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    Monitors Good 27 inch 4K Monitor

    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...
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    Budget 31-40k Old Mobo died - Need to get Mobo+CPU+RAM+Cabinet

    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...
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    Monitors Repair Monitor (flickering)

    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...
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    Storage Solutions Sandisk pendrive not detected on Windows 10

    I have a Sandisk Extreme Go 64GB USB 3.1 Flash drive It is not detected on Windows 10 but detected on Windows 7 (I have a dual boot, so can test on same port). Also tested on a brand new Windows 10 laptop Tried formatting to NTFS, ExFAT but same behavior on Windows 10. I can see the drive in...
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    Storage Solutions Buying 2TB mechanical HDD online

    I need to buy a 2 TB mechanical hard disk for data storage. Is it safe to buy from Amazon or Flipkart - most reviews mention poor packaging. I know this can be replaced if DOA but poor packaging and undetected damage during transit could lead to problems later on
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    Laptop replacement batteries for ASUS R558UQ

    Laptop was purchased in 2017 and working fine. Model is ASUS R558UQ The battery is almost completely gone and needs to be replaced. ASUS service center in Bangalore says it is not in stock and will not be available for this model Any reliable site where I can get a replacement battery (either...
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    Career counseling for student in Class 12

    Any suggestions on career counseling online or offline (Bangalore) for a student in Class 12 studying science (PCM+Comp Sc) The student is not keen to pursue engineering and keen to understand what options they have
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    Budget 51-70k Need a Linux laptop for programming

    Need a laptop for a college student. What's your Budget? (e.g. >30K, not more than 50K etc.) 60K What will be your primary usage for the notebook be? (e.g. web surfing/office apps/Casual Gaming) Mainly programming/development Youtube videos No gaming at all What size and weight considerations...
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    Monitors Monitor recomendation wanted (good black levels)

    My BenQ 27 inch Monitor has gone bad yesterday after the warranty period. It is a hardware problem as the screen is flickering with just the power cable connected I am in market for a new monitor. Should be 24-32 inch. Budget about Rs 15000 Usage - Browsing and Videos (good black levels...
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    Give your fingerprints for Gym membership?

    I recently checked out Power World Gym, a chain with Indian branches in NCR and Bangalore They have a bio metric system which members need to use to sign in to the Gym. From the companies point of view, I suspect this keeps their costs low and cuts down on fraud though this could also be easily...
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    Poor write speeds on Sandisk Extreme Go 64GB

    I got a 64GB Sandisk Extreme Go USB 3.1 Pendrive from Amazon recently. It promises up to 200 MB/s read and up to 150 MB/s write speeds. It also advertises on the box "Write 35X faster" I am getting 150 MB/s read and 40 MB/s write speeds. The write speed is a letdown. There is no problem with...
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    Budget 51-70k Laptop needed for college student

    Looking to buy a Laptop for someone in college Q) What's your Budget? (e.g. >30K, not more than 50K etc.) Budget is < 70K. This includes cost to upgrade RAM to 8GB if required and put in a SSD Q) What will be your primary usage for the notebook be? (e.g. web surfing/office apps/Casual Gaming)...
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    Comp Science in RVCE or PES University Bangalore

    For Computer science, any ideas which among RVCE or PES University has better faculty, gives a better grounding in concepts, exposure to industry/internships If anyone has studied in RVCE or PES University (formerly PESIT), please PM me if you are happy to provide some inputs
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    Budget 0-20k Budget Skylake upgrade

    I am putting together a budget Skylake system with some existing parts. I am not clear which Motherboard to buy. Most of the ASUS and Gigabyte H110 boards have poor back panel connectors. They also have serial and parallel ports which I think no one uses any more. MSI and Asrock seem to have...
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    Storage Solutions MLC SSD options - Crucial, Liteon or Adata

    I am looking for a budget MLC nand based 512GB SSD and looking at following options (1) Crucial BX100 is available on Ebay India but spoke with one seller and he was not sure about India warranty; may need to ship to US for warranty. MX200 not available. Also checked with Prime, they are not...
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    Reliance refusing to return money on closing connection

    Recently the reliance broadband connection abruptly stopped in my entire locality (some issue with their tower) I asked for a disconnection and got my account terminated after returning my modem According to me they owe me some money (since they take payment for the month in advance) but as...
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    Storage Solutions RMA experience for Samsung SSD

    I had purchased a Samsung 840 Evo 120 GB from Prime ABGB last month. This has a 3 year manufacturer warranty as per Prime. Did not see any online warranty check so I called up call center who gave me the service center number who said that Samsung don't provide warranty for SSD and need to...
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    Budget 31-40k Home PC for browsing and movies

    What is your budget? 40K What is your existing hardware configuration (component name - component brand and model) No proper system. Using an old laptop Which hardware will you be keeping (component name - component brand and model) Will recycle a Seagate 500 Gb HDD Will recycle 2x2Gb...
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    Installing open source firmware on TPlink 740N Version 4.26

    I have a TP-LINK WR740N router version 4.26 Can this be flashed with dd-wrt or open-wrt All the links for open source firmware I found refer to version 4.23 or 4.24 and nothing higher Anyone tried custom firmware for V 4.26
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