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Beware of the senior member - Mr. Anirudh (infra_red_dude) if you are a hardware dealer. He is advising people how to upgrade computers / laptops and to meet all their needs instead of buying / assembling a brand new PC. The Indian hardware dealers association is concerned over this issue and issued a red alert and sent him a threatening email. And infra_red_dude had to leave the country 
He is in the USA right now.
LOL, ok, jokes apart. Here is the incident which made me a great fan of infra_red_dude (already a fan of him, now I am rotating at even more speed). I had a chat with him over yahoo regarding one of my requirements - PC for my village home. I may go there, stay there for 2-3 months, then will come back, may go again like that. Not an every day traveling, and laptop alone was not a solution (as I wanted big screen). So I asked him which config will suit my requirement etc. Before that I mentioned him I am having an old (3 yr) laptop. Instead of suggesting new configuration he asked me about the laptop, its config etc. I was thinking like its too old, that will not be of much use etc, but gave him all details. Also told him it has about 3 hr battery backup and I have an APC universal battery for that laptop which will give it another 3 hr backup. He strongly recommended not to buy a new PC !! He told me I can go for an HDD (from 40 GB to 160 GB) upgrade and may be RAM (from 512 MB to 1.5 GB) if needed. He told me if I am not comfortable to work whole day looking at the small screen, I can connect an LCD monitor (which I already have). I was not convinced and told him, it may not support bigger screen / resolution / wide screen. Again, he checked the specifications of the laptop and told me it will work perfectly.
Finally I thought I will give it a try. I upgraded RAM and HDD (total Rs.5000) and tried connecting to my 17 inch (normal) LCD as well as 19 inch (wide screen) LCD. And to my surprise, it supported both and I am getting exactly (and more) what I wanted. So instead of spending about 25,000 or 30,000, I am pretty happy with this new arrangement. Like when I go to my village home, I can take this LCD monitor plus my laptop and I am sure that will work perfectly for all my needs.
End of the story lol.
Footnote / Morale of the story: If you think your PC or laptop is obsolete and really want a new one, get an expert advise form senior members like infra_red_dude. Some times that will make a big difference (also you can save money, buy some dress for your wife / GF and make them happy as well).
He is in the USA right now.LOL, ok, jokes apart. Here is the incident which made me a great fan of infra_red_dude (already a fan of him, now I am rotating at even more speed
). I had a chat with him over yahoo regarding one of my requirements - PC for my village home. I may go there, stay there for 2-3 months, then will come back, may go again like that. Not an every day traveling, and laptop alone was not a solution (as I wanted big screen). So I asked him which config will suit my requirement etc. Before that I mentioned him I am having an old (3 yr) laptop. Instead of suggesting new configuration he asked me about the laptop, its config etc. I was thinking like its too old, that will not be of much use etc, but gave him all details. Also told him it has about 3 hr battery backup and I have an APC universal battery for that laptop which will give it another 3 hr backup. He strongly recommended not to buy a new PC !! He told me I can go for an HDD (from 40 GB to 160 GB) upgrade and may be RAM (from 512 MB to 1.5 GB) if needed. He told me if I am not comfortable to work whole day looking at the small screen, I can connect an LCD monitor (which I already have). I was not convinced and told him, it may not support bigger screen / resolution / wide screen. Again, he checked the specifications of the laptop and told me it will work perfectly.Finally I thought I will give it a try. I upgraded RAM and HDD (total Rs.5000) and tried connecting to my 17 inch (normal) LCD as well as 19 inch (wide screen) LCD. And to my surprise, it supported both and I am getting exactly (and more) what I wanted. So instead of spending about 25,000 or 30,000, I am pretty happy with this new arrangement. Like when I go to my village home, I can take this LCD monitor plus my laptop and I am sure that will work perfectly for all my needs.
End of the story lol.
Footnote / Morale of the story: If you think your PC or laptop is obsolete and really want a new one, get an expert advise form senior members like infra_red_dude. Some times that will make a big difference (also you can save money, buy some dress for your wife / GF and make them happy as well
).
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