Computers - for Gaming, personal and business needs

Recently I brought a laptop and a PC for my cousin. The PC was a gaming PC, a Core 2 Duo Processor machine with graphics cards and all the sorta stuff. Later on one day I came across a site called
Easy as my PC and when I went through the same, It was all about building/ assembling your own PC. PC's like gaming computers, Basic computers, computer for business purposes... etc. are listed there. Yeah, you will get almost all the stuffs needed from them and all what you need is a screw driver, as they claims. From the processor, to the keyboard/ mouse, they supply you the components and you can assemble the same. Last time when I tried to assemble a computer after doing a custom order of the components from e-bay, I lost in between as i got some incompatible items left behind, once i assembled my system. So the next time, I think I should try order a kit from this site.
OOps.. did I forgot to mention that they have the upgrade kits and components sold seperately!

What do you use to change your login Screen? - Vista

I was rather getting bored in seeying the plain login screen in my HP DV 6701AU. So I started looking for options to change the same... now I use the logon studio from stardock. Through this program, I am now able to change the background of my login Screen :)

HP Service center - Kochi - India -

I was searching the HP site to get info on the service centers in Kochi and after a long search that reached no where I called local computer dealer, who said she have no phone number, but she gave me hints about the same. I logged out from my office bio metric attendance marking system and went in search for the same and at last I reached the place near Kaloor. The issue was with my Laptop DVD writer, which they said needs a replacement. I agreed for the same and another info they gave me was that they are gonna shift to a new place. So here is the new address in Kochi

HP Service Center
4th Floor, KPV Estate,
Kalavathu, Palarivattom
Cochin / Kochi
India
Pin - 682025
Land mark: Opp to BSNL Exchange - Near to Vodafone Mini store
Ph: 0484 - 3925840

Wonder why the HP People have given wrong phone numbers and information in their website!

Update: 2341303/304 - kaloor service center

HP DV6701AU and BSNL EV-DO 2.4Mbps

I got hold of an HP Laptop a month back and here are the specs. The specs is same as the standard laptop hp offers, but is upgraded with an extra GB of RAM.


Make: HP
Model: HP Pavilion dv6701AU
Processor Manufacturer: AMD
Processor Name: Turion 64x2 TL-58
Processor Cache Memory (KB): 1024
Front Side Bus: 1600
Processor Speed (Mhz): 1900
Security: Finger print

Memory And Screen:
RAM (MB): 2048
Upgradeable RAM (MB): 4096
Hard Disk Drive Capacity (GB): 160
Optical Drive: DVD Writer
Display Screen Size (Inches) : 15.4"
Maximum Display Resolution (dpi): 1280 x 800
Screen Type : Bright View

Display:
Video Display Card : Dedicated
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Video Card : GeForce Go 7150M
Video Card Memory Type: Shared
Video Card Memory (MB): 287

Connection:
Connection 1.: Internal Modem
Connection 2.: WiFi(802.11b/g)
Connection 3.: Ethernet
Connection 4.: Bluetooth
Connection 5.: USB Port(3 No.s)
Connection 6.: IR

Multimedia:
Sound : High definition Sound
Microphone: Yes
Speakers: Yes
Camera: Yes(Built in, 1.3 MP)
Earphone jacks: Yes(2 no.s)

Operating System: MS Windows Vista Home Premium
Navigation: Keyboard and Touch pad
Dimentions(WxDxH): 357x257x25.4
Weight (Kgs) : 2.75
Battery: Li Ion
Battery life: 2-3 Hours (approx in power saver)
Color: Black with imprints
Warranty: 1 Years

I like the looks, the screen(yeah, the bright view), the power saver capability, solidness of the laptop.
Initially, the finger print option was not that easy to get registered, but improves in successive scans. I use a BSNL EV-DO 2.4 Mbps connection with it. The only issue was the conflict in drivers. The BSNL guys did not provide any drivers, and I was compelled to download from Internet (the manufacturer of the USB Modem, ZTE, said that they don't have the drivers stored on line :( ) The max speed attained was around 1Mbps - 1.6 Mbps till now.

The dv6701AU is a decent laptop on your pocket as well as regarding performance. So if you are in search of a laptop without much hardcore games, graphical usage, then this is the one for you!