Brother HL-5450DN Laser Printer Unboxing & Features

This is an unboxing of the Brother HL-5450DN Laser Printer. This unit has a maximum print speed of 40 pages per minute (ppm) and a 250-sheet paper tray which can be expanded with another 500-sheet optional tray.
The D & N on it's model name indicate that it has duplexing (two-sided) printing capabilities and Ethernet (wired) networking.
64MB of memroy are standard which can be upgraded to 384MB if the printer is used in an environment with a lot of continuous print jobs.
A 3,500 page toner cartridge is included but you can buy a 8,000 page high-yield toner if you want to go longer between cartridges.
A 50-sheet special paper tray is on the front and can be accessed by folding down the front cover. If you don't want the paper coming out the top, you can eject it out the back of the printer at the rear.

The printer is monochrome (black and white) and can be noisy for those who don't like loud fans (for cooling purposes as laser printers rely on heat).

Toshiba C55-A5300 Unboxing

This is an unboxing of Toshiba's C55-A5300 laptop. This is oriented at being a budget-friendly computer and from what I've read, has very good reviews.

It features:
Intel Dual-Core Celeron Processor @ 1.8GHz
4GB of DDR3 memory
500GB HDD
15.6" 1366x768 display
Intel HD Graphics
Single-band 802.11b/g/n wifi
Windows 8 Standard

The HP (Pavilion) 14 Chromebook

This is a look at HP's Pavilion 14 Chromebook.

It features:
Dual-Core Intel Celeron Processor @ 1.1GHz
4GB of DDR3 memory
16GB SSD
Dual-band 802.11a/b/g/n wi-fi & Bluetooth 3.0
14" 1366x768 display
Chrome OS

For a Chromebook, the main selling point is the 14" display. Otherwise it's hardware is very similar to that of the Acer C7 Chromebook except this has Bluetooth. The issue people might encounter with it is the keyboard feedback.

Get free apps and other goodies with FreeMyApps (Android & iOS)

Link: http://goo.gl/Os4LxG (Must be using iOS or Android)

With FreeMyApps, you can try out new apps on your Android or iOS device (usually right when they're released from developers) for a certain period of time and be rewarded with points you can trade for gift cards and other items. Whether you like the app or don't want to keep it, you'll still be rewarded with points.

Some notes: If an app appears in the selection that you already used or have used in the past you cannot redeem points with it. Also there will be times where you try out an app and you don't get the points. It happens on occasion, but the list is refreshed almost weekly, so you can find another app to try instead that might work.

I've used this for over a year and I've gotten paid apps without having to spend anything and even gotten Amazon gift cards to use on purchases on their site.

Lenovo ThinkCentre M92P Tower PC

I show the Lenovo ThinkCentre M92p Tower desktop PC.

The specifications of this model include:
3rd generation Intel Core i7-3770 3.4GHz CPU
4GB DDR3 RAM (upgraded to 8GB)
1TB HDD
AMD Radeon HD7450 1GB PCI-e graphics card
DVD-RW drive
Realtek HD AUdio
WIndows 9 Professional x64

No wifi or bluetooth is included, but it does feature legacy ports like DB-9 serial, PCI slots and also has a TPM (trusted platform module) and other special options.

I also add an eSATA port to the PC later on.

Dot-Matrix Printers and Repair

Here I show how dot-matrix printers work and I also repair one I end up breaking.
The printer I show is an Epson ActionPrinter 5000+ ESC/P2 QUIET.

Dot-Matrix printers use a series of pins in the printhead and moves along a ribbon saturated with ink. These pins push against the ink ribbon and the paper to produce an image.

In this video, I end up jamming the printhead gearing system with the ribbon (as the ribbon cartridge was damaged) and I repair it.

Chromebooks and Chrome OS

Here I'm using the Acer C710-2847 to talk about Google's Chrome operating system and the affordable cloud-oriented computers that go with it.

Your typical chromebook uses the following hardware:
1.2GHz Celeron dual-core processors
2-4GB of DDR3 RAM
16GB SSD or a 320GB HDD
11-14" display
802.11/a/b/g/n dual-band wifi
bluetooth

Chrome OS is primarily a cloud-based system that uses storage and resources that reside on the Internet. CHromebooks act as an affordable hub to access those resources.