How would you go about buying a brand new desktop today? I am seeing All-in-One PCs which aren't very exciting. Lenovo's website makes it really difficult to discover PCs that would serve your needs. Looking for i5 and above, 8GB and above, 128GB SSD, and Windows 10.

I would order components from amazon or flipkart and assemble it on my own. I recently ordered some components from mdcomputers. If you're looking for pre-built pc then ant-pc.com or easypc.in would be suitable.

You can refer this website https://assembleyourpc.net/ for choosing a configuration

I use https://pcpartpicker.com/, make my part list and assemble. Assembled ones are way better value than branded, all-in-one ones.

Here's a part list for something i assembled a few years back and that i use for work now https://pcpartpicker.com/user/abhikrk/saved/#view=vh9sJx

Some amazing links here. @Amit S. which city are you based out of? If you are in one of the larger cities, you may even get better pricing from physical stores compared to online retailers.

If you are in Pune, can send you the number of my wholesale person in Pune - he generally has quite good prices.

Hi guys, I just left my job and started freelancing.

I am using PayPal and the fees are really horrible, how do you guys accept payments from foreign clients (Mostly US based companies)?

Also I don’t know anything about legalities of paperwork and taxes necessary, any suggestions of what’s necessary?

We used Xoom for the first payment but then client’s account was blocked as it is for personal use only. Not commercially. Then we used transferwise. It has lowest fees and also trustworthy. As for the taxes part, if you’re planning to continue this only then I suggest consult a CA, it will come a long way. He will suggest ways to save taxes and everything.

@abhishek Welcome to the group! There are a couple of good threads on regarding your queries.

The general consensus on this group has been:

1. 1. Bank wire transfers are best if your client agrees to it. You should set up an EEFC account. ICICI generally has good conversion rates.
2. 2. Transferwise is probably the other best option. But client needs to have an account as well.
3. 3. The other thing people have tried and liked (me included) is Payoneer. That gives you a US / UK bank account - so your client can pay locally and money gets converted to your Indian bank account.