What's your latest tech purchase?

de.das.dude · Feb 21, 2022

this was finally in stock.

even though i got the 2 fans and the controller already i my previous post here.. i just switched my job got double my previous package and am not good with money management lmao.
parents are telling me to get married.

Deleted member 24505 · Feb 21, 2022

getting this this afty

Chomiq · Feb 21, 2022

I know what I haven't purchased. There was a sweet deal on 14TB WD Essential drives at Amazon.de - €199.99 down from €364. Now it's €260. It's not like I need it THAT much but still...

Deleted member 24505 · Feb 21, 2022

Chomiq said:
I know what I haven't purchased. There was a sweet deal on 14TB WD Essential drives at Amazon.de - €199.99 down from €364. Now it's €260. It's not like I need it THAT much but still...

Aren't USB drives too slow? i have only a 4tb and sending large capacity to it takes ages. Maybe i need a C type external but then it is still down to the HDD in it.

Mussels · Feb 21, 2022

Tigger said:
Aren't USB drives too slow? i have only a 4tb and sending large capacity to it takes ages. Maybe i need a C type external but then it is still down to the HDD in it.

USB 3.0 can max out any mech drive out there, let alone USB 3.2 gen 2 x2 xXx GTX whatever the fu....

lexluthermiester · Feb 21, 2022

Tigger said:
Aren't USB drives too slow? i have only a 4tb and sending large capacity to it takes ages. Maybe i need a C type external but then it is still down to the HDD in it.

Depends on the version of USB being used. USB2.0, yes too slow. USB3.0+ is fine though. As Mussels stated, mechanical drives can not saturate the USB3.0+ bus.

Tigger said:
The guy messaged me about the P6T DLX, he still has it, will try and snag it today. Don't know what CPU is in it, i will take pot luck

BTW, did you get it?

Mussels · Feb 21, 2022

Using my portable NVME drive, my *worst* USB 3.0 ports can still manage 350-400MB/s sustained - the best (2x2) manages around 950MB/s

Even the best mechs are still around the 200MB/s mark, in perfect conditions

Deleted member 24505 · Feb 21, 2022

lexluthermiester said:
Depends on the version of USB being used. USB2.0, yes too slow. USB3.0+ is fine though. As Mussels stated, mechanical drives can not saturate the USB3.0+ bus.

BTW, did you get it?

Not yet, he takes 2 days to reply the fuckwit. Hope he even still has it. Messaged about the DAC today, got it today, some people......

lexluthermiester · Feb 22, 2022

Tigger said:
Not yet, he takes 2 days to reply the fuckwit. Hope he even still has it. Messaged about the DAC today, got it today, some people......

Some people are busy. Don't be too disappointed.

micropage7 · Feb 22, 2022

just add another 4Tb seagate for my pc

i know it's USB 2 interface but just for backup and the price is right, so why not

Deleted member 24505 · Feb 22, 2022

micropage7 said:
just add another 4Tb seagate for my pc
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i know it's USB 2 interface but just for backup and the price is right, so why not
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My external 4tb is USB 2 but like yours its only for storing stuff on so don't matter.

de.das.dude · Feb 22, 2022

de.das.dude said:
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this was finally in stock.

even though i got the 2 fans and the controller already i my previous post here.. i just switched my job got double my previous package and am not good with money management lmao.
parents are telling me to get married.

amazon india seems to have gone to shit.

they sent me a package with a fan, a strip and the controller missing.
Then the replacer refused to take it back.

now i need to chase up customer service for getting my money back, even though i filed the replacement request within 15 mins of delivery. amazon fulfilled my ass.

ThrashZone · Feb 22, 2022

Hi,
Picked up a couple air coolers from amazon warehouse 2nd life nice and cheap only the boxes are muffed a bit
Got some new bulk 223 rem's cheap to but not as tech as the coolers I'm guessing :laugh:

Deleted member 24505 · Feb 22, 2022

ThrashZone said:
Hi,
Picked up a couple air coolers from amazon warehouse 2nd life nice and cheap only the boxes are muffed a bit
Got some new bulk 223 rem's cheap to but not as tech as the coolers I'm guessing

D15 yummy

GamerGuy · Feb 23, 2022

Man, all this talk about external storage, I have literally a dozen or more external storage solutions, using USB 3.x, including a USB-C 256GB WD SSD which is my fastest external drive. I have a Probox fitted with 4x 6TB of 'critical data'

as well as a WD My Book Duo with 20TB of storage goodness (also containing massive amount of 'critical data' :rockout:

), in addition to various 2.5" storage solutions. I have not even mentioned the various 2TB to 4TB to 6TB bare drives that I've used on my Oricco docking station.

Ahhzz · Feb 23, 2022

I had credit at a vendor, and was getting a Price Match on a WD Black SN850 1Tb, but while they were screwing around, they went out of stock, and aren't sure when they'll be back in. So, before my credits expire, I grabbed a Samsung 980 Pro 1Tb. Shows about as well rated as the WD, both have a 5-year, so I'm hopeful

heky · Feb 23, 2022

Ahhzz said:
I had credit at a vendor, and was getting a Price Match on a WD Black SN850 1Tb, but while they were screwing around, they went out of stock, and aren't sure when they'll be back in. So, before my credits expire, I grabbed a Samsung 980 Pro 1Tb. Shows about as well rated as the WD, both have a 5-year, so I'm hopeful

I would say it's an even better choice! Samsung makes their own Controllers and Flash chips, WD do not.

ThrashZone · Feb 23, 2022

Hi,
Yeah 980 drivers are getting better too.

Ahhzz · Feb 23, 2022

heky said:
I would say it's an even better choice! Samsung makes their own Controllers and Flash chips, WD do not.

ThrashZone said:
Hi,
Yeah 980 drivers are getting better too.

I'm hopeful

I don't do anything that needs the cutting edge of an extra few microseconds, but since I won't be changing much on the system for literally years, I prefer to have the best I can manage at the time

ThrashZone · Feb 23, 2022

Ahhzz said:
I'm hopeful I don't do anything that needs the cutting edge of an extra few microseconds, but since I won't be changing much on the system for literally years, I prefer to have the best I can manage at the time

Hi,
Lots of reports the speeds were tanking on large file moves on early release think some on TPU were posted
Not to many people do this though most just write on them and enjoy

khemist · Feb 23, 2022

Convoy M21F.

looniam · Feb 23, 2022

heky said:
I would say it's an even better choice! Samsung makes their own Controllers and Flash chips, WD do not.

actually since they bought sandisk, they do.

toilet pepper · Feb 23, 2022

Mussels said:
Using my portable NVME drive, my *worst* USB 3.0 ports can still manage 350-400MB/s sustained - the best (2x2) manages around 950MB/s

Even the best mechs are still around the 200MB/s mark, in perfect conditions

I recently got this to use my extra Samsung 960 256 as an external drive. The thing about these external drives is their USB cables are finicky. I got the Strix Arion lite which did not come with a USB C to A adapter. When using the USB C to C cable and connect it to the back of my mobo - I get around 1000MB/s. When I use a different cable it varies from 50MB/s to around 500MB/s depending on the cable I use.

Also RGB so IGN 10/10

Frick · Feb 23, 2022

TheLostSwede said:
Every time I see something like this, I'm so glad I don't drink coffee...

That's like saying "I'm so glad I don't play games" when looking at a PC with a Threadripper CPU and three RTX 3090's. Or "I'm glad I don't drive" when attending a Fomula 1 race. That's not "drinking coffee", that's being a enthusiast/elitist/wanker (depening on who you ask).

TheLostSwede · Feb 23, 2022

Frick said:
That's like saying "I'm so glad I don't play games" when looking at a PC with a Threadripper CPU and three RTX 3090's. Or "I'm glad I don't drive" when attending a Fomula 1 race. That's not "drinking coffee", that's being a enthusiast/elitist/wanker (depening on who you ask).

Oh, I was more looking at the space it takes up on the kitchen counter.
My sambo drinks coffee, but she has a moka pot that doesn't take up too much space.

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