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Need a dependable mouse for Photo editing and fine work, and occasional gaming. Is the Logitech MX518 okay? What alternatives do I have for about the same price? Also, what is the benefit of those expensive mouse pads? I find those 50 Rs gel mouse pads just fine - would I need to get a nicer...

1. A cheap bare-bones WiFi G router for sharing Internet and files. Should have acceptable range and standard G speeds - My current G router is pathetically slow for file transfers, about 1 MB per second. 2. A WiFi N router for streaming movies and multiplayer games. Should have simultaneous...

Seeing as I am getting a home server, my friend also wants a secondary PC. He, however, wants to stick with Intel. Q: What is your budget? About 15k. Q: Which hardware component are you looking to buy? CPU - Core i3 2105 (one with HD 3000 GFx) if possible, Sandy Bridge Pentiums if not...

Hi guys! I need to set up a linux server in my home for file/printer sharing, backups and media streaming. I will just need a CPU, Motherboard, RAM, HDD and PSU. I already have an extra ATX tower cabinet that I can use. Can one get a special small form factor cabinet available as well? Will...

I know the world has moved on, but plenty of us are still stuck with low bandwidth, high latency connections. I wanted to enquire if there were any RPG, etc kind of games .. anything at all. Some online games that low bandwidth people could play too. The two options that I have for Internet...

Hey. Lately I've been doing some file sharing from my PC and the performance is very low. Probably it's because it supports upto 100 Mbps only. And also because it is a low end on-board VIA Rhine adapter; takes significant CPU cycles and gives 5-6 Mega Bytes per second transfer speeds, at...

All right, I am on a tight budget for an internal as well as an external HDD. I will be buying things at Siliguri, WB. I am situated remotely, Siliguri will be my best bet. So I need to buy a more reliable brand/series cause it will be hard for me to avail services. I want an internal drive...

I know things cannot be generalized but relatively, are people seeing slightly more issues with Acer than other brands? How's the Acer 4736z and similar current line-up of Acer? I know it's too early to talk about reliability but should one not buy an Acer and go for a Compaq instead owing to...

Guys, my friend here needs to buy a laptop from Siliguri. AND he needs to be able to avail after-sales services if needed, in Siliguri itself. He does not live in Siliguri, neither do I. He asked me to choose him a laptop. Now I don't know the brands and the range that is available in...

Hey guys. I have an old PC that is getting lesser and lesser use everyday. So I thought I could repurpose it by installing Mac OS X on it. I know the performance wont be great but heck this is not my primary machine. System Specifications Processor: Intel Celeron D 2.26 GHz 256k L2 SSE3 RAM...

Guys. What is the maximum distance up to which ADSL connection is possible [over copper cables] ? I am taking a 256 kbps line and am probably 5-6 km from the nearest Telephone Exchange.

Okay, first of all, I am not from India. I am from a kinda remote town in Nepal studying MBBS. Good place, great climate and people. One thing that's not so good is "Internet" penetration. [Kinda obvious since it's remote.] Since there are a lot many guys from institutions here [which are...

Well; I'm not sure if it's exactly partition resizing that I want.. I have one primary partition, C: and 3 logical drives on the extended partition D: E: F: .. [Is that the way it's done in XP? Windows 98 fdisk used to take it that way: one primary, and others logical on the extended one.]...

Hello there! I have a Nvidia Geforce FX 5200 128 MB card in my machine. I am driving a 22" Full HD display with it. AOC Fovi F22 @ 1920x1080 - 32 bit color For the most part it has been a pleasant experience, getting all that desktop real estate; that's all I wanted from a large monitor...

Guys, whats like the ok'ish bandwidth for making Skype calls? Is a 128kbps connection okay -- uploads being around 8-10 kilo Bytes per second? And how about conference calls between 3-4 people? What's the setup like for Skype? Is it like one person with good download/upload hosting the...

Guys. I have been using Mac OS as my primary OS for quite sometime and would like to install it on my PC too. I know what it takes and I am doing it just because I want to try it out. I have never been there, so am confused. My PC is old but it should run Leopard. Which version should I...

Hi guys. This is basically what I am looking for. I have a MacBook with 160 GB 2.5" Internal SATA II drive. I want to buy an external drive for backing up (320 or 500 GB) via USB. And after 1/2 years, I want to be able to put in that larger drive inside my notebook. Will buy even larger...

I just wanted to know if the CDMA providers in India do provide the service for Laptops. I mean you get a USB Dongle/PC Card, push it into your laptop and surf on-the-go. I think Tata Indicom, Reliance, BSNL provide such services. Do they provide a Dongle + RUIM card combo? Or are the dongles...

I have been looking for a CDMA modem that works with my MacBook. I have found many that work with PCs, some for as low as 30 US$, but none for Macs. Locked carrier plans wont be a solution. I actually need a dongle that will go into my MacBook's USB port and let me connect to the internet...

I want a full fledged laptop that is able to run Linux (Ubuntu to be specific) well. And if I decide to switch distros in future, that should create issues. Everything should work as it should under Linux, because that will be my OS of choice for this system. Will basically be used as a...