What's your latest tech purchase?

[Deleted member 24505]

I read that description in the picture as 100MB/s for a minute, lol

I don't need any bigger than this for boot. Video/docs/Downloads etc folders are moved to a 500gb 2.5" ssd

 

[HammerON]

I have been a Fitbit user for the last 5 years. One thing that I didn't like is that I couldn't see/read texts (Android User) on my Fitbit. So after reading some reviews, I went ahead and bought the Samsung Galaxy Watch4. So far I have been pretty happy with it!

 

[sam_86314]

This is tech-related, right? My beloved Volvo C30 just hit 100,000 miles today after a little over a year of ownership...

Spoiler: 100,000 miles!

...so to celebrate I decided to upgrade the headlights to LEDs.

The low beam replacements went in without any issue and work perfectly.

However, the high beam replacements look completely different from the stock ones. Plus, I cannot for the life of me figure out how to get the old high beams out.

You can see how little space there is, and that does not look like a 9005/HB3 bulb to me.

All of this despite the fact that Amazon said they'll fit in both spots.

Not sure what I should do. Even if I can get the correct high beam bulbs, I have no idea how to get the old ones out.

All guides I can find that claim "2008-2013 Volvo C30 Headlight Replacement" are actually for 2008-2010, which have completely different headlights than my 2011. And the one relevant guide I could find was like "Just pull the cap off and pull the bulb out."

That doesn't look like a 9005/HB3 bulb to me; it looks more like an H7.

A more minor thing is that now my car thinks the low beams have failed. I suspect that's because the LEDs use so little current compared to the old halogens. Not a huge deal.

EDIT: I was able to get the high beam bulb unplugged but not out of the housing, and it does look to be HB3. Just gotta figure out how to manoeuver it out.

EDIT the second: Managed to get the old bulb out, only to find that the LED replacement is too long and the heatsink doesn't fit. Gonna see if I can get Amazon to do anything since they were wrong about it fitting. Gonna have LED low beams and halogen high beams for the time being.

EDIT the third: Gonna go ahead and try to return these. I found another set that looks like it'll fit better. Gonna buy the two pairs separately so I can return just what doesn't fit.

 

[Braegnok]

Pulled the trigger on the FMMJ Ram-Jacket kit for my Z690 Apex system: https://xtia.design/products/xtia-hao-fmmj-ddr4-ram-jacket

I love the minimal aesthetic, memory temps are the same perhaps a bit lower vs factory heatshields.

 

[Mussels]

Finally got the heatsinks in for my usb nvme drive, clamped it for 2 hours to squeeze out as much goop as possible and baked for an hour and a half at 250 degrees to set the heatsink glue,
I present usb drive V3.0

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My new purchase:
It has an LED light and i'll use it to break many many things

 

[jormungand]

My wife says that aside milk and cookies she added a couple of cold Guinness under the tree for Santa...
and left a note under saying: ...Old man, you bring a P500A for my husband and i will leave a sixpack and a bottle of Glenfiddich under the tree for next year.

 

[plastiscɧ]

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My new purchase:
It has an LED light and i'll use it to break many many things

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18Volts is a strong one. how many newton meter it has got?

 

[Mussels]

18Volts is a strong one. how many newton meter it has got?

Uhh.... eleven?

(Box says 50)
Ryobi have a universal battery series, so my portable air compressor uses those batteries - you can get chainsaws, whipper snippers, lawn mowers, portable fans, almost all their products use the same plug in batteries - it's handy, and gunna lock me into their eco system

 

[plastiscɧ]

Uhh.... eleven?

(Box says 50)
Ryobi have a universal battery series, so my portable air compressor uses those batteries - you can get chainsaws, whipper snippers, lawn mowers, portable fans, almost all their products use the same plug in batteries - it's handy, and gunna lock me into their eco system

nais!
eco system?! why not. more expensive like apple is impossible though. kek

but you wanna break things with it. if the driller itself breaks go next time for:

pls do not ask where this tools originally come from...

 

[Mussels]

nais!
eco system?! why not. more expensive like apple is impossible though. kek

but you wanna break things with it. if the driller itself breaks go next time for:

pls do not ask where this tools originally come from...

I'm drilling holes into red brick to mount shade cloth so my sons room stops hitting 35C with the AC on


I have heatstroke, sunburn, and lost some fingerprints to a hot ass drill bit

 

[plastiscɧ]

I'm drilling holes into red brick to mount shade cloth so my sons room stops hitting 35C with the AC on


I have heatstroke, sunburn, and lost some fingerprints to a hot ass drill bit

sure u shouldn't go for those thingis then..?

you can wreck an entire house with it.

and this is a small one

 

[oobymach]

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My new purchase:
It has an LED light and i'll use it to break many many things

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I'm drilling holes into red brick to mount shade cloth so my sons room stops hitting 35C with the AC on


I have heatstroke, sunburn, and lost some fingerprints to a hot ass drill bit

Yeah it's summertime for you, in the northern hemisphere it's winter right now. Crazy we forget about things like that. Solar wind is a killer, literally, so if you're going to work outside I suggest keeping hydrated and check online to see how bad the solar wind is so you know what you're getting yourself into.

SpaceWeather.com -- News and information about meteor showers, solar flares, auroras, and near-Earth asteroids

Solar wind density is crazy rn, 12.9ppcc hovering around 10 all day today which has made for a mild winter day for me but has been a scorching day for you. You can check ACE and DSCOVR for graphs of how bad the solar wind is, between 0 and 1 ppcc is a nice day, 1-5ppcc is warm, 5-10ppcc is hot and over 10 or sustaining 10 is a scorcher where you can feel the sun burning your skin, when the density is high you are most likely to get heatstroke.

How clean are your ac ducts? Is enough air getting to your sons room? Maybe see if you can get some pics of the inside like from the floor vent, just lift it off and stick a camera in the hole and take a couple pics, if it's clogged full of spiderwebs (it happens) you need a snake or something similar with a cloth ball on the end or to get landlord to hire a cleaner for you.

Also I laughed at the idea of sticking fans on the usb drive but then gave it some thought, I could power them from a second usb port, it would work but then I have to worry about airflow and catching things in the fans and the idea was for it to be semi minimalist. It's eventually going to be plugged into my ps4 which is still packed in the basement from the move and I have no idea how hot it will get but it got plenty hot during long writes before. If it gets as hot as it did I might have to come up with a small fan cooler for it.

 

[Deleted member 24505]

Here's the speed of the M.2 i just got. Not bad i guess.

 

[Mussels]

sure u shouldn't go for those thingis then..?

you can wreck an entire house with it.

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and this is a small one

budget - needed a cordless drill for other tasks, and it *can* do this job, just slowly (and also remember, i'm a beginner at this. Had wrong drill settings at first)

How clean are your ac ducts? Is enough air getting to your sons room? Maybe see if you can get some pics of the inside like from the floor vent, just lift it off and stick a camera in the hole and take a couple pics, if it's clogged full of spiderwebs (it happens) you need a snake or something similar with a cloth ball on the end or to get landlord to hire a cleaner for you.

Also I laughed at the idea of sticking fans on the usb drive but then gave it some thought, I could power them from a second usb port, it would work but then I have to worry about airflow and catching things in the fans and the idea was for it to be semi minimalist. It's eventually going to be plugged into my ps4 which is still packed in the basement from the move and I have no idea how hot it will get but it got plenty hot during long writes before. If it gets as hot as it did I might have to come up with a small fan cooler for it.

AC ducts? Oh no, we dont get fancy things like THAT here. Not like it's a hot country or anything.


No, we get rentals built cheap as shit so the homeowners can get that sort of thing.

 

[Deleted member 24505]

Right, Not getting the plate for the front of the o11, changed my mind as i don't want to do hard tubing again after my last disaster so i have gone for this instead. Was still near £200 though, but means i can stick to my soft tubing and just plumb this in. Should look pretty good and much neater than it does now.

Here is a pic i found of it in the same case as mine.

 

[lmille16]

Finally bringing my system up to somewhat modern times. Just have to find a good way to clone my current windows install

 

[Deleted member 24505]

Finally bringing my system up to somewhat modern times. Just have to find a good way to clone my current windows install

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Use this, pretty easy and free, reflect 8 free home version
https://www.macrium.com/reflectfree

 

[lmille16]

Use this, pretty easy and free, reflect 8 free home version
https://www.macrium.com/reflectfree

Thanks, I'll take a look at that. I know WD has their own software for it, but it seemed unnecessarily complex

 

[r9]

not sure if this counts, but I just financed this 2022 toyota corolla. we going to the moon boys! I'm taking her to 500k miles, wait and see. she gonna get liquids changed every 3k miles, and 45k miles for the transmission. its overkill I know, but I am taking her to 500k, wait and see boys wait and see

21k MSRP, no mark up. shortages can eat **** boys, I am good to go

I bet you will give it sponge baths once a week too.
Let's talk in year. lol

 

[sam_86314]

Thanks, I'll take a look at that. I know WD has their own software for it, but it seemed unnecessarily complex

WD's version of Acronis True Image does work a treat, but it's also extremely bloated and overly complex.

Macrium seems much lighter weight, doesn't do any hardware checks, and while it may not be quite as reliable as True Image, it works well enough.

I switched to Macrium from various manufacturer versions of True Image, and I don't have plans to go back.

 

[Space Lynx]

I bet you will give it sponge baths once a week too.
Let's talk in year. lol

nope but i will be making sure to get any salt from under it as often as possible. oil and transmission fluid changes are not hard. if you are that lazy you don't deserve to own a car.

I'm drilling holes into red brick to mount shade cloth so my sons room stops hitting 35C with the AC on


I have heatstroke, sunburn, and lost some fingerprints to a hot ass drill bit

This is what you need. It will be in full mass production within a couple years, and according to the most recent articles I have read on it, Purdue said it is easy to make in mass just like regular paint. Even if you are not allowed to paint the red brick, you could paint a "portable shield for the wall" etc.

Purdue creates the whitest white paint that could eliminate need for air conditioning

A professor at Purdue University, with some graduate students, has invented the whitest white paint in the world. It could also fight climate change.

www.indystar.com

 

[r9]

nope but i will be making sure to get any salt from under it as often as possible. oil and transmission fluid changes are not hard. if you are that lazy you don't deserve to own a car.



This is what you need. It will be in full mass production within a couple years, and according to the most recent articles I have read on it, Purdue said it is easy to make in mass just like regular paint. Even if you are not allowed to paint the red brick, you could paint a "portable shield for the wall" etc.

Purdue creates the whitest white paint that could eliminate need for air conditioning

A professor at Purdue University, with some graduate students, has invented the whitest white paint in the world. It could also fight climate change.

www.indystar.com

Personally I think lazy people deserve a car but people going at the speed limit on the left lane definitely not. Especially people who had license for decades and have no clue what the purpose of it. If you're one of those people with your pampered Toyota get the fuck off my lane.

 

[Mussels]

Finally bringing my system up to somewhat modern times. Just have to find a good way to clone my current windows install

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Macrium reflect 8, Free edition.
(Hah tiggy beat me to it)

Careful cloning mech installs to an SSD tho, be sure windows knows its an SSD when its done (task manager) and that scheduled defrags are disabled.


If your previous OS/Drive is MBR/CSM, dont clone and do a fresh GPT/UEFI install.

 

[Deleted member 24505]

The worst are people who drive to the shops 5 mins away, lazy fucks

 

[Athlonite]

Uhh.... eleven?

(Box says 50)
Ryobi have a universal battery series, so my portable air compressor uses those batteries - you can get chainsaws, whipper snippers, lawn mowers, portable fans, almost all their products use the same plug in batteries - it's handy, and gunna lock me into their eco system

And they even do an 18V soldering station too