On a good note, I just got a Samsung 52X-24X-52X writer. Remember that I told that my old CD ROM drive had cupped (stopped working) and so I was using my cowsin's CD ROM drive temporarily. Well, I had to give it back to them. So I went and brought this drive. Costed about 1800 Rs. Pretty Cheap.
I also had my eyes on a Sony Combo drive (which can play DVD's as well, but it was slightly costlier than the amount I had carried. It was Rs 3425 and I had only Rs 2200.
Neways, now I am happy and I also compiled my first CD - I had compiled CD's before, but this is the first time in my computer. So there...
Also, computer hardware has become pretty cheap. When I had originally bought my comp, CD-writers costed 7000 (2.5 years ago) and CD-ROM drives were 1600. Now all prices seem to have hit rock bottom - and may go down even further. The combo drive, I had mentioned, when it was introduced was priced at 6000. Now it has halved. A 40 GB hard - disk costs now 2300, and an 80 GB one about 3300. Graphics cards rate have also come down. A good Geforce 4 MX costs about 2000 only. Pretty cheap.
If anybody wants to buy computer parts and assemble him/herself, it is the cheapest and best time.