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Buying a car to drive for Uber part time?

fortunateSA — Mon, 29 Aug 2016 23:00:27 +0800

Hi , sorry if wrong place, my doubts are mainly concerned with money, i appreciate any attempts to answer.

I have only worked full time 2 months, i should be able to save around 10k by the end of third month.

and i'm going to resume my degree studies (3 years left), 10k is not enough to cover my living expenses for 3 years, the average workload of my course(STEM) is 36~48 hours per week, excluding revision and assignment, similar to a full time job.

Uber/grabcar is perfect, i can do my thing while waiting my customer, flexible, if proper job i cant do so and i might just end up failing and wasting more money. After seeing part time income guaranteed by uber, i have some money left even after deducting petrol, commission and car price, excluding maintenance.

My questions:

is it financially worth it to buy a Bezza (RM44k or 550 a month) to generate income for me using Uber part time? or too risky?

should i consider car maintenance as cost factor since the car is new and under warranty? if long term cost is not worried then depreciation cost can be ignored right?

Is used car newer than 2013 a better or worse choice? it cuts down car price by a little more than 50%, but worse fuel consumption and maintenance.

used i10 vs used picanto vs axia

fortunateSA — Mon, 04 Jul 2016 13:32:10 +0800

I will only be actively driving for the next 3 years, after that i will most likely leave it at home or sell it.
How significant is the maintenance cost for those two unpopular cars? 2013 and 2014 is quite new , typically would i need maintenance for the next 3 years?

Correct me or add-on?

i10:
nice and cheap, a lot more features than axia but cheaper, more stable than axia, still has 1year+ warranty
expensive maintenance

picanto:
feels solid, nicer and stronger than i10, still has 2 years + warranty
even more unpopular car?

Axia:
New no need to worry maintenance or breakdown, more room for my passengers, high resell value
Junky feel material, 3 cylinders

Help me rank these CPUs and GPUs?

fortunateSA — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 23:32:44 +0800

Intel® Core™ i5-5200U Processor
AMD A12-9700P Quad-core Processor
Intel® Core™ i5-6200U Processor
AMD Quad-Core A10-8780P Processor

AMD Radeon R8 M445DX with 2GB
NVIDIA GeForce 940M (2 GB DDR3L dedicated)
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 930M 2GB DDR3
AMD Radeon R5 M430 Graphics 2GB
AMD Radeon R7 M360 Graphics 2 GB DDR3

These are priced very closely in different laptops.

Thanks

Asus S550C

fortunateSA — Sat, 28 May 2016 14:58:56 +0800

Item(s):
Asus S550C laptop
Package includes:
laptop, battery, ac, 8gb ram
Price:
850
Warranty:
no
Dealing method:
to be discussed
Location of seller:
johor bahru/ kuala lumpur
Contact method/details:

Age of item:
2
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Item(s) conditions:

faulty keyboard(some keys dont work until a while after startup), dedicated graphics 740m cannot be detected

functional integrated graphics hd4000, touchscreen, display, everything else

faulty parts can be repaired

Picture:

Reason for sale:

too big and heavy

NVIDIA could not find compatible hardware

fortunateSA — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 02:07:49 +0800

1)laptop chipset was replaced due to issues but it isnt detecting my GPU.
2)Download driver, installation gives error message as title
3)turned out it was hidden, after 'showing hidden devices' , still can't install update
4)follow random instruction to uninstall 'GT740m' in device manager, restart, did not fix, the icons gone
4)found another solution to replace 'hardware id' but couldn't proceed with the gt740m uninstalled.
5)'scan for hardware changes' does not restore the nvidia in display adapter.

Many drafting and visual apps could not function properly without that gpu, pls help...

How do i save my laptop from water damage?

fortunateSA — Sun, 21 Feb 2016 11:27:49 +0800

How it happened: i was stupid enough to put an icy bottled water on touchpad ,noticed after half to one hour when it got turned off caught my attention. The water got in through the gap around the the touch pad, very weak electrical sound was heard when it turned off, checked bottom, small amount of water leaked out of gaps below.

Everything i did:
Wiped water, open, power button lid, no display, turned it upside down, no water leakage, try again after an hour, same, remove cover, 'surface' water found on shells, components and board appeared dry, wiped anyway, removed hdd, sod? , ram, turned the laptop upside down forming triangle with mother board exposed, its been 12 hours.

How long after should i try to open again? Is there more i can do? Is it dead ? What do you think is broken? The model is asus s550c, how much will cost to repair?

Self-defense & Night shift health issues?

fortunateSA — Fri, 25 Dec 2015 02:18:35 +0800

1) What can i get for self-defense and where can i get them? legally.
is pepper spray effective against robbers? are tasers legal? other options?

2) Is there permanent health effect for working 12 hours night shift for only less than a month?
especially the brain.

does entry level night shift job give higher wage due to health and security risks?

Who want their vehicle transported from JB to KL?

fortunateSA — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 21:01:17 +0800

Any day of January before 16.

No illegal activities.

Please contact me.

NASOM

fortunateSA — Tue, 08 Dec 2015 22:37:21 +0800

Who should i visit when i want to check whether i have one of these disorders?
I think i might have these but it could also be mental disease.
Autism, Retardation, Down Syndrome, lacking certain hormones, Depression, Schizophrenia, Underdeveloped?
The first one is very likely.

Gov hospitals, private clinics or psychologists? i just want to check only