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Battery Rage

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Touchpad Rage

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ASUS X450 : 18 Months Later

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Source : www.asus.com If you live in the US, then you'll find many peoples carry around a MacBook. But I live in Indonesia, which means you'll look rich if you use an Apple device. But many peoples here who don't work a lot with computers tend to buy cheap Windows laptops, many bought laptops for less than ~$400. But they're usually powered by Intel Atom or Celeron Processors, which I don't want. So I've gone for the Asus X450, on paper this laptop is no joke, it ships with Intel Core i7-4720HQ, 4 GB of RAM, Nvidia 940, and 1 TB of hard drive.It costs about equal to ~$700. If you're looking for a cheap gaming laptop, then this might be fine. Dimensions and Case It's not very portable as a 14-inch laptop though. It weighs over 2.1 kilograms and its over 24 millimeters thick. The size of this laptop according to www.Asus.com is :   34.8 x 24.1 x 24.8 cm (WxDxH) As ever, cheap devices aren't well built, so does this laptop. Th...

USB Rage

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Making your old computer run faster

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Many of us have one of those old and unused PC forgotten and left to rot in the attic. But what about giving it a new life ? Sounds good ? What you'll need : Cleaning cloth Rubbing alcohol Thermal Paste(optional) Empty SSD New Ram module 1. Disassembly and Cleaning To disassemble your laptop you might want to see a video guide for your specific laptop. After you completely disassemble your laptop, clean the display, lid, keyboard, and chassis with the cleaning cloth and rubbing alcohol. Make sure that you don't spill the alcohol over the whole thing. Disassembled laptop Source : http://www.techrepublic.com Cooler CPU with new thermal paste If you want cooler CPU you can also replace the thermal paste on your PC. First remove the heatsink and/or fan from your PC, then remove the thermal paste on your CPU using some cotton sticks and rubbing alcohol. Then apply a blob of new thermal paste, then simply put the heatsink back again and press firmly. ...