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    Two 802.11ac bridges to replace Powerline?

    I have so far spread my home network by using Powerline plugs, which works pretty well. The Powerline units state that they support up to 200 Mbps, however I have never experienced more than about 30 Mbps for some reason. This is holding me back from my 100 Mbps internet connection, and so I'm...
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    Tiny PC to run info monitors

    I am setting up an info monitor in a public place that is to display a web page. Right now, this monitor uses an Asus EeeBox with Windows XP. Lately, the hardware has begun to fail on me and the other day, the EeeBox won't boot with a message in POST that the disk can't be read. So I'm...
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    Media server with transcoding

    I need some help with the specs on a machine that will serve as a media server using PS3 Media Server on Ubuntu Linux Server. The machine should be quiet (not necessarily dead silent), use little power (as it will be on 24/7), and have a small footprint so I can hide it away. Since I will be...
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    DWA-547 freezes Win7 64bit

    I just installed Windows 7 Professional 64 bit, and when it tries to connect to my wifi, the computer freezes and requires me to do a hard reset of the system. I have a D-Link DWA-547 PCI card, and this seems to be the culprit. If I am quick I can disable the card before it starts to connect...
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    Which laptop brand should I go with?

    Hey guys, I'm getting a laptop soon, but what I find to be the hardest thing is to choose what brand of laptop to get. Every person I ask has their own favorite, and their own horror stories for many of the brands. So far, Dell and HP are the ones to stay away from... Agree/disagree...
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    2 GB dual channel vs 3GB single channel

    Hey guys! I'm getting a new laptop (Asus F3SV-B1), but I want to add more memory to it. I deciding whether to go with another 1 GB of DDR2 667 MHz, making the total 2 GB and in dual channel I would think. OR: buy a 2 GB chip at 667 MHz, making the total 3GB, and not dual channel (since they...