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  1. singenaadam

    Xiaomi Mi Pad 5 vs iPad?

    Robustrion cover is good, got one. The print was surprisingly very good. I had bought the non-printed - same company - ones for earlier Lenovo M10 HD. Reasonable life, kiddo managed ~3 years with that cover.
  2. singenaadam

    What Investment mistakes you made that you want others to avoid?

    Flipping houses is an old practice. But sometimes (it happened) one can get badly burned, I know a few cases where the price never recovered or took years to recover and people had to forego the booking amounts. And, yeah, depending on the location & total cost, the profit can easily be more...
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    0-20k Laptop upgrade suggestion

    SSDs come with free software for cloning the old HDD. Standalone free cloning software is also available like Macrium. Just follow the wizard/on-screen instructions.
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    90K+ Is it worth buying an Asus laptop (Flow X16) from outside India (US)?

    Check out the sale page where you are thinking of buying to see if an international warranty is being provided. Drop Indian Asus an email and take written confirmation. In general, gaming laptops have high fan noise issues. Shorter life of components due to heating.
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    What's your 3-2-1 backup strategy?

    I know that, considered that option for my use too. It is not practical to encrypt each time a back up is done.
  6. singenaadam

    Microsoft Office Pro Plus 2021 for Windows: Lifetime License @US$29.99

    Don't buy subscription services in this way. As suggested above, standalone versions are available that work. There are 2 or 3 sellers here in this forum like @Titokhan try them, they are offering decent rates. Another option is Kinguin.
  7. singenaadam

    What's your 3-2-1 backup strategy?

    The core issue is whether you can trust Google (or any other service provider) with every bit of personal data esp., all money matters, passwords, etc. I won't. I will create my own cloud storage as & when needed. Backblaze is different, for HDD reliability I normally check their annual report.
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    25-30k A tablet for drawings.

    Yes. A few months back I gave my kiddo the option of iPad Air or Samsung S8. The primary purpose was to take notes. She tried both at Reliance Retail and preferred the S8. Samsung has honed the pencil over a very long period. We got the S8 for her. iPad Air had a "get AirPods free" offer at that...
  9. singenaadam

    What's your 3-2-1 backup strategy?

    My experience with Dual layer DVDs was not pleasant. Readability became quite an issue.
  10. singenaadam

    What's your 3-2-1 backup strategy?

    I do similar back-ups. 3 copies. Personal: 1 live, and 2 offline. For office dox, 1 live, 1 live-backup (every 24 hours, or manually initiated in case of imp work), and 2 offline copies. I also back-up PC OS image monthly. Only 1 copy of that. Just for the sake of it. And, I use...
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    15-20K Android phone with good camera

    The shortlisted Nord CE2 does not have a good cam. Moto is well established for a long time for below-par cameras. Samsung has generally good cam setup but charges a hefty premium. Redmi Note series comes with bloatware you can remove, the cams are best in that range. Have a look at the -...
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    Price Comparison of Prepaid Plans (2gb/day, 1gb/day) offered by different Network Operators

    I also remember when it was totally free :hilarious:
  13. singenaadam

    Linux The GNU Linux Thread

    Few months back, I installed dual boot Ubuntu 22.04 on an Asus Zephyrus G14 (2021) - everything worked out of the box. Read about Asus issues and I kept a folder ready with stuff like xanmod, nvidia drivers, etc. But fortunately, everything worked fine, including the MediaTek wifi (2.4 only...
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    25-30k A tablet for drawings.

    new base iPad pricing is way too high compared with MiPad. next level would be Samsung S8 or iPad Air. Try student discount. If going for Samsung, I can share a coupon code.
  15. singenaadam

    RAM DDR3 - 4GB PC Desktop RAM for sale Corsair Vengeance RAM 1600

    payment rec'd from @veera_champ I will pack & ship tomorrow and will share details with the buyer, once I do ship. item shipped, shipping details shared.
  16. singenaadam

    How to make bathroom flooring anti-slip?

    I would suggest a non-suction cup mat. Once fungi & slime set in, it is impossible to remove them There will always be mold marks. If you one has ladies in the house where the propensity for cracked heels is higher, it is a risk of infection. Not worth it.
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    0-20k Please suggest a good motherboard for intel i5 12400f.

    No immediate idea, you would need to search. It was an observation while reading a few MoBo set-up user manuals. Sometimes these non-regular items carry a heavy carrying cost which they take from us.