What's your latest tech purchase?

[GreiverBlade]

You bid over the most over-engineered GPU holder as of this moment with spirit level bubble, that's permanently menstruating

I am not even going to ask...

there is no kill like overkill, right?

well the bid was 22chf with a 1chf increment, one already did bid on it ... i put my offer 5 sec before end and got it ...
tbf yeah over-engineered, and the level bubble is rather idiotic ... but hey! it's aRGB
i will probably not use it ... as my 8 pins would probably F up the aesthetic, as mentioned my GPU already did came with one

unless i re route the cables above the card, above the "rear exhaust" on the backplate

glad you are not going to ask i am a fan of Neon Genesis Evangelion, thus i see, i buy, all the more if i can get it at a lower price (i was about to get it full price just a week ago, but, yay! more than 50% discount )

now ... if i get a Waifu GPU from Yeston ...

Spoiler: yeah yeah... that one ...

but only in XTX

Spoiler: hum i am an EVA fan but that's a bit too much ...

RTX 4090? "Intel only" mobo? and the main color theme is RED???? PREPOSTEROUS!
although the AIO and if they did put the keycaps available as standalone ... i might ...
AIO is almost 500chf ... ugh

 

[FreedomEclipse]

£30

 

[de.das.dude]

£30

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thats quite a bargain i think?

 

[FreedomEclipse]

thats quite a bargain i think?

I think so too. I cant find anything about them apart from them maybe being sold in India. Here is a UK pricing for a black pair though....

::EDIT::

Let me be clear - I was blind and thought this was the same shoe that i bought -- its not, although they do be very similar.

 

[nomdeplume]

£30

B stock or not they will work and look the same by the second time it rains or you walk through a field. Black are obviously a tarted up version differing from yours that won't breathe as well.

 

[Space Lynx]

£30

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Goodyear quality rubber like a car tire... that is interesting lol

I have some Sketchers on right now, with Dr. Scholls Athletic Gel inserts, very comfy

 

[FreedomEclipse]

B stock or not they will work and look the same by the second time it rains or you walk through a field. Black are obviously a tarted up version differing from yours that won't breathe as well.

Highly likely B-Stock. glued and sown together from random parts in the factory. For the price im not complaining. I normally pay around £80-90 for a good pair of walking shoes. But my last pair was £35 and were pretty much clogs with nothing in the way of ventilation or cushioning and these sketchers have plenty of cushioning and the memory foam insole (which i might swap for something more firm) so im already ahead as far as quality goes.

 

[neatfeatguy]

I think so too. I cant find anything about them apart from them maybe being sold in India. Here is a UK pricing for a black pair though....

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Skechers - years ago they had decent quality shoes. I used to get them all the time - I still have two pair that look really nice and I tend to wear them when I have to dress up a bit. I loved the slip on shoes they used to have, I'd wear them so much the rubber on the bottoms would wear down to nothing, but something changed in their quality not too long ago.

5 years ago I needed some new shoes, we were going to Disney World and would be doing a lot of walking. I found a pair of Skecher sneaker type shoes I liked and they fit great. They had memory foam inside and so on, blah, blah, designed for a lot of walking.

I had the shoes for maybe 6 months before the sole completely separated from the shoes - both left and right shoes did this. I didn't even wear them everyday. At most it was a couple days a week (aside from the week I wore them at Disney). I didn't wear them in bad weather. I didn't walk through puddles. I took good care of them like I do all my shoes. To top it off, after about 3 months of light use the memory foam was crumbling and falling out of the shoes. $80 for a pair of shoes to literally fall apart in about 6 months from light use.....utter trash. Their quality, in my opinion, has tanked from what it was 10+ years ago when I used to get their shoes a lot.

18 months ago my son (was 10 at the time) came home with mom and they had some new shoes for him. Skechers. Just basic kid sneaker type shoes. He had the shoes for about 2 months and the soles started separating from the shoes, just like the last pair I had. His only cost about $30. Into the trash they went and to the store we went to spend more money on shoes for him. He found some Nike shoes that lasted him until he outgrew them in about 10 months.

I just won't purchase their products anymore. I stick to New Balance and Nike, but will venture into the realm of Asics and even Adidas if I need to. I just don't trust Skechers anymore.

Hopefully you have good luck with the pair you got.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Skechers - years ago they had decent quality shoes. I used to get them all the time - I still have two pair that look really nice and I tend to wear them when I have to dress up a bit. I loved the slip on shoes they used to have, I'd wear them so much the rubber on the bottoms would wear down to nothing, but something changed in their quality not too long ago.

5 years ago I needed some new shoes, we were going to Disney World and would be doing a lot of walking. I found a pair of Skecher sneaker type shoes I liked and they fit great. They had memory foam inside and so on, blah, blah, designed for a lot of walking.

I had the shoes for maybe 6 months before the sole completely separated from the shoes - both left and right shoes did this. I didn't even wear them everyday. At most it was a couple days a week (aside from the week I wore them at Disney). I didn't wear them in bad weather. I didn't walk through puddles. I took good care of them like I do all my shoes. To top it off, after about 3 months of light use the memory foam was crumbling and falling out of the shoes. $80 for a pair of shoes to literally fall apart in about 6 months from light use.....utter trash. Their quality, in my opinion, has tanked from what it was 10+ years ago when I used to get their shoes a lot.

18 months ago my son (was 10 at the time) came home with mom and they had some new shoes for him. Skechers. Just basic kid sneaker type shoes. He had the shoes for about 2 months and the soles started separating from the shoes, just like the last pair I had. His only cost about $30. Into the trash they went and to the store we went to spend more money on shoes for him. He found some Nike shoes that lasted him until he outgrew them in about 10 months.

I just won't purchase their products anymore. I stick to New Balance and Nike, but will venture into the realm of Asics and even Adidas if I need to. I just don't trust Skechers anymore.

Hopefully you have good luck with the pair you got.

Thats terrible. Do you have any idea if the shoes were made? maybe certain factories dont meet the quality standard? My shoes were made in vietnam so im crossing my fingers they dont fall apart like your sons.

 

[wNotyarD]

Thats terrible. Do you have any idea if the shoes were made? maybe certain factories dont meet the quality standard? My shoes were made in vietnam so im crossing my fingers they dont fall apart like your sons.

If Mizuno is anything to go by, the Vietnamese are the ones you really want. Here in Brazil their local-made products made my knees and shins hurt like hell, while the Vietnamese were godly.

 

[SSGBryan]

Latest order from Aliexpress - collecting the odds & ends I need continues...

 

[P4-630]

£30

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Goodyear "All seasons rubber"?...

 

[Deleted member 229121]

Skechers - years ago they had decent quality shoes. I used to get them all the time - I still have two pair that look really nice and I tend to wear them when I have to dress up a bit. I loved the slip on shoes they used to have, I'd wear them so much the rubber on the bottoms would wear down to nothing, but something changed in their quality not too long ago.

5 years ago I needed some new shoes, we were going to Disney World and would be doing a lot of walking. I found a pair of Skecher sneaker type shoes I liked and they fit great. They had memory foam inside and so on, blah, blah, designed for a lot of walking.

I had the shoes for maybe 6 months before the sole completely separated from the shoes - both left and right shoes did this. I didn't even wear them everyday. At most it was a couple days a week (aside from the week I wore them at Disney). I didn't wear them in bad weather. I didn't walk through puddles. I took good care of them like I do all my shoes. To top it off, after about 3 months of light use the memory foam was crumbling and falling out of the shoes. $80 for a pair of shoes to literally fall apart in about 6 months from light use.....utter trash. Their quality, in my opinion, has tanked from what it was 10+ years ago when I used to get their shoes a lot.

18 months ago my son (was 10 at the time) came home with mom and they had some new shoes for him. Skechers. Just basic kid sneaker type shoes. He had the shoes for about 2 months and the soles started separating from the shoes, just like the last pair I had. His only cost about $30. Into the trash they went and to the store we went to spend more money on shoes for him. He found some Nike shoes that lasted him until he outgrew them in about 10 months.

I just won't purchase their products anymore. I stick to New Balance and Nike, but will venture into the realm of Asics and even Adidas if I need to. I just don't trust Skechers anymore.

Hopefully you have good luck with the pair you got.

I guess it really depends on what kind of shoe you buy from them.

I buy Sketchers for work (Dockers/Rockport type), and I get about 2 years out of them before replacing.
Also have 2x pairs of business casual shoes but I only wear them on occasion so they've lasted a very long time.

 

[nomdeplume]

Goodyear quality rubber like a car tire... that is interesting lol

Goodyear welt soles are very widely available. Dress shoes and boots especially.

 

[neatfeatguy]

Thats terrible. Do you have any idea if the shoes were made? maybe certain factories dont meet the quality standard? My shoes were made in vietnam so im crossing my fingers they dont fall apart like your sons.

I never bothered to check where they were made - never even occurred to me.

I always bought Skecher shoes from the Famous Footwear store near me. Perhaps it isn't the quality of all their shoes, but more so the quality of certain shoes they make or region they are made in and Famous Footwear changed vendors they used to get them from? It's hard to say, but after having such good quality and running into crap quality it pushed me away from the brand for good. Hopefully you get a pair of nice quality ones.

 

[gurusmi]

Thats terrible. Do you have any idea if the shoes were made? maybe certain factories dont meet the quality standard? My shoes were made in vietnam so im crossing my fingers they dont fall apart like your sons.

I know exactly where my shoes are made. Mine are from a medical shoe maker roundabout 2km far away. I.e. i also know that he owns a red Ferrari and enhoys to drive the car. Nobody wants to pay for one of my shoes. One pair costs roundabout 2.000€. The production process takes about 4 weeks. My jeans aren't made in Bangladesh or turkey. They are made by Wrangler in Mexico. I have to buy them at Amazon Global from the american store just because of the size. Si i.e. i own a pair of "Wrangler George Straight edition Boot Cut" even they aren't available in german. No matter of their size.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

I never bothered to check where they were made - never even occurred to me.

I always bought Skecher shoes from the Famous Footwear store near me. Perhaps it isn't the quality of all their shoes, but more so the quality of certain shoes they make or region they are made in and Famous Footwear changed vendors they used to get them from? It's hard to say, but after having such good quality and running into crap quality it pushed me away from the brand for good. Hopefully you get a pair of nice quality ones.

Usually, made in China stuff is cheap for a few reason other than just labour costs being inhumanely low. So I always give cheap goods that are made from there a fairly wide berth. Stuff made in other parts of Asia tend to be a little more consistent in terms of build quality although you will get the odd lemon that slips through the cracks, there shouldnt be as many. To put it bluntly.... China likes to cut a lot of corners to save a buck whereas other Asian nations dont share that mentality.

Maybe they cheaped out on the glue they were using or just didnt use enough of it.

I would have taken the shoes back to the shop for a refund/replacement or contacted sketchers although its been been well documented that overall quality of their shoes has dropped over the years. I probably would have gotten a pair of NewBalance had these not shown up at the store today.

 

[neatfeatguy]

Usually, made in China stuff is cheap for a few reason other than just labour costs being inhumanely low. So I always give cheap goods that are made from there a fairly wide berth. Stuff made in other parts of Asia tend to be a little more consistent in terms of build quality although you will get the odd lemon that slips through the cracks, there shouldnt be as many. To put it bluntly.... China likes to cut a lot of corners to save a buck whereas other Asian nations dont share that mentality.

Maybe they cheaped out on the glue they were using or just didnt use enough of it.

I would have taken the shoes back to the shop for a refund/replacement or contacted sketchers although its been been well documented that overall quality of their shoes has dropped over the years. I probably would have gotten a pair of NewBalance had these not shown up at the store today.

I did reach out to Skechers about my shoes (not my son's). It basically came down to a generic reply that said (paraphrasing) - Thanks, we'll take your issue and pass it along.

Don't get me wrong, I'm wasn't expecting anything in return for shoes that were 6-7 months old, I mostly wanted to voice my disgust with the pair I had. But in reality, they didn't seem to care and I'm certain my complaint fell on deaf ears.

 

[gurusmi]

About shoes:

Theree is a new fashion of 3D-printed shoes. Quite interesting. At one hand it is made of plastics. But in a fabric style. With a 3D scanner one can print them realy suitable to the own feet.

 

[SSGBryan]

This will be my next purchase - curiosity is killing me....

 

[wNotyarD]

YES! The big fella just arrived!

 

[FreedomEclipse]

YES! The big fella just arrived!

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Private data on the bottom left there.

 

[R-T-B]

I always regretted selling my K7xx from AKG, very unique sound, and super comfy. lol

They are super comfy and sound just like the K712 IMO, I've tried both. Some of the plastic parts on the Chinese made K7xx degrade faster than the K712 but otherwise they are pretty much identical! Great value.

 

[wNotyarD]

Private data on the bottom left there.

True that, didn't even notice. Gotta edit the picture then. Done.

 

[R-T-B]

True that, didn't even notice. Gotta edit the picture then. Done.

Too late. All your data is belong to us now.

Seriously looks like a nice monitor though... I'm not much of a curve guy but a mild curve like that I could get used to for certain games.