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An inside-out tracking VR headset

There are VR headsets that you can use without being tethered to a desktop computer, like the Samsung Gear VR headset, the Google Cardboard headset, and the Google Daydream View headset, but those only feature rotational tracking, not positional…
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Voltmeter with USB/RS232

I hope this is the right SE, otherwise I might post it on electrical. I am searching for a voltmeter with a digital output, either RS232 or USB. The ones I came around are very costly for my purpose. This is what I do now: To measure the voltage of…
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Motherboard that supports Intel Skylake Core i7 CPU with Iris Pro 580 graphics

I'm trying to build a workstation with an Intel Core i7 CPU that comes with Iris Pro graphics. From Intel Ark page, the following Core CPUs are shipped with Iris Pro 580: Core i7-6785R Core i5-6685R Core i5-6585R Core i7-6970HQ Core i7-6870HQ Core…
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Potential upgrade suggestions

Currently I have a desktop running Windows 10 with the following parts seen here: CPU Intel Core i7-3820 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor; Motherboard ASRock X79 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard; Memory Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2…
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Laptop carrying case for 15 inch laptop

I have an old Targus carrying case that was gifted by my employer a long time ago. It's decent, but bulky. I'm looking for a case that can hold a 15 inch laptop, plus a few additional things (safety glasses, a notebook, a few writing instruments)…
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Motherboard for photo processing

I'm looking for a desktop configuration. Primary use would be processing photographs in Lightroom and Photoshop (very basic). As far as I read in such use cases graphic card is far less important than fast memory, a fast CPU and a fast disk. I was…
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Advice on a HDD/SDCard docking station

I am looking for a docking station that allows me to easily plugin a IDE or SATA HDD and a SD card. It would be handy if it also allows to "clone/duplicate" between hard disks as I have a few faulty disks with data that might be recoverable that…
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Replacing ArecaRAID ARC-1231ML

I have a server with 12 harddisk slots, currently using an Areca ARC-1231ML card, with a large RAID-6 spanning 8 disks and a few passthroughs. The tiny CPU on that board is obviously not capable of handling this setup, and I get approximately 100…
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Low-Power Home Server

I need a home server for running couple of services, since my current hardware is aging. For example: DHCP/DNS-Server Mail-Server File-Server (SMB, AFP, FTP) CalDAV / CardDAV ownCloud, maybe WordPress USB 3.0 is a requirement, since I want high…
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PC Desktop build for Blender 3d around $3000 USD

I'm looking to move from Mac to PC as the new 2016 Mac Book Pro is terribly under baked in terms of performance. In turn, I want to build a desktop PC for around $3000 USD, but my knowledge of PC components and how they interact with one another is…
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Deciding between computer, laptop or tablet-hybrid

i'm not using all my computer hardware regularly anymore and want to make a change. Currently i have: 1 stationary computer capable of running recent games 1 mini tv computer which stutters badly and i want to get rid of 1 remote virtual server…
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USB 3.1 Gen 2 hub for 2016 MacBook Pro

Are there any USB 3.1 Gen 2 hubs in existence? There seem to be lots of options that are USB-C on the computer-end, but provide only USB 3.0 ports for the peripherals. Do I really have to buy an expensive Thunderbolt dock if all I want are a few USB…
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Cheap laser printer with widely available toners

I've been using HP LaserJet 1200 for a very long time but now the original drivers are not available and I wanted to find something more suitable for Windows 7/8 & 10. My expectations are partially similar to the original printer specs: available…
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ATX Motherboard with ATA password option and GNU/Linux compatibility

I have two Self Encrypting Drive (SED) and I'm using Debian as my main Operating System. My current motherboard (ASUS M5A97 R2.0) is GNU/Linux compatible (I had hard time to find a GNU/Linux compatible motherboard) but don't have any option in the…
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Power supply advice - 550W range

I am willing to build my very first computer. This is the build I was thinking about: Intel Core i7 6700K Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5-EU Corsair Hydro H60 CW-9060007-WW EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB SC GAMING 1835MHz Boost Clock Crucial CT2K8G4DFD8213…
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