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Heya, I would like to get a laptop for my folks, so needs are just browsing, some stock trading, MS office, some image editing. I was looking at the intel i3 (5th gen 5005u) based processors, and trying to decide between the Lenovo Ideapad 100 and Asus A555 offerings.I am fine upto ~26k Any...

Hey all, I have an Airtel ADSL connection and find that I have to replace my modem every 3 years with it. I am unsure if it's due to power fluctuations at my place, or it's just the life of these devices. I originally had a airtel provided beetle, following which my D-Link DSL 2520U just...

Questions:- 1. Budget? A: INR 10k-15k; but nearer 10k 2. Preferred display size, type and resolution? A: Bigger the better, mom's getting older :( 3. Preferred operating system? (Android (with version), iOS, Windows Phone etc). A: She's used S 60, Win8, and Android, so doesn't matter: My...

I upgraded to an SSD, and have a copy of my windows 8.1 installation, but not bootable. Is there some easy way of importing the wifi profiles that were saved on it? My onedrive account initially synced them all, but now is have issues after my wifi driver upgrade deleted all the old profiles.

Heya, I just installed a SSD in my laptop and shoved the old HDD into a ODD caddy. My question now is, how can I delete all the EFI, and recovery partitions that were earlier created? I can't seem to be able to do it via disk management on Win 8.1. Reagards

Hi! I am looking for a <1.5k router that has good penetrating signal strength. The house is old with super think walls (1.5 feet, no not kidding). Made a rough sketch to give some idea of the dimensions (feet). There is a CAT5 cable running from the r0uter to the desktop, I would like ideally...

hey, what is the policy on Gigabyte motherboards? Is it from the date on the bill or from the date the distributor gets it?

Hello! Looking for a laptop for Photoshop + Illustrator and a bit of Final Cut work apart from the usual daily stuff. I'd like to squeeze in a 1080p screen if possible. What would my options be? I will mostly be adding a SSD + RAM got from the US, so just looking for a the proper...

Hello, I'm looking to pickup a phone for my mum. The main usage other than texts/calls will be whatsapp and some skype calls on wifi, some photographs here and there. Occasional activities would include opening pdf/doc email attachments. I was initially looking at the Lumia 520, but the lack...

Hi! Looking to get a sub 1000$ laptop, Primary for general use along with some FEA/CFD and some coding work and occasional gaming I was thinking something along the lines of a 14/15.6 screen, i5/i7, as much RAM as possible, and a SSD/hybrid drive. Will be lugging the laptop around, but don't...

Hello, My airtel 220bx is giving me a lot of trouble these days and would like to replace it. Looking for suggestions! I see the Dlink DSL 2520u and a TP link TD 8816 at about 1k each. Any other options? It will be connected to a Buffalo G125 running tomato.

Hey, Looking for a cheap ddwrt/open wrt supported router that has USB support. want to try and interface it with a prototyping board (arduino)

Hello! I am trying my hand at some coding after a while, and am not to familiar with VBA, did some C++ at school. I have a Struct called Prizes Type Prize Postion(1 To 10) As Long Count As Long RowIndex As Long End Type I want to initialize this Struct as various categories and then access...

Hey, My friend is looking for a laptop from the US/Netherlands. Basic needs would be a light 14" with i5 and 6/8 GB Ram I had suggested the Inspiron 14z ultrabook, are they any other good options that carry intl warranty? Thanks!

Hello! Looking for a cheap router that can be used to extend my wifi network across my house. I'm currently running and old Buffalo G125 on Tomato. Also looking for a router that has a print server functionality either out of the box or with DD-wrt. This router will mostly be placed a floor...

Greetings! Decided to start a dedicated thread as I need some inputs! I have decided to go for a desktop over a laptop for my needs and budget. Q: What is your budget? 20K Q: What is your existing hardware configuration (component name - component brand and model) CPU - Intel E5200...

Hello! Recently have noticed some issues with my dad's old Crt.(SyncMaster 793s) Tried degaussing, but there hasn't been any improvement. What could be the cause for this? The desktop is actually a solid gray originally. -Thanks

Hello, I would like suggestions for a basic budget stereo setup (Amp + bookshelf speakers) for a budget of 20k. Music preference would be mainly my dad, so Ghazals, old Hindi music, country and a bit of old rock. The room is about 20X16Ft, so I guess a pair of floor standers will come into...

Hey! Looking to upgrade my dads old P3 based office machine. Looking to do it as cheap as possible. It just needs to do very basic tasks, maximum may be running 5-6 spreadsheets simultaneously along with the regular Outlook and stuff! Q: What is your budget? 8-10K Q: What is...

Hello! My Secondry HDD (WD 500gb) seems to be suddenly missing from the Device manager/Disk management/Explorer. It is recognised by the bios though.. What could be the issue? Thanks!