electronics

[sturdy jolt]

@grand willow usual advice is straight razor if possible, if not, straight edge in general like credit card may help

[grand willow]

Aight imma try a razkr

My credit card kinda thic

[ember viper]

So idk if this where i can ask but i have some sony wf100xm3 and now since i got a new s21 i will get some free galaxy buds pro are them an upgrade or should i stick to the xm3 or mby sell both and try to pick up xm4?

[gleaming jolt]

Hello does anyone have any good monitor recommendations to use for a RTX 3060 graphics card? I am building a PC and I do not have a monitor yet.

[ruby vessel]

G271 is great

1080 144hz

Since I'm guessing you aren't going for 1440p gaming with a 3060

I have a 27" 1080p and I literally can't hardly see pixels unless I really lean in

[gleaming jolt]

between $200 - $400

what is the best for a 3060 that is what I really want

How so?

So it is better to run a 3060 at 1080p opposed to 1440p 144hz?

I plan to play Valorant and COD games

Like warzone and vanguard when it comes out

[sturdy jolt]

Warzone and vanguard won't have fun at 1440p

Val is lightweight

[gleaming jolt]

so it is better for 1080p

What games would require 1440p?

[sturdy jolt]

It's more that games are harder to run at a higher resolution, afterall, more pixels to display

So 80fps at 1080p might mean 50fps at 1440p, yaknow

Just an example, don't use that ratio

[gleaming jolt]

Ohh okay that makes sense

[sturdy jolt]

I would only trust 3060 with 1440p with dlss, which not all games will support

Afaik dlss on quality at 1440p renders at 1080p and then ai upscale

[gleaming jolt]

Oh I know its not a typo lol

So 24 inch or 27 inch?

[sturdy jolt]

If 1080p, 24in, 1440p, 27in

[gleaming jolt]

Oh okay that makes sense

Okay thank you so much

Gigabyte which is the M27Q?

Thank you it's my first time sorta nervous but excited

HAHA okay thank you

that was funny

[gleaming jolt]

Hi, me again.This is the G241 moniter right. https://www.amazon.com/MSI-Non-Glare-Super-Narrow-Bezel/dp/B083K17XLH/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3P7VQ41NMCCT2&dchild=1&keywords=msi+g241+144hz+monitor&qid=1631148151&sr=8-2

[sturdy jolt]

@gleaming jolt here
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1539791-REG/msi_24_optix_g241_gaming.html

[gleaming jolt]

Thank you very much

[runic karma]

Has anyone had experience with repairing a Fitbit Versa 2? Particularly a battery replacement?

[abstract jackal]

no

maybe

not me

[fervent basin]

Guys i eat electricity

[sacred granite]

So does {redacted}

[broken sapphire]

nice

[echo parrot]

in russia electricity eats you

[rough heron]

Socks

[chrome dust]

in russia game plays you

[thorny zodiac]

Got these today dont like em too much might try the airpods pro

[broken sapphire]

epic

[green stream]

Are those the old ones

[small meadow]

Samsungs new "ram" feature using storage virtual ram looking interesting

[thorny zodiac]

Those are the powerbeats that came out last year

[nova pond]

where feature

i wan

gib

hav samsung

[small meadow]

https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-ram-plus-3019757/

[hoary frost]

https://downloadmoreram.com

[nova pond]

NOOOOOO

I HAV A52 NON S

GRRRR

WHEN ME MOR RAMMY

[small meadow]

You have any faster ram? 2400 bit slow for my taste, thanks tho

[nova pond]

ITS DOING IT!

[small meadow]

Mb soon

[hoary frost]

Wait are they basically saying they’re adding a swap partition?

And calling it virtual memory?

[small meadow]

Well it will be virtual memory basically, slower but works

[thorny zodiac]

Can earrings affect wireless earbuds or interfere with them?

[kindred yacht]

Like signal interference? They'd have to be pretty thick metal

[boreal shore]

Its also on xiaomi phones

[small meadow]

Nice

[broken current]

reminds me of connectix ram doubler for early macs

still have the discs for it somewhere

[small meadow]

So my gf has an old iPad laying around and i was wondering if there'd be an easy way that doesn't use bt or wifi to use it as a 2nd monitor

[broken current]

as far as I know you can't use an ipad as a display without 3rd party software and theres a ton of delay

plus the panels in old ipads aren't that good, a cheap used monitor from a thrift store would make a better 2nd display

[small meadow]

Ik that lol i just want to try it for the fun of it

Also it's nice and small doesn't take up much space

Kinda wanna repurpose it

[broken current]

yeah understandable

I tried something similar with an old android phone, didnt really get anywhere with it

[warped yew]

Splashtop. there's a wired version

runs a bit slow though (it's via USB, so I wouldn't expect much. but it's a second display nonetheless)

[old vapor]

I use duet, it works well enough that I don't sense excessive latency and you can use it as a touchscreen

wired, still

[nova pond]

xDisplay

[small meadow]

Thank yall

[thorny zodiac]

How good is the new iphone 13 compared to the 11 pro max?

[echo parrot]

its a phone

[small meadow]

Also 13 aint out yet but it's supposed to get rid of the bath tub notch

Ignore that just realized it's been announced or whatever

[merry crown]

Probably not that much of an upgrade. The iPhones have always been small iterative upgrades.

If you have an iPhone 10 or newer I wouldn't bother with the iPhone 13

[thorny zodiac]

So my mom is interested in the 13 pro max what do you think?

[merry crown]

I'm not really an Apple fan, and I really doubt most people would get the full experience out of any of the "Pro" line of iPhones.

Mostly due to people not using all of the features.

Example: They put a lot of marketing money into the whole "Cinema" mode for the Video shooting on the 13 Pro. Nobody's gonna USE it.

It's neat for sure, but no person buying an iPhone is going to USE the Cinematic mode to its fullest potential.

It has a lot of cool features, like post-production focus point change.

But, people who own iPhones just want it to do the thing without any further input on their end.

[chrome dust]

many people buys pro max variant of iphones

and they don't even use everything cause they want the best one

well my phone is cheap and i don't use its features fully either tbh

some doesn't benefit me kek

[wide vault]

They'll have it just shy of a year before getting the next one

[wide vault]

I doubt my g7 would last that long :)

I thought v20 was a newer thing tho

[wide vault]

huh

[craggy flint]

MrManiac3#3473 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[wide vault]

maybe I just had old stuff lmao

wasn't the iphone 5s like 2014

or 2013

and ipod touch 6g

[kindred yacht]

I'm still rocking my LG G7, going strong

[wide vault]

yea me too

thinq or is there another verson?

besides the variants of thinqs

[kindred yacht]

There's only the ThinQ I know of

[nova pond]

@kindred yacht help me root my phone pwese

[kindred yacht]

I can help in a minute

[nova pond]

Okie POG!

take ur time

[wide vault]

mine is a sprint phont

[kindred yacht]

Sorry about the delay, had to get the kids ready for bed

[wide vault]

https://tenor.com/view/predator-schwarzenegger-handshake-dillion-dutch-gif-12920016

[nova pond]

Ahh no problem at all

[kindred yacht]

Which model was your phone again? And what firmware version/

[nova pond]

I have the A525S

All the details

The final goal is switching to this OS btw

https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/rom-oneui-3-1-rayos-v1-0-for-galaxy-a52-sm-a525g-f.4313599/

[kindred yacht]

Ok. Do you have the bootloader unlocked already?

[nova pond]

Yep

bootloader is unlocked but thats it

[kindred yacht]

Ok grab the downloads from this post https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/how-to-root-galaxy-a52-sm-a525f-aue2-firmware-1-june-2021-android-security-patch.4298351/

[nova pond]

Download Magisk-v23.0.apk stable Rename to Magisk-v23.0.zip
I rename it as well?

[kindred yacht]

Yes

It'll be installed as a zip from twrp, not as an apk

[nova pond]

I have it all

I put onto sd card?

[kindred yacht]

The zips yes, not the tar

[nova pond]

okay gimme a min

[kindred yacht]

The tar you'll flash with odin in AP mode

[nova pond]

its almost done backing up my phone

Okay I have it on my phone

sd card that is

[kindred yacht]

Load up odin next then

[nova pond]

Okay 1 sec

is there any official download for odin

[kindred yacht]

Official? Uh, yes technically but you'll be hard pressed to find it

[nova pond]

Oh ok

im using odin 3.13 idk if thats the latest

https://odindownload.com/

got it from there

[kindred yacht]

Check it for viruses, I'm looking on XDA

[nova pond]

thats the site howtogeek recommends

It looks clean

virus total said no antiviruses flagged it

[kindred yacht]

Probably fine then but I found a patched version if you have problems

[nova pond]

This correct right?

[kindred yacht]

Yes

[nova pond]

okay its done

I reboot?

[kindred yacht]

Leave the USB in

[kindred yacht]

Press and hold Volume Down + Power Key, when the screen blank quickly press and hold Volume Up + Power key until red warning "This phone is not running Samsung's official software..." disappears. Then release all keys. It will take more time than usual until TWRP recovery appears.

Once twrp comes up in a few minutes you'll find and install the zip files

[nova pond]

Okay im in twerp

do I need to wipe or just install?

[kindred yacht]

Just install for now

You'll format data partition before you leave twrp

[nova pond]

any order i do it in?

I have 3 files

[kindred yacht]

Not really, but the guide says

[nova pond]

Okay so ill do it in that order

[kindred yacht]

Once all that is done you'll do the normal new phone setup and connect to the internet

[nova pond]

do I reboot after every install?

[kindred yacht]

No only at the end

[nova pond]

also while installing the kakarot thing, it said failed to mount /data

[kindred yacht]

That's fine as long as that's the only error

[nova pond]

also unable to recreate /data/media folder

those were the 2 errors

[kindred yacht]

Anything /data related is fine, you'll be wiping that anyway

[nova pond]

Oh ok

New errors while installing the disable_dm file

[kindred yacht]

odm is also fine to ignore

[nova pond]

Okay

okay all 3 are installed

I just hit reboot?

no more things?

[kindred yacht]

No, format /data first

[nova pond]

Wipe right?

[kindred yacht]

I think sometimes the option is called "wipe" and then you pick the simple one

Yes

[nova pond]

Which one in here

[kindred yacht]

Swipe for the default one

[nova pond]

okay and then reboot yeah?

[kindred yacht]

Yes, and then new phone setup should come up in a few minutes

[nova pond]

It says failed up top

[kindred yacht]

Ok go back to the wipe menu and tell it format data this time

[nova pond]

okaydoing it

do I need to install the things again since I factory reset it?

format data went through

[kindred yacht]

Good

No need to install again since it installs to the system partition

[nova pond]

Oh ok

ill restart then

no button combos this time right?

just let it do its thing?

[kindred yacht]

Correct, you might need to hit the up volume key if it stops you saying "not official software"

[nova pond]

Okay!

lets hope it boots this time

Oh pog starting android

Installing applications

[kindred yacht]

Sweet! Let me know once you're online

[nova pond]

can you help me install rayos too?

[kindred yacht]

Yeah we're still not done anyway

[nova pond]

ohhh

[kindred yacht]

Gotta get root access first, then you can install custom OS

[nova pond]

im speedrunning the install since its gonna be wiped anyway to custom os right?

[kindred yacht]

Exactly

All you really need is internet and play store access

[nova pond]

Oh ok pog

[kindred yacht]

Actually not even play store

[nova pond]

damn im bad at speedrunning this

I left my sim in the phone

and now its downloading bloatware off mobile data

yay!

[kindred yacht]

You'll be killing that with fire soon

[nova pond]

aw hell yeah

okay im in android

I see da magisk app

[kindred yacht]

Cool, check the app drawer and open magisk

[nova pond]

okay it told me to upgrade to full magisk and downloaded it and told me to install

ive doene that

[kindred yacht]

Perfect

Run it and let it do its thing

[nova pond]

it opened and asked me to reboot for aditional set up

but as I was taking a pic it crashed and now crashes instantly on open

okay nvm it opened

What I fo now

This is after the reboot

Hit install on both?

or just the top one?

[kindred yacht]

Hit check safety net and see what it says, I think it's done

[nova pond]

it fail

[kindred yacht]

Ok I think it's done still and we'll find out later if it's not

Did you have that custom os downloaded already?

[nova pond]

Lmao nice

[nova pond]

Its on my sd card too

[kindred yacht]

Perfect

And the multidisable?

[nova pond]

what multidisable?

[kindred yacht]

https://forum.xda-developers.com/attachments/multidisabler-samsung-3-2b7-zip.5375561/

[nova pond]

Just saw it

it was attached to th thread

Okay I have it now

[kindred yacht]

Alright you'll reboot back to twrp now then

[nova pond]

just need the last 2 right?

[kindred yacht]

yes

[nova pond]

Twerp is power and volume up right?

[kindred yacht]

I believe so yes

[nova pond]

Yep thats it

Okay im in twerp

[kindred yacht]

Ok you'll tell it to flash the img as a super image

[nova pond]

Uhhh

How

[kindred yacht]

Install, sorry

[nova pond]

Install image?

[kindred yacht]

Yes

[nova pond]

Im guessing thats what super image means?

[kindred yacht]

Yes

[nova pond]

Ill swipe to confirm then?

[kindred yacht]

Yes

[nova pond]

Its doing it!

Much excite

[kindred yacht]

It'll take its time to flash (large file you know) and once it's done reboot and go back into twrp again

[nova pond]

Okay will do

ill let you know when ive rebooted and am back in twerp

oh its done flashing

[kindred yacht]

Alright once you're back in tell it to wipe > format data again

[nova pond]

okay rebooted and back in twerp

error

[kindred yacht]

Hmm. Reboot and do it again.

[nova pond]

okay

[kindred yacht]

That doesn't look like a critical error, since it completed successfully still

[nova pond]

still the same thing

[kindred yacht]

Ok we'll just move on

[nova pond]

okay

what next?

[kindred yacht]

Reboot back into twrp again just in case

[nova pond]

okay done

[kindred yacht]

Then you'll tell it to install the multidisabler and magisk

[nova pond]

done

[kindred yacht]

Reboot and let it start the OS

🤞

[nova pond]

no need for the disable dm verity and the kakarot-uni files?

[kindred yacht]

Nope not this time

[nova pond]

okay rebooting

if this works I love you

if it doesnt i still love you

[kindred yacht]

If it doesn't we don't have to go back to stock or anything, it's easy enough to fix

[nova pond]

Oh ok

what if it wasnt rooted properly tho

then stock?

[kindred yacht]

We would have gotten a different error in twrp

[nova pond]

ohhh

[kindred yacht]

Before you flashed the new os

[nova pond]

I see

so the yolo worked

nice

Falcie

I love you

a lot

it went through

[kindred yacht]

You're in then? Awesome!

[nova pond]

idk if its the new os tho

im on the android set up page

[kindred yacht]

It looked like it was basically the same OS with the bloat apps removed and a couple features enabled, so it'll be mostly stock looking

[nova pond]

1 less option here

Then there was befor

Oh no smart switch say unsupported device

how restore backup now

Grrr

[kindred yacht]

That app has never worked for me tbh

Same with the LG app

[nova pond]

what do you use to restore a backup then?

I have a backup file

[kindred yacht]

What file format is the backup in?

I usually use titanium backup

You might need to redo the magisk stuff and possibly get a root manager like supersu

[nova pond]

the one from smart switch

[kindred yacht]

Ok but what's the file extension? .xz or something?

[nova pond]

its a folder with a buncha files

thats inside the folder

[kindred yacht]

Oh wow did it just copy all the raw files? If you go into a photo folder does it show the pictures or a weird compressed format?

[nova pond]

thats inside the photo folder

[kindred yacht]

DCIM is usually stuff captured with the camera

[nova pond]

Yep its raw data

all my photos are in there

not even .zips

[kindred yacht]

Awesome, you can just copy that whole thing to your internal storage then

[nova pond]

Its that easy?!

oh wow

[kindred yacht]

Don't overwrite duplicates

[nova pond]

aight

that wont carry my settings over tho right?

[kindred yacht]

No, settings are different. This will restore just the files. There's a way to restore messages too but it's tricky.

[nova pond]

i need my whatsapp backup to be restored

thats the main one

[kindred yacht]

If you took a backup from within the app then you can install the app and restore from there

If not install the app and see what happens I guess

[nova pond]

I have a backup from day before on google drive

thats good enough ig

just a days messages gone

[kindred yacht]

Yeah that'll work

[nova pond]

indeed

I love falcie

[kindred yacht]

3090 for less than the price of your average 3070, seems legit

[ruby vessel]

Bro that's cause it's open box, takes like half the msrp value off those usually, def legit

[craggy flint]

Zeksy#5328 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[arctic marsh]

New printer

[kindred yacht]

@calm mural No dodging the filter, it's still the same word even if you replace the i with a 1

[calm mural]

oh wait

how u even see that?

audit log

[rough heron]

I thought it was a tower case lmfao

[pine comet]

Ender 3?

[arctic marsh]

cr10 smart

newest one

[limpid skiff]

Very tall

What sort of objects do you print?

[arctic marsh]

anything practical and things for my personal hobby in regards to aerospace and aviation

[limpid skiff]

Very cool

[arctic marsh]

@limpid skiff

Printing from phone atm

[limpid skiff]

I imagine that is a very useful feature

I have an ender 3 pro and I can only hope it hasn't screwed up each time I check on it

[arctic marsh]

lol

does it auto level?

[limpid skiff]

nope

my other 3d printer is a Qidi Tech X-Pro. my friend gave it to me because he found it too frustrating to use

and I see why

there happens to be a number of problems with cheap dual-extruder printers

my main concern is the fact that the two nozzles are actually not level, which may cause one to knock into the object being printed, which is obv not a good thing

[arctic marsh]

yeah

thatd be really bad..

[limpid skiff]

I'll probably sand one down a bit or loosen the higher one ever so slightly

[amber idol]

I currently have a CR-6 SE

I was planning on upgrading the hotend to a Mosquito Magnum and a LGX extruder

[warped yew]

ok

[jolly pendant]

That sounds like a really awkward condom size

[broken current]

Qidi tech is awful, bought the X-One a few years ago and it stopped working about a month after I got it. tried every troubleshooting procedure I could find, still just prints spaghetti

I don't think I ever got a good print out of it, but a few servo arms I printed worked well enough

not to mention you have to use Qidi's buggy software that doesn't even support the x-one anymore, only way I could get it to print at all was setting the software to the X-one2 and placing the 3d models to the left of the build plate

[arctic fern]

I had a question?

My Harman/Kardon 5.1 Channel Home Theatre System has fried. And harmon has dropped support and parts are hard to get.

Could i replace my Home Theatre system with another brand and still keep using the 5.1 Speakers of harmon or they wont work?

[calm mural]

I created a pc case that prioritizes functionality over aesthetics. To reduce costs. It has the features of a 100 dollar case with the aesthetics of a 30 dollar case. Is that something that you would buy. I want to know before o mass produce it.

[wide vault]

👀

[nova pond]

I mean theres many 100 dollar cases and they dont all have the same features...

[hazy reef]

https://tenor.com/view/money-making-it-rain-bradmakesitrain-gif-14328048

[thorny zodiac]

I found my dad’s old amazon echo 2nd gen and wondering if its of any use?

What uses does a echo have usually?

[small meadow]

You can use as speaker as well as the obvious ones lol

[wide vault]

I Wish the echo shows could be used as moniters

my grandparents have one of the older ones and they don't use it because of muh privacy

my grandpa always unplugs it, my grandma doesn't care

it's nothing special, 1280x800 screen

but it's something

[echo parrot]

prob could take it apart and steal the screen

[vital yarrow]

do the razer blackshark v2 sound good without the sound card? i want good mic quality but dont want to sacrifice too much sound quality. I dont care about surround sound, just good stereo sound.

[small meadow]

If you want good mic quality and good headphone quality your only real option is to buy them separate

[echo parrot]

I mean some headset mics are enough though

but for professional level id go separate like Pato said

[sturdy jolt]

I mean

ksc75x

pc37x neat

[broken current]

I use a wired modmic, its too expensive for the quality but its nice since I don't have space for a seperate mic and I can attatch it to my studio headphones

[wide vault]

I would like a basic mic to attach to my headphones

[wide vault]

http://pbblogassets.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2014/12/Boom-Mic.jpg

[calm mural]

Anyone know of any smart/fitness watches that has relatively good support with IOS and spotify around $50?

ive been looking at the xiaomi smart band 6

[eager bison]

just get a real watch

[calm mural]

Well i've got that already

[eager bison]

thats all ya neeeeed tho

unless you actually need the fitness tracking stuff

[calm mural]

Not need but i like to have it

[eager bison]

then get like a fitbit or smthn

[calm mural]

I have a fitbit alta but the battery is starting to crap out

ive had this thing forever

[eager bison]

but i guess having two things on your arm would be wack

[calm mural]

my phone tracks steps but its not very reliable

[eager bison]

dunno what your gonna be able to get for 50 dollars

[calm mural]

my sister gave up on this one so i have it now

she has an apple watch series 3 or 4 i think

but she never uses it

and when she uses it it's only for texting her friends 🙄

I might do that

Im starting to use apple pay a lot

Ye

My dad said he would give me his apple watch if i finished last year with all As but i didnt want it because its so big

he got the larger series 5 one

44mm i think

[broken current]

my dad gave me his broken 4th gen apple watch that was smashed to pieces, I was gonna try and fix it but it wasn't worth the cost of a whole new screen so I just sold it off for parts on ebay and made a couple bucks

[hoary frost]

Wtf.

Sucks he gave you trash lmfso.

Well actually, it might not be trash. Depends on the damage I guess.

[broken current]

like i said, sold it and made $30 so it wasnt bad

[calm mural]

Good news is yes your Harmon speakers will work on other home theater system regardless of brand.

But you might need to adapt the connector tails of your current speakers so that they can fitted with the tails of the new speaker set so they can work with other brands of home theature systems if the new one does not have any bare wire temrinal ports

[arctic fern]

Thanks so much man

[calm mural]

You're welcome 😊

[arctic fern]

Do you have an recommendations for the replacement?

[calm mural]

I don't actually have a recommendation on a specific brand of home theater systems that have surround sound capabilities

[arctic fern]

But still thanks its been like a month since my home theatre died. And Stores here keep selling me the new set only. No one answered that question

[calm mural]

Just wondering what did you have plugged in the last one.

[arctic fern]

Harman/Kardon 5.1 Channel Home Theatre System with 3D Blu-Ray Disc Receiver, Apple AirPlay and HDMI - White

I think its against rules to share amazon link here right?

[calm mural]

I think it is

I am gonna check the specs on that thing rn from Amazon

[green stream]

not against rules, just have to be above mee6 lvl 3 to post links or links to specific websites may be enabled for all in some chats like #building-and-recc-chat

[calm mural]

oh ok

[pine comet]

I had thought that Amazon was on the general white list, but I guess not

[green stream]

tbh i don't remember exactly, i dont know the bot settings xD

[calm mural]

Just windering what devices were you using with that home theater, like iPhones, game console or conputers.

Because depending on how it was being used and with what will definitely be a deciding factor as to what functionality from a new home theater system you would need

Ghosty just wondering what mee6's trigger bot coomand trigger symbol 😅😅😅

[arctic fern]

We basically use it with netflex and ps4

Soon ps5

[calm mural]

oh surround sound for games 🤭🤭

must be freaking epic sounding with cod

ironically I have a Kenwood audio system with 2 huge Cerwin Vegas that are meant to be as a home theater setup, but I plugged into a pc of mine and omg, the floor shook they're that dam loud lol 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[arctic fern]

Ya

Dude try god of war once on Surround.

[calm mural]

I have Xbox 🙊🙊

[arctic fern]

when you get a chance switch

Wow you cant even send Gifs in this

[calm mural]

I'd be crazy enough to run em side by side 😂🤣

[arctic fern]

Yes be that person Xbox Series X on the Left and Ps5 on the right

[calm mural]

Windows to the left of me, Linux to the right and here I am stuck in the middle with you.

🤭😂🤣

ironically years ago I had an old mac book next to Windows and a Linux computer was close close by.

I would use the clam shell mac, switch to one of the Windows PCs I had and then I'd go over to the linux box and with no problem.

[lime onyx]

Is it just me or are you guys having problems with the I2C HID driver?

[safe rover]

What's the best Torrent to use on Android?

[nova pond]

Why do you need to torrent on android

[nova pond]

scam

[broken current]

I'd reccomend just using a laptop, torrenting on android is weird

if you need a way to torrent files on the go

[hexed island]

hey

whats the prebuilt under 750 on newegg

[icy ingot]

I need a wire for this, not sure what it’s called

[wraith steppe]

C14

[icy ingot]

graci

[calm mural]

C14

[calm mural]

Oops

[kindred yacht]

Careful, pinging everyone here isn't really allowed because that would be 40,000+ notifications lol

[small meadow]

Newegg doesn't really have anything that's good for your budget but best buy does https://www.bestbuy.com/site/cyberpowerpc-gamer-master-gaming-desktop-amd-ryzen-3-3100-8gb-memory-amd-radeon-rx-570-1tb-hdd-240gb-ssd/6430866.p?skuId=6430866

[small meadow]

Also called kettle lead nvm kettle lead looks like that on the lead not on the plug

[craggy flint]

Darealest77#6414 has been warned

Reason: Duplicated text

[safe rover]

I was asking about a torrent app on Android because I was trying to make a music CD. So what's the best way to transfer music from your android phone and make a CD on a computer.

[small meadow]

Just your charging cable and connect it to usb on your pc

[craggy flint]

Darealest77#6414 has been warned

Reason: Duplicated text

[nova pond]

Usb cable exists

Google drive exists

Smb server exists

Network share exists

There names 4 ways that are better

[small meadow]

Think they wanted to illegally download music if there was an app for it cuz they dmd me asking what app can you actually download it

[nova pond]

Lmfao nice

[small meadow]

So i left them on read 😎

They can use itunes or google music if they wanna download music

[nova pond]

Or a youtube video downloader

[small meadow]

Yeah but that's illegal and we're not allowed say that here

[nova pond]

Technically it isnt. YouTube video downloaders would be taken down by google if they were and as long as you dont distrobute the song ur not breaking copyright

It is still a gray area tho

[small meadow]

youtube taking down all the disc song bots

[fading imp]

I'm thinking of buying a new iPad (my old Nexus 9 tablet is pretty much worth less than scrap metal at this point), but I'm torn between the new iPad mini and the iPad air

[small meadow]

Both are great depends on what size you want(assuming you talking bout the new ipad mini)

[fading imp]

It really just comes down to screen size tbh... I don't think I'd really need the air's bigger screen, but I'm afraid I might regret not going for the bigger screen if I get the (new) mini

Then again, that nexus 9 has a 8,9" display, while the new mini has a 8,3" display, so the difference between my current tablet and the mini would be pretty insignificant

I do think I'd use it in bed as well, so for that the mini would make more sense because it's smaller and easier to handle, but for mostly everything else, I feel like a bigger screen would be more useful

[small meadow]

up to you i suppose

[ruby vessel]

They are being taken down tho

A bunch have started to

Same with discord music bots

Google finally woke up and it going crazy

[cyan raven]

can anyone help me with this

ive been trying to get it working but its just not working

ive reinstalled steam, deleted detour.dll and reinstalled it and put it in the file

restarted my pc

idk what else i can do

my steam just doesn't work anymore

[green stream]

Look around for a complete uninstall, often programs leave some files behind when they are uninstalled. Might also be worth a try doing the general fix pinned in #windows-ios

[hoary frost]

I just want a big screen iPad to watch anime on while I’m eating.

Portable TV.

Doesn’t need to be a pro, just bigger than a regular iPad.

But those are only the pros right?

Is that the only way to get a 12.9” screen?

$1200 is steep.

That’s how much they cost right?

Rip.

I need a sponsor..

😦

Ah I see.

I wonder if I’ll get a bonus this next paycheck.

I did some pretty creative things today and yesterday to keep our locations making money.

Normal IT guy would have had to lose money for over 24 hours while they fixed stuff.

I doubt I’ll get a bonus..

But it’d be nice to show they appreciate my knowledge and creativity to fixing issuesz

[small meadow]

Ipad air basically a pro tho

But way cheaper lol

[hoary frost]

Ouu guys I need help!!

I need help finding a tablet with a big screen.

[small meadow]

You can

[hoary frost]

Like 12.9in screen or bigger.

Under $500.

Maybe $600.

[small meadow]

Well the newish air does

[hoary frost]

It does??

[small meadow]

Yeah

[hoary frost]

Wait you’re referring to the pencil?

[small meadow]

The one that came out in like march

[hoary frost]

I was talking about big screen tablet.

[small meadow]

Yeah ipad newish air and apple pencil work

[hoary frost]

Which one?

There’s a lot of them.

[small meadow]

https://www.amazon.com/SAMSUNG-Included-Long-Lasting-Powerful-Performance/dp/B09972N6QJ/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=samsung+tablet+s7&qid=1632611142&sr=8-4

[hoary frost]

SAMSUNG Galaxy Tab S7 FE 2021 Android Tablet 12.4” Screen WiFi 64GB S Pen Included Long-Lasting Battery Powerful Performance, Mystic Black https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0996WCSND/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_FDWHHW3SYQW0WGSF3T2V

This one looks perfect.

Haha same tablet

[small meadow]

Well it's 12.4 but still looks good nough

[hoary frost]

I’ll buy it soon. 🙂

[small meadow]

Lol

[hoary frost]

$639 expensive though. 😦

[small meadow]

Great minds think alike

[hoary frost]

I’d do it if it was $100 less.

[small meadow]

[hoary frost]

Great now I want to buy it now. 😦

Does it have a single speaker? Or speaker on both sides like the newer iPhones?

That’s what irritates me about my iPad too, it’s mono sound.

Or only has speakers on one side.

Doesn’t sound right.

Okay. 🙂

Yeah I’ve been looking too.

It appears so.

I will buy when I’m done paying off my laptop.

Next month.

[cinder flower]

guys i wanna buy a Nintendo switch or vr which one should a buy? like both seems fun.

just wanna know you're opinion

[nova pond]

what specs you got in ur pc

[cinder flower]

uhm

i7

3070, 32gb ram

[nova pond]

theres over a 100 i7s

literally

[cinder flower]

i7 10700f

[nova pond]

I would get vr then

switch hardware sucks

and you can always buy the game and use an emulator

on ur pc

[cinder flower]

hmm okay ty for your opinion

[small meadow]

Not like pc specs matter much, since ocolus quest 2 is like the best vr headset especially since so cheap

[nova pond]

What u on about pato

you need a good pc to run vr unless you enjoy vomiting

frame rate and frame time being high and consistent is very very important with vr

[small meadow]

Still, you can hook up quest 2 to pc

But quest 2 has internals

No need pc

[nova pond]

Not great internals tho

[small meadow]

Pretty decent

[flat meteor]

Anybody know a good iphone xr screen

Trying to replace mine

But i need a good screen not some cheap one

[wide vault]

You can get a good one and it still won't work properly

Because the actual iphone screens are direct from Samsung to Apple, and nobody else is allowed to buy them

I think you might be able to get one from a donor iphone or something and have it calibrated tho idr

[hazy reef]

https://tenor.com/view/dramatic-what-oh-boy-linus-tech-tips-gif-16558179

Anthony is the best

[hoary hull]

so my family wants to get a new router

i'm confused about the difference between the ax1800 and ac1900

amazon says the ac1900 is a "newer model"

[jovial sentinel]

ax is wifi 6

the number is the speed

[hoary hull]

ah ok

i think i'll go with the ax1800 because we often have many devices connected

[vagrant belfry]

can someone help me plz?

My pc's windows start menu keeps scrolling down without any usb devices even connected, and I can't even go into settings to correct the issue because it also scrolls down, but only there. Other apps don't seem affected. Help plz

[kindred yacht]

Try running this as admin and see if it fixes the start menu #windows-ios message

You can also right click the start button to get into menus and bypass the start menu completely for most things

[vagrant belfry]

ty I'll try that

[nova pond]

TFW I make one that you dont need to rightclick and run as admin as but no one recommends it

[kindred yacht]

Oh? I didn't see it. Where is it?

[vagrant belfry]

damn, no corrupted files found in the scan

lemme try power cycling again

[kindred yacht]

Figured it would use powershell to pull a prompt, not everyone has that enabled

[nova pond]

Nah just all in cmd

Took me way too long but now I never have to right click and run as on this

[vagrant belfry]

ty guys, I restarted again and it fixed itself lol

[kindred yacht]

Cool! Glad it worked out for you in the end

[kindred yacht]

Post it in #windows-ios and I'll pin it, just mention that's a version that doesn't need right click > run as or something

[nova pond]

Did it!

[eager bison]

https://www.facebook.com/groups/444560212348840/permalink/2137471986390979/

quite the find

[pulsar hedge]

Have any of you heard of a brand called Dynabook? They seem to make value for money laptops, but for some reason, you don't see them anywhere other than small shops in the tech malls in Singapore. How come? Shouldn't Sharp be able to put these laptops in the big electronics stores?

[chrome dust]

meh

They don't even sell enough for em anyway

When it was still owned by toshiba, it flopped too

[wispy kettle]

Hi experts now a stupid question, Is there a laptop that I can use 24/7 plugged in and do gaming and work without the battery going bad? Or do I have to use a desktop for this?

[calm mural]

Laptop works but the battery will eventually crap out

Bound to happen with any laptop

If you plan on running a 24/7 machine and you don’t move it around to work or in the car or wherever a desktop is the better choice

[wispy kettle]

I asked the same question on facebook and someone said "Ran my Alienware M17 like that for 4 years with no issues." Hope this is true

[jovial sentinel]

@wispy kettle get a 100w USB c battery. I got a zendure super tank with 27000ma but it doesn't seem to be in stock

[spark snow]

Is it normal for Samsung phones to just revert some settings back to default by itself while the phone is locked?

I unlocked my phone today and my wallpaper, "theme", and the "auto-sleep" timer for the screen all went back to their original settings option

Could it be malware of sorts?

[chrome dust]

Nah it ain't normal

[spark snow]

Yeah I figured, cause it's now turning itself off at random intervals, but not fulling shutting off. Instead, it'll get stuck at the "T-Mobile" splash screen and buzz twice every like 10 seconds

[kindred yacht]

That seems more like a hardware issue to me. If it's in warranty (usually a year) get that replaced, if not trade it in for a newer model.

[chrome dust]

^

[eager bison]

i have to give a presentation tomorrow in class

im particularity proud of this slide

[chrome dust]

lmao

[sturdy jolt]

Lol

@eager bison this series is neat for information
https://news.samsung.com/global/eight-major-steps-to-semiconductor-fabrication-part-9-packaging-and-package-testing

[calm mural]

I just organized my classroom's shelf of extra hardware. It was such a mess. Took about an hour and a half or something. I made sure to label stuff too.

There were extra ram sticks and even cpus stuck behind some piles of mobos. Not to mention that blue x58 board there had bent pins and debris in the socket. I did my best to fix it and clean it out and put something to cover it.

There's an x99 board there too, with a 5930k in it but there's no ddr4 ram in sight to use it with lmao

[eager bison]

looks like stuff destined for a recycle bin lmao

[wraith steppe]

Hardly, that's a $1k+ worth of hardware

[calm mural]

Yea, and the older stuff on the lowest shelf (cant really see it in the picture well) still has its uses too, considering this is all stuff being used for educational purposes

the GTX 770 windforce, x58 board, x99 board, and wd raptor drives are my favorite things there

[gray wind]

Hey, does anyone know if it's possible to avoid the taxes and import fees? (Aside from the seller declaring the product less valuable than it actually is)
Sennheiser HD 350BT are on sale for 80$ on Amazon but it would cost me about 150$ ... I wish I was living in the US, at least because of these deals and MSRP. Everything is so expensive in Europe. Thanks in advance

[nova pond]

Not unless you buy locally

[gray wind]

🥺

Locally is trash

[nova pond]

Dunt buy from amazon.com

Buy from local or amazon germany

[gray wind]

Does it vary from a seller to seller

The import fees

[nova pond]

No

[gray wind]

Sometimes I see a product let's say 5$,and it says shipping and import fees 50$ lol

[gray wind]

I will, thanks

[nova pond]

Import fees are taken by the government mainly

[gray wind]

Yeah

It is 90€+25€ fees on German Amazon damn

You could almost buy a pair of headphones for that money

2

[nova pond]

Yeah quite a bit better

[gray wind]

You mean worse

[nova pond]

Oh euro not $

My bad

[gray wind]

Lol

It's 133$

[small meadow]

What country

[warped yew]

i wouldn’t know how good the 350 BT are. but i have the HD 450BT. quite nice, i must say

[gray wind]

Bosnia and Herzegovina

[gray wind]

Are they worth it? I don't care about noice cancelling, but 3.5mm jack is a good option to have

[small meadow]

ahh rip you can try amazon.de but apart from that ordering from the us will cost you way more

[gray wind]

They are both expensive (Amazon)

My brother found them in Cyprus for 70€ (350BT)

That's about 85$

[warped yew]

i enjoy my 450BTs

[small meadow]

well sometimes looking at the exact model isnt the way to go with different regions, any alternatives?

[warped yew]

i mean if you don’t care about NC and the 350BTs are just the 450BTs without NC then just go with the 350BTs

[gray wind]

How much did u pay

[warped yew]

but if you’re working from home or doing online school at home, i’d recommend noise cancelation

[gray wind]

For urs

[warped yew]

i believe $150

i don’t regret the purchase

[gray wind]

Nice

So 85$ for 350 is a great deal

[warped yew]

yep

[gray wind]

It's hard to find

[warped yew]

i think i remember them being $100 when i was first looking for NC headphones

[gray wind]

Cheap af

[warped yew]

great value

[gray wind]

Do u use them for gaming

I wonder if they can be paired with ps5

Via Bluetooth

[warped yew]

yeah but only because my house is loud and i basically always use the NC on mine

[gray wind]

Mine isn't lol

[warped yew]

i mean i can’t compare them to open-back headphones. i haven’t tried those but they’re known for making you feel like you’re in the game

[gray wind]

Yeah studio

[sturdy jolt]

Open back headphones tend to have better sound stage but that doesn't mean closed back headphones can't have good sound stage

[warped yew]

ah, thanks Mr

[gray wind]

True

Nevertheless Sennheiser is known for their sound quality

[sturdy jolt]

Noise canceling is still not for everyone though

ANC that is

[gray wind]

That's a bonus, but not needed in my case

[sturdy jolt]

(I personally hate ANC, kinda feels like it hurts my ears)

[gray wind]

My brother described it like a claustrophobic experience

[sturdy jolt]

Anyways if you want something on the cheap side, see if you can find any koss headphones, those tend to be nice and cheap

[gray wind]

Haha

[sturdy jolt]

Like ksc75x or ur40

Not the best looking but they sound good for the price

[gray wind]

Are they better than 350bt

If u tried

Them

[sturdy jolt]

Also, btw, generally #peripherals-and-displays used more for headphones

[gray wind]

Okay

[small meadow]

yeah very uncomfortable imo

[calm mural]

pfffft, who needs ANC when you can just go open-back 😎

[small meadow]

Just don't listen to the other sounds

[calm mural]

facts.

[gray wind]

Has anyone tried Audio-Technica ATH-M40x?

On a phone 👀

It sounds stupid doesn't it

[calm mural]

why would it sound stupid

its not like they require a lot of power or anything

[sturdy jolt]

it will prob need a dongle w a dac to sound nice

[calm mural]

Is it possible to side load the windows update advisor application on a win 8.1 phone? I tried to reset it using the wprt app and it reset to 8.1 AND reset it. How can I get windows 10 back even tho the store has been discontinued for 2 years?

I've been trying to update it but it says it's up to date so idk what to do

[warped yew]

insert disc lol

upgrade to Android or iOS lmao

[thorn gulch]

450BT ANC was kinda meh IMO. It helped a little bit, but was minimal and only low pitch sounds. If you're looking for ANC I'd honestly strive for used XM2/XM3/XM4/QC35

Have tried 450BT. Havent used QC35. Have also tried XM2 & XM4 and both have a nice combo of passive/active NC and is actually worth the extra cost on used market, harder to justify new cost unless older model.

XM4 is my main driver, XM2 has dead hinges that Im lazy to 3D print some new hinges for (Which is a warning here, XM2 and the few previous Sony headsets have weak hinges, was fixed in XM3 and later).

[nova pond]

@kindred yacht I once again require android assistance when you are free to install SuperSU

It gib error

[kindred yacht]

What error? Were you trying to flash it?

[nova pond]

the zip yeah

BAD RECOVERY DETECTED NO UNZIP ABORTING

[kindred yacht]

Boy they make that sound really bad, but it's not lol

[nova pond]

Oh thank god

what I do to fix?

[kindred yacht]

You know now that I look more, it seems supersu has been out of development since 2017. It's probably just not compatible with latest android.

[nova pond]

so what do I do? just not use it and stick with magisk?

[kindred yacht]

I think magisk will do fine

[nova pond]

ok pog!

thanks!

[kindred yacht]

np

[ancient shuttle]

is 80 celsius too hugh for junction?

[sturdy jolt]

It's fine

[autumn canyon]

This is probably the nth time you’ve received this question

Should I charge my phone overnight?

Some people say it’s bad for the battery, some people say it doesn’t matter

They’re new phones if that makes a difference

[ruby vessel]

it is worse for the battery to charge to 100

much better for battery to charge to like %80

but no it wont blow up your phone or kill it in a year by charging overnight

[jovial sentinel]

i know a person who was super paranoid and would physically take the battery out when plugging after it reaches a certain point

[wide vault]

50-80

😎

[nova pond]

you guys need to charge ur phones?

join me in 4500mah battery gang

[wide vault]

https://tenor.com/view/phone-ringing-gif-10314962

[ruby vessel]

you dont charge your phone?

i mean i have a 5000mah battery but i still charge it lol

[nova pond]

once every 2 days

[ionic flint]

lmao 4500 only?

[nova pond]

More than enough

[ionic flint]

lul

also

can u help me

[nova pond]

1080 is better

[ionic flint]

HOW DO YOU KNOW I WAS TYPING THAT

[nova pond]

Im hacker

[ionic flint]

WAIT WHAT

HOW-

HOW DID YOU ACTUALLY KNOW

omg

[nova pond]

Magic

The cat knows all

[ionic flint]

uwu

[nova pond]

JK saw ur question in #graphics-cards

[ionic flint]

also

[ionic flint]

oh ok

xD

btw

what pc u have

[nova pond]

3600x and rx580

Its a 570 but beats most 580s

So i just call it a 580

[umbral marlin]

anyone know how much a good gaming router makes a difference? worth it if i spend 300 on a good one? i have 1g google fiber with their mesh system. is it worth the upgrade?

thanks.

[nova pond]

not worth it

[autumn canyon]

Fiber + Mesh will handle literally anything you throw at it, just trust me

My friend has fiber and Orbi in his 5k sq ft house and we get 800+ the entire space

[sturdy jolt]

if you already have google mesh system, great, it'll be fine

[ruby vessel]

Sad lol

I charge once every 3 days

5000mah battery pog

[calm mural]

Has anyone here used termux desktop before ?

[kindred yacht]

Once, and then I decided I hated it

[warped yew]

what is Termux

[calm mural]

anyone know a good place to buy 16gb ram?

[small meadow]

For what cpu

[calm mural]

i just bought a pc from best buy yesterday, its a cyber power intel cpu

11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-11400F @ 2.60GHz 2.59 GHz

[small meadow]

Did it only come with 8gb?

@calm mural https://pcpartpicker.com/product/P4FKHx/silicon-power-16-gb-2-x-8-gb-ddr4-3200-cl16-memory-sp016gxlzu320bdaj5 this will do nicely

[calm mural]

yeah

came with 1 8gb ram stick ballistik

[small meadow]

Ohh

What speed?

Probs better off getting a new kit anyway

[calm mural]

3000 mhz

[small meadow]

Yeah just get the new kit i linked, would be just as expensive to buy one stick almost

And possibly not work well

[kindred yacht]

Hopefully that came with at least a B560 and not a B460 mobo

[small meadow]

I mean they could have updated bios but that requires effort xD, most I've seen 11400s with b560 tbf

[kindred yacht]

Yeah just saying it doesn't hurt to check

[small meadow]

True true

But mix matching stick pain anyway

[kindred yacht]

Also true. 3200 is basically the same price as 3000 right now anyway so it's a bit of a moot point.

[small meadow]

And buying 1 8gb stick of ram is like 40$ kek

[calm mural]

Well my MSI GS63 8RE doesn't turn on anymore, I've tried fixing it but nothing so far has worked. It's like there's no power getting to the system at all.

It started after my laptop died in class, when when I put it to charge then turned it on later, it posted, and in the middle of posting it shut itself off and never turned on again.

I've tried plugging the system in with the battery disconnected, nothing

I've tried disconnecting the cmos battery, nothing

I check all my connections on the board, nothing

Now I'm thinking my motherboard mightve gone bad for some reason, or my charger broke right after starting to recharge the battery.

I don't have a multimeter with me to read voltage either

[ruby vessel]

I'm hoping it's the latter

[calm mural]

Yea.

[ruby vessel]

A broke Mobo would really suck

[calm mural]

Definitely

I've always had bad luck with laptops

And as soon as I get one for the start of the semester, halfway through it dies, nice

[ruby vessel]

Yeah the best one I've heard of is the one @uneven barn has

At least for the price

Apparently it oc's p well

[uneven barn]

[clear escarp]

Anyone know a good router for $100-$150 at most?

[sturdy jolt]

Amplifi is nice but out of stock atm

[pine comet]

Terminal emulator

[warped yew]

ah

[small meadow]

Scam don't click

[autumn canyon]

What would y’all say the pros and cons of wireless phone chargers are, and what would you recommend if I was to get one?

[amber idol]

Aren't they very slow?

Or have they improved?

[kindred yacht]

Depends on what phone you have

[amber idol]

Ah

[kindred yacht]

Newer flagship models have fairly decent wireless charging

[autumn canyon]

Newer model iPhones

[kindred yacht]

Magsafe chargers are noice

[autumn canyon]

Ok

[amber idol]

Epic I currently have a Pixel 3 and plan on getting a iPhone 13 Pro because it's about time to get a new phone for me

[autumn canyon]

And what would the disadvantages of wireless chargers be, apart from speed and possible thermal issues (?)

[kindred yacht]

Major downside to wireless being you can't have a very thick case, and yeah thermals

[autumn canyon]

And the charging would presumably be slower

[kindred yacht]

Slower than the fastest wired charging it supports, yes

But I've still seen some that can do like 25% in 30 minutes

[autumn canyon]

Ok

So would you consider wired to be “better”

From the perspective that I don’t have to deal with thermal issues

And the charging is likely faster

Next charging question
Does my wall plug make a difference

[kindred yacht]

I like to have the option of both personally. The wireless is nice that I can just pick it up, tap a few things, and put it back down without messing with cables, but if I want a lot of charge quickly I use a wire.

Yes the wall plug makes a difference. You want one that's rated at the best wattage/voltage your phone can handle. I've seen some phones that will charge at up to 12v on fast charge mode instead of the usual 5v normal or 9v quick charge standards.

[small meadow]

Slow and hot

[calm mural]

Horray, this multimeter I got at a yardsale for 1 dollar works lmao

[amber idol]

I got a old fluke for free from my friends grandpa

Fluke 87 or something

Bought new leads for it and it works great

[calm mural]

Oh nice lol

I got two really fancy pens from the sale yardsale for a dollar too lol

has its own plastic case and everything

[pine comet]

I have that exact same multimeter somewhere

[calm mural]

now we can be best buddies

[pine comet]

no

[calm mural]

...

[amber idol]

Tried using it today and the display connectors are broken, new ones are $20 pricey but I sure as hell aint paying $400 for a updated new version of the 87

[safe bay]

Not sure if this is the right channel for this but also not sure if there's a better one
Been looking at 3d printers for under like $350US, send like the Creality Ender 3V2 or Ender 3 Max are the best for that price, anyone know the difference besides bed size being larger on the max? Also are there any better than those or similar to those in the same price range?

[pine comet]

For creality you'd probably just want the ender 5 series, the ender 3 tends to have issues with QC and such. I've heard they're not as bad on the 3v2 though

Might consider taking a look at the elagoo Neptune 2

[safe bay]

Thanks, not sure how i didn't see the ender 5, I'll take a look at the Neptune too

[safe bay]

Any idea which their shop website is?

Is it creality3d.shop or creality3dofficial.com

Cause i foundd this which seems like a steal but feels almost too good https://www.creality3dofficial.com/products/creality-ender-5-3d-printer

[amber idol]

I ordered my printer from creality3d.shop and it is legit.

[safe bay]

Yeah that one seemed more legit to me

Also showed up higher on the non-ad searches

[sturdy jolt]

Go to store from their official page
https://www.creality.com/

[amber idol]

creality3d.shop is not Creality themselves but they are an official retailer for Creality's products

[safe bay]

Ok so that creality3dofficial is the official lol I think I'm gonna go with that one in the link i sent then, I'm assuming the "with glass kit" means glass bed but either way that's the cheapest Ender 5 I've seen

Only complaint I've seen for it is the calibration/leveling but it didn't seem to be too bad

[pine comet]

For leveling there's an extension that'll automatically detect the bed level and adjust the z offset

[somber river]

got a pair of nothing ear (1)'s in the mail today

[safe bay]

Touch BL right? I saw that mentioned a few times

[pine comet]

Yup, very nice

[scenic basin]

I had a question regarding my battery backup. Whenever power goes out, and I manually power off the pc, should I also flip the psu switch off? (Im still having the pc connected to the backup)

[nova pond]

no need

[green stream]

Only time i really turn off psu is if i go away for long time, but i usually unplug anyway

[kindred yacht]

This, or during a lightning storm

[nova pond]

i dont even turn it off during a lightning storm

just disconnect ups from mains if it gets too bad

gives me a solid hour to game on pc or a day for wifi only

[kindred yacht]

I've lost too many electronics during storms. My first casualty was my GameCube. After the storm the screen started getting darker and darker over time.

[green stream]

My poor mac mini that was shut off and powered itself back up 4 times in a storm with no surge protector

[green stream]

But i will note despite several shut downs from storms or general power loss, that mac still lives and runs 24/7 today

[small meadow]

That's pretty cool no?

[kindred yacht]

They do that every year, yep it's pretty cool

[small meadow]

Why wack lol

[small meadow]

Why?

Fair but I'd say they do some nice deals, also that black Friday guarantee sounds amazing

[somber trail]

So I have a fast question, what is a relative good laptop that's under $1000 and would at least last me 3-4 years

[somber trail]

Light gaming, mostly college based items

[somber trail]

I have two right now that I have in mind

Well it's between the Walmart special or one someone recommended

Op

Uh I guess dms for links? Or is there a channel I can post it in

[kindred yacht]

I'll grab the links from the trash bin

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Acer-Nitro-5-15-6-Full-HD-144Hz-IPS-Display-10th-Gen-Intel-Core-i5-10300H-NVIDIA-GeForce-RTX-3050Ti-Laptop-GPU-16GB-DDR4-512GB-NVMe-SSD-Windows-10-Ho/642363055

Normally you need to wait until your name turns green for links; it's an anti-bot measure

[somber trail]

Ah gotcha, and thank you

[somber trail]

I forgot to put the other link whoops

Would posting it in #links-and-selfpromotion work?

[kindred yacht]

Post it here and I'll get it again

That channel has the same requirements to avoid people spamming their twitter, twitch, etc

[somber trail]

Ah gotcha

[kindred yacht]

https://www.eluktronics.com/rp-15-ultra-performance-15-6-144hz-amd-ryzen-laptop-used/

Hmm that one's used

That one might actually be better than the first now that I look at it more

[somber trail]

Yeah, most stuff they said about used was just some scuffs, which I don't mind as long as it doesn't cause the fans to whine or affect performance

And the nice part is free shipping, just takes a few days more

Which is like an extra 2-4 days

[kindred yacht]

I'd go for it if I were in the market for a light gaming system like that

I know eluktronics is a good store too, been around for years

[somber trail]

Light being like probably at most PC building sim, and Minecraft, Im not going too wild with it. Just need something better than the cheap one I have.

[kindred yacht]

The CPU is going to be more used for minecraft but it'll hold up nicely

[somber trail]

Alright, I appreciate the help, just trying to find good bang for buck and something that will last me at least 2-4 years

[kindred yacht]

No problem. It should be Windows 11 ready too since it's a newer platform, so you should be good for a while.

[somber trail]

Eh I'm not so sure Ill love windows 11 but I'm glad it gives me a good upgrade path

[kindred yacht]

Give it a few months for them to work out the kinks and Win11 should be good to go

I'd also personally wait for people to analyze what personal data is collected and how we can disable that...

[somber trail]

Yeahhh, also it could also limit as to what older games could be played too, I'm just used to win10 since I had 8 and man going from 8 to 10 was a jump

[lime onyx]

Is Acer predator a good brand?

[oblique gazelle]

Laptop, right?

[small meadow]

[chrome dust]

Acer predator laptops are usually bleh

good that you didn't

g14 is pog

i just avoid acer gaming laptops lol

nitro 5, predator

they're all bad

rather get tuf than nitro 5

nitro 5 now has 3080 version

it's weaker than full power 3070 laptop

and it's 2.3k

yep

2.3k for plastic laptop

yes lol

you can get 3070 laptops for less

or the same

but you don't get the crappy quality

and better performance

I dunno why acer would make 3080 variant

3080 is already a meme on laptop