What's your latest tech purchase?

[lexluthermiester]

These look awesome! If I didn't have a Steam Deck incoming for Christmas, I'd get one right away.

Oh that's right! Sorry, I forgot about that.

Different use cases I think. Mine is exclusively for retro gaming.

That's what I'm looking for as well, but with the full Android functionality builtin as well.

 

[Mindweaver]

I just upgraded my Quest 3 128gb to 512gb. I finally pulled the trigger on replacing my Glorious Model D wireless mouse. It was a great mouse until it started having disconnects and having to keep it plugged in all the time pretty much took away the wireless aspect. I picked up the Razer ps5 controller charger on the last big Amazon sale for around 15 bucks. I haven't tried it yet. I really didn't want to get back into the Razer eco-system but I have nothing but good things to say about the mouse.. The software is still trash but I don't need to keep it installed because the mouse doesn't have any RGB. One big huge thing is that this is the second day using it and it still shows 100% battery charge. I would have had to charge my Model d every night this even goes for my Model O 2. I blame all of the RGB lighting killing the battery. I might replace my Model O 2 with the new Model D 2 but honesty the software isn't great either.. lol

Either way I'm ready for Batman Arkham Shadow.

 

[Ruru]

Some of the better flashcarts are getting harder to find now too.

Sucks that NES ones are expensive :/

 

[Space Lynx]

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I just upgraded my Quest 3 128gb to 512gb. I finally pulled the trigger on replacing my Glorious Model D wireless mouse. It was a great mouse until it started having disconnects and having to keep it plugged in all the time pretty much took away the wireless aspect. I picked up the Razer ps5 controller charger on the last big Amazon sale for around 15 bucks. I haven't tried it yet. I really didn't want to get back into the Razer eco-system but I have nothing but good things to say about the mouse.. The software is still trash but I don't need to keep it installed because the mouse doesn't have any RGB. One big huge thing is that this is the second day using it and it still shows 100% battery charge. I would have had to charge my Model d every night this even goes for my Model O 2. I blame all of the RGB lighting killing the battery. I might replace my Model O 2 with the new Model D 2 but honesty the software isn't great either.. lol

Either way I'm ready for Batman Arkham Shadow.

what color is your hyperspeed mouse? that looks like a metallic silver, its either a camera error, or the most badass mouse from Aliens vs Predator spaceship I have ever seen.

also grats on the Quest 3 upgrade... I most likely am going to get the Quest 3S, between Batman being free and I can probably get a lot of older games like beat saber really cheap, should be some good times incoming

 

[Athlonite]

PB Tech

Silverstone SST-EP02B USB 3.0 To 2.5"/3.5" SSD/HDD Adapter - Plug and Play

Because I need to go through a bunch of old CDr's and DVDr's but have no room in the case for a DVD drive I have a drive but needed a way to connect it so I got this bit of a shit though as I needed to supply my own 12V DC wall adaptor because no way was USB3 going to supply 12V despite it saying supports 2.5/3.5" SSD/HDD

 

[FreedomEclipse]

New tires for the reborn 540.

Should look a little like this when its thrown on except minus the white bar tape.



I use black bar tape because it hides dirt and grime so will last years before I change it.

I normally dont like coloured sidewalls either but it does fit this colour scheme well and give it more of a classic look.

The wheelset is going to be this one:



Although I do like the look of the Mavic wheels the guy is using. Its all about the white decals which pulls the look together. The Cosmic's look better than the Aksiums the owner is running. Im assuming the bike in the picture is the 540 its stock form as that did come with Aksiums. Owner of the bike above is also running TT bars which is also rather questionable given the fact he's putting himself in an aero position but doesnt have aero wheels on. Im not quite sure what the owner was thinking.

Anyway. The Cosmic's:


I could in theory get myself a nicer looking pair of alloys but Id want some carbon wheels to run during the warmer months. The greatest thing about both bikes now being 11 speed is I can swap wheelsets, so i can in theory run my 55s on the 540. Although Im looking at getting a some 40-50mm carbon wheels if i had to get something. I like the 55s i bought over a year ago but I dont think they are great in urban environments where there is a lot of stopping and starting. (55s are fast but they are slower at picking up speed/momentum from a full stop)


::EDIT::

The tires are also cheap for what they are. Most places are charging £54-60 for one.

 

[Mindweaver]

what color is your hyperspeed mouse? that looks like a metallic silver, its either a camera error, or the most badass mouse from Aliens vs Predator spaceship I have ever seen.

also grats on the Quest 3 upgrade... I most likely am going to get the Quest 3S, between Batman being free and I can probably get a lot of older games like beat saber really cheap, should be some good times incoming

Yeah the mouse on the box is super glossy and I noticed that as well. It's just black. Also, the quest 3s looks like a solid upgrade. I'm probably going to pick one up for my daughters at some point. Well one for them to share. Batman looks so good. When I first set up the new quest 3 it let me download the game. I was excited and thought maybe I got early access.. but it just downloads like 50mb and then when I launched it just had a black screen with the batman logo telling me it launches on the 22nd.. lol

 

[lexluthermiester]

Sucks that NES ones are expensive :/

All the authentic Everdive flash carts are pricey, true, but are quality carts. The knock-offs are cheap, but have less features.

Some of the better flashcarts are getting harder to find now too.

Not really, depending on where you live. Ebay, Amazon, AliExpress.

 

[INSTG8R]

That PS3 looking mighty well

Doh..

 

[wheresmycar]

ANBERNIC RG35XX Plus

Technical specifications Color Transparent black/Gray/ White Screen 3.5-inch IPS full viewing angle, OCA full lamination/ 640*480 CPU H700 quad-core ARM Cortex-A53, 1.5GHz frequency GPU Dual- core G31 MP2 RAM LPDDR4 1GB Storage 64GB TF/MicroSD System Linux 64-bit WIFI/Bluetooth 2.4/5G WIFI...

anbernic.com

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Very cool device. I agree with Frick though, it's a little on the small side. It's supposed to mimic the look and feel of the Gameboy, and that it does well.
At $60ish it's still a great deal.

Personally, I prefer this one;

Retroid Pocket 4/4Pro Handheld

Retroid Pocket 4/4Pro Specifications & Features: RP4 Pro:CPU: 4*A78@2.6GHz 4*A55@2.0 GHz GPU: G77 MC9@836MHzRAM: 8GB LPDDR4xStorage: 128GB UFS 3.1 + TF Card SlotOS: Android 13 RP4:CPU: 2*A78@2.4GHz + 6*A55@2.0GHzGPU: G68 MC4@900MHzRAM: 4GB LPDDR4xStorage: 128GB UFS 3.1 + TF Card SlotOS: Android...

www.goretroid.com

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Better form-factor, full Android and better specs. Granted, $185 too. To me worth it.

im tempted! First time seeing these devices and the abundant positive reviews.

I just checked their website... RG35XX preceded with the newer RG40XXV. Looks like the main difference being a larger screen and the addition of an analog stick. The downgrade being, they added RGB for the stick (eww). Either way... im literally on the edge of my seat to pull the trigger (hold me back plsss)

 

[Apocalypsee]

im tempted! First time seeing these devices and the abundant positive reviews.

I just checked their website... RG35XX preceded with the newer RG40XXV. Looks like the main difference being a larger screen and the addition of an analog stick. The downgrade being, they added RGB for the stick (eww). Either way... im literally on the edge of my seat to pull the trigger (hold me back plsss)

The RGB cringe can be turn off, buy it you know you want to

 

[Frick]

im tempted! First time seeing these devices and the abundant positive reviews.

I just checked their website... RG35XX preceded with the newer RG40XXV. Looks like the main difference being a larger screen and the addition of an analog stick. The downgrade being, they added RGB for the stick (eww). Either way... im literally on the edge of my seat to pull the trigger (hold me back plsss)

Had they left out the joystick I would have gotten that instead.

 

[AusWolf]

Oh that's right! Sorry, I forgot about that.

No worries. I might still get one eventually anyway, just because why not.

 

[ErikG]

New network cable tester.

 

[lexluthermiester]

I might still get one eventually anyway, just because why not.

You should. Comparatively, they're not nearly as expensive and have great functionality!

 

[SSGBryan]

Aliexpress delivers again.

I got some unexpected goodies in this one - Huananzhi actually shipped the board with both a cmos battery, a tube of thermal grease and a sticker giving the manufacturing date (6 Oct 24 - the day I ordered it), and batch number. I'll be using this one for my budget intel build. It will replace the Soyo B660 board I purchased earlier this year. The 660 board works fine, but Soyo, for whatever reason didn't implement the full capabilities of the 660 chipset. The nvme slot is PCIe 4.0, but none of the other features were used, for all intents & purposes it is an H610 board. They did correct this with their B760 board, and provided the functionality of the 760 chipset. I went with the Huananzhi board because I didn't have one of them.

The Huananzhi board has 2 Nvme slots, a M.2 wifi adapter, 4 sata ports, a 4.0 x16 slot for the graphics card, and a 3.0x1 slot for something else - which in my case, will be for a 2.6 gig nic card ($8.99) I have from an earlier order.

No heatsinks for the vram, but I do have a whole bag of those I purchased for $1.

 

[DonM]

I just purchased a Montech King 95 case at Newegg.

https://www.newegg.com/white-montech-king-95-atx-mid-tower/p/N82E16811970002?Item=N82E16811970002

 

[lexluthermiester]

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Edited for clarification.

 

[FoulOnWhite]

got a new ride today

 

[GreiverBlade]

mostly non tech was received today ...

but two, late to the party, arrived

completing the soldering kit

pretty similar packaging and content of the like from Donnau, Kurz Ersa or Stannol but 3-4 time cheaper ... (and 26g instead of 15g)

if the pricing in Switzerland was not so obscene (heck even Goobay product are 3 time pricier than their usual ) i would buy locally

Spoiler: fat chance ... just for the joke that thing is the exact same that came bundled with the soldering iron kit ;)

in stock on Galaxus.ch from Donnau, Price: 11.90chf that's almost 2 time the price i paid for the kit

for a temporary repair at work

Spoiler: and more pad for my bag ...

feeling patriotic

got a new ride today
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nice ride!

Spoiler: also, found it locally

way more than 18£ (and about 9 time more than the knockoff i got )

 

[lexluthermiester]

got a new ride today
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That's very cool!

 

[wolf]

ATX open test bench just ordered today, to start going through my card collection and testing / benching cards. The board that'll go on will be the Asrock 775Dual-VSTA, as I will be able to test any kind of card I own on it, be it a PCI, AGP or PCIE. looking forward to getting through a lot of the PCI and AGP cards on this one.

 

[wheresmycar]

WHYYYYY DID YOU GUYS SHOW ME THESE ANBERNIC MACHINES?! Now look at me, I've joined the retro gaming cult!

My last handheld was a gameboy, which was donkey years ago. I didn't even know retro gaming was getting this type of attention and at these amazing price points ($50-$100). I couldn't resist. I spent the last couple of days waiting for the Anbernic RG CubeXX to release and it finally went online. TRIGGER PULLED!!

I got it in white 32G + 256G

Finally something to do when on the move without killing the phones battery.

 

[DirtyDingusMcgee]

Gotta love it when a Sager box shows up at your door.

I9-14900HX
64 gb ram
rtx 4070
2tb samsung 990 pro

 

[RootinTootinPootin]

got 2 2000va (1200w) UPS for emergency power backups..