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Looking for dual-wan wifi router

I'm looking for the dual wan wifi router. The price is supposed to be ~100$. I'm using Asus RT-AC66U, but I'm somehow unlucky with Asus routers as the first one was just loosing wifi connectivity and this one is getting very hot + loosing…
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What devices support a 15mm tall 2.5" hdd?

I've bought THIS hard drive for my laptop but didn't notice it as 15mm. I've never seen a laptop that supports a HDD this thick. I've searched in some forums with no success. Is there any recent gaming laptop that fits?
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Bright monitor for office with intense ambient sunlight

I am a software developer, recently moved to a new office with huge windows. There is so much sunlight that the regular monitor I have been provided with looks dark at 100% brightness. Is there a good 27' monitor with brightness similar to…
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24" external monitor will have crisper text than 27"?

I'm looking to get a second monitor for my 2018 27" iMac. The Dell P2715Q seems to be a common choice. It comes in 27" and 24" sizes. The first review on the Amazon site says that the 24" has the highest pixel density for the resolution -- if you…
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LGA1151 CPU lowest power consumption?

i'm setting up a computer with an LGA1151 cpu socket, and i'm looking for the cpu that would use the least amount of electricity for this motherboard. the cpu will not be stressed in the slightest, and does not need to be fast. i already have a…
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Looking for a receipt scanner than can continuously scan a receipt of any length

I'm looking for a receipt scanner which can scan very long receipts (up to 30 feet long) and produce a single image or PDF. Ideally it would have Optical Character Recognition (OCR) and produce a PDF with the text information (for example, you would…
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E-ink tablet as substitute for textbooks

I am looking for an E-ink tablet that can be used well as a substitute for physical college textbooks. It should have a pdf-reader that is versatile in the sense that it has many features that are useful for reading textbooks: easily put…
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Opinions/alternatives on dell inspiron 15 5570-2890

I'm looking for a new laptop mainly for programming work. I don't have much knowledge about hardware but what is most important to me is just for the laptop to be fast while starting up and running applications, so I decided some of my requirements…
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Device that is just mouse buttons and scroll wheels

Question I'm searching for a device that is simply a box that acts as a USB mouse, with these A web-search for "mouse button box" returns pages with this $125 assistive technology device, but it's not quite what I'm looking for, and is a bit…
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Fitness tracker without tracking

I'm looking for a fitness tracker which does not require uploading all my data to some server. It is ok if the device has this feature as long as I can just not use it. I don't care what i did a month ago. However I would like to check my heartrate…
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Bluetooth module with external antenna?

I was referred here from the Raspberry Pi stack exchange. I'm looking for a bluetooth module that can use an external SMA antenna, that I can interface with a raspberry pi. I'm very new to raspberry pi, and fairly inexperienced in Bluetooth too,…
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Reliable computer for live streaming video to youtube 24/7

I have a live stream running that sends a 1080p video stream to Youtube. It receives the data from a camera in the network, converts the stream (using ffmpeg) and uploads it to the Youtube channel. Right now, I am using a Raspberry Pi 3 runing…
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Hard disk case, similar to the included image

The quality of portable hard disks have been underwhelming for me, so I want to use datacenter hard disks to store my data (Some of my data are being accessed and overwritten frequently, so I need datacenter hard disks). However the protection of…
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SBC for webserver, compatible with Debian

I’m looking for an SBC (single board computer) that can run Debian to use as a webserver. Maximum budget is €100 (120 $ / 85 £) Requirements: Gigabit ethernet (it’s going to be a webserver) At least 1 USB port (2.0+) Can boot via USB Can run Debian…
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Netgear XR500 vs ASUS ROG AC5300: Which is the better option with my configuration?

After agonizing for days and being an irritant all over Stack Exchange trying to sort out my networking woes, I've narrowed down my current purchase needs to fit one of two routers. One is the Netgear Nighthawk Pro XR500, and the other is the ASUS…
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