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Author: Aniruddh

  • Asus VivoBook 14 X403 Review – Pros and Cons

    Asus VivoBook 14 X403 is a compact and lightweight laptop which promises to offer upto 24 hours of battery backup. It has a capable hardware and sturdy build quality. The price of this ultrabook is Rs.54,900. For this price, it is a great ultrabook to consider? Here is our Asus VivoBook 14 X403 review with pros and cons.

    Asus VivoBook 14 X403 Review

    Design and Build Quality

    The Asus VivoBook 14 X403 measures 16.5 mm in thickness and has 1.35kg weight. The chassis are made of all aluminium and certified to MIL-STD 810G standards. We have not felt any flexes in the keyboard or palm rest area. The silvery top cover is neat and elegant. The plain look provides a professional feel to this ultrabook.

    Asus VivoBook 14 X403 Review
    Asus VivoBook 14 X403

    Display

    This ultrabook comes with 14 inch full HD anti glare display panel. It has narrow bezels around the screen. It is claimed to cover upto 45 percent colors in the NTSC colour space. The display panel offers wide 178 degree viewing angles. The colors and brightness are ideal for lot of reading and browsing. The anti glare finish helps in overall readability especially in the outdoor conditions.

    Connectivity Ports and Audio

    Though it is a ultra compact laptop, there is not much compromises when it comes to ports. It has a full-size HDMI port, a USB-A 3.1 port, and a USB-C 3.1 port, USB-A 2.0 port, an SD Card slot, and a 3.5 mm audio jack for headsets. Fingerprint scanner is available which is works well with Windows Hello.

    Asus VivoBook 14 has two bottom firing speakers. There is also a array microphone for video calls and audio recording. The sound output is decent for regular user. However, output is not great.

    Keyboard and Touchpad

    The keyboard on VivoBook X403 is comfortable for typing. The keys has decent amount of travel and spacing between the keys are also good. It has backlit keyboard. However, due to the colors of the keys, it is of less use.

    The touchpad is a precision unit. Hence all the multi finger gestures work right out of the box without the need for any third party utility. The surface is smooth and easy for taps, clicks and swipes.

    Performance

    Asus VivoBook 14 X403 is powered by 8th gen Intel Core i5-8265U (Whiskey Lake) CPU with 8GB of RAM and integrated graphics. It has 512GB of PCIe NVMe SSD. The storage can be upgraded upto 1TB. However, RAM is not up gradable.

    In my usage, I have not faced any lag in my day to day usage. Even with multiple tabs open in the chrome browser and multiple EXCEL files, there was no performance issues. The laptop stays cool most of the time.

    Battery Life

    One of the key advantage of VivoBook 14 X403 is its battery life. It has 4 cell 72Wh Lithium ion polymer non removable battery. Asus claims that, it provides upto 24 hours of continuous local video playback. In my usage, with laptop connected to WiFi and screen brightness around 80%, I was able to get around 16 to 17 hours.

    Asus VivoBook 14 X403 Review Summary

    It is a ideal laptop for those who wants compact and lightweight laptop which provides good performance and battery life. Overall it is a good laptop for a regular user. At Rs.54,999 it is a value for money. Build quality, performance, battery life and display panel everything justifies the price. If you are a heavy gamer or video editor then this is not the one to look for.

    Asus VivoBook 14 X403 Pros

    • Excellent battery life.
    • Good performance.
    • Compact and lightweight.
    • Aluminium Chassis and MIL-STD 810G standards certification.
    • Good keyboard.
    • Connectivity ports.

    Asus VivoBook 14 X403 Cons

    • Average speakers.
    • RAM is not upgradable.
    • Keyboard keys color scheme could have been better.

  • How to take screenshot on iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro

    Taking screenshots on iPhone 11 is useful to share the moment from a video, high scores of the game, conversations on social networks like WhatsApp or Twitter or Facebook, sharing the error screen with the technician and almost anything and everything you see on your screen. The full-screen screenshot option on safari provides the option to save the entire website page as pdf which you can access offline or share with someone. In this post, we will cover how to take a screenshot on iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max.

    How to take screenshot on iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro

    There are two different ways to capture screenshot in iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro max.

    How to take screenshot on iPhone 11

    Image: iPhone 11 Press kit

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    Hardware key combination method

    • Open the app or screen you want to capture the screenshot.
    • Press and release the side button and Volume Up buttons at the same time.
    • The screen will flash and you will hear the camera shutter sound(Provided sound is not muted).
    • The preview will show up in the bottom left corner.

    Assistivetouch method

    First, you need to enable the Assistivetouch menu. Then you can take a screenshot using the Assistivetouch method.

    • First, enable Assistivetouch by going to Settings -> Accessibility -> Touch->Assistive Touch.
    • You will see a semi-transparent circular icon on your screen. This is the assistive touch button.
    • Now, go to the screen on which you want to take a screenshot.
    • Tap on the assistive touch button. Select Device and then select Screenshot.

    Full Page screenshot or Long screenshot in iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro

    If you want to take a screenshot of a long article on any website, the new iPhone provides an option to do it. But you need to open the page in the Safari browser. The limitation is long screenshot feature is limited to the Safari browser. You cannot take a long screenshot in other apps or browsers. Another thing to keep in mind is that you can save the long screenshot in pdf format only.

    How to capture full page screenshots in Safari

    • Launch the Safari browser and open any website such as tech2touch.com.
    • Now take a screenshot using any of the above-mentioned methods.
    • After the screenshot is captured, tap on the preview screen.
    • To save the long screenshot, tap tap the Full Page tab at the top, right next to Screen, and select Done.
    • Now tap Save PDF to Files. Select the location where you want to save the screenshot.

    Edit screenshot

    iPhone 11 provides the option to edit taken screenshots such as adding a text, shapes or cropping of screenshots. To edit screenshot

    • Take a screenshot using any of the two methods.
    • The preview will be shown in the left bottom of the screen.
    • Tap on it.
    • Here you will find all the editing options.
    • You can add signature, magnifier, scale to name few.

    Share screenshot

    If you tap and hold on the preview of the screenshot, you will be directed to share page. From here, you can share the screenshot using airdrop, WhatsApp, mail, etc.

    That covers the basics of how to screenshot on iPhone 11 series smartphones.

  • OnePlus 7T FAQ Pros and Cons

    OnePlus 7T is the latest smartphone which has few improvements over its predecessor. These improvement makes it closer to OnePlus 7 Pro. Here are the some of OnePlus 7T faq.

    The latest OnePlus 7T is the first phone in India to run on Android 10 out of the box. It also features new Warp Charge 30T standard.

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    OnePlus 7T FAQ

    What is the cost of OnePlus 7T in India?

    OnePlus 7T costs ₹37,999 for the 8GB / 128GB variant and ₹39,999 for 8GB / 256GB variant.

    What are the OnePlus 7T advantages over OnePlus 7?

    There are several improvements on the new flagship compared to OnePlus 7. Here are the list of additional features.

    • The display is slightly bigger. Now it sports 6.55 inch screen(6.41 inch in OnePlus 7) with a 20:9 aspect ratio and 1080×2400 resolution. It also has 90Hz refresh rate, as well as HDR10+.
    • New Snapdragon 855 Plus SoC.
    • Improved battery capacity from 3700 mAh to 3800 mAh.
    • new Warp Charge 30T standard.
    • Improved camera setup. Now it has triple camera setup in the rear. It has 48-megapixel main Sony IMX586 camera with f/1.6 aperture, and 12-megapixel telephoto lens with a f/2.2 aperture, and a third 16-megapixel ultra-wide angle camera with f/2.2 aperture. OnePlus 7 had dual camera setup.

    What are the OnePlus 7T Cons over OnePlus 7 Pro?

    With several improvements, OnePlus 7T comes close to OnePlus 7 Pro. However there are few areas OnePlus 7 Pro has advantage over OnePlus 7T. Here are the list of OnePlus 7T cons compared to OnePlus 7 Pro.

    • Notch display compared to full screen display.
    • Full HD+ resolution unlike QHD+ resolution.
    • Slightly smaller battery capacity. 3800 mAh vs 4000 mAh.

    What are the OnePlus 7T Cons?

    Some of the missing features of OnePlus 7T are,

    • No wireless charging support.
    • There is no 3.5mm headphone jack or USB-C to 3.5mm headphone jack dongle.
    • Lacks microSD card slot.
    • No official water and dust rating.

  • How to take screenshot in Galaxy M30s- 4 Methods

    Taking screenshot is one of the easiest ways to save or share the content on your phone. There are multiple options when it comes to taking a screenshot on Galaxy M30s. Though principles are the same, there are few refinements and additional enhancements. In this post, we will cover how to take a screenshot on Galaxy M30s using 4 different methods.

    Here is the list of different methods on how to take a screenshot on Galaxy M30s

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    Below are the different methods to capture screenshot in Galaxy M30s. You can use whichever one you like the best.

    Power and Volume Down Screenshot in Galaxy M30s

    This is one of the most common methods to capture screenshot in Android phones. This works in Galaxy M30s as well.

    1. Go to the page on which you want to take a screenshot.
    2. Press and hold Volume Down and Power button simultaneously.
    3. The screenshot will be captured.

    Palm Swipe to capture screenshot in Galaxy M30s

    • First, ensure palm swipe to capture is enabled. For that, go to Settings->Advanced Features-> Motions and Gestures. Ensure Palm Swipe to capture is enabled.
    • Now on any screen on which you want to take a screenshot, swipe your palm from one side to another.
    • The screenshot will be captured.

    Assistant Menu screenshot in Galaxy M30s

    • Go to Settings->Accessibility->Interaction and dexterity. Enable Assistant Menu.
    • You will get a small floating icon on the screen.
    • Now, navigate to the page on which you want to take a screenshot.
    • Tap on Assistant Menu icon.
    • Select the Screenshot button.
    • The screenshot will be saved.

    Scroll screenshot in Galaxy M30s

    Samsung Galaxy M30s provides the option to take scroll screenshot. For that,

    • Go to Settings->Advanced Features->Screenshots.
    • Enable Screenshot toolbar.
    • Now take a screenshot using any of the above-mentioned methods.
    • You will find a toolbar in the bottom of the preview screen.
    • Tap on down arrow icon.
    • It will start taking the scrolling screenshot.

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  • EPSON EcoTank M2170 Review-Pros and Cons

    The EPSON EcoTank M2170 is a compact monochrome all in one printer.  Launched early this year, M2170 add to Epson’s line-up of Inktank printers and are expected to enhance Epson’s presence in the office printing segment.

    The M2170  is specifically designed to lower business printing costs in comparison to mono laser printers, while being extremely kind to the environment. The company promises ultra-low printing cost of 12 paise per print and claims that the printer is 23 times cheaper when compared to mono laser printers. The less costly inks result in a significantly low total cost of ownership for the organization over a period of time.

    One of the key advantage of EPSON EcoTank M2170 is the operational cost. It is ideal for organizations that are concerned about their printing costs, about efficiency and about the environment.  Epson claims that it has been designed keeping in mind the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). There are many advantages of having EcoTank M2170 and few demerits as well. Here is the breakup of features in the form of pros and cons.

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    Ecotank M2170 Pros

    Compact design

    EPSON EcoTank M2170 is a compact all in one printer and takes a small footprint. You can easily place it on your table. In addition, the spill free refilling is an added benefit.

    Good connectivity options

    EcoTank M2170 provides multiple connectivity options. Ethernet up to 1000Base-T (or Gigabit Ethernet), Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/ns), connection to a single PC via USB 2.0, and Wi-Fi Direct are the available connectivity options. Wi-Fi direct provides an option to connect Wi-Fi enabled devices to the printer without being part of the local area network or connected to router.

    Print scan and copy

    Epson used PrecisionCore printhead in ET-M2170. It takes better quality printout especially grayscale graphics and photos. The text looks good. Overall, print output on this printer is good. 

    The Epson ET M2170 can print 20 pages per minute and has auto duplex printing options.  The print output is smudge and water-resistant.  It can scan or copy in 1200 x 2400 dpi (with Variable-Sized Droplet Technology).

    Low operational cost

    You will get one bottle of ink in the box. Each bottle of ink is capable of taking approximately 6000 pages. The price of ink bottle is around INR 700. The average cost per print is 12 paisa.  Along with this, Epson’s two-year warranty (you get an additional year upon registration) is additional benefit.

    EPSON EcoTank M2170 Cons

    • Lacks automatic document feeder for scanning.
    • The display panel is not touch enabled.

    EPSON EcoTank M2170 Review summary: 

    If you are looking for a good all in one monochrome printer with low operational cost, then Epson EcoTank M2170 is worth considering.  Though the initial price is high, over the year, it will save lot of money.

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