After nearly a month, UniFi released their Broadband Improvement Plan event for its subscribers, today, Maxis comes with their own answers to its subscribers by introducing the most cheapest price for the offered packages. Yes, the cheapest. Now, with RM 129, you can finally have a taste on subscribing the 100 Mbps plan by maxis. The package was slightly cheaper compared to TIME’s low end package, 100 Mbps as well.
In addition, Maxis will introduce a new router, according to Lowyat.net, promises zero down time for their subscribers, in other word, when your main network fails, the 4G takes place without any notification sent to the users and, reverts back to the main line once the line were back to normal.
Plans Overview
30 Mbps Package
Pricing at a price of RM89, I would definitely say, this is worth for your bucks. I mean, it is much better than the UniFi Basic Plans whose comes with 60GB of quota per month.
The downloads and uploads are symmetrical compared to UniFi whose offering asymmetrical speeds. You can actually pay RM10/month for unlimited calls.
100 Mbps Package
Pricing at a price of RM 129, for heavy users, I mean, this would be a great opportunity for you to try it out. There is a slight difference between Maxis One 100 Mbps package with UniFi’s Lite 100 Mbps (after BIP events), as, you get symmetrical downloads and uploads while the Lite packages offer asymmetrical speed.
The local calls for this package were unlimited and, you don’t really need to pay more to enjoy the local calls.
How about for business organizations?
Well, my fellow ventures, no worries, as, Maxis do offer the cheapest internet packages for business organizations, by, introducing the 100 Mbps plan at the rate of RM 139. This is, by far, the cheapest plan ever offered to the business organizations in this country.
I am interested to try it out? Where do I go?
No worries, as you can go register at their official website starting from today and, Maxis has taken a step to prepare the Maxpert teams to set up the network environment at your residence or offices and a dedicated service center to answer all your questions or the problem you may face in the future during the subscription period.
I am an existing user, do I can shift to this plan?
The answer is yes. You can. You can opt to terminate your old account (if the contract has ended) or opt to extend your current contract to a new 24 month contract.
So when is the plans will be started to be implemented?
I personally feel, the introduced plan by Maxis is worth for your bucks. Although they left behind compared to UniFi and TIME (They also will introduce a new plan soon as they recently come up with an open letter to UniFi), but, they might take time to catch up. Good luck, Maxis.
Recently, I surveyed around for a printing business for my newly designed business card. When I was surveying around, I was introduced to a printing business by my friend. Since they’re a start-up venture, this post will be the experience of using their services. They’re newly known as WinStyle Graphics.
OVERVIEW OF THE OFFERED SERVICE
Their main expertise focuses on:
Logo Design.
Name Cards / Business Cards.
Banners & Buntings.
Flyers.
Sign Board & Bill Board.
All king of Digital Designs.
PRICE LIST
Hereby, is the price list of the business card printing that, quoted to me by Mr. Sharwin.
2 BOX : RM 25.00
5 BOX : RM 58.30
10 BOX : RM 100.00
50 BOX : RM 168.00
Special Grand Opening Promo
100 BOX : RM 400 only
Do kindly note that, one box of the container contains 100 Cards.
DESIGN
So, I come up with my own design of my business card using the TechCyn‘s tagline, “Keep It Simple, Smart“. ~Arigato Fotoshoppu-san
Figure 1: Front View of the Card.
Figure 2: Rear View of the Card.
IMPLEMENTATIONS
Once the design has been completed, I purposed my design to them and inquire them on the pricing of cards. I am amazed on how they work in an organized manner by issuing a proper quotation on the total cost to get the job done.
I was brief through the card type as well by the founder of the venture, Mr. Sharwin. I’ve given the card type choices. The choices are:
Matt Lamination Card
Ivory cards
UV Cards
Foil Cards
Normal Art card
Once the briefing session was over, I was informed that, the best card quality comes from matt lamination type.
Once I am satisfied with their quotation and explanation, I requested them to proceed to the next phase, which is, to get the job done.
OUTCOME OF THE ASSIGNED TASK
After 4 working days, I was contacted by the founder of WinStyle Graphics, Mr. Sharwin, acknowledging me that, the business card has been successfully printed out.
Before Receive:
From the looks of the image, I was wondering, the card is pretty average to be honest. But, I didn’t judge the look of the quality of the card of the picture, instead, I waited to actually get my card to be handed over to me. I ordered 3 boxes of the cards.
Figure 3: The freshly printed business card.
After Receive:
After I receive the cards officially from the representative of the venture, Mr. Sharwin, I quickly inspect the card, and, I was impressed with the card quality and the materials used. For the price I paid, I feel satisfied with their work.
Lets have a deep look into the cards. Shall we?
I ordered 3 boxes of business card and three standard casing for each stacked up cards were given.
Figure 4: One box of stacked up cards.
Figure 5: Three box of stacked up cards.
Next, the card quality is beyond average, when I said beyond average, it means, the card type proposed to me is exactly as what as been told to me.
Figure 6: The cards displayed.
Figure 7: Side view of the cards (rear).
Figure 8: The top view of the rear card.
Figure 9: The top view of the front card.
I would say, I satisfied with their service and will definitely opt for them in future. Let’s move to the conclusion part.
CONCLUSION
To conclude my post, though there are many experienced ventures available out there, as a newcomer itself, I felt that, WinStyle Graphics had showed me a professional way of getting the job done along with its friendly CEO who keeps on entertaining my queries thrown at him. I would highly recommend this venture to those newcomers or, an experienced business mans to use their service to get your job done.
//TechCyn always respect the newcomers and new talents//.
PROMOTIONS
Currently, WinStyle Graphics are offering Merdeka (Independence Month) Promotion. Do grab your opportunity to get the best cards at an affordable rate.
Remarks:
To get even cheaper printing rates, kindly like their Facebook page given below as a symbol of support.
For further inquires about the service, the venture is reachable through the following social media:
We have at-least 20% of gamers reside in Malaysia and there are several groups created in Facebook dedicated for gamers. In the discussion of the group, one of the highlighted issues are, speakers that suits for gamers. Since nowadays most PC equipments come with RGB feature, according to the current trend of PC Master Race, most speaker manufacturers such as Sonic Gear and Vinnfier comes up with their own RGB speakers for gamers.
However, today, we’re not going to discuss on the two brands stated at the top, today, we are going to look at the most special and affordable gaming speaker by IMPERION.
OVERVIEW
The IMPERION RAYTHEON 2.1 Speaker is in the range of gaming speakers out there. Pricing at the SRP of RM179, this speaker definitely a dream of the gamers of owning a speaker that would satisfy their cravings of owning a good sound system at an affordable price.
The general built quality of the speaker is good, especially when it comes to the woofer box, however, it differs when it comes to the satellite speaker, the built quality is not promising as, it would be easily toppled over.
PACKAGINGS
The packaging of the speaker is decent and the box is not that huge. You can carry this speaker on a bike as well.
Before Unboxing
After Unboxing
SPECIFICATIONS
2.1 CH Bluetooth speaker.
Built-in Bluetooth / USB.
3.5mm Audio Input.
With 7 Colors RGB Lights on subwoofer.
RMS: 18W+10Wx2=38W.
Driver: 5″+2″x4.
Impedance: 4Ohm Bass/2 Ohm satellite.
S/N Ratio: 65dB.
Frequency Response: 40Hz~20kHz.
Dimension: (mm).
Subwoofer: W188*H187*D723.
Satellite Speaker: W66*H216*D72.
WALKTHROUGH
Satellite Speaker
The satellite speaker comes with 2″x4 driver that produces high vocal clarity, and at some point, when the volume was set to high, the driver seems to be punching a minimal amount of bass.
Subwoofer
I personally like the subwoofer design here. This woofer comes with a volume knob located at the top, a treble knob located in the middle and a bass knob that located at the bottom.
The bass reflex port was located at the rear of the subwoofer, so, I would strongly recommend that, if you decided to place the woofer at the top of your desk, make sure, to place the woofer not too close to the wall. Keep at a distance between the wall and the bass reflex port.
A closer look of the subwoofer. The driver built quality is good. The diaphragm of the speaker feels solid.
SETTING UP THE SPEAKER
The setting up of this speaker is easy. Just follow the given instruction and you’re good to go.
The lights can be customized as only two presets were given at the moment, a color cycle and a solid color. A single button given to control the preset of the lights, by which, when the woofer were turned on, the preset turns into color cycle, when the button pressed once, the color cycle turns solid according to current color, you can repeat the process as well for your favorite color. However, you can’t turn off the lights.
AUDIO QUALITY
Reminder:
“In order to get optimum output from this speaker, it is highly recommended to tweak your equalizer settings in your stock sound-card or an aftermarket sound-card.”
The light was set to white color.
Bass
Songs
The bass from the woofer is deep. I always play 320kbps song, so, I can feel the deep bass at the half volume, the bass seems to be solid and not distorted.
Movies
Watching an HD movie or a blue-ray movies, the bass is deep and I really enjoy my movie session with this speaker.
Games
Playing games such as CS or PUBG, the speaker delivers deeper bass and I have a fun gaming session here.
Clarity
Songs
This satellite speaker comes with 4 x 2″ driver. All the driver did a great job on delivering vocal, although, the speaker seems cheap. No issues here.
Movies
Watching movie and the audio quality that comes through the speaker seems decent and I can catch most dialogues from the movie w/out even have to increase the volume.
Games
If you played CSGO game, you should know the importance of receiving commands and, a good vocal shall guide you to the victory, hence, this speaker scores here.
Balance Audio
Songs
Playing the song at its highest bit-rate seems perfect. I just love my music session through this speaker.
Movies
As mentioned in the above, the speaker delivers deeper bass and crystal solid vocal of the movies.
Games
The speaker scores a perfect score here.
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
Advantages
Cheap and affordable.
Deep bass in the same par with the legendary Altec Lansing VS4121 & Edifier E3100.
The size of the woofer is decent & the design of the subwoofer is one of the best.
The subwoofer can be placed on top of the desk, although there is a myth that, subwoofer must be placed at the bottom of the desk.
Bass and Treble control given.
RGB – The light can be controlled with a button, given two presets, automated light cycle or solid color.
Bluetooth and USB feature available.
Disadvantages
The satellite speaker design is awful – not stable and can be toppled over easily.
In order to enjoy the deep bass, you bass knob should be at the maximum level.
The subwoofer will move when at high volume.
CONCLUSION
As a conclusion, as per title tagline above, do it really conquer your ears? My answers is yes. It does. Whether you like or not the brand, it does deliver what it promises.
This speaker not suitable if you’re student and staying in a dorm (university) as, the bass from this speaker is too strong and, it might disturb the person at the next door. However, if you’re a student living at outside (rent/parents house), then, this speaker definitely for you.
To summarize my points, this speaker, totally worth for your money, if you’re missing the good old days with Altec Lansing, then, you won’t get wrong with this speaker as well.
In general, SONIC GEAR was well known before for their EVO series. With mesmerizing graphical equalizer on their EVO lineup series, the reception of the user towards the EVO series, mostly negative due to there was a scandal involves in one of their famous EVO series. However, their Armageddon series especially, Armageddon A5 recieved massive positive reviews from the critics and users and, it was selling like a hot cake.
Figure 1: SONIC GEAR SPACE III.
I am not a fan of SONIC GEAR, but, I am a big fan of their Blue-Thunder Series. So, for today’s review, lets have a look at their budget 2.1 speaker under the code name of, Space III.
OVERVIEW
SONIC GEAR SPACE III is a budget speaker specially made for the budget seekers to satisfy their audio cravings. There are 3 Models of the Space lineup, Space III, Space V and Space VI. Space III is the cheapest costing around RM79 (Promotional Price) while Space VI cost about RM200.
The specification of the speaker is as follows:
Figure 2: The specifications.
PACKAGINGS
Before Unboxing
The box was slightly dented, but the item inside was well protected.
Figure 3: The front view of the box.
At the rear view of the box shows the specification of the speaker. For its price, I would say, it is a decent spec for budget lovers.
Figure 4: The rear view of the box.
After Unboxing
I don’t really feel impressed with the packaging, I would say, it is below average style of the packaging of the item.
Figure 5: The egg carton covers the speaker.
There is a lot of space in between of the woofer and the satellite speakers.
Figure 6: The speaker in the box.
Personal View of the Quality
Satellite Speaker
First of all, let’s look at the satellite speaker, it was light and I can see the cheap materials was used to build it. At the bottom of the speaker, you can’t see any rubber that prevents the speaker from moving or for a better grip, but, the speaker can be easily flipped over.
Figure 7: The satellite speaker.
Subwoofer
The subwoofer was slightly heavy, but it is considered the lightest when it comes to subwoofer class. The good thing about this woofer is, this woofer suitable to be put onto the table rather than putting on the floor as most audio experts suggested a subwoofer should be placed on the floor rather than on top of the desk. However, at a high volume, the subwoofer does move and I have to place it back on the right position, possible due to poor built quality.
Figure 8: The front view of the woofer.
The rear view of the woofer is empty. Nothing much to be explained here.
Figure 9: The rear view of the woofer.
At the side of the woofer, the user can control the amount of bass and volume using the knob given, a dual audio input port for each satellite, a 3.5mm female jack port for the cable to be connected to the PC or laptop, a button to change the mode of the speaker (PC or Bluetooth) and an on / off switch.
Figure 10: The side view of the speaker.
If you place the woofer at the bottom of your desk, then, you can exercise yourself by doing sit-ups on adjusting the volumes and turn on/off the audio system.
SETTING UP THE SPEAKER
The speaker set-up process was pretty straight-forward and easy.
AUDIO QUALITY
Bass
The bass feels solid, yet, punchy. However, when the volume of the audio system was increased, the bass feels muddy and distorted. The woofer itself moves during the high volume due to poor build, well, it is acceptable though for its price.
Clarity
The clarity wise, the satellite speaker did not perform well for my ears. I don’t have much complain about that, as, you can improve this defect on your equalizer settings. If you’re a gamer, or a movie lover, the vocal quality were slightly worse and, you need to increase the volume to cope up with the vocals.
Balance Audio
The amount of bass and clarity when played together was, okay. Yes, in the beginning, it was awful, but after tweak my equalizer settings, I able to cope up the quality that I need from the speaker.
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
Advantages
Cheap for 2.1 Speaker System.
Excellent design.
Able to fit even the smallest place on top of your desk.
Solid bass (not the best, but, by far, the best for its price – your equalizer plays an important role here).
Bluetooth feature.
I like the subwoofer design.
Disadvantages
Short cables for 3.5mm male-to-male jack.
The bass tends to get muddy when the volume was increased.
Not the best audio quality when it comes to clarity.
Woofer tends to get slightly hot after few hours of usage.
Light satellite speakers.
Low quality cables.
When the audio system turned off, and turned on again, the mode of the audio went to Bluetooth instead of PC, and you have to manually do that every time you turn on the audio system.
CONCLUSION
To conclude this review, the speaker definitely best for university students as if they’re staying in the dorm and looking for a cheap and affordable speaker, this then is the one.
Figure 11: The final view of the Space III.
The speaker does a good job working with the on board soundcard (Realtek) and for those who using the third party soundcard, then, the audio quality from this speaker, might be different for you, might be best for your ears as SONIC GEAR’s tagline, “Trust your ears“. For the price of RM79, I don’t have much complains about it as, Sonic Gear always targets budget seekers rather than audio lovers. If you’re a gamer, then this speaker is not for you, but, if you’re staying in a dorm, yet, you wish to have a decent 2.1 speaker system for your gaming session, then, this speaker might suit your needs.
Last but not least, I bought the speaker under a promotional price. I am not sure how much they will sell after this, but, if you’re interested to buy this speaker, you may visit the ALL IT Hypermarket at level 3 of Plaza Lowyat. They are having promotions now. You won’t regret buying your favorite parts from the shop.
A good content on YouTube or twitch stream not only requires a good camera and video editing skills, a good microphone will determine your audio narration throughout the video. Often in general, we always complain that, the audio quality of the content creators was not nice and not up to the current standard, but, as a content creator of myself, I must say, if you use a low quality microphone, the process of editing the voice-over is complicated and consumes long process to be done.
Figure 1: The Razer Seiren X Microphone (After Setup w/ cable plugged in).
Looking at this, I’ve decided to give the RAZER SEIREN X Microphone a try. Let’s move deep into the review.
PACKAGINGS
Before Unboxing
The packaging of the SEIREN X is sportive enough. With the combination of green and black color, the box has a striking attraction though. Simplistic design at its finest. The box seems to be built from a good quality card-box.
Figure 2: Front View.
The general feature of the SEIREN X was shown at the rear of the box. I must say, for microphone in its price range, this is considered as a decent feature.
Figure 3: Rear View.
On both side views, the box has fully green color covered with Razer font carved on the both sides.
Figure 4: Side View
After Unboxing
The unboxing process was done easily. The item arranged in an orderly manner. One of the best item arrangements I’ve seen so far.
Figure 5: The Razer Seiren X Microphone.Figure 6: The Seiren X was taken out and put aside.
The given items are, the base of the Seiren X, the stand, and a USB cable.
Figure 7: The content of the box.
Overall, decent packaging and decent items were given. But no microphone foam cover? Seriously?
The stand of the Seiren X was built with a good quality material since, it contributes 30% of the total weight of the Seiren X. The bottom part of the Seiren X comes with a rubber to prevent the microphone from falling or moving apart when recording process or party process, in case, it is happening.
Figure 9: The stand of the Seiren X.
The bottom part of the microphone comes with a simple female USB receiver and a 3.5mm audio port for headphones. Do note that, when you plugged in the microphone, you can’t hear your voice from your speaker due to, it automatically directs your audio output via the headphone jack. To test it out, always plug in your headphone’s audio male jack to the female audio jack of the Seiren X.
Figure 10: The bottom view of the Seiren X.
The Seiren X can bend over according to the position you would like to it be.
Figure 11: The Seiren X after assembled.
The Seiren X comes with a simple volume knob for your headphone and the recording button. When the Seiren X is in the recording mode, the LED’s are in the green color.
Figure 12: The Seiren X ready in recording mode.
If you muted the recording mode, the LED’s will be in the red color.
Figure 13: The Seiren X muted.
The audio experience from Seiren X, is decent, I mean, decent in terms of crisp voice capture. I’ve used several cheap microphones so far, and I can say, by far, Seiren X is the best so far. But when comparing to my friend’s Blue Yeti microphone, Seiren X, not up to its level to be precise.
ADVANTAGES & DISADVANTAGES
Advantages
Excellent build quality
Small design – able to fit even into the smallest place.
Simple and straightforward setup – You don’t need any special software to operate this microphone.
Uses only USB cable and not the typical 3.5mm microphone male jack.
Microphone automatically turns the audio output to headphone mode.
Built in shock mount
Disadvantages
The Seiren X not up to standard as Blue Yeti microphone in terms of crisp voice capture.
Expensive
They didn’t give microphone foam cover – I mean it! Seriously thou?
CONCLUSION
Figure 14: Summary of the Seiren X.
Allow me to straight away finish this review in a paragraph, the Seiren X definitely worth for your money, however, it has some of its downsides too. If you’re looking for the best voice over for both your YouTube content or streaming games via Twitch, then, this is not….something for you. Do not take my word seriously, the sentence only for those who looking for a good quality microphone, then this is not something for them. Although this microphone has some excellent pros, however, it also does come with cons as well.
Basically, when it comes to printing, we often opt to buy a low cost cheap printer available out there. When the word “low cost”, the only brand that comes to our mind is, HP. HP Printers especially their low end printers, by which, the cartridge replacement only cost as low as RM27 for black and RM39 for color.
My first printer was HP F350 and the printer died after two years of use. On the other hand, Canon printers although they are pricey, but for long term use, they suits well, in-fact, I am using two printers from Canon currently, by which, they’re Canon PIXMA E560 (for school use for my younger brother – the age of the printer is more than 2 years) and our “hero” today.
Let’s move into the review, shall we?
OVERVIEW
I bought the printer for the price of RM 559 and, mind you that, this is my very first refillable ink tank printer that I bought. Previously, I tried on customizing the CISS tank to my HP 2060 printer and it works well for about a year.
The Canon PIXMA G2010.
This printer does not come with wireless feature. Do note this when you’re surveying your printer, if wireless is your requirement, then ignore G1010 and G2010 models and straight away go to the G3000 models and above.
The Canon PIXMA G2010 general feature ft. younger and big brothers.
The G1010 does not have scan and photocopy feature and only serves as a printer while, the G2010 does come with print-scan-copy feature, with wireless feature excluded. The G2010 considered as a mid-range printer from Canon currently.
SPECIFICATIONS
The specification of the printers (from G1010 to G4010 models) were given below.
Specifications of Canon G2010 w/ its younger and elder brothers.
PRINTER WALKTHROUGH
Printer
This printer uses the hardwired method of connecting manually to your PC or your laptop in order to print. The printer also can be plugged into your router’s USB port to print via wirelessly.
The front view of the printer.
I must say, the design of the printer is nice. Frankly speaking, the paper tray placement and the output tray were positioned in the best place. I personally prefer this type of design.
The top view of the printer.
The given button was well mapped and easily understandable though. Do note that, this printer does not have the wireless printing feature, but, you can plug in the USB cable of the printer to your router’s USB port and use the printer wirelessly (only can be done, if your router have this feature).
The scanner lid was open.
I will explain further the scanner profile a bit further under “SCAN” section.
Ink Bottles
The printer comes with the default ink bottles, a black ink bottle, a cyan ink bottle, a magenta ink bottle and a yellow ink bottle. The default supplied ink bottles doesn’t come with a box and was wrapped in the plastics.
The ink-bottle (retail version).
Buying a cheap low cost printer is not important, the thing that does matter is, how much the ink bottle cost? I can hear your mind voice, allow me to answer. The price of the each ink bottle is RM 30. Do mind that, do not buy an aftermarket cheap ink replacement as, it can damage your cartridge and your printing quality.
The ink bottle was placed on top of the printer.
Re-Fill
The process of filling the ink into the printer is pretty straight-forward and you’ve to do this process carefully.
The printer was lifted up. Looks like a car man. I can feel the vibe of the car.
Black
The given black ink tank was slightly bigger compared to the color tanks on the other side. The volume of the bottle of black color is 65.0 ml more than the color bottles.
Color
The given color tanks are same for all respective three color tanks. The volume of color inks is 65.0 ml lower than the black ink as their tanks really small compared to black tanks.
Friendly reminder:
Always check if the cork was plugged in tightly before beginning the process of flushing the ink in the cartridges.
PRINTING
Disclaimer:
I’ve conducted a test, a simple test by printing each respective color to see the output of the printing quality. Some of you guys might question why wasting an amount of ink, this was done to give a clear view for the people who have an idea to buy a CISS printer. Basically, we know about the printing quality of aftermarket (customized) CISS printer.
Black
The output of printed Blackcolor.
Analysis of Black color outcome:
The outcome of the printed black color is quite light. However, when you print the documents in the black-white mode, the font’s appear to be darker and solid black in color.
Cyan
The output of printed Cyan color.
Analysis of Cyan color outcome:
The outcome of the Cyan color was perfect. I would say, the best print quality for a single color so far. There are no any white faded lines in the paper compared with other conventional printed outcome.
Magenta
The output of printed Magenta color.
Analysis of Magenta color outcome:
The outcome of the Magenta color was solid. Similar to the outcome of the cyan color outcome. The color is lit.
Yellow
The output of printed Yellowcolor.
Analysis of Yellow color outcome:
The outcome of the Yellow color was clear for a bright color as yellow. There is no any single faded white line encountered on the paper.
Balance Color
Outcome of Balance color.
Analysis of Balance color outcome:
The output of the balance color was perfect for a CISS printer like G2010. Perfect.
SCAN
The given profile for scanning process are as follows:
The scan profile.
Shall we look at the outcome of the scanning profile? I only chose two different modes of scanning.
Document
Scanning Mode: Document.
Analysis of Document Mode:
The outcome of the scanned document is good. The color seems to be darker and solid, looks lit. The scanned document was saved in the form of .pdf file type and, you have to manually copy and paste the image into your documents.
Photo
Scanning Mode: Photo.
Analysis of Photo Mode:
The outcome of the scanned document is not up to standard as the document mode.
The reminder of the Auto Mode.
If you opt for the Auto mode from the scan mode, the printer will select the best mode for your document type.
PHOTOCOPY
The outcome of the photocopy.
Analysis of Photocopy:
The quality of the photocopy is decent for such printer. I have no issues with it. The color calibration and the contrast quality are decent.
ADVANTAGES & DISADVANTAGES
Advantages:
Cheap ink bottles.
The ink tank refillable at any time.
Decent design.
Cost saving (effective).
Able to handle heavy printing.
Good scanning quality.
Software (GUI) – Straight forward and Features mapped at the right place.
Supports third party (cheap) ink refill (Highly NOT recommended!!!).
Disadvantages:
Expensive – cost around RM525 (price taken from Canon‘s website).
Short USB cable – I mean, you can measure it with a ruler, I have to use an extension USB cable.
FINAL VERDICT
As a conclusion, this printer does the task thrown at it well. Frankly speaking, I haven’t re-fill the ink yet, even, it has already crossed over 5000 pages that have been printed out.
The overall view of the printer w/out the extension paper output tray pulled out.
If you’re a student, the cost of buying this printer is expensive, but, your investment on the printer won’t fail you as, the cost of buying the ink bottles is cheap, and, you can always fill the ink up whenever you feel to it is the right time.
The tubes was well arranged and Canon’s clean work can be seen there.
Next, during the first ink flushing process, it consumes a large amount of ink as the inks were sucked into the cartridge. It is normal, and no worries. Just, do not fill the ink in a wrong place. Carefully fill the ink and use a tissue if, the ink accidentally splashed out.
Ink Flush feature: You can flush in the inks once in a month or depends on your usage.
Last but not least, if you own a startup business, you might consider a cheap and affordable printer and the first thing that may come to your mind is, the ink replacement, well, you can’t go wrong with this printer as, this printer really suitable for your use, in fact, I am using this printer for my own startup while the E560 was heired to my younger brother.
ASUS invited me on July 20, 2018 to their office to showcase their latest monitor that focuses on productivity and gaming for their end users. They’ve two separate sections for their monitor display lineup, productivity and gaming.
Special Thanks: I would like to express my gratitude towards ASUS for calling a newcomer like me to join other respective tech reviewers in Malaysia such as Pokde-san, and Amanz.my, who welcomes me with a kind heart. Thank you for the support.
Figure 1: The ASUS MZ27AQ Ultra Slim Monitor.
What amazed me is, this monitor comes with an awesome specification, and good news for productivity users, when you’re working in an office, or, you own an office, or, you own your own start-up company, well, you can give a try to this monitor as, this monitor has everything you need. From a good design to great audio experience. Basically, when we think of a frameless monitor, we often think that, the audio quality will be bad. Hence, we have to either opt for an aftermarket speaker or a headphone. But no worries dear readers, because, this monitor’s audio powered by a pair of 6W Harmon Kardon speakers along with ASUS’s own external 5W subwoofer, by which, the co-developed by ASUS and Harmon Kardon.
Figure 2: ASUS Designo Curve MX34VQ Ultra-wide Curved Monitor.
This monitor targets the users who involved in graphics and multimedia field. This monitor suitable for designers and video editior even, dear youtubers, this monitor will be suit for you well as you’re need a best display to co-operate with your GPU to give you the best display that cools your eyes.
Figure 3: Built-in Qi wireless charger.
Compared with MZ27AQ, this monitor doesn’t come with an external subwoofer. But, no worries, as, this monitor really produces a good audio output. The respected representative has played the sample audio, and, I really can feel the bass from the speaker of this monitor. I am pretty sure, that, you’ll may wonder what kind of speaker they’re using for this monitor, well, yes, this monitor comes with a pair of 8W Harmon Kardon speakers powered by ASUS’s Sonic Master technology. Ever wondered when we bought a TV or a new monitor, we often tempted with the given audio preset for the TV or monitor, but, when we powered it up, the audio quality seems….okay, we no need to go deep into it. Compared to other conventional monitors, this monitor comes with ASUS’s AudioWizard, by which, you’re given four choices of pre-set mode for your hearing experience. Believe me or not, as a person who be there to witness the audio quality, the sound really feels premium and the bass is solid.
Figure 4: ASUS’s AudioWizard Modes.
Miscellaneous Productivity Monitor Collection:
Here is the collection of the monitors was put on display.
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Next, let us look at the gaming monitors were put on showcases as well.
Figure 5: The “hot” monitors.
Previously, we’ve seen the monitor lineup for productivity users. Now, we’re going to see the monitor lineup specially dedicated for gamers out there.
I am not going to lie as, the price of ASUS’s gaming monitor is quite high compared to other conventional monitors.
Miscellaneous Gaming (ROG) Monitor Collection:
Here is the collection of the gaming monitors was put on display.
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Now, we’ve come to an end of this chapter, we are going to look on the “God of the Monitors”, the ASUS PG27UQ.
Figure 6: The rear view of the God of the Monitor.
The monitor comes with 4K UHD G-SYNC HDR gaming monitor with an overclockable 144Hz refresh rate for a smooth gaming experience.
Figure 7: The top view of the God of the Monitor.
Ever wondered why there are two ROG led’s at the rear. Allow me to show you why, there are two ROG leds. Before that, let us see, our God of the Monitor face-to-face.
Figure 8: The God of Monitors.
The PG27UQ is the first monitor to fully run on the 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) content at a 144Hz refresh rate, providing the gamers with detailed ultra-high definition visuals at extremely smooth frame rates and a 4ms response time. This gaming monitor suitable for those who looking for such smooth display for their respective games, hence you can definitely opt for this monitor without any regrets.
The PG27UQ by far, the ONLY gaming monitor with DisplayHDR 1000 certification along with DCI-P3 color gamut, by which, the feature enables a wider color range than sRGB, resulting in more realistic color reproduction for the human eyes.
Figure 9: The ROG Swift PG27UQ (Can any unique thing there?).
As shown on the image above, you can see the reflection of the led’s of the ROG logo at the top of the ceiling of the room from the projector at the top of the stand of the monitor. Yes. You can fully experience your “heroism” in the games by sitting in the dark room and activate the feature and think, yourself as a Batman (Bat logo), but you maybe can name yourself as, ASUS-man.
Figure 10: The beast powering the God of the Monitor (Specs unknown).
Currently, the price of the PG27UQ remains unknown. However, I am hoping this monitor will satisfy the cravings of the gamers out there to have a smooth gaming session with their favorite games with their friends or in a LAN party.
