peripherals-and-displays

[oak jungle]

And it's very consistent like that

Happened suddenly as well, it was never like 50/50 works with normal pressure/doesnt

So my guess is something inside the switch is messed up

Kinda sucks since the mouse is only 1.5 years old :/

Then again I got it for like $15

[obsidian cypress]

isn't 1.5-2 years the normal life expectancy from a mouse?

I've had about 5 mice in total that I used frequently ranging from very cheap like $10 to $100ish lasting usually about 1.5 years before something started giving.

[oak jungle]

My Deathadder lasted over 2 years and was still fully working when I moved to the Viper. The left click had 'softened" a bit but was otherwise working fine still. Just wanted a lighter and smaller mouse.

[oak jungle]

Little update here; support case got escalated and they asked for proof of the ebay seller refusing a return/refund, then asked for my shipping address

[oak jungle]

update to the update, razer is not going to honor the warranty. :(

[neon root]

sadge

wlmouse beast x mini is finally moving through usps after long delay

expected delivery: march 7

it just now moved to a new state yesterday

[neon root]

keep seeing people roast logitech rn because of their keyboard they just released

[gloomy wind]

Logitech G502

[gaunt forge]

They released a keyboard?

I ain't gonna pay attention to them until they release our damn g704 Superlight

[harsh kestrel]

Sooo, what's there to do with wireless earbuds that won't hold the charge anymore? Have to spend another $180?

[ivory fable]

Umm they won't just stop working they'll have less battery life sure but

Like just charge them more often

[white flame]

Sometimes you can pop it open and swap the battery with an identical spec one but depending on what ones they are you might end up gluing it back together

[harsh kestrel]

Thanks but at 30 minutes of play time they might as well be dead

[ivory fable]

30 minutes?

Wtf

[harsh kestrel]

Yeah

[ivory fable]

What did you do/what poor quality ones did you buy?

That's incredibly low

How old are they?

I mean i use my galaxy beans daily for 2 years and they're a bit worse batt life but you'd have to be playing hours and hours before you needa charge them

[white flame]

Be ready to solder if you do swap the battery

Maybe it's a pair of sony buds

[ivory fable]

Or maybe bring them to a shop/get repair done by manufacturer?

[white flame]

They just decide to explode in your ear sometimes

[harsh kestrel]

I have a pair of OnePlus Buds Pro that are 2.5 years old but they laid around for about a year because I got Sony LinkBuds. However LinkBuds are suffering from low battery now as well (also seems to have common Sony's left earbud battery issues)

[ivory fable]

I'm sorry what

[harsh kestrel]

Also yes

Yeah, I know

[ivory fable]

Um well I'd request a quote for batt replacement from them (whichever you prefer) maybe

[harsh kestrel]

But open ear wireless buds somehow a rare thing

[white flame]

Nah the problem is that sony used the wrong battery in some models and it's the wrong voltage for the charging circuit, so it only charges a little bit on the new firmware versions since the alternative is spicy pillows in your ears

Louis Rossmann did a video

[ivory fable]

Galaxy buds live (beans) are the best option, they're technically not open but they don't go in your ear canal and give you good surrounding awareness and get loud enough to hear stuff around loud things like trains

[white flame]

https://youtu.be/u525qqRHonM?si=cPS0xMFujdjHOlEA

[ivory fable]

Spicy pillows is a fun name

Depending how old they are they might fall under warranty for replacement?

[harsh kestrel]

This is all subjective but the beans didn't fare so well for this reviewer... (Higher score means worse in this instance)

[harsh kestrel]

Both pairs are over a year old now

[ivory fable]

Some warrantys are 2-3 years

[white flame]

Indeed https://www.reddit.com/r/spicypillows/

[ivory fable]

Well after doing a lot of research myself from multiple review sources, they're pretty comfy, sometimes they bounce out of your ear but you can feel them slipping that's the only downside really

They're not amazing sound by any means but they get louder than linkbuds (which I've heard are really quiet in loud situations) and are perfectly fine, the mics not the best but it's fine (sounds better if you don't drop it in water)

As for water/dust resistance

It's deff better than the lowest score

I've dropped mine in water before because I'm a goof and they're both fine

[harsh kestrel]

I was pretty happy with LinkBuds until the left earbud battery started to go. I got mine for $130 on sale but they're back up to $180 now lol. And likely the new pair will have the same problem.

[ivory fable]

I know it's an old design etc but i cannot recommend the beans more if you're not using them for like running or something like that

[harsh kestrel]

The reason I picked LinkBuds is because of the design. The hole in the earpiece helps me hear pretty well (I wear them at work) and I haven't had any more ear infections since I got them which is a great plus.

[ivory fable]

I had the ear infection problem too

The beans would be perfect for work unless you do manual labour or something

And no issues with ears with the beans since it still allows air to come in and it's non invasive in the canal

And batt life after no joke multiple hours a day every day are still great

[harsh kestrel]

Hmm, I'll look into them

[ivory fable]

Obvs do your own research but highly recommended

[harsh kestrel]

My research amounts to a return period for the store I get them from

Tbh I can't even find my LinkBuds now

Oops

[rough pebble]

https://www.amazon.com/EPOMAKER-Alice-Layout-VIA-programmable-Plate-Mounted-Stabilizer/dp/B0D1XV9K8J how would you even find the right keycaps for this 💀

[white flame]

Alice keycap sets are common enough

The company sells some too https://epomaker.com/products/epomaker-alice-adventure-keycap-set

[wary moss]

is there a way in the Windows settings to change the lift off sensor distance of a mouse or do you have to use specific software? I got a terrible wireless mouse while I'm waiting for a new one to arrive and it moves the pointer around the screen when I got it like an inch above the mousepad.

[neon root]

believe only through software for the mouse

[oak jungle]

yeah that is likely a firmware based thing and you'd need specific mouse software to change it

[rough pebble]

thanks i just didnt know what the layout was called

[glass bear]

@neon root thoughts on the lethal venus pro?

want to get something similar to my hayate otsu but a bit bigger

[neon root]

honestly, forgor what its like since its been in my closet for so long since ive been testing out other mousepads. i dont have a hayate otsu so idk if its a direct comparison or not but i can say though is that the stitching has frayed a bit since ive bought it (it started to fray within like the first 2 weeks). but overrall the pad was good and didnt have any other problems with it and was slightly slower than my artisan hien? think it was slower. Also correct me if im wrong but i think LGG has a second version out or is coming out, forgor

[glass bear]

hmm ok

i think the hayate otsu is supposed to be like a

slightly better hien?

[pale cosmos]

Hey, late update.
@ivory fable I think also @daring zenith
I just got the porta pros today

They are

Actually phenomenal

[ivory fable]

The porta potty pros?

[pale cosmos]

Ye

Koss porta potties

They're as good as my Senn's but a bit warmer

They sound amazing for what I paid for

Though I could kill the delivery guy

Left it out in the heavy rain yesterday, no message, no warning, hiding in a corner

LUCKILY off the ground and on a step

The box was soaked, I got a message this morning that it was delivered, 24 hours later

The headset box inside was very wet too, but thankfully Koss aren't so stupid to pack everything in cardboard yet so the set was perfectly fine

Protected in plastic

[floral lake]

damn

i'd be scared af if i saw my box of deliveries soaked

and miffed

[pale cosmos]

Look I'm normally ok with this

You know cardboard is pretty solid

Fairly water protective

It was raining inches yesterday

The box disintegrated in my freaking hands

I was livid

But thankfully the set was fine

[floral lake]

oof

Thank god

[pale cosmos]

I would've been panicking if it was a normal drop delivery

As their other sets are in full cardboard packing

Not plastic

Not koss

So uh yeah, happy to say they are an excellent recommendation

Minor drama aside

[daring zenith]

pretty fun, got any aftermarket ear pads?

[pale cosmos]

Nah man, I got them as a present, the fact you can replace them for like $5 is a big plus

I also have ksc75's on the way for myself, if I'm not mistaken they're the same drivers but clip on headphones not a wire headband

[daring zenith]

yea there's some nice earpads for them

I didn't like how ksc75s fit on my ear but it might be my ear problem

[pale cosmos]

I may look into custom earpads if they're worth it

Like sound wise

As they are rn they fit really well

Really really nice set

Noticeably a bit warm, but exceptionally clear for what, 70 usd?

I can't remember how much I paid but they were very inexpensive

On sale tbf lol

[pale cosmos]

Went to look they were $30

Ridiculously good for $30

[ivory fable]

Seen worse, my friends work laptop had a must sign for these type delivery, the driver signed it himself and left it underneath his door mat (to hide it if you're blind)??? I could see it from across the street that his door matt was levitating, he wasn't from home and i wasn't able to collect it for him til an hour later

[pale cosmos]

A lot of deliveries they don't take my signature for here

I don't mind that

What I do mind is it's bucketing rain for a whole day

And they dude didn't even think to try the door

I was home

[ivory fable]

but the fact that it was specified in the shipping requirements by his work

[pale cosmos]

I get you

But it was just outside the gate

No attempt at the door

[ivory fable]

Skull emoj

[pale cosmos]

It was the worst rain we've had in months

[ivory fable]

Ffs

[pale cosmos]

The inside was soaked

[ivory fable]

Better than dubai

[pale cosmos]

Lmaooo

[ivory fable]

Imagine

Probably would have floated away

[pale cosmos]

There was enough rain to float it away

Thankfully it was on the step and not on the ground

A lot of my street had some flooding

So you know

I feel like

maybe a little bit

Peeved

[ivory fable]

Understandable

[pale cosmos]

The headset was fine tho

[ivory fable]

Lucky koss hates the environment

Xd

[pale cosmos]

I will probably still send the video off to the company in question

I unboxed it on video as a grubby dirt sodden mess

The company in question never notifies me

And I've always worried about this

Instead I get drop telling me on their business hours it's there, a day later

Not really drops fault

[ivory fable]

No but that's really bad

[pale cosmos]

It's bad yes, but delivery company at fault

I leave clear instructions

Clearly that doesn't seem to be enough

[ivory fable]

Oh deff not drops fault

[pale cosmos]

I ought to put flight beacons down my path

Guide them down like it's bloody LAX international

[jade niche]

Would the logitech g prox superlight2 be a good pickup?

[neon root]

g pro x superlight 2 is good if you like that shape but do a bit of research on it cause when it first came out it had some qc issues. id assume its fixed now but just in case

[jade niche]

So what's another good option a razor mouse?

[neon root]

for a direct shape or near exact shape to the g pro x superlight, from razer itd be the razer viper v3 hyperspeed (granted this weighs at like 82g with the included battery) or whenever it does come out, the razer viper v3 pro which leaks suggest itll be about 50g. other mice like the VXE R1 Pro would be good. very similar in shape as well to the superlight

lamzu maya is slightly smaller than the g pro superlight

if you just want a ambi mouse, theres the viper v2 pro, pulsar x2, ninjutso sora v2, lamzu atlantis, endgame gear xm2we and the vxe r1 as i said as well

believe all of these are at $100 or less except the viper v2 pro unless you find it on sale

and the pulsar mouse

lot of mice out there these days

[jade niche]

Okay that helps alot thanks!!

What about a keyboard is this list pretty accurate

[floral lake]

wooting is god tier indeed

and currently in stock

[dapper adder]

Where's the IBM model f or model m

(they're both terrible for gaming but amazing for typing)

Or a beamspring

[jade niche]

Currently in stock where!? Is the only place being sold on there website?

[floral lake]

Yep

They only sell thru their site

[oak jungle]

How is a membrane board in meh tier and not 💩

[floral lake]

Because some membranes are surprisingly tolerable

As in being better than cheaply made/cheap mechs

[oak jungle]

huh

[oak jungle]

Alright, friend wants a keyboard, coming here for recommendations.
Requirements: brown switches (or equivalent), full size layout, white (at least keycaps, base as well if possible)
Budget: 200USD (though they've only ever used laptop keebs so I don't think something super premium is entirely necessary)

Just sifting thru pcpp found these, don't know if they're any good though

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C3HFZNS2
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/2GHqqs/ducky-one-3-rgb-wired-gaming-keyboard-dkon2108st-buspdmiwhhc2

[soft dune]

That razer mecha membrane is not that bad fr

[rigid valve]

Speakers?

Primarily for use with a phone

*smaller size

[maiden pulsar]

are keyboard switches universal

ive had a keychron v1 for i think 2 years now and ive been very happy with it but i think i want "smoother" sounding and feeling switches

i think i have brown keycaps currently

again idk much about keyboards, i had 2 random mechanical ones before this one that sucked

[floral lake]

yes

there's two pin types tho

which the v1's pcb does support

3 and 5 pin

[maiden pulsar]

idk what that menas

[floral lake]

just how many pins it has to mount

[maiden pulsar]

so like would these work with a keychron v1

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0C3H8NVJV/ref=sw_img_1?smid=A3KH9T7AIJ5P9R&psc=1

@floral lake ^

[oak jungle]

5-Pin

[maiden pulsar]

so yes?

[floral lake]

yes

[acoustic oyster]

yes

[torn hatch]

best budget mic (~$30)?

[shadow bane]

Hyperx solocast

[acoustic oyster]

How does one trouble shoot a PC?

My pc was fine for the first 3 months after building it now it randomly blue screens every couple of weeks

[floral lake]

id start by knowing which code the bsod threw

[torn hatch]

best 100ft (up to $20) ethernet cable?

[white flame]

https://www.amazon.com/Cat6-Ethernet-Cable-Network-Internet/dp/B088X59846?th=1

[timid crown]

Do you guys have any decent recommendations for a pair of wireless headphones? I already have a mic so I'm not concerned about the presence/quality of a mic on it. I'm a bit flexible on budget but I was looking to spend around $100. I was potentially looking at the Logitech G733 since I've had good luck with Logitech peripherals in the past but I've never purchased headphones before. But I'm open to any brand.

[dapper adder]

Anker q30 perhaps (V sound profile if that matters to you)
Do note that for gaming you might want to use it in wired mode for low latency

I use their q45

With a modified EQ so that it's more neutral lol

[timid crown]

So is the latency bad on all wireless headphones? Part of my look to wireless was to fix some of my current cable management issues.

[dapper adder]

For Bluetooth, yes, it's generally not great latency wise

There are wireless headphones with dongles which work better but idk any in the $100 range

That are good anyways

[floral lake]

Most of em are gaming ones

Steelseries has the most neutral sound for under 100

[gaunt forge]

USBC plug is also convenient for plugging into phones

[pale cosmos]

Idk why they standardised this

Thankfully apple has a usb-c to audio jack with a dac for $7 on amazon that's based af

If the phone in question doesn't have an audio jack (they all should really)

[pale cosmos]

Bluetooth yeah, and depending on how you set up the wireless adapter, 2.4ghz can be barely any better

[timid crown]

That's a shame, I figured 2.4ghz would have been decent just because of how good logitech's 2.4ghz gaming mice seem to be. Maybe I'll just save my money and deal with wired headphones

[pale cosmos]

Sadly not really the case unfortunately

Though my personal experience is just one of many people here

But I've found wired headphones just so much more reliable

No panicking about forgetting to charge, occasional signal drops, software updates etc

I prefer a good set with a mic and good speakers and a long aux cable lol

Sennheiser is really good for this, 3m cable with each set. You can walk to your door if you need to

Just keep track of the cable and it's fine, I use a velcro strap to keep it tied up

PC37X/PC38X are good sets from drop.com if you can go a little over 100 for that

[timid crown]

That's fair, I've had a nice pair of Sony MDR-10RNC headphones that are about 10 years old but I'm starting to have issues with only getting audio in one ear sometimes which prompted me to start looking into headphones and I've had issues with getting the cable tangled on things in the past which is why I had been looking at wireless but I'll check those out and look into wired a bit more too.

[pale cosmos]

You can get some really nice ones a lot cheaper if you don't need a mic

Like one I just got the other day from drop was Koss Porta Pros

If it's not your style then that's fine but their neutral sound tone is excellent, and they're only like $40

Made in the spirit of classic 80's style premium headphones, they're really good and lightweight, though the cable is not 3m, not by a long shot lol

Slightly warm sound, but otherwise incredibly detailed, especially for something that's got very little external noise isolation

I was suggested them by others here, was thoroughly impressed

[dapper adder]

2.4ghz is a hit or miss since it's such a congested frequency

So so so many devices use it

You have heard how people say 2.4ghz wifi is slower than 5ghz, but it isn't exactly due to the frequency

It's just due to the 2.4ghz bands being in a traffic jam basically

[dapper adder]

A cult classic

[rigid valve]

real ones remember skiptrace

[dapper adder]

Opposite of cult classic

[torn hatch]

what’s the best budget mic ~$30 rn

[shadow bane]

https://www.amazon.com/HyperX-SoloCast-Microphone-Tap-Mute/dp/B08R2CZ9VD/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?

Though that is refurb

New is $5 more

[wind ledge]

stupid question that google could prolly answser but they're not giving me it
how do noise cancellatioon headphones like the sony wh-ch720n uncancel noise?
When I have them on my head, but powered off, they cancel noise to some extent
When I have them on my head, powered on, they cancel noise completely
When I press a button on the right headphone, they uncancel the noise and I can hear far more clearly than I could with them on but powered off

I know they use a microphone that analyzes the ambient sounds or whatever and produce opposite sounds

[dapper adder]

It's way more simple than ANC, it's literally just the headphones using the mics to just pass through audio and playing it on the headphones
Maybe there's a bit more processing for wind rejection and such but the basic principle is just mic takes noise, speaker plays same noise

[wind ledge]

is that how it works in games too? like tarkov they have headphones that can help get rid of ambient noise but very well

[pale cosmos]

*inversed noise

It do be simple doe

[pale cosmos]

Good isolation ≠ ANC

[dapper adder]

No they're asking about like, "transparency mode" I think

[pale cosmos]

Ohhhh my bad

Sidetone?

[dapper adder]

Idk

[pale cosmos]

Yeah sidetone is the opposite

I forgot about that, my mistake

[dapper adder]

I'm rereading what they asked and I'm getting more confused

Lmao

[pale cosmos]

If it's ANC it inverts the noise and "cancels" it

If it's sidetone it replays the noise

So like an open back effect

Both rely on a microphone afaik? I'm not a whole lot privy to the mechanics myself

It's the same principle as noise cancellation in video production afaik, you can use artifical sounds at distinct inverted frequencies to cancel it out

[dapper adder]

Sidetone should rely on the mic since sometimes I can hear wind noise when using it if it's strong enough wind

[pale cosmos]

Oh hey from sony themselves

[pale cosmos]

It does yeah

You're listening to the outside via the mic

The process for anc is similar except the difference is it has a signal inversion in the circuit

Very ingenious if you think about it

[dapper adder]

Ngl I prefer using very good noise isolation headphones with sidetone than a ok ish isolation very good ANC

[pale cosmos]

I don't really like isolation a whole lot

Hot headphones

[dapper adder]

Damn

[pale cosmos]

I like my ears loose and naked

[dapper adder]

My ears are covered for most of the day with over ears

[pale cosmos]

That's probably the most sexual phrase about ears youllever read in your life

[pale cosmos]

Cancel them out with under ears

[dapper adder]

https://tenor.com/view/fr-lie-gif-9063740662564569899

[pale cosmos]

https://tenor.com/view/jeremy-clarkson-sometimes-my-genius-almost-frightening-driving-car-ride-gif-16463163

[dapper adder]

You haven't seen the ear people

[pale cosmos]

Elves?

[floral lake]

Sometimes ANC can also cause headache for sensitive people

Just sometimes

[pale cosmos]

Maybe you mean Dumbo the elephant

[dapper adder]

That just reminded me of something I read that was way more sexual about ears than what you said

[pale cosmos]

Damn let's hear it

Get it

[dapper adder]

I'm trying to look for that gif of that advertisement with a person undoing the lock on a wheelchair and the wheelchair rolling into a road backwards

Can't find it

[pale cosmos]

LMAO

You reminded me of a vid from ages ago

Hold on I'll dm

[dapper adder]

anyone familiar with sim wheels
im looking at a warehouse deal of a g920 and g923, with the 923 being about $100cad more, is it worth the higher price or nah

mainly will be using it for stuff like farming simulator, though i do plan on playing some other driving games

[floral lake]

just get the g920

923 is just one with different color

[dapper adder]

technically there are some improvements, though idk if the improvements are worth the extra cost

or at least it seems like they've had some improvements in the hardware but idk

looking at a random comparison video on youtube, probably not worth $100 more

lmao

i was also looking at the t248x and t300, but those are going to be a bit more

about $40 more for the t248x (btw i didnt mention, but im only looking at openbox wheels to save a little bit)

and about $250 more for the t300

or a bit under $200 more for another one but that one is missing some hardware

no idea what hardware though

what is assembly hardware though???

why didnt my message send either

oh

it did, i restarted discord lmao

upon further examination, the t248x is quite plasticky

for the price, i would rather go for a g920 tbh

even a new one ☠️

[floral lake]

lol yeah

[dapper adder]

damn i just looked at the trueforce compatibility list and it's still so tiny lmfao

even if it made a huge difference (which it seems like it doesnt really), that is still quite... paltry

[pale cosmos]

No you know what's paltry

KFC

[dapper adder]

☠️

[queen sigil]

buy local

lowball people

[torn hatch]

does the hyperx solocast use a audio jack or usb-c

[floral lake]

usb

but usb-a

usb-c gaming mics aren't common

huh actually this one is usb-c

[dapper adder]

It probably only uses usb2 speeds though lmao

[floral lake]

ya

it just needs power

and some rgb adjustments

[cyan basalt]

You might as well get the cheapest moza wheel

The logitech wheels are a joke compared to mid-tier

I went from g920 -> t300 -> ts-pc racer

Sold the old ones on ebay and upgraded

Also the first thing you're going to want to do is replace the pedals

r3 bundle starts at $400

sim racing gets pretty expensive, so the entry cost is pretty small in comparison

[dapper adder]

Hmm

[dapper adder]

Would a g920 be worth it at 200cad, in lightly used condition
MSRP is like 400cad
Moza r3 bundle is $600, and oos

200 doesn't have tax (local marketplace)
400 (new) is before tax
600 (new) is after tax

Also note that I'll be doing less sim racing (well, I'll do some) than I would be doing sim driving
Though the moza r3 has easily changeable wheels which is a pro, but idk if I want to spend $600 right off the bat

I guess if I'm unable to buy the g920 for 200, then I'll save a bit more of my fun funds for a r3

[cyan basalt]

I would hold off on the g920

Only because in comparison to the other wheels, it feels like a plastic toy

It's tough because you can't really go out and test these things before you buy them

Do you have any local sim racing groups? Maybe someone has an old wheel you can try/buy

https://www.ebay.com/itm/135038698435

[dapper adder]

hmm

[dapper adder]

i did some thinking, i'll probably pick up the $200 g920, and use it till i save up enough (or decide that i dont want to play racing/driving sims anymore) and go for a moza r5, and give or sell the g920 to my friend that only has a wheel with no ffb at all (xbox user)

mostly because i'm not sure if i'll like sim racing/driving enough for it to be worth it, so $200, while it's not exactly cheap, is less painful than spending $600 or more and needing to find a buyer if i end up not liking it

and while i do regard that friend like a little brother from a different mother, i don't want to just give them something worth $600 lol

nor can they really afford buying it off me even with the friend discount

[harsh kestrel]

I picked up this abomination for $40 at Walmart and I hate how much I like them

[oak jungle]

Onn is basically Walmart brand Amazon Basics

I have a portable speaker from them, for $10 it's a great speaker

[harsh kestrel]

It's not a bad quality sound (considering the cost), pretty comfortable to wear and I haven't had any battery issues. Controls are kinda wonky but it's something you can get used to

[oak jungle]

I've had a similar experience with my ~$40 razer hammerhead earbuds

[neon root]

@west hornet I bought a boom arm so i can hang things from it for different kinds of shots

works fairly well. kinda

fishing wire taped to the subject and taped to the boom arm

lightroom wasnt really able to do a good job of removing the wire from the bottom left of the mouse since it was too dark so Ill have to do a better job on my end of placing the wire so theyre more visible and easier to take out in lightroom

[gaunt forge]

oh those are done practically?

I always assumed they used 3d models

nice

[pale cosmos]

Can be a combination of both

Depends on the budget but there is a lot of cgi involved if it's a razer pr video lol

[gaunt forge]

oh yeah

I've seen a fair share of cgi mice ads

[pale cosmos]

Reminds me of that one flash clip

https://youtu.be/WZrSiCso9pU?si=56iiirXp3sN6YA7i

[gaunt forge]

man

that show was so good...back in season 1

[west hornet]

For product announcements cgi is common, for release and ads practical is the preferred method

I like to use fishing wire or floral wire for that kind of thing

Pretty cool though

[thick garden]

any recommendations on a 50 euro printer (or about that) with a scanner and decent software and network connectivity? it would be perfect if it was compact

[neon root]

my beast x mini finally came in after delays. Expected delivery date from usps, March 7. arrived today, May 6

[oak jungle]

https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/2/24117976/best-printer-2024-home-use-office-use-labels-school-homework

Laser printers are a bit more expensive upfront but you will save LOADS from not needing to buy expensive ink cartridges

Also the text clarity is very nice and sharp

[neon root]

just found out i got my beast x mini for free

was refunded a while ago because of how long it was taking and insurance covered the cost of the mouse for the company that i bought from so they got paid cause it was deemed lost

[gaunt forge]

Woah

Lucky dude

[glass bear]

tf

W

im tryan find a new mousepad

i swithced backed to my razer focus glide from the hayate otsu

and realize i like it a lot more

[neon root]

beast x mini

[glass bear]

what the vmse should've been all along

[neon root]

could just be how im holding it or just my smol hands, but the side buttons are so far up forward

mmm, actually, probably because im used to my rvmse cause comparing, i have my fingers in the same exact position but the beast x mini is slightly smaller so its not exactly in the same position

[neon root]

neptune pro came in today yessir

[stable tulip]

Anyone got any advice for a keyboard? My budget is somewhere between $150-200 CAD(im in canada), I want it to be black, mx browns or something that sounds similar, and back lit isn’t important
Preferably 75%

If possible, dm me recommendations, and thank you, any recommendations will be appreciated

[heavy helm]

any suggestions for a wireless webcam? bluetooth or dongle is okay

[heavy helm]

nevermind, google says wireless webcams are not realistic yet

[white flame]

Bluetooth especially won't work because it doesn't have nearly enough bandwidth

[west hornet]

Also considering that some webcams strictly require usb 3.0 speeds now

[white flame]

Unless they use some compression algorithm yeah, 1080p would use nearly the full 10Gbps most 3.2 ports use

[neon root]

could use your phone as a webcam through apps but there can be issues with it

[dapper adder]

and instead you have to pay for expensive toner cartridges
though at least those dont dry up

[dapper adder]

ipwebcam works great from my experience a few years ago

but now my phone supports acting as a webcam if i just connect it to usb

no app required

so i use that instead

[gaunt forge]

I know a guy who found a junkyard Laser printer that still worked once he cleaned the cartridge lol. School trash into one man's treasure

[oak jungle]

They're expensive but 1) don't dry up and 2) can print a lot more pages than an ink cartridge

[dapper adder]

I have like 4 laser printer in my house lmfao

And one dot matrix printer

Which is the cheapest one to print with

[neon root]

was at like 28 or something and now at 104 all because of the pic i took for the beast x mini

[outer thorn]

Good morning

[restive sedge]

I love these bots

Just “hello” or “good morning” in random chats at the most random times of the day

[dapper adder]

Good morning

[neon root]

https://tenor.com/view/alarm-wake-up-tired-so-gif-24728280

[dapper adder]

any opinions on whether i should get a newer xbox controller or a dualsense controller for gaming on pc? or some other option?

for like rpg games

type of game that would be like third person

like ff or nier

or tomb raider

current controller is having some drift

[slate sail]

Anyone here have decent experience with custom keyboards? I was wondering if anyone had suggestions for keyboards similar to the Zoom75? I hate to say it, but I am def falling for the trend of creamy keyboards. Not sure where to look, buy, etc.

[restive sedge]

I use a normal Xbox series controller

Never have issues

[dapper adder]

My controller is an Xbox 1 controller

It's fine, but starting to show it's wear and tear due to potentiometer joysticks

[restive sedge]

Use the series controllers

Better quality

[white flame]

Xbox controllers have better game compatibility on PC. With Sony controllers sometimes you get the wrong buttons in games.

[dapper adder]

Hmm alright

[white flame]

Hall effect swap?

[dapper adder]

Potentially, though I rather have usbc instead of usb micro b

[white flame]

Fair

[dapper adder]

And I'm too lazy nor have the tools to swap the connector either

[white flame]

At least on the ps4 controller you don't need anything besides a screwdriver to swap the port. Which is great because of how often it breaks...

[slate sail]

favorite gaming mouse that you've tried/use?

[neon root]

razer viper mini, razer viper mini signature edition, gwolves hsk 4k pro, and rn beast x mini i like quite a bit

favorite, of what i have would be the viper mini

i dont think its $20 anymore like it used to be but good mouse and really good value

[white flame]

I like a heavier mouse since I have a habit of lifting it, so I favor the G502 Hero

(that's what happens when you grew up on trackballs)

[obsidian cypress]

I've tried a reasonable range of mices and for me so far it's my Razer Basilisk V3 Ultimate.

Expensive but works really well imo.

[obsidian cypress]

Interesting.

For me I like heavier mice as it gives me more control. I have tendonitis in both my wrists which makes it hard for me to hold my hands/fingers straight. As a result I have a hard time holding anything light without shaking.

[zealous ice]

anyone know if there was anyway to switch between Audio devices with one click

[white flame]

Best I can do is 3 without hotkeys

[zealous ice]

have a usb headphone and speakers hooked to the green audio port in the back have to manually switch through the audio icon down below

games on the speakers blow my ears out

[pale cosmos]

Stream deck is made for things like this

Hotkeys too yeah

[thick garden]

any recommendations on a ~50 euro color printer with a scanner and decent software + good network connectivity and phone printing (nfc would be appreciated)...? it would be perfect if it was quite compact

[white flame]

That's quite a unicorn you're asking for

Even basic HP printers start at like 75

Black and white Brother printers are 100 for used if you're lucky

[thick garden]

I just realized that maybe all of that I'm asking for is a bit too much

HP DeskJet 2720e, sells for €45. Let me see if it has some of my requirements

I know there are some printers that basically let you pay few bucks for the device itself and then take every cent from you from subscriptions and ink cartridges, is this printer one of those?

[white flame]

Every HP printer is one of those

[thick garden]

Yay

[white flame]

You either pay a monthly fee for the subscription and you only get to print 15 pages per month without extra charges, or you pay $35 per ink cartridge and HP will lock your printer if you use unofficial ones.

[thick garden]

Well if you have any other recommendations at this point let me know, even if I have to spend almost 100 bucks.

Anything that is actually worth the money

[white flame]

Rtings does printer reviews

https://www.rtings.com/printer/reviews/best/by-price/cheap

No idea what the prices will look like local to you though

Actually that Canon Pixma MG3620 looks decent at around 50 bucks

[dapper adder]

Damn

They even review printers

[thorn grove]

side buttons on my logitech superlight v1 are double clicking ._. is superlight 2 next purchase or try team razer for viper pro v3

[white flame]

You could just repair the switch

It's just a quick bend of the metal. The tricky part is getting it back on.

[neon root]

theo has money, buy viper pro v3

[thorn grove]

But is it any good

[glass bear]

i bought it

and returned

too heavy for me

[thorn grove]

its 54g

[glass bear]

i use ninjutso sora which is like 39

slightly more comfortable shape offset by it being like 40% heavier

[sullen crow]

Before I hop on the wagon for the Corsair Harpoon RGB (wireless) I was told to ask in here for a mouse suggestion and was hoping for one that would be around 85-110Grams around same size (large hands), black with some RGB (or white light preferably) has a dpi around 1000-2000dpi

my previous mouse was a Steel series Prime Black ice edition but unfortunately my mouse wheel has finally given out along with it's button, and my current mouse a Steel series rival 3 (wired) is currently having mouse tracking problems and I've tried many solutions but come to find the sensor in the mouse is set a lil too far and a has slight "lod" issues (kept seeing the lod term and was a little lost on that)

[gaunt forge]

bro

how is 54 too heavy?!

just use new skates then man

[floral lake]

54 grams is pretty light

Even me with my weaks ass arms can handle 99 grams

Or more since I did get a denser battery

[dapper adder]

fill your mouse with hydrogen

frfr

[gaunt forge]

tbf my mouse is 49g

but still, I can use a 70g and even 110g mouse with no real issues

[neon root]

54g is light but when youve been using something lighter for longer, everything heavier starts to feel like a brick. its like playing at 240hz vs 60hz. ye its fine but like, why go back

[gaunt forge]

Also depends on mouse size (and skates)

I have a ROG Harpe Ace and somehow it feels heavier than a 70g logitech mouse

[neon root]

mouse size and how its built. i have the hyper x pulsfire haste 2 mini which is like 4 grams lighter than my death adder v3 pro but feels like its 30 grams heavier than it

despite it also being a smaller mouse

[dapper adder]

i like heavier mice

[gaunt forge]

Nothing wrong with heavy mice

[neon forum]

Anyone have suggestions for a good cheap headset, like $50 or less? I need it to be comfortable, wired, and have a decent mic

[glass bear]

yes this

the shape they cooked is very nice though

[glass bear]

i do use ice skates on the sora

stock ninjutso skates are rather bad

[gaunt forge]

If you want

I just use tiger ice cause they cheap. Less skates has less initial friction

[glass bear]

yeah i have like

chinesium $4 skates off aliexpress

[gaunt forge]

There's a guide on skates somewhere. Idk where but I think pulsar has one

[glass bear]

the v3 was a slightly nicer shape but like way heavier

yeah i think less skates is faster

like less overall area

[gaunt forge]

Yeah

Although I discovered that the middle piece makes the mouse faster...if you already have big skates on the top and bottom

I've wasted like 10 bucks worth of plastic skates testing it...sucks

[gaunt forge]

look at something from HyperX or Steelseries. They go on sale fairly often, however HyperX is cheaper and steelseries tends to have better audio quality

[white flame]

Cloud II goes on sale around $50 sometimes

Looks to be $60 right now

[pale cosmos]

Koss porta pros

Solid for $40, haven't encountered anything better yet apart from a budget condenser and IEMs

+apple dac

You might find the shape odd, they're in the fashion of old 1980's studio headsets, lightweight and portable but good speakers

The sound is a little warm, but very neutral, for something this cheap it's a bit stunning

[neon root]

but do they have a mic

[neon forum]

There’s a version with a mic for $60 and reviewers say the mic is impressive

[pale cosmos]

The koss?
It's $29 on drop.com but you'd have to wait a minute for the next batch to go out
https://drop.com/buy/massdrop-x-koss-porta-pro-x-headphones#signupv2

[neon forum]

Would the in-line mic be decent for recording or would I need a boom mic?

[pale cosmos]

For an inline mic it's quite good

But it's not like anything top tier

Think of it like

You know your mobile phone?

Like a really good mobile phone mic

It can sound good but not like, crystal clear or perfect

A cheap condenser would be likely better, especially if you can edit the audio later or use compression software like nvidia broadcast

Not all condensers are great tho

Got a few options, like seiren mini, a cheap or used modmic, there's a good fifine in the budget class iirc

It depends how much you'd want to spend total, if you went the external mic route I'd suggest one with a shock mount solution involved (either internal or mounted to an arm)

[neon forum]

I thought about going Blue Yeti but ideally get a decent mic in a headset suits my needs

[pale cosmos]

Blue yetis are old, I've worked with a lot

[neon forum]

I don’t stream or anything but record stuff on occasion

[pale cosmos]

They have a weird raw audio pitch distortion

I would say even the best Yetis don't sound the best imo

Technology has come a long way since the yetis hit the mainstream

Most streamers opt for shure now

But those are ultra premium xlr

Genuine studio mics lol

In my experience, a modmic, easily sounds better than a yeti

Just about any modmic

And if you can find one used on the cheap it'd be a solid extra

But again, for $29 the porta pros is a strong candidate on it's own

For an all rounder package imo

I've owned a modmic 3 for about, 7? Years now

I was recommended it by one of my old esports teammates

Of all the mics I've used, even against my Shure, it is shockingly good

If you could find an old one used for like $30, fabulous mic

Just googled and there's one in my area on ebay for $20

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/276463798318

This is Aus so probably not one you could grab but this is what mine is

I'm pretty sure this is a II or III

It comes with magnets and strong 3m tape that attaches to a set of headphones

I don't think I've ever had the 3m tape fall off or peel off

Actually, I might be able to do a recording

One sec

[neon forum]

I used to have a Behringer B1 but I never ended up using it

This looks like a good option. Though ideally in my situation I would need a USB connection. I just checked my laptops and I didn’t see a jack. They may be on the front, but the front is inaccessible with my setup

[pale cosmos]

Koss was connected with an apple dac

Actually

The apple dac had an influence

Took the apple dac out

It was putting a lot of compression onto the porta pro recording

I'm actually a bit surprised, I guess I never tried them without the dac, they're better than I remember

[neon forum]

Ah, ok

I was gonna say, they sounded muffled

[pale cosmos]

Ye

I think listening to both uncompressed, I think the portas are kinda good enough to not even prefer the modmic

[neon forum]

Yeah. Less background noise

And the audio is crisper I think

[pale cosmos]

Heh, that might be the modmic showing age

I damaged it a while ago trying to adjust the angle

Years and years ago

It has two modes as well, that was iirc cardioic

Ye second mode is all directions

Omni directional ig

Compared to the blue yeti tho...

Yetis (or at least the classical yeti) have like this audio distortion effect

It really messes with the clarity?

So you get this like, I wanna say, "cheap" but that's not the money word here

But it makes it seem a lot worse side by side to equivalent competitors

It also doesn't have any noise reduction afaik, absolutely just raw capture

You'd want to use compression software for noise or background noise cancelling

Though I think the other two aren't totally free of that either, but they're both a lot more clear sounding imo

I might try the other modmic mode rq

Nah the second mode sounds worse haha

[pale cosmos]

I'm backtracking a little now, I think the porta pros are just good, the only catch being the mic might twist and get covered, or that it sits down at the chest level, so it mightn't quite sound as consistent as the recording you just heard

I was holding it down there but a bit raised so it didn't mess with the recording

So if you did say this:
https://drop.com/buy/massdrop-x-koss-porta-pro-x-headphones#signupv2
https://www.amazon.com/Apple-USB-C-Headphone-Jack-Adapter/dp/B07KDR2JPG/

Did the apple dac disappear off amazon us?

I can find it in AU but not US

Well it's on the apple store

Normally the above link works but this is only $2 more
https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MU7E2AM/A/usb-c-to-35-mm-headphone-jack-adapter

Grab this and the headphones off drop and you'd be at $38

Then potentially tax and shipping might get it closer to $50-ish

Man I really ranted on there for a while

[neon forum]

It’s all good. If there’s a usb-c adapter as above that should work for me

[pale cosmos]

That one has a built-in dac

It's like as good as you can buy for a dac up until like $140 lol

[snow briar]

dacs are cool

yeah like a schiit one

[neon forum]

And there wouldn’t be auto compression?

[pale cosmos]

It won't drive really strong headphones tho but the portas are ok with them

Hmm

I mean you saw the mic change

I think you'd get that with the territory yeah, but it does make the audio a lot nicer

[snow briar]

just dive in headfirst and go all out

[pale cosmos]

Could always alternate

Use the adapter for casual time

Plug straight into pc for streaming

[snow briar]

im just here to cause chaos dont mind me

[pale cosmos]

Lol

I mean yeah, it's not like my topping dac, but it does disgustingly well for a $7 dac

[neon forum]

I was gonna respond with GPUs be like, then you edited

[pale cosmos]

It made me question why I spent so much on a dac+amp combo lol

[snow briar]

shhh

[pale cosmos]

And I went fairly cheap, did a lot of research on mine

Lol

[snow briar]

mine is the schiit

[pale cosmos]

[snow briar]

schiit tastic audio

[pale cosmos]

I definitely can say the portas are better than most of every gaming headset I've tried or heard tho

[snow briar]

for reference this is a real company @neon forum https://www.schiit.com/

[pale cosmos]

Cloud II's are good, though I do think they're sort of like, the least evil rather than the best choice

[neon forum]

I assumed so

[snow briar]

[pale cosmos]

As far as gaming sets, cloud II's are about as good as it gets, bar PC37x, PC38x

[snow briar]

they take schiit seriously

ok ill frick off now

[pale cosmos]

Lol

[neon forum]

Yeah, I believe you. I might opt for the version with the mic and get the adapter. That seems like it could be the best route

[pale cosmos]

Sounds good. Just be wary they do preorders and send the portas out in batches

So if you need something a lot sooner, you might want to maybe try an alternative shop or place for them

Or dial back to the other suggestions

[neon forum]

Yeah, I saw on Amazon there’s a version with a boom mic

[pale cosmos]

Nice

[neon forum]

It’s close to what I paid for the ones I bought to replace my old ones but I’m gonna return them. I don’t want wireless. I want wired

[pale cosmos]

Man gets it

Wireless is nice until you hear good sets

Lol

[neon forum]

And I don’t want to deal with charging nonsense

[pale cosmos]

Long cable >>>> wireless

100% 100%

[neon forum]

And for recording I don’t want to introduce latency

[pale cosmos]

Yeah I get that

I remember my older wireless headset was annoying

More annoying was it cutting out tho

Poor signal or low battery

Lol

I'm waiting for another set of those portas atm

https://drop.com/buy/massdrop-x-koss-ksc75x-on-ear-headphones

Version without the headband

Hope they ship some day 😭

💀

Think it's been like, 2 months? Since I preordered these, the portas came much faster

[neon forum]

I don’t generally go for on ear, but I’ll give these a shot

I mean, the above I mentioned

[pale cosmos]

Ah yeah, if you prefer iems, there are some really strong candidates there

I'm no good with them, I've tried all shapes and sizes for a couple years, had no end to discomfort and irritation

But they're really powerful audio for a low price, but I'm not as well read on those

[dapper adder]

I use an er2xr in ears but that's probably outside of your budget
It's very nice though
Does get kinda uncomfortable after a while, I can't really wear them for more than let's say like 2-4 hours.... (Though more because I need to be able to hear at times)
And then I use a q45 as a daily driver.....
Which also would be outside of your budget

Lmfao

[dapper adder]

Tbh if I were to go back, I probably would have spent the slightly higher price for the se version which is a fully flat curve

Though the xr aren't bad, the bass boost is tasteful, and I can still hear everything clearly

And then the mic I use.....

Also outside of your budget

[queen sigil]

anybody got the differences of artisan

pads\

[cyan basalt]

@dapper adder

<Woot.com>

[glass bear]

theres a google sheet

and also a boardzy video you can find probably

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RAnmZxDNduaGV8kB-GCvZ0MO6d9-0j9jmrU2f8dp0Ww/edit#gid=0

[neon root]

I have made an executive decision an have bought a wooting 60he module 🗿

[thorn grove]

[dire tartan]

🗿

[thorn grove]

@dire tartan o hi

[neon root]

thanks for showing me your address

[pale cosmos]

V2 is also like $60 less and only a bit different

V2 pro

2g more, slightly different finish

Slightly different shape

[dire tartan]

Talk some sense into him yea!

Good job Rommy

[neon root]

v3 is more like like a g pro x superlight

v2 bit more narrow and decently lower hump

v2 is also older and not entirely sure if it has the hyper dongle or not

[pale cosmos]

Does

Using it rn

Oh included? No I don't think so

[neon root]

think they only started incluing the hyper dongle in box with the vmse and the v3.

my deathadder v3 pro i had to buy the hyper dongle for it

[pale cosmos]

Ye I had to reread it

I bought separately for V2 yeah

[thorn grove]

Hmmmmm

I has a super light , v1

[sullen crow]

So got lucky and found a Logitech G403 hero for $20 and once I'm home I get to use a working mouse with adjustable weight

[cyan basalt]

I just got the VXE R1 Pro Max for $42 with the 4K dongle

Love it so far

Off /r/hardwareswap

[sullen crow]

update: The perfect mouse for me the 403 and software very simple and easy to use

[lyric orchid]

Any good keyboards and mouses under 200$

Linear
60-75%
Mouse grip I can do any

[queen sigil]

yes

[dapper adder]

yeah they exist

[gaunt forge]

if it has a good review, yes

[upbeat stratus]

Hi, looking for some advice. whenever I use the in built mic on my earphones, the audio quality tends to suffer too much, so much that the game is basically inaudible. I dont rly have an inbuilt mic or an external one for my pc. What can i do?
Will this issue persist with other earphones too? This is the third one i've got and i've noticed the same thing all 3 times
I use the one plus buds, and used boat bt buds before this

[white flame]

That sounds like bluetooth compression issues to me. You might need a newer bluetooth card.

[dapper adder]

(i had recommended them to get a usb mic or such when they asked in general)

[sharp fjord]

I had issues with using bluetooth headsets on windows 11. Idk why, but switching to a wired headset fixed it. If I joined discord, I couldn't even hear the game at all while in a discord call. None of the fixes I found online worked. If you have a wired headset, try that.

[thick garden]

Is there any chance the microsoft display dock (intended for lumia 950) works with other devices too?

[floral lake]

In theory it should work with other usb-c 3.1 phones

If the port supports display output

So it works with samsung dex

But you will need a lumia 950 to update the dock's firmware

[thick garden]

A firmware update for the dock? Lol
Is there a way to do that without the lumia? Sounds like something you could do from a pc too

~maybe~

[white flame]

Not without downloading the specific firmware update app's apk

Which isn't a public download

So you'll need to run the lumia's OS in an android emulator to go that route and hope it can communicate properly

[lyric orchid]

Is that a50x headset worth the cash?

[dapper adder]

they're well built
and are pretty good for wireless gaming

but you could get something wired with similar audio quality for less than a quarter the price

and you're basically only going to be using it for gaming, or maybe at home; not a very good travel headphone

it has terrible noise isolation and has fairly bad sound leakage, especially considering that they are not open backs

[gaunt forge]

its a pretty good shape tbh. Altho, Rtings only touches mainstream gaming gear, and of course Razer is right there with the V3 Pro

[white flame]

What they review is determined by member votes, so that'll bias the selection towards more well known or hyped up stuff.

[floral lake]

at least it makes common stuff easy to decide

[snow briar]

https://www.rtings.com/mouse/reviews/keychron/m4

[gaunt forge]

Common.

I think most people know what keychron is, if they Google computer equipment

[lyric orchid]

Dt 990 pro and The Logitech g studio microphone?

Is that a good headphone and mic combo?

[neon root]

for $350 id just say f it and just buy the shure sm7b especially over that mic from logitech 💀

asus just doing random ass side quests now. also 47g for a carbon fiber shell is crazy. glass skates too with rog print on it. calling it now and saying that rog is gonna charge like $400 for this

[gaunt forge]

what the heck

I dont even think the ROG Harpe Ace was that successful either

...47g for carbon fiber seems kinda...heavy...imo

i expect in the 30s if ur trying to use actual carbon fiber

[neon root]

47g is heavy for carbon fiber

ninjutso sora is lighter and the v2 is even lighter

[dapper adder]

They don't have an interface if assume though
The Samson q9u might be better since it also has a built in dac

Or maybe like

At2040usb

[olive smelt]

looking for a good headseti with a mic

or a mic and a good headset

[pale cosmos]

PC38x

Or Drop koss porta pro

Otherwise go iem and a finine condenser on a boom

@primal pawn I am slowly learning the ways of the keeb

today I found CK720

I have learneded is not that bad'ed'ed

[primal pawn]

now get some new switches and mod your stabilizers

[neon root]

bought a wooting keyboard. ive adapted to it faster than i thought i would but im at 0.6mm actuation insterad of 0.1mm. 0.1 is way too sensitive still for me and even at 0.6 its still pretty senstive and im messing up a bit but not as much as 0.1

wooting module i should say, not the full keyboard. threw it into a tofu case

[pale cosmos]

@neon root is gud?

[neon root]

idk really. definitely more responsive than a normal keyboard but feel as though it heavily depends on the player and the game where you can take advantage of it. felt a lot nicer playing cs2 with this over my normal keyboard but playing xdefiant it feels about the same if not worse because im accidently pressing a or d and strafing back when i dont mean too

they give some decent stuff in the box as well if needed. pre-installed silicone between the plate and pcb and they give foam instead if you want to swap out the silicone but also they have just foam for you to put under into the case. they also gave some extra longer screws and some o-rings which is nice

[pale cosmos]

Yeah optical is like that

I tend to swap between optical and typing on my modded mini

You might see me occasionally half type a message

Like thi

Cos I brushed enter on accident lol

[neon root]

thats how i am but when just trying to type normal words or i accidently press space and cut off a word that goes into another word

[white flame]

Gah I hate doing that. I go for the ' and hit enter. I prefer keebs with a recessed enter key.

[neon root]

havent tried it yet and dont plan on it, but i feel as though rainbow players would also probably benefit from a keyboard like this as well

[pale cosmos]

@neon root idk why talking about this made it occur to me now after years

Why the hell don't I set a deep actuation for my enter key????

[neon root]

even more big brain move, put a bunch of silicone or foam under the enter key so then you have to press down even harder on it

[olive shuttle]

could anybody help me with my blue yeti ive tried two different cables and my pc still isnt recognizing the microphone thanks

[neon root]

could be dead or potentially windows is recognizing it but as something else like "generic usb device" or something or its under a different name

or just really bad luck and the 2 cables youre using are bad

[dapper adder]

Not even a usb device connected sound?

[olive shuttle]

its not being recognized as anything tried 3 different data cables with it on different ports no connection sound when I plug it in but it gets power

[dapper adder]

Interesting

[dapper adder]

Considering that other usb devices are working, and 3 cables and different ports aren't working, I think it's safe to assume that the mic may be dead

[prisma niche]

any good mouse recs? roccat 122 aimo finally gave out and I was just about to get another one but appears theyve been fully acquired by turtle beach. I have a relaxed claw grip, and am open to any mouse or brand pretty much

[daring zenith]

Keychron has been making some interesting mice recently

[prisma niche]

would you go for one of their wired or wireless ones

[daring zenith]

I believe all of their new ones are wireless now

[prisma niche]

oh you right they only have one wired

[dire stratus]

My HP Officejet Pro 8015e, fresh out of the box, refuses to connect to our network to complete setup

[white flame]

There's a reason HP is the most hated printer brand

[gaunt forge]

Mine still doesnt work

From the time it was new (My birth) to today

[dire stratus]

Alright, what should we get instead?

[dapper adder]

what's the expected duty cycle

if you have a crap load of prints, xerox

brother and canon are also generally fairly good

if prints are mmore rare, (only printing occasionally) a laser printer would be a good choice so it doesnt dry

[dire stratus]

It's not a crap load

[dapper adder]

would you say that it's more than 100 pages a week? or 10 or less pages a week

[dire stratus]

10

or less fewer

[dapper adder]

i'll assume you don't need colour printing or scanning: Brother HL-L2460DW
if you need scanning and dont need colour: Brother MFC-L2750DW

[placid dune]

Burn the HP printer to the ground, you need to subscribe to use the damn thing

You pay per page and if you don't pay you can't use it at all

[dapper adder]

I forgot about the subscription printer

[placid dune]

So dumb

And oh look, you can get viruses from their ink cartridges!

[dapper adder]

Actually I did the math a while back, and it was worth it if you printed like over 200 pages a month since the subject includes the ink

Forgot the exact numbers

[placid dune]

I don't think they have a 200 page plan?

I forget

I just remember 100 pages

Anything over you still gotta pay per page and it's like a buck

[dapper adder]

It was some larger amount of pages, purely because of ink costs

But yeah, especially for 10 pages a week, wouldn't be worth the subscription

[placid dune]

Definitely a waste

[dapper adder]

#general-chat message didn't write down the math, but apparently I said over 100 pages a month was worth the price

[white flame]

The HP subscription is so stupid. Even the "free" plan. Your unused pages used to roll over, now they don't. Oh you haven't used your printer in 6 months but now you need to print 20 resumès? Expect to find a charge on your credit card because you had the gall to use more than your allotted 10 pages.

[dire stratus]

Incredible greed

[dapper adder]

Real

[leaden creek]

Debating if I should adapt one of the unused M.2 ports on my motherboard to PCIE so I can install a USB 3.0 card. Any cables yall would recommend?

mainly doing it as im quickly running out of usable USB ports on my ITX mobo and the NR200p has 2 additional gpu slots I could use

[white flame]

It would be a lot cheaper and easier to just use a USB hub. I recommend a powered one if you get more than 5 or 6 ports.

[leaden creek]

I have an Atolla hub and it just went kaput :( might as well get another one tho

[white flame]

M.2 cards with 2 USB headers are $30, and that only adds 3 ports (2 type A and one type C) and then you still need the cables to run to the PCIe slot covers so you can access them.
For the same price you can get a 7 port powered hub from a reliable brand like Anker.

[neon root]

in anime we trust 🙏

[thick garden]

Is this hp officeJet 3833 good?

[thick garden]

This one is €30, I'm looking for one that doesn't cost thousands just for a bunch of prints, don't want any sorts of subscriptions to be able to use the printer. I basically want to be free from all the hp taxes, hopefully this one is ok

My main requirements are: good printing quality, wifi printing (nfc would also be appreciated), "cheap" compatible cartridges and a flatbed scanner

[dapper adder]

The cheapest per print printer I own is a dot matrix

[thick garden]

Ended up getting it for €25, it is basically brand new, + it has both cartridges (likely used) but I think it was a fair purchase

[white flame]

Check the ink cartridges and see if they're "instant ink" ones. Once a printer uses those, it's locked into the subscription plan permanently.

[thick garden]

As expected they're not from the hp subscription. They also said it got used rarely so subscription would likely be a waste of money

[white flame]

Ok well keep in mind the cartridges dry out roughly every 9 months and they're going to be about 60 Euros each to replace. If you use all of it then you can refill the cartridge. The printer might not like that depending on firmware.

[thick garden]

302xl (both) can be bought for €25. At least one print per day average.

[white flame]

Really? That has to be aftermarket cartridges

Which will work as long as it never had the instant ink

[thick garden]

Likely

[thick garden]

https://medium.com/@prinscansolution01/how-do-i-bypass-hp-instant-ink-34390555316a
Just in case hehe

Btw I'm never going to subscribe

[gaunt forge]

I didnt even know HP had a subscription service for Printing

good to know. Never buying a printer from em

[white flame]

They'll tempt you with promises of free ink but it's only "free" in the sense that as long as you don't use it, then it's free.

[oak jungle]

https://youtu.be/1oFy4X48dXM?si=svk0v_c3Y4v_zov2

"well first of all, the acceleration that you'll find in Windows -- which is called enhanced pointer precision, is actually cooked"

I love Ali

[neon root]

i shouldve beat optimum to the punch and made a video 🗿

[west hornet]

Honestly

[pale cosmos]

Miss 100% of the shots you don't take

[snow briar]

I miss 100% of my shots

[gaunt forge]

I miss shots

[oak jungle]

wait redragon made a rapid trigger board?

https://redragonshop.com/collections/redragon-mechanical-keyboard/products/fizz-k617-magnetic-switch-keyboard

15% off sale puts it at $55, free shipping

[gaunt forge]

Im more concerned about the 8k polling rate WHAT?

this thing is an FPS goldmine wth

[oak jungle]

custom switches can haave pretty high polling rates I think

my evga board has optical switches (I think?) and they can go to 4k

[gaunt forge]

I dont even know what you need the polling rate for

I understand reduced latency, idk why but i know it should

If I was looking for a keyboard I might choose this

[oak jungle]

basically (for example) a 1hz polling rate only checks for an update once per second

it's a bit like tickrate in videogames I think, if that makes more sense

but say you press the button, you could theoretically have a .999 delay before it registers since the key is only polling once per second

up the polling rate, lower the posible latency

[gaunt forge]

no no i get that

I'm a mouse addict

[oak jungle]

ah lol

probably matters a bit more for mice i'd imagine

[gaunt forge]

for keyboard I dont know why it would work because for mice its about how often the mouse refreshes on screen

higher polling would theoretically...mean smoother movement

[oak jungle]

8k seems excessive for a keyboard, seeing as 4000 is already .25ms

[gaunt forge]

I guess it just means its always active

yeah kind of a waste imo

[oak jungle]

only up to your monitors refresh rate. After that it just reduces latency

[gaunt forge]

yep

I personally didnt like it. twitchy hands

[oak jungle]

& I guess increases precision maybe

[gaunt forge]

it does, but not if you have shakey hands lol

also the fact that my mouse was a qc-nightmare G-wolves hts didnt help

[oak jungle]

According to this post redragon has made a bunch of mag swich boards?
https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/17znfnd/rapid_trigger_keyboards/

Redragon - M61 / K683-WB Fidd / M68 / K701-WB / K617 Fizz / K630

[olive smelt]

Anyone know a good rapid trigger keyboard/mouse

[pale cosmos]

@west hornet @neon root thoughts on op18k?

[neon root]

wooting is the known keyboard for the rapid trigger but arbiter studio's polar65 and drunkdeer are also good options and cheaper. the drunkdeer would probably be the better option of the 2

[neon root]

good. pretty much everything from egg is good

holy sadge its out of stock but these were discounted heavily. they said it would be but damn, $15 is a steal imo for these pads

https://freefall.gg/product/sv-base-control-v1-mouse-pad/

what the hell is boardzy doing to the strawberry mouse 💀

[gaunt forge]

What the...is it not wide enough?!

What even is that? Grip tape covered in clay with grip tape on top?

[west hornet]

It’s the wolf special

[gaunt forge]

The customzy grip tape

[neon root]

ye

[glass bear]

great for 25 bucks

i like this ergo shape a little less than the sora shape but

W secondary mouse for when my sora v2 dies

[neon root]

claymaxxing for the gwolves strawberry is insane

i wanna buy the mouse just so i can put the clay on the mouse

[dapper adder]

lmao

[west hornet]

Big hands

[pale cosmos]

Wth

[dapper adder]

I'll make you claymaxx

[gaunt forge]

Jesus christ. Just buy a cheaper mouse and clay-fix it, WHY TO THE LIGHTWEIGHT MOUSE

[west hornet]

To make it just the right weight

[pale cosmos]

Got the ksc75x's

They're very nice

So much so, it's made me fall in love with my phone all over again

I knew the dac in this was good, but never had a pair of headphones that could demonstrate the strength of them over my little apple dac dongle

I uhh

Can definitely notice with these

It's a bit WHOA

Huge leap in power and clarity

Yeah they both have the detail, phone just has a lot more punch. I've never noticed this before with like any other headset

If anything the detail is clearer

Ok no I know why it was doing it now

Dolby enabled itself with this new ai feature

Honestly? Wasn't bad tho

Lol

It just sounds loud without it

[neon root]

sale ends very soon so prob no one gonna see it but $30 gecko mousepad with free shipping and also addice giving away some free mouse skates from esptiger

https://www.addiceinc.com/products/errennir-gecko-large-gaming-mousepad

guess i shouldve posted sooner. sale ends at midnight

[gaunt forge]

?

where

its still 30$

[neon root]

they had a timer going on the page for when the sale ended for the gecko, guess not i guess

still good deal. $30, free US shipping and free tiger skates with any purchase

[white flame]

Those timers are often meant to use psychology to manipulate you into buying, using the fear of missing out against you.

[neon root]

still good buy

so much so, i might buy a second to give away

and get skates for my deathadder

[gaunt forge]

I already have too many mousepads

LGG was selling their Saturn fro 20$ too

[oak jungle]

Yeah most of the time you can just open the site again on a different PC/browser/incognito tab and you'll get the offer again.

[wide gull]

Wich one should i buy to make this mic work on pc ?

1

2

[dapper adder]

shouldnt need either theoretically? do you not have a mic in port

kinda interesting that it uses trrs though?

looking at rode though, it seems like trrs lavaliers are made for directly connecting to a pc, and trs lavaliers are used for cameras and other audio equipment

yeah it seems like the trrs is just used to trick devices with combo jacks to think that there is a headset plugged in

[wide gull]

I already have the mic

No it doesnt work

[dapper adder]

do other mics work? recently someone had a similar ish issue with their mic not working, and apparently there was some privacy setting on windows that disabled the mic

you could test to see if it works on your phone if you still have a headphone jack lmao

but your mic shouldnt need an adapter for a pc

[wide gull]

Yes work on my phone

[dapper adder]

likely a setting on windows then

[wide gull]

I will try it on my New case tomorrow

[dapper adder]

did you try it on the mobo io, or on the case?

[wide gull]

Yes on my old pc

Both front and mobo

Doesnt work

[dapper adder]

hmm