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Looking for a decent router that I can manage my bandwidth on as well.

What is better than Asus RT-AC68U in the same price range?
 
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Have you looked at the TP-Link Archer C7 or C9? These routers get good reviews on Amazon.

http://www.loot.co.za/product/tp-link-ac1750-archer-c7-wireless-dual-band-gigabit-rou/gllt-3351-g400
https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Arch...UTF8&qid=1499347583&sr=8-1&keywords=Archer+C7

http://www.loot.co.za/product/tp-link-archer-c9-wi-fi-ethernet-lan-dual-band-ac-route/cnwm-3614-g550
https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-AC19...UTF8&qid=1499347663&sr=8-1&keywords=Archer+C9

If you are looking for something more affordable one of the Broadcom based Tenda models like the AC9 or AC18 might be worth considering. You should be able to download the manuals in the two links below to see whether they meet your requirements.
http://russalpc.co.za/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=24_240&products_id=14310
https://scoop.co.za/tenda-ac18-gigabit-11ac-dual-band-wifi-router.html
http://www.tendacn.com/en/product/download/AC9.html#Guide
http://tendacn.com/en/product/download/AC18.html#Datasheet
 
Conack said:
This SSD has been priced at R1649 for a long time, yet they claim the List price is R1749.
So it's R150 less than the usual price. (Still nice, but less nice than they make it out to be)
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Yup that's takealot for you, bought one as the price is good though.
 
Are buying second hand SSDs wise? I'm looking at retail vs Carbonite... and you get 500GB SSDs on Carb for close to the price of 200GB SSDs retail.
 
Buying second hand SSD's & HDD's are like buying a used condom that has been cleaned.
 
Modern Ssd are pretty much bullet proof, if the ssd has only had normal desktop use I don't see any issue with a 2hnd ssd, bought 2 in the past, neither gave any issues one still humming along 4yrs later
 
I'd buy a 2nd hand ssd as long as its newer than 2 years or so.

My vertex 3 is still going strong 4 or 5 years later.

Got a 2nd hand SSD a few weeks ago and its lightning fast.
 
Brawler said:
I'd buy a 2nd hand ssd as long as its newer than 2 years or so.

My vertex 3 is still going strong 4 or 5 years later.

Got a 2nd hand SSD a few weeks ago and its lightning fast.
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Ditto this. I reckon 2 years is reasonable, especially if it's a good one with with modern electronics that handle write allocation and balancing well.
 
I personally don't see anything wrong with buying a second-hand SSD. A second-hand HDD is another story, though.

Just check the SMART stats and make sure there haven't been excessive writes with SSDLife indicating a thrashed drive
 
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