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    Laptops HP's recycling program is a sham

    My guess is, the product does not sell, distributor offers more commission than all the entire competition to the retailer, retailer needs to clear shelf/display space off non-selling products and with the incentive of added commission offered by the distributor, he tries his best to dump it on...
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    Laptops HP's recycling program is a sham

    A similar situation occured at my workplace two years ago when all our trusty four year old Lenovo T60 and T61 laptops were being replaced by HP ProBook laptops. At first, we could not believe how our folks in procurement could have approved something like this. We're no strangers to bearing the...
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    Laptops HP's recycling program is a sham

    I had said this some time ago and I say it again....HP is one of the worst companies to purchase a laptop from. I would also like to mention that their so called ""recycling program" and "environment friendly" literature on their website is a farce. I had a bad experience with them some 4...
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    Review Courier Service Feedback

    Someone earlier reported that they are bad in the Northern part of India. I have used them for couriers to Bombay, Mangalore etc. and in the south, they seem to do their job. However, I'd used DTDC last week for a courier to New Delhi and it is out for delivery since 11th June. Just being used...
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    Car & Bike Which SUV or Crossover under 25 Lakhs

    Hyundai might offer a lot of value in the Santa FE(I don't know what is on offer) but you might not be satisfied with the badge. I share your view on the Fortuner. The interiors seem to be from two segments below even if they do offer leather seating. With the waiting period and the fact...
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    bajaj "anti car"

    I don't think this vehicle will work out as a replacement to autos. The HOHO (hop on, hop off) nature of the auto-rickshaw and it's versatility(easily maneuverable, repairable, ability to carry people, luggage, long items like rods etc. vertically held from the passenger side) cannot be easily...
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    Car & Bike Ford Figo Titanium variant price increased?

    @abifusion - Thanks for the link. @manu1991 - Yes, folks at gearheads.in also suggested that I look at the Beat but mileage apart, I require a vehicle that can comfortably seat 3 in the back for a reasonably long trip of 2.5 - 3 hours and a recent comparison of hatchbacks' rear bench room width...
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    Car & Bike Ford Figo Titanium variant price increased?

    Folks, I'm thinking of buying a petrol Ford Figo Titanium from Cauvery Ford, Mangalore for my brother shortly. After much negotiation, I was quoted a final road price of Rs 5,50,123/- with standard fitment(mud flaps, floor mats, boot mat), 3rd year warranty and insurance free. However, at...
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    Car & Bike Anyone is member in TEAM-BHP

    I'm there with the same user id. What attracted me towards Team-BHP was the interest taken by members to upload detailed, high quality photos of their cars. One rarely finds a bad quality pic on Team-BHP. What I don't like is the restrictive moderation in some cases. While it seems to have...
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    Eurofighter typhoon vs Dassault Rafale

    I saw some reports some time ago comparing The Sukhoi and the JSF in a dogfight. The Sukhoi left the JDF so far behind in air superiority, it was supposedly compared to clubbing baby seals. Here is one link giving some information...
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    Letsbuy is not so innocent after all

    I have not used Letsbuy.com for any purchases but for the limited items that I've searched on this site, I've found better prices for the same items on flipkart.com. I also really like the flipkart website. It's much faster and everything is arranged very nicely in a grid layout and they have...
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    Storage Solutions HDD Prices may go up.. Edit: Gone up

    Re: HDD Prices may go up.. Time for SSD manufcturers to grab a slice of the HDD market ;). If they reduce prices, now would be a perfect time to carve a niche for themselves.
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    Laptops Should I go with HP?

    Many folks I know have had a bad experience with HP's customer service and warranty coverage in recent times. I myself faced a major problem i.e. after having spent 8K and repaired a screen on an "out of warranty" laptop, the screen stopped working again. When I complained to HP customer care...
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    Steve Jobs passes away

    Finally, Steve is at peace...at peace with his passion, at peace with his illness. I will remember him as the one who always fought to have his vision implemented. While you could love it or hate it (and hate it I did many times) or call it his arrogance , his brilliance came through in the...
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    Car & Bike Small car for ~4L (Chevy Beat?)

    What you say w.r.t build quality, quality of plastics esp. window switches etc. in a Wagon-R is true since it's almost in the league of an Alto (I forgot about the 3 pot engine. Thanks for mentioning that. Also I believe it's engine is a 1L which inevitably loses steam when the AC is switched...
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    Storage Solutions USB Flash Drive - Benchmark thread

    Model: Transcend Jetflash 700 16GB (USB 3.0 drive tested on USB 2.0 port of my 3 year old Lenovo T60) Format: FAT32 Motherboard: Will update later. Price: Rs 1,098/- (FlipKart)
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    Car & Bike Small car for ~4L (Chevy Beat?)

    Have you test driven the new Wagon-R? It is more spacious than the old one. Looking at your previous car selection and current requirements, I think that the Wagon-R is good fit. Since it's a Maruti, availability of spares won't be an issue. Servicing costs will be cheap. It is a tall-boy so...
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    Car & Bike Maruti Ritz Vs Honda Brio

    I recently had the chance to examine multiple hatchbacks from various companies due to an event held by a GE Finance in my company premises. I can confirm your observation i.e. even I found the Ritz to have the worst gearbox, poor rear legroom and poor interior part quality. The new Swift was...
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    Monitors ips monitor or not ?

    I don't know about gaming but we have many IPS LCD monitors at our company The model no. the Dell 2000FP(it is of normal 4:3 aspect ratio not the crappy 16:9 widescreen ratio you get these days that is so bad for programmers). I can safely say that an IPS monitor is the only LCD I would consider...
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    Storage Solutions Suggest 8GB Pen Drive

    The 16GB version claims a write speed of 20 MB/s as opposed to the 12 MB/s write speed of the 8 GB version. Flipkart.com: Transcend Jet Flash 700 USB 3.0 16 GB: Pendrive It is also listed among the fastest USB flash drives for read speeds at UsbFlashSpeed. UsbFlashSpeed.com: We know...