. Ideally, a password manager interfaces with your web browser, the most common place you use passwords, and automatically enters them for you. This is critical. The more seamless and friction-less your password manager experience is, the more likely you are to use it.

Automatic Password Capture. This is a very handy feature tied into browser integration: if you type in a password on a new site, the password manager will prompt you with something like “We see you’ve entered a password on [insert site name], would you like to save it in your database?”. Often, it’ll detect when you change your password, too, and update it in your database accordingly.

Automatic Password Changes. Ever have trouble finding where to change your password on a certain site? Some password managers actually include mechanisms for immediately directing you to the password change page of a given service (or even streamlining the password change right in-app for you). While not a necessary feature, it’s definitely a welcome one.

Automatic Security Alerts. More and more sites are getting breached every year, releasing tons of user passwords to the public. This has prompted many password management companies to include automatic notification (by email, in-app, or both) when a breach occurs on a service you use. These are very helpful for staying on top of necessary password changes.

Portable/Mobile Support. Ideally, your password manager is portable (if it’s a standalone app) and/or has a smartphone and tablet app for managing your passwords on the go (if it is cloud based). Secure smartphone-based password access is beyond handy.

Security Audits. Some password managers have a fantastic feature wherein you can perform an audit on your own password database. It will scan your database and point out when you’re using weak passwords, the same passwords across services, and other password no-nos.

Import/Export. Importing and exporting functions are important password manager components. You want to be able to easily get your existing passwords in (either from another password manager or from the saved passwords in your web browser) and you want a mechanism for easily exporting the password data if need be.

One-Time-Use/Throwaway Passwords. Every password manager has a secure master password that grants you total access to the password management system. Sometimes you may not wish to use that password, however, if you’re not certain of the security of the computer you’re entering it on. Let’s say some pressing emergency compels you to access your password manager on a family member’s computer or a work terminal. A throwaway password system allows you to predesignate one or more passwords to be one-time-use passwords. This way you can log into your password manager once and even if the system on which you do so is compromised that password cannot be used again in the future.

Password Sharing. Some passwords managers include a secure way for you to share passwords with a friend, either inside or outside the framework of that particular password manager.

The Most Popular Password Managers Compared

Now that you have a frame of reference for the important features, let’s take a look at some of the most popular password managers. We’ll discuss them in detail below, but first, here’s a table with an at-a-glance look of each app’s features. In some cases, the answer is more complicated than a simple yes or no and we encourage you to read our more detailed descriptions below where we comment on the nuances of the chart. LastPass, as an example, has a red X for “Offline” because even though it has a backup offline system for access when the Internet is not accessible it is not actually intended to be used that way.

Compare Features

The Best Password Managers

	LASTPASS	KEEPASS	DASHLANE	1PASSWORD	ROBOFORM
Online	✓	✗	✓	✗	✓
Offline	✗	✓	✓	✓	✓
Two Factor	✓	✓	✓	✗	✓
Browser Integration	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Password Capture	✓	✗	✓	✗	✓
Password Changes	✓	✗	✓	✗	✓
Security Alerts	✓	✗	✓	✓	✗
Portable Application	✗	✓	✗	✗	✓
Mobile Application	✓	✗	✓	✓	✓
Security Audits	✓	✗	✓	✓	✗
Import	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Export	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Throwaway Passwords	✓	✗	✓	✓	✓
Password Sharing	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

Have a few questions about the yes, no, and asterisked entries in the table above? Let’s look at each individual service now.

LastPass

LastPass is one of the most widely known and widely used password managers on the planet. While many of LastPass’ features can be found in other password managers, the service was either at the forefront of pioneering certain features (or significantly improved them). The LastPass security audit, for example, is a top notch experience that really makes it easy to both test the quality of your passwords as well as make changes to improve them.

LastPass is primarily a browser extension, though it has standalone apps for Windows and Mac OS X as well. In the above chart LastPass is flagged in the Offline category with an asterisk because while it’s technically an online password management system, it does work offline in certain instances. The actual password database is securely transferred to your device and decrypted there (and not in the cloud) so you can access the database without an active internet connection through your web browser, via the Mac app, or on your mobile device as long as you’ve logged into the cloud once in order to grab the database.

LastPass is free to use on desktop and mobile, though they also have a very reasonable premium model at a mere $12 a year. A buck a month for advanced features is a bargain, even though you can get by without it. You can compare the free and premium features here. (Update: LastPass now costs $36 per year.)

LastPass’ popularity hinges on how easy it is to use, how many features it has for free users, and the fact that it supports iOS, Android, Windows Phones, and even BlackBerry devices. Between the excellent browser integration and the great mobile apps, LastPass really lowers the friction between the end user and good password management.

KeePass

If you bring up popular cloud-based password managers in conversation (especially among tech types) there is bound to be at least one (or several) people who chime in with “There is no way I’d put my passwords in the cloud.” Those people use KeePass.

KeePass is, rightfully so, a long-standing favorite among people who want a solid password manager but don’t want to take on the risks (however well-managed and small they might be) of putting their password data in the cloud. Furthermore, KeePass is fully open source, portable, and extensible. (Seriously, the extensions page shows how easy it is for people to make extensions that do everything from improve the KeePass interface to sync the password database to Dropbox.)

Speaking of which, KeePass is technically an offline password manager, but its database can be synced between computers with a service like Dropbox. Of course, at that point, you’re putting your passwords back in the cloud, which invalidates KeePass’ biggest advantage, but it’s there if you want it.

KeePass is the best password manager for the DIYer who is willing to trade the convenience of cloud-based systems like LastPass for total control over (and customization of) their password system. Like an early Linux enthusiast, though, it also means you’re left patching together the system you want on your own terms (there are no official mobile apps, for example, but developers have taken the open source code and adopted it for various platforms). There’s no click, setup, and done with the KeePass system.

Dashlane

Like LastPass, Dashlane has a slick Web 2.0-type interface with a host of similar features–like syncing, password auditing, assisted automatic password changes, and alerts in case of security breaches. Dashlane, however, definitely led the pack in the good interface department–for years, LastPass had a functional but very dated looking interface. Dashlane was the far more polished app, until late 2015 when LastPass finally updated its interface.

The big difference between the two is the cost of the premium access. Veteran Dashlane users got grandfathered in years ago, but newer users are in for a bit of a sticker shock. To get the same premium upgrades that come with LastPass you’ll have to shell out $50 a year (instead of $36). One of those make-or-break features is online syncing, available only to Dashlane premium members.

On the upside Dashlane has something LastPass doesn’t: a hybridization of online/offline functionality. Dashlane is, first and foremost, a local app, and you even get the option when you first set it up to use (or ignore) the online functionality altogether.

If you want the LastPass experience but you like the whole offline aspect of KeePass, Dashlane is a very polished compromise that allows you to start off with local passwords and very easily upgrade to a fully synced and online experience if you desire.

1Password

1Password was originally a premium app for Macs only. However, despite its origins, it now has a Windows app as well as iOS and Android companions. One thing that throws first time shoppers off is the price: Desktop versions of the app are trial only (albeit after the first 30 days the trial is indefinite with limited features) and the mobile versions are free (again with limited functionality). The desktop apps will set you back $49.99 each or you can bundle them for $69.99. The iOS app is $9.99 premium upgrade and the Android app is a $7.99 premium upgrade. (Update: 1Password is now primarily a subscription service, costing $36 per year for one person or $60 per year for a family of up to five people.)

All that said, there is no subscription model for 1Password. So while a desktop and mobile license will set you back around $60 out of the gate, it will be cheaper than a LastPass or Dashlane over time. If you have multiple users in your house, it comes out to be a lot cheaper, since licenses can be shared with up to 6 people living in the same household). The 1Password developers even have a really handy wizard in their store that will guide you through a few simple questions to help you pick out exactly which products you should buy based on your needs.

Like KeePass, 1Password is primarily an offline desktop password manager, but you can manually sync your passwords to your smartphones over USB or Wi-Fi like you would music, or over the internet with a service like Dropbox or iCloud.

In addition to easy syncing and (if you want it) cloud storage via Dropbox or iCloud, 1Password also features very polished browser integration. If you want the offline passwords with a more polished user experience than you’ll get from most other offline managers, 1Password is a solid choice with deceptively competitive pricing.

RoboForm

We’ll be the first to admit that RoboForm is a bit of an enigma to us. It isn’t the most feature packed app, and it isn’t the cheapest. But despite more-or-less failing to keep up with the major trends in password management over the last five years, it still has a very large and loyal fan base. Part of this is due to the fact that RoboForm is one of the oldest still-operating password managers out there: it debuted in 1999 and some people have been using it ever since.

HP Pavilion TP01-1030 Review

by Irv Krick | Jun 23, 2021 | PC Reviews, Uncategorized

HP Pavilion TP01-1030 Desktop
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Key Feature:
• A reliable home computer: This attractive, powerful desktop can handle whatever your family throws at it
• 10th Gen Intel Desktop Processor: Outstanding performance and immersive multimedia entertainment with 4K visuals
• Intel UHD Graphics: Smoothly stream 4K content and play your favorite games
• Keyboard and mouse: HP wired keyboard and optical mouse
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“HP Pavilion TP01-1030 Desktop”

Product Description:
For the hardworking multi-tasker, the HP Pavilion TP01-1030 Desktop empowers you to simultaneously work on multiple projects and easily create with exceptional storage and innovative speed
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HP Pavilion TP01-1030 Watching videos, working on projects, and connecting with family and friends feels easier and faster than ever before with the latest 10th Generation Intel Core i3 processor and wireless and Bluetooth technology.
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“HP Pavilion TP01-1030 Desktop”

Specifications:
• Processor: Intel Core i3-10100 Processor
• Graphics: Intel UHD Graphics
• Memory: 8GB DDR4-2666 SDRAM memory
• Internal storage: 512 GB PCIe NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive
• Wireless: Realtek Wi-Fi 5 (1×1) and Bluetooth 4.2 Combo, MU-MIMO supported
• Warranty: One-year limited warranty with 24-hour, 7 days a week web support when shipped from and sold by Amazon.com and not a third party seller
• Operating system: Windows 10 Home

Tools to Repair or Upgrade your PC or Laptop

by Irv Krick | Jun 23, 2021 | Tools

Required Tools

The good news is that unlike many do-it-yourself projects, you don’t need to invest a fortune in tools to work on a computer. We’ll discuss the types of tools you need in this section and conclude this chapter with a checklist of everything you’ll need to tackle your upgrade tasks.

The System Journal

Here’s a tool that is often overlooked but that can really come in handy. The system journal is simply a spiral notebook you keep next to your computer. You should write down everything out of the ordinary that happens to this computer. If Windows crashes, note the date, time, and what you were doing when it went kaput! If you hear a funny noise, note that too.

Plain Speaking – The Right Tool for the Job

Only a few hand tools are needed to completely disassemble a computer right down to the bare metal chassis. Opening up the system case, which used to be a tiring undertaking, doesn’t require any tools on many newer models. Although you don’t need a garage full of tools, the tools you do need must be good ones (don’t get a rusty, beat-up, old screwdriver from the kitchen junk drawer to tinker inside your system).

Your tools should be clean and sized appropriately for the task at hand. The screws that hold your computer together are small; larger screwdrivers, or worn screwdrivers with rounded edges, can slip unexpectedly and damage your system or even your hand.

By recording every crash, glitch, odd noise, and “hmmm, that was odd” incident all in one notebook, you can start to see patterns in the problems. Seeing the pattern is the first step toward solving a problem. You also can get a better warning of impending doom if the frequency of a given problem is increasing. This in turn helps you plan your upgrades and equipment replacements.

Also, you should use the journal to record every time you open the case, clean the computer, or upgrade a component. Note what you did to the system, when you did it, any problems you encountered, and how you resolved them. This can save you time on later upgrades by preventing you from having to figure out the same trick each time.

Screwdrivers

Your screwdrivers should have nice sharp edges so they’ll grip the screw tightly. You’ll need both Phillips and the regular slotted type. Make sure they fit the small screws that hold your system together—not too large, not too small. You don’t want the screwdriver to slip and damage anything nearby. For the Phillips type, you should have a size #0 and a #1 and for the slotted type, a 1/8“ and 3/16“ will do.

We should mention a special type of screwdriver called a Torx, which has a tip in the shape of a six-pointed star (see Figure 3.8). Way back in the early days of the personal computer age, Compaq thought it would be a great idea if their systems used Torx screws, which made it nearly impossible for the average person to even open up the chassis without buying a special tool. What were they thinking? The good news is that it’s uncommon nowadays to come across a situation in which a Torx driver is required (although it does happen from time to time). If you find you need a Torx and your local hardware store doesn’t carry them, try an auto supply store.

Three types of screwdrivers are used when working on computers—the Phillips, the slotted, and the less common Torx.

Nutdrivers

Many of the metal machine screws in your system have hexagonal heads on them with a slot for screwdriver use. The hex head of the screw enables you to use a nutdriver instead of a screwdriver to rotate the screw (see Figure 3.9).

The nutdriver provides a solid grip and prevents the accidents that can occur when using a screwdriver.

Another Fine Mess – The Only Thing Magnetic Should Be Your Personality

Stay away from screwdrivers with magnetic tips. Yes, they are handy, but the risk of having magnetic fields moving around inside your computer is not worth the convenience. You risk damaging chips and data media, such as floppy disks, and your hard drive.

A nutdriver is similar to the socket from a socket wrench that has been welded onto the end of a screwdriver handle. The nutdriver generally gives you a much better grip on the screw, especially if the slots in the screw are worn. You’ll need a 3/16“ and a 1/4“ nutdriver in your toolkit.

Flashlight

Even if you heed our advice and work on your system up on a table with good lighting, you’ll still need a bright flashlight. A good flashlight will provide directed light on the depths of the chassis.

Cable Ties

Computer cables (both internal and external) come in three types: too long, too short, and missing. If a cable is missing, the replacement will invariably be one of the other two types. It seems you’re doomed to eventually wind up with most of your cables in the too long category.

Is a rat’s nest of cables lurking behind your PC or PCs? If there is, here’s how you can keep those cables organized and make it easier to connect, disconnect, access, and reposition your equipment.

Cable ties can help you here. You can get plastic-coated wire ties, but we prefer the Velcro or self-locking nylon cable ties (after they lock, they’re locked forever) available for about 10 cents apiece in a variety of lengths and colors. You can find these at most computer and hardware stores.

After you’ve cinched the self-locking nylon ties tight, you’ll have to snip them off with scissors or wire cutters. Still, they are the preferred method to keep your excess cables neatly organized inside your system. We also like them for tying off cable coils. On the other hand, Velcro ties are better for bundling several cables together (see Figure 3.10).

Figure 3.10

Nylon zip, Velcro, and plain twist ties can all help you deal with cable clutter.

For keeping your cables neat and out from underfoot along the baseboard of your workspace, the ideal solution is a device that wraps the cables up but can also be easily opened and closed. Curtis cable organizers to the rescue.

Curtis makes a locking cable clip (part no. CO2) you can use to create a virtual conduit along the baseboard and perhaps at a few strategic locations on the back of a desk. Each clip has a one-inch, square, plastic plate mounted with a very strong self-adhesive so you can just peel and stick them. Position each clip properly the first time because they don’t come off easily, and that’s good! The front side of the plate sports a ratcheted ring you quickly can pop open, lock closed, loosen, or tighten. The ring diameter is slightly less than one inch. They come five in a box at $2.99 per box. We suggest you mount them twelve inches apart, closer in corners to minimize the tension on any given clip (see Figure 3.11). Keep extra cable neatly coiled and tied off at each end.

Figure 3.11

Putting Curtis wall-mounted locking cable clips to good use in one of our offices.

Check out these and other accessories at the Curtis Web site (//www.curtis.com/).

PC Toolkits

For less than $20 you can pick up a basic computer toolkit at most of the computer superstores, such as CompUSA (see Figure 3.12). These usually come in a vinyl zipper case and contain the necessary sizes of Phillips and slotted screwdrivers, two nutdrivers, a pair of tweezers suitable for pulling jumper blocks and fishing loose screws out of the computer case, and so on.

Even a basic kit contains the tools in the sizes you’ll need for most upgrades.

However, the toolkit might not have a three-claw parts grabber, which is so handy that we recommend you either keep shopping until you find a kit that has one or purchase one separately (refer to Figure 3.7). As mentioned earlier, you can find parts grabbers at your local auto parts store.

Some of the more expensive kits come with a wrist strap that grounds you against ESD. Don’t buy an expensive 150-piece toolkit just to get a wrist strap, though. You can purchase ESD straps separately from any electronics supply store.

Splitters and Converters

We keep a number of miscellaneous but indispensable items in our tool bags. If all you’re doing is swapping a sound card, you probably won’t need any of these, but if you embark on upgrades of a more ambitious nature, chances are you’ll need them. It’s also a good bet that the nearest computer supply store will have closed five minutes before you realize you need one of these items.

A Y-splitter connects to one of the power cables inside your computer, effectively giving you an extra power connection. We’ve opened up computers, counted the unused power connectors, and found one available for our need—only to discover that particular unused cable was too short to reach the new hard drive. In such a case, you might be able to use a Y-splitter on one of the power cables closer to where you want power, thereby giving you an extra connector in the right place (see Figure 3.13).

Use a Y-splitter power connector to give yourself an extra power plug inside your PC.

Another common snafu occurs when you want to plug a serial device into your computer’s serial port. This shouldn’t be a problem, except that the device has a cable that ends in a 25-pin D-Shell connector. The serial port on your computer is a 9-pin D-Shell receptacle. Argh! Converter plugs enable you to convert a 25-pin serial connector to a 9-pin serial connection or vice versa. Converters also exist to switch a 5-pin DIN keyboard plug into a smaller PS/2 connector. If you need to use an extension cable, you might run into a situation in which you need a gender changer to make a male plug into a female socket. You can get all these at computer or electronics supply stores (see Figure 3.14).

Figure 3.14

Various cable converters can come in quite handy when performing system upgrades.

Where’s an Extension Cord When You Need One?

If you fuss around with computers much, you probably have extra power cords lying around. They plug into a standard three-prong electrical outlet on one end and into a computer power connection at the other end. Said another way, one end of the cable is a male three-prong plug and the other end of the cable is a female three-prong plug. You need a converter that consists of a 6- to 8-inch length of cord that converts a power cable into an extension cord.

Tools Checklist

The following is a list of the things we recommend you have handy before you start upgrading your PC:

Flashlight
Nutdrivers (3/16“ and 1/4“)
Screwdrivers (Phillips and slotted without magnetic tips)
Tweezers (larger types suitable for picking up and holding machine screws, not the smaller type found in the medicine cabinet)
ESD wrist strap or comparable ESD equipment (antistatic mat, sprays, and so on)
Magnifying glass
Cable ties
Suitable container for holding screws and other small parts
Electrical extension cord (three-prong)
Extra PC power cable (and power cord–to–extension cord converter)
An assortment of splitters and connectors depending on the upgrade project you’re about to tackle
The computer’s system journal and NEAT box

Acer Aspire 5 A515-46-R14K

by Irv Krick | Jun 21, 2021 | Laptop Reviews

This is my favorite budget laptop. great price on Amazon. I like it because not only is it fast but you can add a second hard drive. In the following article I will walk you through the upgrade.

Starting at $400 with an Intel processor or $350 with an AMD chip, the 15.6-inch Aspire 5 is only 3.8 pounds (1.7 kg) and 0.7 inch thick (18 mm). That combination of size, weight and price, isn’t easy to find with a 15.6-inch display. By comparison, the Acer E 15 had the same screen size, but was more than 5 pounds (2.4 kg) and just over an inch thick (30 mm). It also started at roughly the same price and was similarly configured. You do lose things like an SD card reader, a VGA display output and a DVD drive, but chances are it’s only the card reader that matters to more people at this point, if anything.

The $530 configuration I tested, the A515-54-51DJ, bumps that base model’s processor from a dual-core Intel Core i3 to a quad-core i5, and doubles the memory to 8GB and storage to 256GB — well worth the extra money. And, if you’re able to spend about $100 more, you can get it with a new 10th-gen Core i5, entry-level Nvidia MX250 discrete graphics and a 512GB PCIe NVMe SSD. That’s a lot of performance for everything from day-to-day basics to simple photo and video editing to gaming on low to medium settings.

All the performance, none of the glory
Like any budget-friendly laptop worth its salt, Acer puts most of your money toward good internal components and not into things like an all-metal chassis or an ultrabright high-res touchscreen. For example, my Aspire 5 had a similar configuration to Lenovo’s premium Yoga C930 two-in-one. Performance is about the same between the two but the Yoga is twice the price. What’s more, you can pop the Aspire’s bottom off and add more memory or increase storage on your own, something fewer and fewer premium models will let you do.

The Acer is mostly plastic, though it’s capped with a thin sheet of aluminum to class it up a bit. Unfortunately mine ended up with a slight dent at the top of the display, which also made it a little too easy to peel the bezel off from around the screen (it snaps right back into place). That’s not likely to happen on a pricier model, but hey, it does make the Aspire more serviceable at least. My point is, the build quality is fine for what you’re paying, but don’t expect the durability of a premium laptop.

Lenovo Flex 5 review

by Irv Krick | May 5, 2021 | Laptop Reviews

The Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 is one of the most powerful 2-in-1 laptops available in the county right now. The machine is priced pretty aggressively compared to the competition. If you are looking for a good laptop to get your work done while starting at your home, this might be the perfect one for you.

For starters, the Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 is a 2-in-1 laptop which is priced under Rs 60,000. On the inside, there is powered by Ryzen 5 4500U processor making it one of the few laptops in the segment to sport the chipset. The raw CPU performance beats the competitions with a fair bit of margin.

The chipset impact is also seen on the battery life. The Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 offers an insane battery life of up to 9 hours consistently and sometimes even further. With this laptop, you can easily get your one day work without having to plug in the charger in the middle. If needed, the fast charging comes in handy.

The design is premium and classy. The laptop comes with a hinge mechanism which allows you to use it in any angle you want – laptop, tablet, tent mode. The display is good for indoor usage while in outdoor conditions it is very reflective and the 250nits brightness makes it harder to see the content.

Below is a video of upgrade options

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