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Recently purchased an extra TPlink X20 deco 1-pack. The outer Amazon packaging was fine. However, the unit was a refurbished piece. Additionally, serial number on product and the outer box did not match, and it was DOA. Placed a return request and got a refund. After a number of calls. They...

I am using Zorin OS (Ubuntu based). I had some minor issues with proprietary hardware - APC backup, Brother printer, but this should be expected from any open source distro

I am looking for a good 4k monitor size 27 or 28 inches. I think 32 inches may be too big for my desk Use case - Work, Browsing, Media files. No gaming and no photo/video editing requirement Desktop System Ryzen 5600G inbuilt graphics running Ubuntu Interfaces - will use Display port. I also...

I was using Gigabyte 880GM-UD2H with a Athlon X2 4400. It was about 10 years old and required an upgrade anyway. It was barely usable running Linux with XFCE desktop (Zorin Lite), a SSD and 8GB RAM

My old Mobo died. I need to buy a CPU+Mobo+RAM combo. Rest of the components (SSD, HDD, Display, SMPS etc) are working fine and will not be upgraded now. What is your budget? 25-40K Which hardware will you be keeping (component name - component brand and model) Monitor - Samsung 1080p PSU...

Yes! This did work initially when the problem appeared but has no effect now.

I have a 27" Full Hd Benq LCD monitor just out of warranty which has developed a flicker/screen jumps and moving random horizontal lines on the monitor. There is no physical damage to the monitor and it is not a driver issue (problem is seen even in a standalone monitor). I checked with local...

Yes, still pointless for now. India has said that it will impose reciprocal measures. The Brits have said that it is some procedural issue with verification - which is hard to understand as the Indian system provides independent verification via QR code. Not sure what NHS app uses for...

Makes sense. Vaccine nationalism is stupid and will harm the UK itself

Logically the rule does not make sense as the technology came from the UK and India has also supplied Covidshield to the UK and the UK is now asking India to step up and supply vaccines to rest of the the world! Will this rule apply to just Indians or to UK citizens also who have taken...

I have ACT connection in Bangalore. Service is OK with one recurring issue. Switch is located in another house nearby. There is no UPS backup for the switch but it has a internal battery backup. Every 6 months or so I notice that the internet goes off during a power outage. They replace the...

This is true but some drivers are problematic e.g. WiFi, Trackpad etc may not fully work on Linux. Battery drain may also be a issue due to use of proprietary drivers. If Linux is a requirement, it is best to avoid models which have known issues.

Can Linux be installed on this laptop? What is the network interface - Realtek or Intel (could not see this in the specs)?

An update: I wiped the disk and the partition table in Linux and formatted using gparted as NTFS. It took some time as I did not have a linux installation handy Now this is identified in Windows 10. Checked the speeds and its working fine. I had raised an RMA and got it approved but will not...

This is the error I am seeing. I saw some suggestions on other forums on using linux tools to wipe the drive and then trying to format under windows. Will try that. Though this works fine under windows 7 and only seeing the issue in windows 10