What's your latest tech purchase?

[FoulOnWhite]

What make/model is it?

Looks like a samsung flip i think

 

[wNotyarD]

Looks like a samsung flip i think

It's a Motorola Razr 40 Ultra. @gurusmi did open a thread over getting a flip phone due to his particular needs and ended up deciding for the Moto.

 

[Shrek]

Nothing but eneloop for me; cheaper stuff seems like false economy.

 

[gurusmi]

What make/model is it?

Motorola Razr 40 Ultra.

 

[Apocalypsee]

Just arrived by mail today, CPU cooler for my retro gaming PC is here, Scythe Katana 5 that can fit LGA775. I love that it uses similar locking pin as stock cooler so it doesn't require rear PCB bracket to fit. It used to have Kotetsu Mark II but I put it in my main rig as it can cool AM4 effectively.

The stock cooler is too much 'nostalgic noises' to me that it can be annoying to play games at night. So out it goes...

And in the new. It's small and fan is only 90mm fan. Very quiet too. It still idles at 50C but that's Preshott problem.

 

[PLAfiller]

Just arrived by mail today, CPU cooler for my retro gaming PC is here, Scythe Katana 5 that can fit LGA775. I love that it uses similar locking pin as stock cooler so it doesn't require rear PCB bracket to fit. It used to have Kotetsu Mark II but I put it in my main rig as it can cool AM4 effectively.

The stock cooler is too much 'nostalgic noises' to me that it can be annoying to play games at night. So out it goes...

And in the new. It's small and fan is only 90mm fan. Very quiet too. It still idles at 50C but that's Preshott problem.

Congratz! Hope it is everything you needed it to be: quiet Been a while since I've seen a green PCB for a GPU. At first I though quadro, but then I re-read, it's a retro rig....so what is it? 8800?

 

[Apocalypsee]

Congratz! Hope it is everything you needed it to be: quiet Been a while since I've seen a green PCB for a GPU. At first I though quadro, but then I re-read, it's a retro rig....so what is it? 8800?

I only done test run so far its whisper quiet I'll try to game in a few hours when the kids asleep. Its an old AGP card, an ATI Radeon 9100 128MB. I specifically use this card because it can run Truform in hardware, only a few games uses this tech but I play most of them

 

[nomdeplume]

The sunglasses are there as part of an sunglasses combo deal. About £22 for two because I need some. One for walking the park and the other for cycling. Normally I'd wear a pair of Silium+ but the price of that one has roughly doubled.

Feel need to place a PSA you are free to ignore.

Spoiler

Cycling sunglasses are optically clear and very highly developed outliers. With immense concern taken over performance of frame and lenses should they ever need to protect your eyes from physical harm. 10 kph through a park on the path is pretty low risk compared to vehicles throwing up a stone or any other circumstance producing an impact.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Spoiler

I dont think you quite understand who Bolle are - They arent your garden variety made in China Temu or Aliexpress special sunglasses.

 

[nomdeplume]

I dont think you quite understand who Bolle are - They arent your garden variety made in China Temu or Aliexpress special sunglasses.

I have nothing but positive statements towards buying a couple pair of sale price sunglasses for everyday use. Response was due to $ to avoid $$$. Higher cost is no guarantee was the larger warning I was hinting at. Not everything is always as it seems.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

"Sports" ≡ Meeting criteria I stated
Again, you are free to ignore what I felt an educated statement worth promoting



Edit: My point being you buy a product. Not a brand, who allow their label to be used on items of widely varied characteristics. Typically lower priced and less demanding construction outside the specialized retail chain.

So youre telling me an industry leader in the manufacture of PPE eyewear is garbage because they arent selling it at higher prices, have too many different models and not sports specific?

They are rated and certified to UK and EU safety standards.

 

[nomdeplume]

I edited my quoted post (while you were typing) to reflect a more on-site message that abstained from argumentative possibilities.
Buyer beware, and I stand behind the principle of both messages.

 

[GreiverBlade]

ALRIGHT!

back to the 2000s !

been searching for that one since long!


fun fact : i bought the CD late 2000s just after release, it was also the first album i converted to MP3 for my CF card i was using with a Thomson PDP2201 (Aka: Thomson Lyra)

which was my companion in 2000/2001 when we had a long march with full gear during my army time (yeah it was authorised )

full circle nostalgia ... now:

c'mon sing the refrain
"Crawling in my skin
These wounds, they will not heal
Fear is how I fall
Confusing what is real"

also received my orings and Poron pads

 

[Fokker]

Haha, I had left tape cassettes in the rearview by the time that album dropped. I was full in on MP3s, though I still used CDs for portable media. I think the last time I had a tape cassette for music is was the very early 90s.

 

[GreiverBlade]

Haha, I had left tape cassettes in the rearview by the time that album dropped. I was full in on MP3s, though I still used CDs for portable media. I think the last time I had a tape cassette for music is was the very early 90s.

well i was also full throttle converting my CDs day one i bought em to Mp3 my encoder was so LAME

 

[FoulOnWhite]

Not a fan of mp3 unless it is high bit rate.

 

[GreiverBlade]

Not a fan of mp3 unless it is high bit rate.

obviously, but in the early 2000s well 320kbps was a tad taxing on the encoder (but still did it ... ) now most of my library is in HIGH bitrate FLAC

 

[mechtech]

El cheapo 43” TCL 4K TV for mom for Mother’s Day.

 

[FoulOnWhite]

obviously, but in the 2000s well 320kbps was a tad taxing on the encoder (but still did it ... ) now most of my library is in HIGH bitrate FLAC

Me too. FLAC wherever possible.

 

[Shrek]

USB C to A adaptor since I finally learned that a USB C to A cable is wired up differently from a USB C to A adaptor.

 

[freeagent]

Got my PSU today

It’s smaller than I thought it would be, and I LOVE the cables!

 

[Shrek]

Not sure this counts as tech, but I ordered some battery holders, but in grey.

$15 with postage was too good to pass up.

 

[Deleted member 229121]

^ That is friggin adorable, how have I never seen these before lol.

 

[Super Firm Tofu]

^ That is friggin adorable, how have I never seen these before lol.

They look 3D printed. *I don't have the space for a printer. I don't have the space for a printer. I don't have the space for a printer*

 

[Shrek]

Yep, 3D printed, that is why I felt there was a chance to ask for a custom color (grey).

I already have one (for AA), but it was badly printed (distorted and with loose filaments), so hopefully these will be better.