Archive for the ‘Hardware’ category
ASUS Transformer TF101 RMA Process – A Story of Incompetence
Alrighty folks, as most of you know, I’m pretty easy going. I don’t tend to get on here and rant about a bad experience because I realize that unfortunate things happen and I just tend to roll with it. This is precisely what I did when my brand-new ASUS Transformer TF101 I received as a gift (which [...]
Restore Dell Inspiron Mini 10 to Factory Settings
If you want the solution, on how to restore your dell Inspiron mini 10 without the background information –feel free to skip to the bottom of the article for the solution. Instructions for PC Restore on Dell Inspirion Mini 10 Don’t Work If like me you’ve purchased a Dell Inspiron mini and you’re looking to perform a factory [...]
Are Motherboards With Integrated Hard Drives The Next Step?
Solid state disks are making a splash. Their gradual decrease in cost is making it finally affordable* for end users to have one in their machine, although this market segment is still generally limited to enthusiasts with high-end rigs (gamers with too much money, media developers, and techies that simply like things fast) that are [...]
Mini-display port to DVI to HDMI
Nothing like taking a 13 MacBook or 15 /17 inch MacBook Pro and connecting to a 50” or 60” flat screen!!! From experience, let me tell you how awesome it is!!!! Are you one of those that has been trying to piece together cables so that your MacBook or MacBook Pro would work with your [...]
What Size Widescreen Monitor Should I Get?
Name: Larry Adams I have been shopping around for a new screen for a while now because my LCD monitor I have is going out (the backlight is going bad, I think). At first I was just going to go get the same screen I had before but it looks like these new widescreen monitors [...]
What is better – A laser printer, or an inkjet?
Name: Mary Carlton Hi, I have been considering getting a new printer for a while now and have heard about laser printers and that they are better. Is this true that they print lots more documents before they run out of ink? I am going to school and have to print things out all the [...]
What is a Solid State Hard Drive?
Name: Randoll Jenkins I have been hearing about “Solid State Hard Drives” in some PC magazines and things that I read. What is a solid state drive, and why would I want one? Will it make my data more protected? Hi Randoll, A solid state drive (SSD) is very simply a hard drive that has [...]