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Author :: Matthew Keegan  |
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| Article Title :: Dell Inspiron 600m Notebook Computer |
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| After twelve years of owning desktop computers, I finally opted for a laptop so I would no longer be chained to my desk. After months of research and weighing various makes and models, I settled on the Dell Inspiron 600m Notebook Computer. This particular model has exceeded all of my expectations and at a price that is hundreds of dollars lower than many competing brands.For several months I agonized over my next computer purchase. I knew I needed to be more mobile and only a notebook computer would permit me to take my "show on the road." Still, the decision making process was not easy as the number of different makes and models out there is mind boggling. Ultimately, I settled on (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hardware Articles |
Author :: Demetria Zinga |
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| Article Title :: What's In An LCD Display? |
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| Who needs an LCD display? Well, if you’re like me, having one huge hunk of a monitor sitting on your desktop is just not feasible. Not only does it take up desk space, but there’s just simply no need for all of the physical mass, right?Welcome LCD displays—the computer monitors of the present and future. From year to year these computer peripherals tend to get smaller and thinner in size with twice the power and benefits. Well, stay on the look out for more to come because I am certain that our current flat monitors have not reached their journey’s end yet. An LCD (which stands for liquid crystal display, by the way) works much differently than your CRT, mostly becaus (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hardware Articles |
Author :: George W. Cannata |
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| Article Title :: Selecting an Ink Jet printer–With Low Operating Cost |
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| Printer technology has made tremendous advances in the past five years. Speeds are up and print quality is great. Meanwhile, printer costs have declined.What has not improved is the cost of ink. Printer manufacturers expected to make their profit on replacement cartridges, and they do. But in charging high prices they created another industry that they have to compete with.Now there are generic or compatible replacements; you can buy refilled cartridges and refill kits so you can refill them yourself. Worst of all there are counterfeits. And there’s a big market for all of them due to the sky-high price of OEM cartridges.The manufacturers are full of tricks. Some of (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hardware Articles |
Author :: Krishna Pai |
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| Article Title :: Tips To Select Proper Motherboard |
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| Selecting motherboard is really simple. As name suggests "Motherboard" acts as a protective mother of CPU, RAM and other add on cards since these
components stand firmly on motherboard.Number of devices have been integrated on motherboard
over a period of time. Now a days motherboard with onboard features is more popular in Branded PCs. Onboard integrated peripherals are offered by many branded PC manufacturers to
provide you latest technology if you buy a system from
a big computer manufacturer recently.It is recommended to select motherboard with maximum
number of ports preferably with 2 serial, 1 parallel
and 4 USB ports. Most of the recent devices have USB
port. Also che (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hardware Articles |
Author :: Larry Andrew |
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| Article Title :: A New Generation of Compatible Toner Cartridges and Savings |
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| As an exclusive user of Compatible Toner Cartridges for twenty years, there have been a lot of changes in the toner cartridge market. Today, the estimated market for toner cartridges is about twenty billion dollars a year. There is no question that you can save on your toner cartridges. However, before you jump in and purchase a toner cartridge, you would be wise to do a little homework. An informed choice can save you a lot of headaches.
When companies first began selling compatible toner cartridges, these cartridges were primarily recycled toner cartridges. They were referred to as “drill and fill” toner cartridges. What these companies did was take an old discarded toner (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hardware Articles |
Author :: Martin Smith |
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| Article Title :: Printer Ink Cartridges - The History |
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| You are working at your computer and trying to print out important documents and all at once you find you are out of ink. Years ago that would have presented a big problem. Printers used ribbons or daisy wheels to print on paper. Let's take a look at the evolution of printer ink cartridges.In 1984 ink jet printers and printer cartridges were introduced. Printing documents was now easier and so was changing printer cartridges. After years of changing ribbons, adding toner ink to reservoirs within the computer.The dot matrix method used a ribbon. The industry found new ways to make printing easier and more convenient. There is the drop on demand method where the ink squirts o (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hardware Articles |
Author :: John Beagle |
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| Article Title :: Wireless Computer Network Rentals: The New Technology Trend |
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| Consider the convenience and added benefits of renting today's wireless technology.Wireless networks have a big advantage over wired networks, especially for short term projects where the internet and rental computers, printers and projectors are deployed.Wireless networks are easier and faster to setup than wired networks. Wireless devices add flexibility and save time. With wireless you can move your laptops, projectors and printers around and still maintain connectivity. Best of all, you don't have to run cat5 wires to routers, computers, printers and switches.Here are some of the wireless products that are commonly rented for company projects:Wireless Route (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hardware Articles |
Author :: Jestine Yong |
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| Article Title :: Testing Capacitor-How To Test A Capacitor When Breakdown Under Load |
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| Have you ever come across power problem where once
you switch on the power supply and the fuse blow? You
have checked all the components in the power (primary)
and secondary section and all the components seems to be
ok! Where is the fault? A fuse blown are usually caused
by a shorted bridge rectifier, defective posistor, power
transistor or FET, shorted primary winding of switch mode
power tranformer, shorted secondary diode and etc. But
in this article i'm gone to show you another secret of
electronic troubleshooting tips.I got frustrated as to where is the cause of power problem.
Everytime when i switch on the power supply the fuse blow
immediately (the fuse became dark color a (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hardware Articles |
Author :: Lynn Chan |
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| Article Title :: Do You Have Dead Pixels? |
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| Take a good look at your notebook computer screen. Do you find some tiny dark spots? You could have dead pixels. One of the most expensive parts of your notebook computer is the LCD screen.LCD's are highly sensitive and any amount of pressure, touching or handling may damage it. As such, dead pixels aren't an uncommon thing. Apparently, some degree of dead pixels is to be expected. Still if you have a lot of them, it would be classified as a defective screen. So, how do you determine if you have dead pixels?Before we go there, make sure it's not just dust. Clean your screen first. The best way to do that is to use a soft cotton cloth - no rags or paper towel as they can scra (read full article) |
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| Category :: Hardware Articles |
Author :: Nigel Stephens |
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| Article Title :: USB Hubs and Ports Explained |
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| The USB standard has become the universal means of connection peripheral devices and equipment to the computer. Computers have either two or four USB port connectors. Each of these can support a large number of connections but to be able to attach more than two or four devices requires a multi-connection hub. There are many different types of hubs and this article seeks to explain some of the important considerations in selecting the best choice of hub for your system.The USB bus system in computers was introduced in 1996 and has gone through a number of developments and enhancements. It started out as USB 1 which was very slow and had many bugs. Version 1.1 brought a higher bandwi (read full article) |
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