What's your latest tech purchase?

[r9]

Here's mine
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Sorry to say but those are cold solder joints.

i would love to have my own. but no idea where/how to charge it and to "park". i am renting daily one of those - standing here on every corner. my ways are not longer than 5 min. normally.

be careful when it rains. i crashed once with 20km/h, slipped away on a metal surface on the street.
that was the result! and the best thing that could have happened!! a badly bruised wrist instead of a broken one.
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It's not the speed that hurts you but the sudden loss of speed. - Jeremy Clarkson

 

[ThaiTaffy]

Sorry to say but those are cold solder joints.

My cold joints are hidden under solder mask

 

[Deleted member 24505]

They still work fine, and it's only for 3.3v 'shrug'

 

[r9]

I ordered Mi 5 pro 11" tablet from aliexpress for $120 the specs are too good to be true really.
But I see a lot of sellers selling them and they have good rating to be some fakes and I couldn't find anything on forums or youtube so we'll see what I get.
I've already burnt my self long time ago buying Lenovo phones that end up being fake flashed with custom firmware to like on the cpu and ram. Eventually I found vanilla Android that I flushed on them and found that the actual specs were like a quarter of what was advertised. And of course the phones worked like crap.

My cold joints are hidden under solder mask

So they are no longer cold.

 

[Chomiq]

Vento Pro x 5

For the price they're sold in Poland I might as well stock up.

 

[ThaiTaffy]

I ordered Mi 5 pro 11" tablet from aliexpress for $120 the specs are too good to be true really.
But I see a lot of sellers selling them and they have good rating to be some fakes and I couldn't find anything on forums or youtube so we'll see what I get.
I've already burnt my self long time ago buying Lenovo phones that end up being fake flashed with custom firmware to like on the cpu and ram. Eventually I found vanilla Android that I flushed on them and found that the actual specs were like a quarter of what was advertised. And of course the phones worked like crap.


So they are no longer cold.

I picked up a chuwi windows tablet about 6 months before I came to Thailand after a week or so the nand failed I went through all the RMA and sent it off. I didn't get it back before I came which I thought was taking way longer than it should only to get an email from the post office informing me that China has banned the import of lithium batteries into the country. Not sure if it still stands but if it is, you can't return your Xiaomi tablet if it's fake anyway.

 

[TheLostSwede]

Just bought this corsair pair, got the Virtuosa 100$ below normal price.

Virtuoso
Had mine for quite a while, but they seemingly messed up a bit with the latest firmware, as the dongle seems to just randomly die sometimes and needs to be unplugged and replugged for them to work again.
Overall I'm quite happy with them, but they could've been a bit lighter.

 

[vMax65]

Picked up a couple of items that were reduced after there initial launch a couple of years ago...

MSI MPG341CQR 34 inch 144Hz monitor Ultrawide screen. I play sim racing games like Assetto corsa Comp, AMS2 and Race Room and thought I would finally try the ultrawide 3440x1440p. Looks great and very impressed with the image.

And a new printer the Epson XP-970, again launched a long time ago but wanted something that did A3 size prints as my daughter is a budding artist..

 

[Eskimonster]

Virtuoso
Had mine for quite a while, but they seemingly messed up a bit with the latest firmware, as the dongle seems to just randomly die sometimes and needs to be unplugged and replugged for them to work again.
Overall I'm quite happy with them, but they could've been a bit lighter.

Havent had any issues so far, am on latest firmware. But the dongle does need a good place, or else i get audio cuts in the kitchen.

 

[Yraggul666]

Bah, start a build thread. We'll have you up and running in an evening!

Oh i know people over here could help like that but i'm clumsy af; always paid shops to assemble my pcs(yeah, i know, shame on me).
I can do another cable or two for a more powerful gpu, i can do hdds,ssds and other minor stuff, but full transplants and mounting coolers,
especially a uuuge beast like the NH-D15 i haven't done. I'm waiting for this friend of mine, he's good with hardware plus he's alot younger and more patient.

Good stuff bro! We're gonna rock similar configs It'll be interesting to compare their performance and thermals. No rush though - I haven't had the chance to assemble mine, either. Hoping to find some time next week.

Nicey. We're going to be brothers in RIGs Post pics when you assemble your rig and i'll do the same when i do mine.

 

[TheLostSwede]

Havent had any issues so far, am on latest firmware. But the dongle does need a good place, or else i get audio cuts in the kitchen.

Well, the range is only 10 meters, with no walls in-between, so that's hardly surprising.

 

[MIRTAZAPINE]

The first mechanical keyboard I bought and have been using it for 3 weeks. It is the Royal Kludge RK100 keyboard at 96% size with red switches. Wanted something to replace my Logitech K220 black keyboard and this seems like the perfect one being close to it form factor and size. The RK100 can be connected by wired usb, wireless dongle or bluetooth with moving the switch below. The best thing about this keyboard is the switches is not soldered and removeable if I wanna upgrade down the road to another switch. I kind of scratch my P key as I was so unsure how to use the metal pull tool as I used the switch puller instead. Nevermind guess a new keycaps down the road.

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[ThaiTaffy]

The first mechanical keyboard I bought and have been using it for 3 weeks. It is the Royal Kludge RK100 keyboard at 96% size with red switches. Wanted something to replace my Logitech K220 black keyboard and this seems like the perfect one being close to it form factor and size. The RK100 can be connected by wired usb, wireless dongle or bluetooth with moving the switch below. The best thing about this keyboard is the switches is not soldered and removeable if I wanna upgrade down the road to another switch. I kind of scratch my P key as I was so unsure how to use the metal pull tool as I used the switch puller instead. Nevermind guess a new keycaps down the road.


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My skyloon keyboard I think is made in the same factory I remember reading something about it when I grabbed mine same replaceable switches though I'm cheap so went with the optical switch version. I really like it you can set up multiple Bluetooth connection also so you can swap between devices easily without having to unpair anything.

 

[theFOoL]

Yes the right battery charger... LG V20

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And to charge the bigger one's I use a USB port adapter

Just to Note: USB when battery is in will not work bc of the OS of the LG V20 with its battery linked to only 3200MaH so yeah. I tried charging over night but still it drained fast so slow charging is key

 

[sam_86314]

Went and hit all of the Goodwills in town, and these are the treasures I found...

...a Logitech G613 for about $16...

...and some Edifier R1700BT speakers for $18 (no cable for them though).

The keyboard had some problems with pairing and lag, but those went away when I put new batteries in it.

Aside from not having a cable to connect them (which I've already ordered), at least one of the speakers works fine.

 

[phill]

i would love to have my own. but no idea where/how to charge it and to "park". i am renting daily one of those - standing here on every corner. my ways are not longer than 5 min. normally.

be careful when it rains. i crashed once with 20km/h, slipped away on a metal surface on the street.
that was the result! and the best thing that could have happened!! a badly bruised wrist instead of a broken one.
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Have to say it although its a little out of date now, but gotta watch the rain even if its not very much it'll still hurt...

Was just cycling home from work after my first day back, somehow managed to slip on a curb and I couldn't put any pressure on my left leg at all. Having then had to cycle 4 miles home with what turned out to be a broken leg, it wasn't fun at all lol Slowest average speed I'd ever managed going home, gutted... Turned out I'd done a number on myself lol Not really what I was planning to be honest as been on the sofa for nearly 2 weeks now, the bruising and the pain isn't such fun but I do find the most amusing thing is I can't wait to get back on the bike lol

One day back to work after nearly 4 weeks off due to a bad back and a weeks holiday where I was able to see my eldest for the first time in two months, I'm now off for nearly 2 months with a broken leg.. Broken a none supporting bone and the main one right at the underside of the knee. Thankfully I've not had to have surgery as yet but coming up to nearly two weeks with hardly being able to move and another five weeks total of being off, it's slowly doing my head in!! Leg is in a brace for two weeks, nearly there and can't wait to get rid of it !!

Those E Scooters - well, life in your own hands with those. See a fair few of them gunning about but I could have sworn they are illegal in the UK unless on private roads and such but they are on pavements and all sorts. I saw a clip on Youtube a while ago, with someone on one of them travelling at 50mph down a motorway or a 'dual carriageway'. God help whoever it was if they came off.... Can't think they are good of any kind..
Kinda reminds me of the film Wall-e with how things are going for us... Scary.. Anyways, will have a few pictures to post up soon I hope A few bits I've managed to get over the last few weeks

 

[ThaiTaffy]

Have to say it although its a little out of date now, but gotta watch the rain even if its not very much it'll still hurt...

Was just cycling home from work after my first day back, somehow managed to slip on a curb and I couldn't put any pressure on my left leg at all. Having then had to cycle 4 miles home with what turned out to be a broken leg, it wasn't fun at all lol Slowest average speed I'd ever managed going home, gutted... Turned out I'd done a number on myself lol Not really what I was planning to be honest as been on the sofa for nearly 2 weeks now, the bruising and the pain isn't such fun but I do find the most amusing thing is I can't wait to get back on the bike lol

One day back to work after nearly 4 weeks off due to a bad back and a weeks holiday where I was able to see my eldest for the first time in two months, I'm now off for nearly 2 months with a broken leg.. Broken a none supporting bone and the main one right at the underside of the knee. Thankfully I've not had to have surgery as yet but coming up to nearly two weeks with hardly being able to move and another five weeks total of being off, it's slowly doing my head in!! Leg is in a brace for two weeks, nearly there and can't wait to get rid of it !!

Those E Scooters - well, life in your own hands with those. See a fair few of them gunning about but I could have sworn they are illegal in the UK unless on private roads and such but they are on pavements and all sorts. I saw a clip on Youtube a while ago, with someone on one of them travelling at 50mph down a motorway or a 'dual carriageway'. God help whoever it was if they came off.... Can't think they are good of any kind..
Kinda reminds me of the film Wall-e with how things are going for us... Scary.. Anyways, will have a few pictures to post up soon I hope A few bits I've managed to get over the last few weeks

Look after yourself Phill! there's a few years difference between us but I'm starting to realize I can't bounce like I used to either no broken bones touch wood but I seem to hurt myself doing mundane things also.

I won't even go close to a motorcycle here let alone a scooter I can fully understand why Thailand has such a high road mortality rate, people not in a metal box with 4 or more wheels are asking for trouble, especially considering how they use transport here(no helmets, 3 or more people on a moped, or using it as a carryall) they don't even bother looking when pulling out of a junction the majority of the time.
Get well soon boss.

On topic just grabbed a DP to HDMI adapter so my GPU has 2hdmi ports for my new screen when it finally arrives.

Need to look at a cheap SSD to run Linux also, I currently have it running on a old Seagate Barracuda HDD I had in a cupboard, damn running an OS on a HDD is slow! I'd forgotten.

 

[oobymach]

Got a wd blue ssd for the PS4, tested the PS4 hdd runs at ~100mbps, after cloning the original drive with HDD raw copy tool (almost 6 hour process) it boots fine on the new ssd all data intact.



PS4 hdd

 

[ThaiTaffy]

Went and hit all of the Goodwills in town, and these are the treasures I found...

...a Logitech G613 for about $16...

...and some Edifier R1700BT speakers for $18 (no cable for them though).

The keyboard had some problems with pairing and lag, but those went away when I put new batteries in it.

Aside from not having a cable to connect them (which I've already ordered), at least one of the speakers works fine.

I don't think they have goodwill stores in Thailand but even the ones in the UK never had gear like that!

 

[lexluthermiester]

Went and hit all of the Goodwills in town, and these are the treasures I found...

...a Logitech G613 for about $16...

...and some Edifier R1700BT speakers for $18 (no cable for them though).

The keyboard had some problems with pairing and lag, but those went away when I put new batteries in it.

Aside from not having a cable to connect them (which I've already ordered), at least one of the speakers works fine.

SCORE!

 

[Deleted member 24505]

I always look in charity (goodwill) shops, never really see anything like this.

 

[Fouquin]

I got some chips.



These are good chips.

AMD Opteron @ 4513.66 MHz - CPU-Z VALIDATOR

[envxx4] Validated Dump by Fouquin (2022-04-28 10:04:25) - MB: Supermicro H8DG6/H8DGi - RAM: 16384 MB

valid.x86.fr

I'm happy with my chips. Benchmark, ahoy!

 

[lexluthermiester]

I always look in charity (goodwill) shops, never really see anything like this.

I do from time to time. My wife and I love treasure hunting and our local thrift shops get some good stuff on occasion.

 

[ThaiTaffy]

I do from time to time. My wife and I love treasure hunting and our local thrift shops get some good stuff on occasion.

Saying that, I grabbed a nice little dell core duo probably 15 or so years ago from a thrift shop when I went there teaching kids how to PAT test white goods. It's still running now I think, I gave it to my dad.

Got this delivered earlier I went with the m12 thinking it would be lighter weight than my old m18 variant, I was wrong although the batteries are considerably lighter the drill itself I think is heavier.

 

[freeagent]

Well I cancelled that scooter order because days had gone by and no shipping update. I’m walking to work right now so that will not do. I ordered this death machine instead:

Edit:

Should be here tomorrow