What's your latest tech purchase?

[tabascosauz]

Had to buy a webcam. M$ teams in home office from now on my hair and beard must be perfect. 1080p resolution

C922?

I have that webcam, was great for classes. But I now use it exclusively for headtracking in DCS. Sometimes throws a fit if I wear shirts that are too bright (lol)

I'm still trying to figure out a way to use the 720/60fps mode, Logitech's settings are ass

 

[plastiscɧ]

i didn't question the sense either, but it definitely takes more system resources and internet speed for 30 frames more.
with nvidia broadcast coupled i make my own backgrounds like the matrix wallpaper for example. my office is off limits for strangers looks. there is a clothes dryer here for example.

C922?

I have that webcam, was great for classes. But I now use it exclusively for headtracking in DCS. Sometimes throws a fit if I wear shirts that are too bright (lol)

I'm still trying to figure out a way to use the 720/60fps mode, Logitech's settings are ass

i had read many reviews and decided on this one because it tilts down. my monitor is very large.

 

[Mussels]

Got another one, DJA0230 this time instead of the DJA0231
One generation older, has a hidden SIM Card slot i didnt know about at first and most users dont, so they never remove em

$10 for this one - what i find sexy as hell is the 4G/LTE modem has external aerial sockets. This could make a fantastic choice for my "NBN in my car" idea

This "Gen 1" router does 2133Mb max on 5GHz, while the Gen 2 does 2166Mb.
Buuuuut that was just a firmware thing, since the firmware mods for root changed that to 2166, if you have anything that can use 80Mhz 4x4 AC... like the other two of them i have, with the eashmesh mode
(2 gigabit wifi bridging, essentially)

Of course when you mod the firmware and unlock the hidden menus, it suddenly becomes a hell of a lot more useful with wifi mesh support, the backup 4G simcard unlocks to 25/5 for permanent use (instead of 6/1 and ipv6 only)

Heck even the speedtests are really good, for an LTE modem sitting on top of my PC
That jitter goes away at the other end of the house, making it actually gaming capable
Remember that i dont pay for this, it's "free" with the modem

 

[Count von Schwalbe]

Got another one, DJA0230 this time instead of the DJA0231
One generation older, has a hidden SIM Card slot i didnt know about at first and most users dont, so they never remove em

$10 for this one - what i find sexy as hell is the 4G/LTE modem has external aerial sockets. This could make a fantastic choice for my "NBN in my car" idea

This "Gen 1" router does 2133Mb max on 5GHz, while the Gen 2 does 2166Mb.
Buuuuut that was just a firmware thing, since the firmware mods for root changed that to 2166, if you have anything that can use 80Mhz 4x4 AC... like the other two of them i have, with the eashmesh mode
(2 gigabit wifi bridging, essentially)
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Of course when you mod the firmware and unlock the hidden menus, it suddenly becomes a hell of a lot more useful with wifi mesh support, the backup 4G simcard unlocks to 25/5 for permanent use (instead of 6/1 and ipv6 only)
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Heck even the speedtests are really good, for an LTE modem sitting on top of my PC
That jitter goes away at the other end of the house, making it actually gaming capable
Remember that i dont pay for this, it's "free" with the modem
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So you plan on gaming while driving? You don't even need a Tesla for that now!

 

[Mussels]

So you plan on gaming while driving? You don't even need a Tesla for that now!

Free wifi for my kid, and this unit (or another one like it) with the external aerials will solve my mums issues of shitty phone reception and no NBN

Mum has meh phone signal, but no home broadband options - this + magnetic aerial = problem solved (as long as the free ride lasts, anyway) - in theory after 50GB of downloads the original owner gets contacted to make sure the connection is live, but once the firmwares modded and telemetry is disabled people have reported living on it in their caravans for 1-2 years without issue (That said, these people are NOT heavy downloaders)

 

[micropage7]

win 7 and dolby sticker for my old laptop although now i run win 10 there, personally i prefer centrino sticker but i can't find it in here

and 8gb sodimm, and i forgot my laptop just support 4gb max per slot

 

[r9]

win 7 and dolby sticker for my old laptop although now i run win 10 there, personally i prefer centrino sticker but i can't find it in here

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and 8gb sodimm, and i forgot my laptop just support 4gb max per slot
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What's the expected speed bump from the stickers ?
Are they working same way as the racing lines ?

 

[freeagent]

A while back I posted a shot of the Segway I bought.. I like it, and it gets a lot of thumbs up lol. I sometimes feel like a dork riding it, but it’s cool I guess..

Holy massive phone pic what the heck lol..

 

[Count von Schwalbe]

A while back I posted a shot of the Segway I bought.. I like it, and it gets a lot of thumbs up lol. I sometimes feel like a dork riding it, but it’s cool I guess..

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Holy massive phone pic what the heck lol..

How late do you plan on riding it? I would think that wheels that small would struggle on snow, even as hard-packed as it is up there.

 

[freeagent]

How late do you plan on riding it? I would think that wheels that small would struggle on snow, even as hard-packed as it is up there.

Shhhh


No snow for a few more months

I will ride it as long as I can, and just get a throw away bike.. or maybe a decent one..

I am getting a bit of flub on the belly.. so I should get another bike.. just about finished paying for the Segway

 

[ThrashZone]

Shhhh


No snow for a few more months

I will ride it as long as I can, and just get a throw away bike.. or maybe a decent one..

I am getting a bit of flub on the belly.. so I should get another bike.. just about finished paying for the Segway

Hi,
You'd be better off walking
Bikes are cheating unless very long distance.

 

[freeagent]

Hi,
You'd be better off walking
Bikes are cheating unless very long distance.

But I don’t want to walk in -30c

Has your pee pee ever been so cold it feels like it’s burning?

I do have winter clothes, but they are so cumbersome.. it’s a 40 minute walk, the. A 10 hour shift, and another 40 minute walk.. ugh. I’ve done it a few times and it sucked

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
Walk faster
Some people call it jogging

 

[Count von Schwalbe]

Shhhh


No snow for a few more months

Move south! Move to Florida, realize how hot it is, move halfway back...


Or do some ghetto mods to the wheels for traction. Add some expanded metal around the tyres and if the roads never fully clear you can use them all winter.

 

[plastiscɧ]

But I don’t want to walk in -30c

Has your pee pee ever been so cold it feels like it’s burning?

I do have winter clothes, but they are so cumbersome.. it’s a 40 minute walk, the. A 10 hour shift, and another 40 minute walk.. ugh. I’ve done it a few times and it sucked

I would suggest taking the

or the

aren't there public vehicles in Canada?
A 40 min walk ~ 6km distance approx.
#sadge

 

[freeagent]

Move south! Move to Florida, realize how hot it is, move halfway back..

My step daughter is visiting us, she lives in Florida

Unfortunately, I was a bad boy in my younger years.. America will not welcome me and my past..

aren't there public vehicles in Canada?

Yes, but I am running my CNC at 545AM making parts, there is no service until 540AM

I arrive at work at 530AM daily

So if you see me here posting at around 9pm or later.. just know that it is past my bedtime

 

[Count von Schwalbe]

My step daughter is visiting us, she lives in Florida

Unfortunately, I was a bad boy in my younger years.. America will not welcome me and my past..

Tsk tsk tsk

 

[freeagent]

Tsk tsk tsk

I pay the price every day of my life, there is nothing you can say..

I didn't kill anyone or anything.. nor did I commit a heinous crime.. just liked to drink and fight.. the police haha.. Of course its never a fair fight.

I am Irish and Scottish after all

 

[Count von Schwalbe]

I pay the price every day of my life, there is nothing you can say..

I didn't kill anyone or anything.. nor did I commit a heinous crime.. just liked to drink and fight.. the police haha.. Of course its never a fair fight.

I am Irish and Scottish after all

Just giving you a hard time

Enjoy your Canadian liquor...

Back to the subject, my most recent "acquisition" is a Lenovo Thinkpad P71 mobile workstation. An incredible beast of a laptop, i7-7700HQ, Quadro M200M, 16gb DDR4, 2x M.2 and 1x SATA drive. No trouble so far running the games I play.

 

[freeagent]

Just giving you a hard time

Enjoy your Canadian liquor...

All good

Nope gave that up, but I do enjoy my Cannabis

 

[lexluthermiester]

win 7 and dolby sticker for my old laptop although now i run win 10 there, personally i prefer centrino sticker but i can't find it in here

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and 8gb sodimm, and i forgot my laptop just support 4gb max per slot
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Throw it in anyway, it might work. Will not hurt anything to try. The worst that will happen is that the system will beep at you to tell you it doesn't like the new RAM module.

 

[mplayerMuPDF]

Cherry G84-5200 mechanical keyboard with Cherry ML switches. Something quieter and slightly more compact to replace my 8-year-old (and by now internally disgusting, frankly) CM Storm QuickFire XT with (awfully noisy) Cherry MX Blue switches. Based on some research I think I will actually enjoy the ML switches more as well. I will sell the CM Storm on Craigslist for $10 to whomever has the skill (and guts) to disassemble it and thoroughly clean its internals...

 

[Ricswi]

$28 A520M-E for a spare 3500X. Haven't bought a MB this cheap since PC-chips days.

 

[Mussels]

I got all these routers and their 4G connections active at once

50+25+25

Heres windows 11 spreading out network traffic across them automatically, allowing my linux downloads to go weeeee
(Edited with new image, i had an upload limit set which prevented it going brrrrrrrrrrrr)

Now got get as many as i can and make myself an LTE Hydra....


If i start up three speedtests at the same time (even in different browsers) they tend to stick to the one connection and not spread out, making it less useful for anything that isn't a download program.

 

[SpittinFax]

I've got my new Akko 3108 V2 Steam Engine Edition keyboard with linear Akko Pink switches, and for AU$89 (US$61) it's a steal! Everything about it is damn near perfect.

The thing that blows my mind is just how much better the mechanical keyboard market has become over the last 10 years, and Akko are just killing it out there right now. I especially like this particular beige-and-brown colour scheme they made for this Steam Engine edition, which is obviously similar to the old IBM Model M keyboards. It weighs like a tonne of bricks and I don't think I could modify it to make the typing experience any better. Even the stabilizers are great quality and lubed correctly, for crying out loud....

I'm trying to think of downsides but there's really not much worth mentioning. There's no RGB (thank god) or any sort of backlighting, but there is provision on the PCB to solder in LEDs. And no USB passthrough. Honestly though I prefer the lack of bling and getting back to basics with a very functional design that feels great to type on.