Buy most optimum or worth it storage drive like hard disk or flash drive or pen drive

In these post I will share some equation about "Purchasing the most optimum hard disk / flash drive"

Im not sure is anybody already found out about these but I use these equation yesterday (already know about it along time ago but never get a chance to use it and update to blog)

The equation is

Optimum value = price / size

Where
price is the price of purchasing the hard disk
size is the hard disk size (like GB or TB)
The smallest value is the most 'optimum' or should I said 'most worth it'

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How these calculation is made? How did I found out these equation?
Is based on example actually

Lets get through it!

Let say you went to shop and want to purchase a flash drive, here is the price list
50 GB = RM 100
100 GB = RM 200
150 GB = RM 300

Thus
100/50 = 2
200/100 = 2
300/150 = 2

These means, all are optimize, you can buy any size you want and they are all worth it

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Example above is not the actual case, in flash drive and hard disk usually the

• out dated will be very cheap
• current will be normal
• latest will be expensive

Like these
50 GB = RM 100
100 GB = RM 150
150 GB = RM 400

Thus
100/50 = 2
150/100 = 1.5 (lowest)
350/250 = 2.67

As you can see, the 100 GB will be the most worth it in this case
If the difference is like 0.1 means there is not much difference, unless you want to buy 99999 pieces. But still... 0.1?

My new mouse

I just purchase a new mouse (for my laptop) and I was so hype about it until I make it into a blog post

Here is the picture

Okay, what I would like to tell in this post is about "What is the best mouse for laptop"
This is only my opinion and might also be wrong

Many people think, when the mouse for laptop it must be

1. Wireless - For portability purpose
2. Small - For portability purpose too

I would like to said that these 2 feature is correct but there are more important thing you need to consider when purchasing "Mouse for laptop (portable)"

Work on all surface

The first thing you might forget is about "Work on all surface". Yes, you are using a laptop and you might use it in different place on different surface. It can be

1. Wooden or cement table at the park
2. Glass or Metal table on cafe
3. Bedsheets / Marble / Sofa / Couch at your house (with lazy typing posture)

Thus, what you need for portable mouse 1st is it work on all surface. These can be solve by a mouse with a "laser" and not "optical". But my new mouse was "blue lace" I dont know what it is but it does work like laser... peww peww

Less wire = retractable

I do not encourage for wireless mouse because

1. Heavy (need battery)
2. Huge or bulking (cause the battery)

Although the "wireless" looks cool but try to look at the main point why we want a wireless mouse?

The answer will be "the wire mouse will mess up by laptop bag and look so uncool" issit?

Thus, these can be solve my retractable wire, means the wire cord can be expand and shrink.

My new mouse, the retractable wire was inside the mouse, causing it to have sleeker design and it does not bulking

Size

Last one is the size, the smaller the better. But some like bulking mouse rather than small mouse. So this option is optional. If you dont mind about the size, pick up a slim mouse design

Finally, my mouse spec is

1. Slim design but can adjust the height
2. Blue lace
3. Retractable wire inside the mouse
4. RM 28 (on 27 Feb 2011)
5. Brand: Areson

Merge harddisk partition

Okay, It was happen I use ubuntu and make 2 partition (1 the main partition and the other 1 is the swap space)
But then I want to use Window again and 'hey!, the partition is separated. How do I merge it?'

So I'm doing some google and here is the website that solve my problem http://www.extend-partition.com/
They have Home Edition which is FREE

THEN, MY (FRIEND) 2ND PARTITION IS MISSING!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Refill Canon ip1880 printer

I will show you How to Refill the printer.

By the way, if you lost the printer installer...
this link should help:
http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&tabact=DownloadDetailTabAct&fcategoryid=357&modelid=14991

p/s: note that its ip1800 but it still works with ip1880

Here is the step.
1. Have the Refilling ink
2. Take out the Cartridge
3. Make a 'Hole' at the Cartridge
4. Start refilling

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The step detail

Step 1 : Have the Refilling ink

Here in my place on 2008 October.
The price for each color cost about RM6 and can have about 5 shot.
refill 5 times I means.
I buy Black, Red, Blue, Yellow color 6x4=24.


p/s: For black should be not a problem in color choosing.
But for Red, Blue and Yellow. There's a chance the color is different in the original one.

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Step 2 : Take out the Cartridge

Dun ask me how to take out the Cartridge.
The Cartridge code should be CL831 & PG830 by default

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Step 3 : Make a 'Hole' at the Cartridge

You may wander "How to make the hole" and "Where should I make the hole"

How to make the hole
1. Use any means necessary.
2. Lucky for me, the re-filler i buy already provide the puncher

Where should I make the hole

Follow the picture.
Take off the sticker carefully.
You will see some ready made hole to be made.

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Step 4 : Start refilling

Refill it carefully, nothing particular...

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Reminders

Don't ever touch the circled area

It's the important place of course.
One touch interrupt the circuit?

How much to refill?

Basically one bottle enough for 5 shot.
Its better to put less rather than full in the Cartridge since it might leak out or overflow.

One last note,
The printer does no measure the ink based n how much the ink left in the cartridge. But its count on how many time you use the printer.

This means,
1. It's not accurate
2. Once you refill, printer still telling you "Ink low"

Therefore, to solve this you need to reset the "ink counter" which is pressing the "Resume" button for 5 minutes.


Thats all,
Hope its useful... guess not