battery degrades in a year
#technology-discussion
potent arrow
in Canada the temperature fluctuations cause them to crack due to the glass being brittle etc etc
it's nightmare
blades have QC, XPS have temps and hinge problems, Omens just explode for some reason, Surfaces I've replaced fleets off
there's also the Zephyrus laptops but I think those are out of your budget
what's a decent g14 rn...
oh a new one just came out
screaming
real edge
lmao
zinc sluice
I cant read bruh im tired
potent arrow
I like them but expensive
zinc sluice
im modmailing you for racins
potent arrow
your computer literate
potent arrow
change it yourself
zinc sluice
hm.
potent arrow
im modmailing you for racins
I'm viet
zinc sluice
MY BAD
zinc sluice
Wait wtf
13650hx version is
Cheaper
For a terabyte
What
wait whats the play for laptop cpus anyway
Ryzen better?
potent arrow
and experience
zinc sluice
Ya
potent arrow
ryzen mobile buggy still
zinc sluice
ah.
potent arrow
I want slim…
they are still pretty slim, ain't too chunky tbh
zinc sluice
Its the weight ngl
potent arrow
gaming laptops :^)
this is why I buy a monitor in the country or location and move my pc there
LG gram is my prefered laptop but it can't game
zinc sluice
Gram is godly
I remember them relelasing a gaming one here in korea
Like
Bakc in 2019 or something
zinc sluice
ya it is
potent arrow
makes sense
zinc sluice
Intel ran out of names?
potent arrow
can the 4050 even run any games at that resolution!?!? LMAO
zinc sluice
what i mean is like actual local price pov vs actual real money
sarah
can u set
Fan curves
on a region
LEGION Slim5 14APH R7 4060 Plus (SSD 512GB)
hazy frost
LEGION Slim5 14APH R7 4060 Plus (SSD 512GB)
Maybe
Fan control only works on some models
They have a list of some that do and don’t work on the page but they don’t list all of them that don’t work
I have one and it doesn’t work which is fun
zinc sluice
I have one and it doesn’t work which is fun
Do you work around it somehow
Or are you just cooked
hazy frost
Cooked
It’s not THAT bad like they’re not super loud by default but they turn on quite easily too
When I was just using it for word, VS2022 and excel it wouldn’t ever rly get noticeable tho
I have the slim one as well which runs hotter
zinc sluice
yo is anyone good at coding stuff? is this osmehting i can just run https://github.com/inconvergent/auxin
inland mauve
need like way more context for that question
it literally has this warning right at the top
also this is a library for GenAI 🤢
zinc sluice
im doing a project for my digital art class and this was an option ..
not ai generated art
just art generated off of code
different thigns no
im against ai art 😭
like this type of stuff has been around since like 1970s or somthing
inland mauve
oh whoops
my bad
I mean it should be fine for a school project as long as you clearly state what version of the library you used, maybe make a local backup or something
zinc sluice
yaaa i read it
inland mauve
so you'll need to know how to include a library in your project and how to call its functions
and how to work with this specific library
do you have prior coding experience?
this appears to be written in LISP which I unfortunately have never worked with
but there should be plenty of tutorials on how to use LISP libraries on the internet
zinc sluice
i installed this https://github.com/rabbibotton/clog/blob/main/WINDOWS.md and got this open rn but ermm
im lost hereon out
id di clone the repo w git
and i instanced into m5 while having the repos cut so i lost them
bruh
LOL
erm,
zinc sluice
wait im cooking
lost python
huion released android drawing tablets and even they have a 90hz screen 
gentle star
huion released android drawing tablets and even they have a 90hz screen <:pepeHa...
You wouldn't happen to have a link handy eh
lost python
seems to be kinda meh though
pen is eh and needs recharging. 90hz only if you use the 1080p variant. 4k is 60hz.
8gb ram, 128gb memory, 4k pressure levels
gentle star
Oof
lost python
only 300-400$ though
gentle star
That's not bad for one including its own OS
I have my eyes peeled for an xppen artist pro 16 gen2 competitor; it would be the perfect drawing tab for me if the anti-gare etching wasn't so aggressive
Makes everything look out of focus / frosted; might be able to get around it by using a clear screen protector but it's a lot of money to gamble on it working or not
hazy frost
https://www.huion.com/products/pen_computer/KamvasSlate/kamvas-slate-11.html
Just a worse version of the xp pen one then
Sucks
Worse pen, less storage, smaller display
Kind of disappointing
hazy frost
Makes everything look out of focus / frosted; might be able to get around it by ...
I never liked the xp pen coating as much as the Huion one but they’re a couple hundred cheaper usually too so I would probably get over it if I bought one now
Really I just want someone to make a cheaper high resolution 16 or 22” model
The Wacom ones want u to take a mortgage out for it and the Huion ones still entail me selling a kidney even though it’s slightly better pricing
gentle star
I never liked the xp pen coating as much as the Huion one but they’re a couple h...
I like the coatings more on huion but am not a fan of their panel quality /color
hazy frost
I don’t like something about all of them tbh but Huion has the least annoying issues for the price u pay for me
The colour isn’t amazing but I can mirror it on another display that’s better than like any tablet u can buy under 1k
The coating on the other hand gives me a headache if it’s too fuzzy
And Wacom aren’t getting twice as much money for their one which comes with shitty drivers
hazy frost
8GB 1440p and cuda/general productivity card in 2025
dire viper
@sly elk 996 Turbo X50 with extended leather and carbon fiber
Also the carbon ceramic brakes denoted by the yellow brake calipers
sly elk
Needs leather rear view mirror wrap 😈
dire viper
I think it might be. The vents are leather wrapped.
The extended leather was exclusively a special wishes thing back then
sly elk
I think it might be. The vents are leather wrapped.
gross lol
dire viper
leather wrapped vents are like a few grand 😭
someone has to hand cut the leather and stitch it and all that
sly elk
and it looks weird
dire viper
They shoulda sold the Mondeo properly in the states and not given us the Mondeo when it stopped being interesting
Mondeo ST220 Estate
sly walrus
long car
sly elk
They shoulda sold the Mondeo properly in the states and not given us the Mondeo ...
mondeo???
I mean, they only sold the sedan in the US
dire viper
Yes
sly elk
afaik the sedans were very uncommon in the uk and europe
dire viper
The Mondeo I posted they did not sell here
sly elk
indeed
dire viper
That generation ran purely euro power trains
sly elk
wasn't the focus also a mondeo?
sly elk
ohhh
dire viper
They had two generations of Focus RS before the US got one
The focus RS mk2 uses a Volvo 5 cylinder so it’s probably the most insane factory ford
Other than the 05/06 Ford GT
sly elk
ahh I see, first gen was sold as contour/mystique, second gen was sold as fusion, 3rd gen was not sold in the US, 4th gen was
dire viper
But cause ford is ford they wouldn’t homologate the RS for the US market until they made a defective hunk of scrap that made them not want to bother with high end trims on lower end cars
sly elk
there was also the jaguar x type which was.......
ahhh the x-type was a second gen mondeo as well
which I always found amusing because its body looked more like a first gen
dire viper
ahh I see, first gen was sold as contour/mystique, second gen was sold as fusion...
Nah, so the Generations are 1-4, 3 and 4 were sold as fusions. Second gen is called a Mk3 in Europe
Or sorry, 4 and 5 were
Forgot it had 5 gens
sly elk
sly elk
Nah, so the Generations are 1-4, 3 and 4 were sold as fusions. Second gen is cal...
the second gen was called a mk3,....
smh
dire viper
But yea, the best Mondeo’s were Europe only
And it really was a Europe first car
It’s insane to me that ford expects any model to sell well here besides pickup truck because literally everything is designed for European market first
sly elk
i drove my dad's old mystique for a little bit.. thing is I don't really have anything to compare it against for that time period
i really learned to drive in the 2000s mustangs my driving school had LOL
the only other small cars I've rented were an elantra and a chevy cruze? hmmm
the elantra was like 2015 or so, steering felt like an arcade game steering wheel. terrible.
dire viper
US automakers should be afraid of the Koreans
sly elk
korean EVs sure
dire viper
Genuinely outrageous that an Elantra N is a better sports car than most dedicated sports cars in the world
sly elk
the german automakers should also be afraid of those
sly elk
kia/hyundai have already shown me
many times over
that I should never, ever, ever buy a gasoline engine from a korean car company
dire viper
How did Hyundai create a car with more driving enjoyment than companies with decades of racing pedigree
And now Hyundai is winning TCR races
dire viper
No they let the bean counters run
sly elk
when a company is run by accountants and the ceo's cousins
dire viper
They’re a Korean company. That’s how they work.
sly elk
they'll just run it into the ground
dire viper
That’s why there is an N Line version of every car that’s just a look package.
sly elk
then again I haven't exactly been convinced that hyundai isn't subject to nepotism as well LOL
dire viper
Why Hyundai could start succeeding is because of a German. Lol.
sly elk
but uh
i don't think american car companies should be afraid right now
at least, not because of how good it feels to drive a hyundai elantra N on a race track
how well an elantra N drives on a race track has nothing to do with how well it'll carry 2 dogs in the back or how it'll fit in the trader joes parking lot
or whether your home associaton will send you a threatening letter for parking it outside XD
@dire viper do you ever get a good laugh out of the stupid car things i write? :3
dire viper
how well an elantra N drives on a race track has nothing to do with how well it'...
It is important because the engineering prowess of one of BMW’s most prominent motorsports design engineers was shared with Hyundai’s engineers
Engineering is logical, but you need to give people a push to think illogical and create logical solutions to reach the illogical goals you’ve created
The Ioniq 5N simulated gearbox was one of those things
sly elk
this was kinda sorta why I thought Chrysler's done lol
dire viper
It modulates the torque being put down by the motors to simulate a flywheel and clutch when using the paddles which is interesting
It’s why it feels so weird
sly elk
I haven't seen them make any actually insane concepts in a long time
probably cuz they cracked down on their employees doing drugs /s
dire viper
I mean we got the MCXTrema and MC20 GT2
Maserati gets to return to the Ferrari days which is good
Ferrari used Maserati to perfect Enzo in racing, not a single factory Ferrari Enzo was raced, they turned the Enzo into the MC12 and pushed the chassis to the limit of what they could engineer at the time
And we got one of the best homologation cars ever made out of it
Like genuinely, you shouldn’t make crazy cars and badge them as a low end car
The Viper only survived cause of Dodges existing heritage and even then it never sold particularly well
Chrysler should’ve had a sporty brand from the get go but hindsight is 20/20
sly elk
ah you must be n the kill dodge/chrysler camp XD
sly elk
the problem with the "just make all the cool cars maserati or alfa" camp
dire viper
But you gotta have halo cars
sly elk
is that chrysler/dodge/jeep/ram dealers are NOT alfa/maserati dealers
dire viper
There are extremely few American cars that are icons
sly elk
and the viper got people interested in dodges
dire viper
The viper people already were buying dodges
sly elk
I kinda sorta imagine the mustang coupe gets people to buy mustang mach es
dire viper
Until the last gen
sly elk
this part is funny though
ford sells the mach e, the escape, the bronco sport... what ther little ugly thing do they make
i'm still a little bit off about the charger ev
like they failed to hype it at all, and then hyper fixated on the fake muscle car sound that everyone seems to universally think is lame
there's a video on youtube where they show it off to a crowd of people at the launch party or whatever
and everyone just kinda stares o_o
XD
dire viper
The EV and gas will do well cause it’s just in a platform they use with like 4 other things right now and additionally 2 more models in the future
Stellantis went super consolidated
Challenger will get its own chassis
dire viper
Most likely
But don’t expect it to be reasonably priced
Probably gonna be top end flagship coupe
What Dodge and Chrysler needs is to go racing maybe
Like actually
But they don’t got a model to do that
The whole racing thing to sell cars died but it really does help with brand images
Ferrari winning endurance races non stop helped their image when Enzo died and they revamped the company
Audi was literally the most dominant racing team in the world for a whole ass decade
And their R8 GT3 is one of the best cars of its class made. It’s probably the best
Which made the R8 even more legendary.
The viper when it was racing was a monster. It was able to keep up with the carbon fiber turbo cars no problem just with the 8.4 and fiberglass panels
But then it got banned
And then 2008 happened
And Chrysler never tried with racing since
sly elk
i wonder what KIND of racing
iirc ford fiestas were kinda cool with a certain crowd because of hoonigan stuff
.. hmm that could be an interesting change of pace
make a dodge miata killer
dire viper
That’s what they also wanna do but they won’t be able to kill the Miata because Mazda loses money on the Miata but makes excessive amounts from other models
sly elk
honestly the way stla runs the american brands i'm half expecting them to hand the charger off to jeep
Introducing the 2026 Jeep Charger
or maybe they can use the ram brand. 2026 ram charger. nah that wouldnt' work.
but it would be funny.
dire viper
Dodge/Chevy will have cheaper sports cars by the end of the decade
dire viper
or maybe they can use the ram brand. 2026 ram charger. nah that wouldnt' work.
The Challenger used to have a rams head logo in the center of its grill
sly elk
i do not envy the people who have to make those decisions atm
there's way too much chaos in the market
sly elk
The Challenger used to have a rams head logo in the center of its grill
i'm aware 😄
dire viper
Cause RAM is based on the ram charger stuff
Ram chargers being the hot rodders
True European man
European jump scare
But uhhhh yea
sly elk
shiiit
dire viper
Anyways
sly elk
can they have a friggin safe search
i was trying to link a chce miodu gif because eastern european jump scare
NOT R RATED JUMP SCARE
dire viper
Chrysler doesn’t work because Chrysler does not have an integrated premium brand
sly elk
Chrysler doesn’t work because Chrysler does not have an integrated premium brand
either chrysler or imperial
but i don't friggin know
dire viper
Dodge and Chrysler both can’t be the same thing
dire viper
That’s not the point
They don’t have a Cadillac
Luxury needs to be mid end
Not high end
sly elk
what is a cadillac here
dire viper
BMW works cause they have cheap ass cars and cars that are 150k plus
sly elk
70s chrysler made boats that didn't drive as badly as the ford & gm boats did
idk about 80s chrysler
dire viper
The point is that the way that GM does it is good
They have a few brands that all cross at different price points
sly elk
gm does it in a weird way
dire viper
And GMC/Buick is the same dealer, Chevy is its own thing and Cadillac is its own thing
sly elk
yes
hot shadow
'i want to do something to my car'
dire viper
Cadillac and Chevy are both the high volume with GMC and Buick being supplemental
sly elk
mrab that sounds too filipino
hot shadow
stick these bitches on like falsies!!!!!!!!
dire viper
Cadillac also works cause Cadillac has always had something interesting
dire viper
Like Cadillac genuinely was competitive against Mercedes for a long time and now I would say is better
sly elk
@hot shadow
sly walrus
colgan
dire viper
CTS-V also was an outrageous car that didn’t need to exist but made Cadillac look like they meant business
hot shadow
filipino don't even buy hybrid btw they're so frugal here they stick to a gas vehicle so their uncle can fix it (he won't be able to, he's lying)
sly elk
oh i want this
hot shadow
I had to just go against everyone's wishes when I did. I was like fk u
hot shadow
das p cute
sly elk
hot shadow
it looks like a strawberry roll cake in the back I wanna eat it
sly elk
ah right, vogue tires too
dire viper
Oh also GM was smart and redid their entire engine lineup in the 90’s and spent a lot of money on just a few engines knowing that they could use them for literally everything
sly elk
i mean... chrysler....
they did that with the pentastar lol 😄
i think they've stuck that engine in almost everything they sell
the only thing that didn't were those little tiny suvs
the dart didn't but the 200 had it
dire viper
Chrysler was late to the show
sly elk
imho chrysler could solve all of their problems by sticking the hemi in the minivan
all of their problems
do it ford transit style lmao
wasn't there a transit where the front end is just bigger
dire viper
While GM had the same V8 in their top end sport car and in a box truck
dire viper
Which is why the vettes were always so cheap
Most of the price of a sports car is the power train
sly elk
then again the charger and ram both had the 5.7 for a long time
dire viper
AMG V8’s can cost 80,000
sly elk
but.. actually yea
that was part of the issue when they were new
especially the 2008-2010 ones
they eliminated stuff in those chargers to cut costs
it was pretty funny because they eliminated some real petty stuff lmao
american car companies should do that though
"what's the cheapest thing I can get with a v8?"
dire viper
Also American companies don’t like to outsource but literally all good companies do
Ferrari engine designs are only good cause right sound the corner from their Corsa shop is all of the most historic and influential engine designers and builders
The Bugatti EB110 and Cizeta V16 engines had major help from those old Italian engine goblins and those cars have quite incredible powertrains
When Nissan wanted the 300ZX to be one of the fastest cars in the world, they called up the professionals who overhauled the car and did over 300 dyno runs to validate and improve every aspect of the cars tuning and feel
Why we never got a proper cosworth engineered car in the states besides a fucking Mercedes is wild to me
sly elk
hey @dire viper have you ever seen an h6 battery where the sides weren't completely flat? aside from like an optima?
i bought a chinese one and the sides are not flat on it
didn't seem swollen but didn't seem flat
sly elk
nneeeat
hyte did a breakdown in that gamers nexus video of how much it costs to make a y40
neeeat
zinc sluice
82y5006ekr legion slim 5 yay or nay
@potent arrow
hazy frost
82y5006ekr legion slim 5 yay or nay
<@829359022288797726>
basically the same as what i have but newer, id have no complaints if u dont mind the fans coming on fairly easily
build quality is good, cooling is good if loud, displays they use are still rly good too, not any heavier than a macbook pro is
i have the bigger battery but i was getting 6-11 hours out of it
theres not really a better slim option on the market with similar specs
asus ones suffer with bad cooling, msi ones have bad build quality and mediocre cooling
zinc sluice
yeah i was gonna get asus something but reading about how it dies after like a year made me turn away from it
hazy frost
yeah their slim ones are garbage still
regular size ones some are fine
but if u need smth thinner and lighter the legion is basically the only option
theres the razer blade as well but theyre twice as expensive and still have issues with the battery bloating afaik
i think acer do o ne too now but idk much about it
zinc sluice
oh its ok i have a blade stealth 2017 that turns into a walking thermonuclear bomb if i dont undervolt it by 2/3
it still rises to 95c on opening the 8th chrome tab
pine thistle
lmao
round aurora
jesus
dire viper
Canadian
lime wasp
Damn it.
I was waiting to buy the parts to upgrade my PC until I got paid this week instead of jumping the gun and using my CC
And in that timeframe the CPU I was gonna get went from being available for MSRP from a reputable source like Amazon/BB and is now only available from a rando Chinese seller or being sold for $100+ over MSRP again
hazy frost
It’ll be available again in a few weeks probably
Rando Chinese seller doesn’t even mean bad
Not any worse than the rando Amazon seller people always buy from without a thought
lime wasp
Yeah but the one I was gonna get was From and Shipped Amazon so it was real stock
I mean I guess the CPU was the least important part of the upgrade for me but still
sly elk
sheesh am it he only one not buying a switch 2?
hazy frost
No im waiting for it to be a more reasonable price
brave oxide
No im waiting for it to be a more reasonable price
Do they ever discount it?
hazy frost
It gets cheaper eventually
Nintendo have a history of discounting when people didn’t buy their ridiculously priced product tbf
inland mauve
me neither
hazy frost
OLED switch released at £300 or more for the bundles I paid like £280 for it and a game a year after
So was like 70 cheaper
inland mauve
if all my friends were getting one I might consider it
brave oxide
I see
inland mauve
but they aren't
and the value proposition just isn't there, too expensive for what I get when I have so many ways to play video games
hazy frost
Thing is I didn’t mind paying for outdated hardware with the old switch bc games were decent and I could afford them- I’m not
Paying for decade old hardware and $100 games
Plus it being more expensive at retail than the original
inland mauve
I would say Nintendo are fucking crazy but people are stabbing each other while standing in line for these things so
hazy frost
Yeah but they’re all ending up back on eBay because it’s scalpers
hazy frost
It’s like with the 50 series gpu launch they sold out bc of scalpers but then no one bought them off scalpers at those prices
inland mauve
It’s like with the 50 series gpu launch they sold out bc of scalpers but then no...
that's what I'm really curious about
if that is going to happen
hazy frost
It doesn’t matter if they sell if no one’s using them 😭
inland mauve
it would be very funny if people end up getting Switch 2s for cheaper because scalpers have to take a loss on them
but I doubt it
hazy frost
They clearly want people to pay for games at $100 a pop
No ones doing that if scalpers are trying to charge $600 for the console
Idk how many normal people rn are prepared to pay for a switch 2 after seeing the game prices
dire viper
when are we getting official miku bike???????
That model is already a Miku bike cause it comes blue like that
inland mauve
I really hope it bites Nintendo in the ass but god I just don't see it right now, they're estranging a huge group of people from them who literally can't afford it but if the group that will pay those prices makes up for it they literally won't care
hazy frost
Everyone I know who was going to get one decided not to after seeing Mario kart cost a quarter of the console
hazy frost
I really hope it bites Nintendo in the ass but god I just don't see it right now...
Happened with the 3DS
Had to cut the price
inland mauve
so yeah I'm not trying to look at it from the perspective of a boycot but just as a consumer
is this worth it to me
and it's not
hazy frost
They’ll definitely lose people off the game prices bc I have diehard fan friends skipping it rn
At worst I think game prices will go down but console stays at retail
inland mauve
yeah they will sell less of them but as long as the extra income makes up for that they don't have to care
hazy frost
I don’t think switch 2 emulation will take very long either again lol
inland mauve
I also just don't want to think or bitch about it too much, it's clear that Nintendo is aiming for a wealthier audience now
hazy frost
In an age where there’s cheaper better handhelds by spec where ur consoles are easy to emulate trying to price gouge people is wild
hazy frost
Yeah I know it’ll get better but for now I’m just leaving it
hazy frost
I’m still going to play Pokemon but I don’t feel like I’m missing anything else yet lol
None of the new games look special and I can play all the non exclusives elsewhere
inland mauve
will probably just get the Switch 1 version of Metroid Prime 4 unless they deliberately butcher that version
and after that idk
hazy frost
I can’t reasonably pay £500+ for console + game anyway
Not when I think about what else I could spend it on
hazy frost
When it was £300 + 50 for game it’s whatever
inland mauve
even if you can afford it, you can also spend that money on a PS5 which is much more powerful and has a much bigger library
hazy frost
U can buy a series S and a ps5 digital edition and a year of gamepass for the same price as a switch and one game is rn
inland mauve
or on a fairly decent PC with some last gen parts, but it will probably still be more powerful than the Switch 2
hazy frost
If u play triple A games PC or Xbox is immediately way cheaper from gamepass
Rn the Nintendo exclusives don’t even look that crazy to me either
feral trail
hi chat
now that my phone's display has stopped working im considering whether i should stay in the walled garden or climb out and try another brand
how's the google pixel
brave oxide
iOS sucks so I'd always suggest moving
feral trail
haha gotcha
hazy frost
iOS sucks is a wild statement
feral trail
i was considering something like the pixel 9a
hazy frost
The only OS I really believe sucks is Samsungs Android
Everything else has its own purpose
hazy frost
i was considering something like the pixel 9a
The pixel 9a is just an iPhone 16e but different atp
Neither is amazing
For some reason the 9a got hyped by reviewers way more tho
If ur looking for ‘budget’ (mid range) android i will once again say the oneplus 13R is awesome for the money
If ur looking to stick with iOS there’s some advantages to that like battery life and the cameras u can get but the more restrictive OS- only matters if it actually affects u day to day- get last years flagship bc Apple usually still sell those cheaper
feral trail
fair enough
brave oxide
wild or not I stand by it
hazy frost
Might be ur opinion but what OS is best for people individually is subjective
It doesn’t just ‘suck’
Android isn’t just the one alternative either to it no one’s really running stock Android when u get a phone
Google’s one is decent bc it’s close to stock, Samsungs is garbage, oneplus is somewhere in between on it
brave oxide
a couple weeks back I was helping someone who had the issue described at the end of this page, media & purchases account disabled, except there was no "continue" pop-up to press as it says, and the "request reactivation" link just leads back to the same article
tried different account, tried restarting, tried changing payment method, tried changing payment method on the website (which gave the hilarious "press continue" message 1:1 copy pasted from ios)
apple discussion forums full of people with the same issues but no fixes
that's just one of the many headaches I've had involving iOS issues
hazy frost
This is entirely unique to iOS surely
I’ve had as many headaches on Android as iOS
Genuinely most are not designed well 😭
brave oxide
maybe you have, but I've never had any issues with google accounts
hazy frost
Anecdotal so none of it matters anyway
Objectively none of the OS options (except Samsung) are really terrible
brave oxide
I'm not saying iOS objectively sucks, but I've had enough bad experiences to have my stance that iOS sucks
and if nayone ever asks me I'll always suggest against getting an iPhone
hazy frost
I mean there’s just a difference between telling someone ‘iOS sucks’ and saying ‘I hate iOS’
I don’t love iOS but there’s nothing really wrong with it and it has its perks
It runs well being resource efficient, is secure, downsides is walled garden
Also the battery life with iOS/other Apple OD and Apple hardware rn is kind of nuts across the range
If u actually need it to not be a walled garden that obviously doesn’t matter but that’s not that many people
brave oxide
the issues I've had to deal with is what is wrong with it though and why I'd never recommend it
troubleshooting is a nightmare
hazy frost
Anyone could say this about any OS they happen to have more experiences with
Anecdotes don’t matter over the facts
brave oxide
"there's nothing wrong with it" isn't a fact either, idk what facts you're talking about
feral trail
actually i might just get the s25 plus
hot shadow
if you travel, for a long time the iphone is just better and more supported for payment and asian public transportation
also it's the only option if you like messing with vtuber tech for facial tracking. there is no equivalent on android
sly elk
if you travel, for a long time the iphone is just better and more supported for ...
hmm i wonder what iphone market share is like in asian countries, I always imagined it was on the low side
on the minus side, you're stuck carrying an iphone around 
hot shadow
hmm i wonder what iphone market share is like in asian countries, I always imagi...
it's basically 20%
that's WHY their stores all carry only iphone goodies
apple is the leading phone share there
sly elk
oh like buying cases
hot shadow
early last year they were 21%
sly elk
there's way more iphone 14s in the world than there are say, galaxy A53+
or sony xperia edge 1 A++ elite edition
hot shadow
android is obv the rest of the 80% ish
sly elk
but that 80% is made out of a lot of 0.5-1% models
hot shadow
for a long time it was def seen as weird having one tho
yea
it's not very homogenous
sly elk
idk i kinda felt like this for a while now
hot shadow
worldwide i think android was anywhere from 70 to 85% still any given year, it hovers
cause obv its cheaper anyway
usa it's like 60% or something
sly elk
its also more expensive
sly elk
iphones max out around 1500?
hot shadow
i used to have androids forever but i got gifted an iphone 12 mini then a 14+
sly elk
that's like the average price of a full size folding phone
sly elk
and then there's the
feral trail
olol
sly elk
'tri fold' chinese phones that cost $3k
feral trail
very mindful rab
hot shadow
in the past i also bought yesteryear flagships for android to keep cost down cause i dont believe in paying big bux for phone. it feels stupid
hot shadow
esp when yesteryear flagships can be like 200 bux max and you dont have to pay 600+
feral trail
honestly i dont get the appeal of folding phones except ig easier to make space for in my pocket
sly elk
tbh at this point I associate iphones with poor people
hot shadow
tbh at this point I associate iphones with poor people
only the cracked screen havers usually me too yea hahahhahaha
feral trail
ig its a cool gimmick but i'd rather have something solid
sly elk
LOL
hot shadow
they p much did folding phones as a 'we dont know how to innovate phones and oled is new so here you go suckers'
feral trail
3 billion fps in balatro
feral trail
ah lol gotcha
sly elk
sly walrus
folding screams
hot shadow
the sad thing is i would welcome another clamshell if it were modern but nobody is fuckin making a good premium one
sly elk
idk i have an iphone 13 and a galaxy fold 4
feral trail
if i can transfer my esim from my dead screen iphone to a samsung then ill make the switch
sly elk
phone-wise i like the fold a lot more
feral trail
and take a look at the other side of the wall finally
sly elk
SCAMSUNG
hot shadow
yea im finally on esim too and idk how im gonna handle that if my phone ever breaks honestly
sly walrus
all samsung stuff is haunted
sly elk
yea yea yea
hot shadow
i have no idea
feral trail
dang
sly elk
gimme one of those 'tri fold' honor phones or whatever it's called
but i don't wanna spend $3k on a phone ;_;
feral trail
well i was considering the s25 plus
hot shadow
oh
sly elk
probably morel ike 8k with tarrifs now
feral trail
it seems decent
sly walrus
gimme one of those 'tri fold' honor phones or whatever it's called
this phone was folded over a hundred times
hot shadow
well since im tmobile im p sure i just call tmobile or go there
feral trail
ultra too big for my hands
hot shadow
and they just activate your phone number on your new phone
sly elk
ultra too big for my hands
yea this is the fun thing with the fold 4! it's narrower than a normal phone so it fits in my hands nicely when closed
the pixel fold phones are normal width though
feral trail
o ya i did notice the narrow screen
uhh tbh i dont feel that im a big fan of it tbh
the videos are much smaller
hot shadow
i have a forever grudge against pixels cause two of them have now bricked on us
feral trail
im a big anime on phone watcher
hot shadow
i will never help people buy one ever again.
hot shadow
i mean it may not brick on you, i think we just got unlucky twice
but its enough to be salty about it
esp cause [MADGE] SMH
hot shadow
i dont think you should -ever- care about phone specs for games as priority anyway
just care about it as your life helping device
its just bonus if it can run games well since it'll do the other things well
random marlin
so true NotLucius
brave oxide
i dont think you should -ever- care about phone specs for games as priority anyw...
I partial agree, but damn kinda sucks when you get a somewhat recently-released phone and it doesn't support some games due to CPU
hot shadow
phone gaming isn't rly important tho so is it even worth caring about
cause people can play things like genshin or wuwa on a oldass s10
I heard zzz wasn't really compat with phones from before 2022 but you gotta ask yourself if you have a gacha addiction if you really care
sly elk
the videos are much smaller
Oh yeah because of the aspect ratio lol
But you can split screen and watch a video and read the toxic comments at the same time
Also the giant keyboard is fun to type on
dire viper
neon shell
next year im gonna be a fulltime student again playing fgo again
imposter!
sly elk
that translucent purple screen bezel 💜
HEHEHEHE
Keyboard legends have also been tweaked; pre-built Windows versions get Microsoft's dedicated (and, within limits, customizable) Copilot key, while DIY editions come with a Framework logo on the Windows/Super key (instead of the word "super") and no Copilot key.
DIY ALL THE WAY
pulsar pivot
Is there a go-to gaming headset that’s good in both price and quality? 
hot shadow
depends on what 'good' is to you
if you had musical training or are even remotely picky, just shy of an audiophile, all gaming headsets sound like total garbage
lost python
well not always total garbage but definitely 100+ more expensive than they should be
hot shadow
a lot of people straight up just get a real headset and use a strimmer mic with an arm rn
they also try iems for real earbuds
lost python
i hate iems so much because i can hear myself breathe and swallow etc so loud
hot shadow
yaaaa it's def like trial n error + your own sensory uncomfy
some people go like 25 years before realizing they just fucking hate iems or cans too
pulsar pivot
depends on what 'good' is to you
Something better than a 7 something year old hyperx below 40 headset
hot shadow
then anything :p
do you like the mic stuck on the headset or are you open to streamer mic on desk?
i liked either
pulsar pivot
i think i’m going with steelseries arctic nova 5
hot shadow
that one.... is ok
the best ever gaming headset is 300 dollar shit like Audeze Maxwell
lmao
pulsar pivot
nope
hot shadow
so i guess we're lookin under that pricetag
pulsar pivot
I can get the former for 80 bucks used as new damaged packaging on amazon
hot shadow
do you have big ears that stick out btw? i ask cause an5 isn't good for those people
the cups are smaller than even the 7 or 9 from before
the sound is ok
pulsar pivot
mmm i don think so
hot shadow
it causes me a bit of ear fatigue the last time i tried but it's very doable otherwise, that part is just personal sometimes too
pulsar pivot
i’m also used to wearing on ears for hours on end so it can’t be worse than that
also for the price it seems to be the best..?
i think?
hazy frost
do you like the mic stuck on the headset or are you open to streamer mic on desk...
The mini razer mic for $20 and good headphones for $50-100 is peak for the low budget setups
USB mic so u don’t need an interface
pulsar pivot
ohh i didn’t consider that
hazy frost
The little razer ones used are rly cheap for the v1 and 2
The new one is like $50
Which is dumb
hazy frost
If u don’t care about the quality get a $10 one and nice headphones lmao
There’s also like the million companies making the mics on an arm u can stick on ur headphones to make it like a headset
hot shadow
for some cheapo $150 cans people liked fiio ft1 but it's got no mic ofc
hazy frost
DT990 or used HD6XX go for $150 or under easy and are great
hot shadow
also a lot of people rly love boom mic cables for the can sets
hazy frost
Closed backs literally only the dt770s for under $200 that I’ve enjoyed because atl they’re comfortable and have good mid range
hot shadow
from Meze
hazy frost
Bass falloff sucks but I’m not made of money
hot shadow
or even like, modmic ones in the past
hazy frost
There’s cheap crappy ones everywhere as well
hot shadow
ft1 was loved because it has a soft cozy sound
hazy frost
For like $20
hazy frost
ft1 was loved because it has a soft cozy sound
770s for closed backs are the most balanced for most stuff but least enjoyable to people who are used to exaggerated bass on most products ig
All the beyerdynamic ones with the fabric ear cups are insanely comfortable tho
Almost makes me want 990s over HD650s
hot shadow
a lot of people still liked Sennheiser PC38x for go-to gaming headset before too iirc (has its own mic!) 150 to 170
hot shadow
my friend was born a premmie so his head is a lil large forever so he has trouble with cans ;_;
has to try on a lot
sly elk
Closed backs literally only the dt770s for under $200 that I’ve enjoyed because ...
friggin love my dt880s
big and comfy and they sound better than my airpods max do lol
and that's using the 250ohm without an amp XD
hazy frost
big and comfy and they sound better than my airpods max do lol
Low bar on the AirPods lmao
sly elk
OK OK THEY'RE SHITTY, BUY SENNHEISERS
hazy frost
Sony is still whooping Apple in the wireless game tbf
sly elk
I GET IT
hazy frost
I want some xm5s
sly elk
especially the ugly brown and beige sennheisers that way they match your ugly brown and beige fans
jkjk
hazy frost
Lmao
hot shadow
just beam the fucking sound into my brain i dont want to wear fuckin anything
hazy frost
I like the sennheiser sound way more but beyerdynamic make the most comfortable headphones in the ‘reasonable normal person can buy these’ price range
sly elk
i think the beyers are cool because they're made in germany
hazy frost
I love my wf c700n for earbuds when im out tho
hot shadow
hold and press to knock me tf out for sleepytime
hazy frost
i think the beyers are cool because they're made in germany
Sennheiser do that too tbf
hazy frost
Rip
I go out to the gym or for walks or whatever and like to listen to smth
Good anc if I’m on public transport too
hot shadow
forever stuck at home
why are you like a plant man
hazy frost
What I need now are good studio monitors..
sly elk
why are you like a plant man
reasons which are currently out of my control and there's not a hell of a lot I can do about it
hot shadow
why is everything out of your control? :p
be in control!
no more of this leaf floating down a strong river shit!
sly walrus
simply stop entropy
sly elk
yea I assure you, if there were magic buttons I could push to fix everything, I would've slammed the shit out of those years ago
though everyone sure does love to suggest family abandonment
this isn't even the right channel for that discussion xD
hazy frost
though everyone sure does love to suggest family abandonment
I love family abandonment
hazy frost
https://tenor.com/view/nut-press-button-elf-push-gif-17065783
Are we gonna talk about that button there
sly elk
imagine if it were real
hazy frost
Nutton
hot shadow
though everyone sure does love to suggest family abandonment
yea cause it's not fair to enslave a whole child, that's why everyone just leaves and sends home money or hires a carer and that's it
ofc they would say that but it's not total abandoning if there's those solutions at least
it also only gets worse cause the parents get old
wraith agate
yea cause it's not fair to enslave a whole child, that's why everyone just leave...
okay but what about just a half child?
can we enslave those?
hazy frost
Quarter child is acceptable
inland mauve
1/8th of a child or no go
lime wasp
3/5ths of a child
lime wasp
Alright so parts are ordered and PC upgrade is on the way
I already have the CPU and GPU currently, but finally no more only 1.5TB.
And a better cooler. And better airflow. And more RAM.
hazy frost
I already have the CPU and GPU currently, but finally no more only 1.5TB.
And a...
8000cl40 ram isn’t going to run at those speeds with that cpu
U could save urself $100 buying the lower speed ones bc ur gonna run them the same anyway
Especially at 2x24 ur gonna get 6000cl30 tops
lime wasp
Oh
Well thankfully I could still cancel it and get the cheaper version
hazy frost
Yeah I wouldn’t have said if you’d already got it was hoping u could save some money lol
I think the most people are getting is 6400cl32 still consistently anything more is really down to luck
lime wasp
I canceled the 8000 and got some 6400 CL40 for $100 less
compact pine
glad he makes theses vids, to many people out there know / dont care to know how hvac works
sly elk
hmmm
it's a portable ac without the exhaust vent lol
the portable ac i have has a dehumidifier mode
wide hill
remember when driving a car, there is always one idiot in it
sly elk
remember when driving a car, there is always one idiot in it
why did they stop, and why did the other person back out so fast?
wide hill
why did they stop, and why did the other person back out so fast?
I stopped cause i was gonna turn to the left to where the road was
sly elk
if it makes you feel any better, almost the exact same thing happened to me shortly after we bought our first new car
was waiting in a line to exit a post office parking lot
look over just as a dude in a pickup truck backs into me lol
it was even sillier because I was already sitting there for a little bit
wraith agate
it was even sillier because I was already sitting there for a little bit
Was your car small as in like regular car size?
sly elk
for american cars it was full size (chrysler 300), still smaller than an american truck but it was a like late 90s dodge ram, so nothing too crazy
wraith agate
I feel there's a good chance the pick up driver literally didn't see you
sly elk
Frfr
twilit badger
does anyone know what bot this alert is tied to? i removed every ffxiv bot from my server, but i'm still getting these alerts. i also get fashion report alerts, so it might be related to that, too? i'm wondering if i need to reinstall the bot and remove a setting or something before deleting it
hard drift
does anyone know what bot this alert is tied to? i removed every ffxiv bot from ...
Check your integrations and remove whatever channel it is that is followed
It looks like you followed a feed in fishermans horizon that is being sent to your server
I could be wrong but that’s atleast what it seems like
twilit badger
Check your integrations and remove whatever channel it is that is followed
that worked! thank you so much
hard drift
Np 
dapper nymph
there is something i've noticed after a while when i swapped the 2060s for a 7800xt
the 7800xt seems to take a while longer for shaders? im not sure how long did it take for the 2060s to get used to shaders of various games, but it does seem like an issue i had early on was it learning shaders on the background
should i assume it's an amd thing?
hazy frost
It shouldn’t be an AMD thing
It’s likely a driver issue
Assuming u already used DDU for the new gpu then I’d just try uninstalling all the AMD software and reinstalling it with the most recent drivers as well
dapper nymph
well, im not touching drivers anymore for now after the hassle it was to downgrade to 24.12.x
had to find out why it kept auto updating despite it being disabled as there's another fuckery in task scheduler
im definitely not touching any new drivers for now
im not sure what to call it exactly, but i'm really not keen on encouraging up to date drivers for either nvidia or amd
hazy frost
I mean it’s most likely driver related for whatever reason so that’s all u can rly do
If u know the driver is fine from a quick search online then it’ll be ok
If they have issues people find out pretty quickly bc hundreds of people use it and try to play all types of games within a few days
dapper nymph
i think i remember the issue being consistent while i was troubleshooting driver issues when i got it installed new, well, that was 25.something and i've got a fear of checking out latest drivers
eventually, the issue faded over time till i reinstalled drivers again with ddu in mind
i had to do ddu twice per driver due to my particular issue i've mentioned before
the recent 25.x drivers most likely still has an issue with a certain game causing crashes so
it is a really bizarre issue that it works fine on 24.x but recent 25.x still has such an issue, but that's irrelevant to the shader thing, probably
dire viper
@hazy frost @potent arrow was at a car meet and someone drove their street legal WRC spec Impreza
Prodrive built car. This thing base would’ve been 800k
P25 I think is the model name
So this is at the same spec as the McRae era cars with more power
Original Impreza WRX chassis from the days of old
hazy frost
I love the 22B and that’s just even better
Might be the most tasteful Impreza I’ve seen that isn’t just blue too
Those brake disks are crazy too
hazy frost
How much power is that one making
The prodrive ones are like 500 stock right
What body kit is that as well it doesn’t look like the p25 or a WRC replica one
dire viper
I have no idea
Didn’t catch the owner
It is an actual prodrive built car
So I would say probably 500-900hp
And that is the P25 body kit afaik
hazy frost
Hm the ones I’ve seen looked different might just be the colour and angle
hazy frost
So I would say probably 500-900hp
Kind of insane the 22B was already quick
Hopefully whoever owns it can actually drive
hazy frost
I’d imagine so but there’s always people buying shit like this to crash it or drive it under the speed limit everywhere
dire viper
This is where the motorsports people come to retire
Ken Block was based here, that parking lot is only a couple minutes from his warehouse
Found a pic of it on insta
It is an actual full on P25
Holy moly
hazy frost
That’s awesome
Something I probably wouldn’t own even if I could bc I’d be over in a ditch somewhere but still cool to look at
patent cobalt
So I'm setting up a server for myself and some friends but I'm running into an issue with my ISP and Apartment complex. Basically, I'm not able to port forward using the provided router (trust me I've tried multiple avenues to confirm).
I'm wondering if it would be possible for me to get a second router, connect it to the same modem, and use that one to port forward as a workaround. Kinda hard to find information about this exact situation lol
if this is better as a tech support thread lmk i'll remove from here and make one
potent arrow
So I'm setting up a server for myself and some friends but I'm running into an i...
I mean the easiest thing you can do is use radmin
and have all your friends on radmin
thats the least techy solution, but the easiest imo
patent cobalt
oh interesting, i haven't heard of that before. I'll try that out
dire viper
there is also a mod that does p2p
unsure what versions it runs on but it allows p2p in minecraft with mods
potent arrow
That reminds me of hamachi
I think its a modern fork
dire viper
Give me the 4090 for five dollars
sly elk
strongly considering just making the jump to AMD once my 4090 is spent
-sends screenshot to hank- who probably won't care but I think it's funny anyway
dusty viper
Is it true that huawei phones don't have discord?
hot shadow
I think so. those people seem to have to sideload LinkedIn and reddit and discord
sharp star
hazy frost
The gpu looks like shit ngl, the good part is everything u get with it lol
wraith agate
you are better off just pawning the GPU away and getting a 40XX
hazy frost
tbf if u sell everything u could probably get a regular 5080 for almost retail which makes it okay
the 5080 wouldve been great if it was actually $900
hot shadow
weird that we are at a point in society where a girl will ask you for a 50xx over a diamond ring
but also enjoy it
inland mauve
a diamond ring is cheaper and doesn't have generated frames
hot shadow
moissanite ring even cheaper and has some rainbow sparkle 🎵
hot shadow
that slate ev truck looks so cute
dunno if it'll be real tho, long way to go before they really produce
no tech inside lol, no big ipad at all, i think not even a fucking radio, just a phone holder and app
ROLL DOWN WINDOWS
too bad the chargers around here are all that terrible not-tesla one. pass
the fuckin awful charging stations that break all the damn time
sly elk
https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a64611938/chevy-silverado-tahoe-cadillac-escal...
what'd they do hire hyundai to make it?
dire viper
No they just are a modern car company
They all suck besides Hyundai which is really sad
Hyundai has to actually fight to get sales and bring shit to market
Elantra N’s being faster around a track than most cars double its price is really insane
It’s an E46 M3 but front wheel drive
sly elk
i haven't seen aoi in here a while. searched and they're always in vtuber chat now
sly elk
It’s an E46 M3 but front wheel drive
it's more like a mitsubishi lancer than a bmw
lancer* maybe....
dire viper
Nah
It is a BMW M product because guess who Hyundai hired to run their N division?
The mf who was running the BMW works factory racing team
Elantra N applied the E36 M3 logic to making it a good car
As balanced as possible, 30% increase in performance metrics, and as light as is possible without making production excessively complicated or expensive
It’s interesting reading about Hyundai’s engineers having to cope with European engineering standards
Hyundai engineers were told to be like Toyota for a long time
And then a German guy shows up and tells them to do impractical things, cause logic is the enemy of expression
hot shadow
i haven't seen aoi in here a while. searched and they're always in vtuber chat n...
idr but didnt he leave
or ban or w/e, it was a while ago
we barely talk to him in the other place anyway
the one YOU got booted from lmfao
sly elk
the one YOU got booted from lmfao
if you're talking about hankshell, I booted myself because I didn't like one of the mods
though I'm sure they made sure I can't come back xD
at some point imma just have to make my own discord server
royal forge
idr but didnt he leave
That was birb ya dingus
royal forge
<@73343289255796736> y u no chat about tech anymore? :
Busy bee unfortunately
sly elk
Busy bee unfortunately
Ah ok, hope all goes well for you 🙂
royal forge
Ah ok, hope all goes well for you 🙂
Thaaanks
hot shadow
if you're talking about hankshell, I booted myself because I didn't like one of ...
i mean you were bein slightly uncalled for but yea
hot shadow
That was birb ya dingus
ohhhhhhhhhhh yea you just dont talk here anymore hahhahaha
sharp star
hard drift
from my 12700k
absolutely not
sharp star
in this house we stan AMD
sharp star
yeah mainly for budget and the fact that they don't explode
hazy frost
Yeah unless you’re doing like video editing or something as a profession it’s not gonna make much difference anyway
dire viper
MSI products are bad
sharp star
Multiple Serious Issues
hazy frost
Most products are bad but I’ve had less issues with MSI than others so far
Only people I’m avoiding is asus bc y can’t even get ur shit fixed if it does break with them
potent arrow
this channel has been me enforcing my personal beliefs that MSI sucks bad
Then occasionally someone buys MSI here and comes back four months later with it broken
or
We spend time troubleshooting and it turns out it was an MSI product
it's legendary
hard drift
Razer has atleast been getting better with their laptops… everything else is garbage though from my experience
dire viper
I’ve had zero issues with my keyboard or mouse from them
sly walrus
good for you
hot shadow
what are you guys even buying from msi, only their mobos are fine
haven't touched anything else
sly walrus
msi makes things that aren’t mobos?
hot shadow
yea what? lol
razer was worse garbage before but at least it's just ok now. but it's still Baby Gamer tier
hazy frost
Razer has atleast been getting better with their laptops… everything else is gar...
They make some of the best mouse options u can buy still
And a good cheap mic
hot shadow
ok I guess I had a msi GPU a while ago
hazy frost
Was the cheapest 4070ti available
hot shadow
yup
hazy frost
Under MSRP
I have 0 complaints tho build quality was good cooling is good and warranty from what I’ve seen others experience is good
MSI laptops are kinda garbage tho
hot shadow
ya Razer mouse is fine I just don't like their software more
it's still 14yo gamerstank tho
hazy frost
Yeah I’m not the biggest fan but I kind of set and forget
hazy frost
I want the China exclusive league g502 in pink
With ahri on it
But
I have the basilisk already
hot shadow
hazy frost
I don’t even like the g502 lmao the quality sucks compared to the basilisk
hot shadow
ITS TRUE
hazy frost
But it looks great
hot shadow
THE G502 IS TRULY ASS
hot shadow
except for big hands
hazy frost
I have small hands but I like the mouse too big so it never feels small in any grip position
I don’t think any gamer brand peripherals are amazing besides a mouse tho
Keyboards are ass, mics mostly suck, headsets suck
hot shadow
yea it's basically that
some kb are ok
it's kinda like being fine with a redragon as a Baby Gamer thing for a while then you move on
hard drift
They make some of the best mouse options u can buy still
Eh from experience as well as friends experience they failed too quickly
hazy frost
I mean idk anyone who’s had one fail and I’ve recommended it to just about all my friends and randoms
hazy frost
it's kinda like being fine with a redragon as a Baby Gamer thing for a while the...
Razer keyboards for so long only had the stupid worst clicky keys I’ve ever used
I think they have better options now
hot shadow
yeah!!!!
hazy frost
My steelseries one has been pretty crap but it was super cheap at the time