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My 1TB SSD is filling up and do not know much about the m.2 real world performance to justify the bigger cost. Thanks in advance.

After doing research to replace my crappy Logitech K830 I thought I wanted a laptop style keyboard. Before the K830 which I found in a junk pile at work I had Logitech K810. I was in love with the K810 but after going through three of them in the past few years(broken keys, one stopped...

I've been using Klipsch Pro Media 2.1 speakers probably since 2004 and love them. I'm on my 3rd set since then and so far I think they're perfect. Looking through some threads I realize there might be something better out there I can upgrade to. Right now they are connected to a Sound Blaster...

I've gone through three Logitech K810 keyboards in the past few years, loved the keyboard yet keys broke and found out that Logitech does not produce the keyboard anymore and cannot replace it under warranty. What I loved about it was how small and well lit the keyboard was and the...

I've been using my Sennheiser 598cs headphones a lot more now connected to a Soundblaster E1 and I notice low level static and other "electronic" sounds coming through it. I also have Klipsch Promedia 2.1's plugged into the same E1 yet the static is less noticeable. Is this static something that...

I've been trying to wrap my head around how Blockchain is supposed to revolutionize the world apart from Bitcoin. Is there a video or tutorial out there that will help me understand Blockchain on a level where I can speak about it in an interview or understand how my business can utilize...

After using a Sound Blaster E1 USB DAC for a couple of years I've always wanted to eventually get the "high end" Sound Blaster E5. I can't say I'm very knowledgeable when it comes to audio. I just got some Sennheiser HD598cs headphones and they sound great. Best headphones I've owned yet I'd...

I have a Seagate 6TB Enterprise Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s and would like to know if anyone has had experiences with a good USB 3.0 external enclosure. I plan to use this drive for regular use attached to my computer since I'm out of drive slots within the chassis. I have my eye on...

I have a dual Xeon processor server at home running Windows Sever 2012 R2 which runs pretty much 24/7 and am just learning about VPN's. Would it be feasible to use that as a home VPN server rather than pay an external service provider monthly for VPN service? If so what are some good tutorials...

I have a Sound Blaster E1 USB DAC on my Windows 8.1 system and I'm unable to load the Sound Blaster control panel. Sound works fine, no yellow (!) in device manager. I've un-installed and re-installed the drivers and software, tried to delete entries from the registry pertaining to Creative and...

I just got a PNY GeForce GT 730 card with 2GB DDR3 for my system. Was wondering if I really got an inferior card since it doesn't have GDDR5. I like to have piece of mind that I got the best version of a certain technology so is it OK to keep this card or should I just go for a card with 1GB...

I'm looking for a USB 3.0 DAC to connect my PC to a set of Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 speakers since I don't have any slots available for a sound card. No gaming, just Blu-Ray, MKV videos and MP3's. The Sound Blaster E5 and E3 looks like what I might need but am not looking to spend $100+ for...

I'm looking for a cheap PCIe-2.0 video card with DVI-D connector(HDMI will be nice) to play 1080p movies and that's pretty much it. No gaming, maybe some photo-editing in the future. Using Windows 8.1, 3.5GHz Xeon Haswell, 16GB ram. On board video isn't cutting it...Matrox MGA-G200. What can...

Recently I've been looking to cut my cell phone bill down from $68/month (T-Mobile unlimited minutes/unlimited text/1GB 4G + phone insurance + taxes/fees) to something closer to $30-$40 per month for similar type service, unlimited or higher GB per month would be nice. I thought the T-Mobile...

I've been out of the loop for a while since I don't game anymore. I want to put together a SFF PC(Mini ATX) to play music, Blu-Ray movies and surf the net on my TV. I don't game anymore so the urge to have latest and greatest doesn't agree with my wallet anymore. What's a good processor for...

I want to put together a small PC mainly to watch movies and since I have a small space just looking to use Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 speakers(they seem to be the best and I've used them before but woofer went out after years of use, connector broke). I'm out of the loop on sound cards, last one...

I have a Buffalo DriveStation Duo USB enclosure with 2 x 4TB WD Black drives and connect them to a NAS device. Sadly the NAS only recognizes 1 drive from the DriveStation when in JBOD mode yet recognizes everything (8TB) when in SPAN or RAID0. As for data recovery if one drive fails will...

How can I get Task Manager to load to the system tray minimized on boot with Windows 8? I've done it in Windows on the last few previous versions yet cannot seem to get it to work with Windows 8. I've seen some "solutions" but cannot get it to work. Some suggested solutions were to use task...

The Windows 8 lock screen shows the time but not the AM/PM designation. How do you make it to show that? It's not completely necessary but it would be nice to have. For some reason Google did not help me find a solution to this. :confused:

I uninstalled Classic Shell and found that when I select the corner to open the Start Screen, nothing pops up, also I cannot use the mouse to open the Charms bar. At first I thought this was all bad but having the charms bar disabled is exactly what I wanted. As for the Start Screen corner I...

I upgraded to Windows 8 from Windows 7 a few weeks ago and noticed there is a windows.old directory that I'm unable to delete. I've looked online for suggestions, opened a command prompt as "administrator" to delete the directory but I'm unable to do it. It's taking up about 20GB which will be...

I did it by accident but the setting didn't stay so I was wondering, how do you make the Windows 8 start screen show smaller icons. Not talking about when you right click and choose "larger-> smaller" but almost like changing the resolution of the start screen. I saw it by accident but would...

Like the thread title says, looking for a USB powered external HDD. It seems like the best options are the WD My Passport 2TB or the Buffalo Ministation Plus 2TB. Any other recommendations for a good external USB powered HDD? I want USB powered since I travel a bit and don't want to have to have...

I love my Samsung 830 256GB SSD drive but as I found myself looking for an external storage drive I asked myself "Why not just get a large 2TB 7200rpm HDD for my laptop and take a slight performance hit?" So in the grand scheme of things would getting a 7200rpm drive for my laptop over an...

I owned a LaCie CooKey 32GB for about 2.5+ years before it died on me recently. Windows started asking for a format of the drive and the drive wasn't working after it was formatted. It was a great key and although I'm tempted to get a new replacement CooKey, I would like to see what else is out...

So I destroyed my Lenovo X120e today trying to fiddle with the keyboard since some keys were flaky (ripped the contacts off the board. :( ) so I'm in the market for something different. I love the Thinkpad line and for the longest time I've wanted to get the X1 Carbon. I don't know of any stores...

I've decided to get 16GB RAM for my system (8GBx2) DDR3 SODIMMs for my laptop and only need PC3-8500(1066 MHz) memory. It looks like the lowest speed RAM in this size is PC3-10600(1333Mhz). It looks like the 1333 memory has a CAS Latency of 9 while the 1066 memory has a CAS Latency of 7. If...

This is close to a rant because I'm frustrated with Microsoft and I'm sure there are other threads like this on here already. I bought a Lenovo X120e off of Craigslist with Windows 7 Professional and after getting an SSD I needed to reinstall the OS. Before installing on the SSD I made sure...

I've had my Lenovo x120e for about a week not and really love it. I have a Samsung 830 256GB SSD drive coming in this week that I'll swap out for the 250GB 5400 rpm drive that's in there now so that should be sweet. Question is will the X120e support 16GB ram unofficially? Also is there a...

I just purchased a Lenovo Thinkpad X120e from Craigslist and think it's almost perfect except for the dull screen colors. Is there a way to get more color out of the panel? With the same image on my desktop screen Dell P2210, colors are much richer than on the X120e screen. So is this...

I want to put a new computer together most likely a small form factor PC and want to link it up to a 30" Monitor. I know they require Dual Link DVI yet I don't want to spend a lot of money on one. I haven't played a video game in ages so graphic performance in that respect is not too important...

I have a few internal SATA drives lying around and would like to use them from time to time without actually having to attach them inside the computer. Is there a good device out there that can allow me to use these drives externally through USB? I'm sure a Google search will show me some...

My Dell D430 laptop has a pretty crappy integrated microphone and would like to use a small external microphone (USB or mic-plugin) for programs like Rosetta Stone or VOIP. What is a good one that's out there and what seems to work best for you? Thanks!

I'm looking at the HP V115W 16GB to replace my V100W. The V100W is a great drive but the problem is that I keep misplacing it since I'm unable to attach it to my keychain. It has the provision to but it broke off. Before I go ahead and purchase the V115W is there any other USB flash drive you...

I keep my computer in the bedroom and would like to have my monitor double as a TV screen. Something where I can sit on my bed about 10 feet away and be able to have a quality viewing experience. Do any of you 30" owners use the monitor in this fashion? My real reason for this that I have...

I have about 5 250GB hard drives that I'd like to consolidate into one and was wondering what brand and model of 2TB hard drives people seem to like most. I've been out of the loop on hard drives but at least know there is a 2TB out there. Oh....and I'm looking for a SATA drive. It's time to...

I'm looking to do a full upgrade to my system and when it comes to the video card, I have my eyes on the NVidia GTX 285 which last I saw went for around $280. Would this be the best choice for this price range and would it be able to support the 30" monitors that are out there at full resolution?

So I think I might bite the bullet in the next couple of weeks and set up a new system based on the Q9550. I'm upgrading from an Pentium 4 system so I'm pretty much gonna gut my case and slap in all new parts. Some questions I have about doing this: What motherboard would be good for...

Seems like I've failed at the Google when looking for a 32GB MicroSD card to go in my Blackberry 8900. Looks like there are plenty of 16GB's out there and talk of 32GB but all talk and none for sale it seems.

I'm way overdue for a computer upgrade and was was wondering if "upgrading" my sound card would make sense. I currently use the Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Gamer (PCI) and was wondering if it can really get better than this on my Promedia 2.1 speakers. People seem to love the Auzentech cards...