tech-deals-discussion

[azure pond]

qd oled> oled :p

and what features do you mean?

[long matrix]

the stand and the the ports mostly

[long matrix]

the alienware is also qd-oled

[azure pond]

ah alr

[trim pier]

Really regretting not buying that 550$ target laptop

It was a really good deal for college work on the go which I needed

[pallid geyser]

Gone quick

[trim pier]

It was around for like a day before r/buildapc did it in curated deals

Idk why they do that

[trim pier]

Woot has a refrubished ninja creami

although it's not tech, it's 89.99$

for the deluxe which is usually 200-300$

very good if you want to make lazy 1 ingredient ice cream

[grand orbit]

That's an absolutely insane deal, it is tech you should post it!

[normal spear]

The world is over

Dreams of endless frappuccinos are over

[grand orbit]

https://tenor.com/view/noo-toy-story-buzz-lightyear-gif-14664723

I love my creami it's great

[bold willow]

Ngl that $30 pc case would fit in my suitcase

But I already bought the lian li A3

[normal spear]

How big is your suitcase

[bold willow]

Big

Nah like average large suitcase

It can fit up to 10” wide with nothing else

But I got an A3 so I can stuff clothes under and on top of it

The suitcase fit my NR600 pc

[sick spade]

I remember having desperately tried to find a suitcase to fit my fractal torrent for my flight to Alaska.

Unfortunately I couldn't find any big enough that didn't cost upwards of $1000

[trim pier]

thank god I bought it at 2 am 😭

but I'm probably returning my 1440p va 170hz monitor cause my bank account is hurting

well it's back in stock

[river lantern]

anyone know a decent deal for 14 inch gaming laptop?

[azure pond]

@cinder kiln know anyone looking for an oled?

[jolly inlet]

https://tenor.com/view/spongebob-ice-water-i-dont-need-it-gif-14272849

[cinder kiln]

Oh god I think there's a few but no names in my head

Is it USA?

Oh wow I see it wtf

$350???

@normal spear #tech-deals-discussion

[fair moon]

Wait @void lance @cinder kiln isn't the CM Tempest the one with really ass firmware?

[jolly inlet]

They've had several updates, what were the specific problems?

[fair moon]

Oh different Tempest I think

GP27U/GP27Q seem to be the ones I was thinking of

[jolly inlet]

Yes and those ones have had several updates since reviews went out

The monitor from the deal
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/cooler-master-tempest-gz2711-oled/8.html

$900 msrp now $350

Insane

[normal spear]

Holy i wish i could get this lmao

[fair moon]

Yeah I read a reddit thread where people were saying even after multiple updates it still wasn't great. It's been a while since then so it's possible CM finally ironed out the kinks

[shut lava]

For some reason, it doesn't allow me to use a discount code at checkout with that monitor.

I get a symbol shwoignt hat disocunt codes are not allowed.

[azure pond]

Yeah its the worst oled

But its still oled at $350 lol

[azure pond]

I wonder if they shot the deal down

[shut lava]

I get the circle with a slash through it over the discount code box. I tried a different browser and get the same thing.

[pallid geyser]

Man that oled

Ugh

I want

[cinder kiln]

Oh

The code worked for me?

Huh

Uh

[azure pond]

Felix

[cinder kiln]

@shut lava do you still want this?

LOL

[azure pond]

How much is it in aud?

[cinder kiln]

No aud price only usd

I mean, I could help someone get this if their code don't work

[azure pond]

I wonder what shipping costs

[cinder kiln]

[azure pond]

I want one, but yknow

Unemployed and just bought a mini led

[shut lava]

I'm not sure. Some of the reviews aren't that positive and mention some issues that can't be resolved because a lack of settings adjsutments. I guess you get what you pay for.

[cinder kiln]

It's still woled tho

I mean, up to you tbh

This is by far the cheapest I've seen this panel

[jolly inlet]

Color and other settings you can adjust from the GPU drivers too

[azure pond]

It's the worst oled there is, but its still oled

[cinder kiln]

It would genuinely be a right pain if it had to be returned ig

But the code works so there's that

[shut lava]

The code doesn't work for me on two different browsers. No idea why. No ad blocker and it still doesn't work. It refuses to allow me to enter a discount code on the checkout page. So its pointless for me anyways. Maybe its a sign that I shouldn't but the cheapest OLED possible. lol

[cinder kiln]

It works on the cart page for me

I didn't enter on checkout

Try that

Enter it as I typed it in the screenshot

[azure pond]

Bro

[cinder kiln]

Fccm350

[azure pond]

I was ip banned from microcenter

What

[cinder kiln]

Vpn

[azure pond]

Thats a lot of work for a site I'm not using for myself lmao

[cinder kiln]

Agree

I've stopped searching it

💀

Oh wait you aren't using a vpn ?

[tawdry dragon]

yahooo if I wanted to get it I could

[cinder kiln]

Oh I was saying vpn blocks

[tawdry dragon]

240hz 1440p oled is very very appealing ngl, but car must come first

[cinder kiln]

Bavor went quiet so ig he trying to order it?

Lol

[tawdry dragon]

I just realized I can't even do 1440p 240hz in most games lol

3070 is a 1440p card, but not 240hz

[azure pond]

6900xt just sold for $380 on hws

[tawdry dragon]

not bad

wasn't there a 6950xt on amazon used for like $410?

a few months back at least

[cinder kiln]

Still haven't caught up to me yet

I got one for 350 2 years ago

[tawdry dragon]

I'll buy it off ya, $30

[cinder kiln]

I'll send a drawing of it for $30

[tawdry dragon]

I'll pay $30 to rent it for the foreseeable future

[cinder kiln]

Perfect, that upgrades your drawing to the 7900 xtx tier and that comes with frame gen

As well as no queue times and unlimited gameplay with the drawing

[tawdry dragon]

but i want a 6950xt :(

[cinder kiln]

We have the free drawing tier

I will draw a 6800

[tawdry dragon]

can you send a sample

[cinder kiln]

Of me?

I mean

I don't think customs likes fingers in mail

I can send a torn piece of the drawing

[tawdry dragon]

I'd like electronic mail sent to me over the landline

text to speech reading each of the bits representing the colors of the pixels

[cinder kiln]

We only have jpg samples

[tawdry dragon]

that's unfortunate, but for now it will suffice

[cinder kiln]

Use code FELIX for 3% off

[tawdry dragon]

unfortunately this product is not up to my standards, and I will not be purchasing, this is disrespecful that you would even offer such a low-quality product for my top-dollar offer

[tawdry dragon]

3% off what?? it's free

[cinder kiln]

It is ok, your feedback is appreciated

I will return with more samples at 3% off

[shut lava]

Nope, I buy a new monitor every 6 to 8 years, so I'm going to wait and get something else instead of getting the cheapeat OLED.

[cinder kiln]

@tawdry dragon I am back

I have more samples

With the power of AI

[tawdry dragon]

I'm waiting until I have enough money to upgrade both my pc and monitor. gonna get a 7090 TI SUPER AI and a 4k 360hz oled 39" ultrawide monitor

[tawdry dragon]

ooo this is worth something

[cinder kiln]

Here is free sample

3% off

[tawdry dragon]

wjat

[cinder kiln]

I actually dunno wtf it changed

[tawdry dragon]

how is it 3% off, do you give me money now?

or do I give you money

[cinder kiln]

MATH ERROR

COMPUTER OVERLOADING

DO NOT DIVIDE BY ZERO

[tawdry dragon]

mmm math

[cinder kiln]

[tawdry dragon]

https://tenor.com/view/gigabyte-psu-gamers-nexus-pc-bomb-planted-gif-22845602

[trim pier]

if I refund my monitor, sell my current 2nd monitor, return my ninja creami

I can get a oled 🤔

[normal spear]

Not the ninja creami

[tawdry dragon]

If I sell my monitors, peripherals, and my gpu I could get the oled I want

[normal spear]

If i sell my left kidney, my big toe and my grannys 24 karrot gold watch,

[tawdry dragon]

you'd have to give me money to take your big toe 😭

[cinder kiln]

If I sell my drawing samples, I could get 5090

[trim pier]

if I live in delaware..

[azure pond]

If I sell my entire pc and one of my monitors, I think I can buy a 5080

[tawdry dragon]

If I sell everything in my room I might be able to buy a 5090

[molten halo]

Just bring a bunch of gigabyte psus to a microcenter and walk around with a mean look. They’ll give you a 5090

[azure pond]

Instructions unclear, in federal prison

[tawdry dragon]

https://tenor.com/view/gigabyte-psu-gamers-nexus-pc-bomb-planted-gif-22845602

[normal spear]

How to wind up in prison for terrorism

[trim pier]

Do you think 5090s come in secured nivida trucks? Nah.

they come on pallets from basic trucks. just get in when the driver gets out

[shut lava]

I still wonder what happened to that truckload of EVGA RTX 3000 series GPUs that were stolen.

I read soemthing about them being sold in some country in Asia later on.

[trim pier]

I’m sure these big deliveries got like some sort of tracker now, especially if it’s a big truck hauler

But if it were a UPS truck.. nothing. I mean they do not have a usb port or a cigarette lighter port in that vehicle

[cinder kiln]

Strap them to your person hahahaha

I reckon they'd give you the chance to buy one if you were funny af with that

[molten halo]

Threaten to replace all the psus on the floor units with gigabyte

[cinder kiln]

Hahaha

Just walk around with a cadence like markiplier

@prisma mortar

Hahahaha

"I'LL TAKE EVERYONE WITH MEEE!" 😂😂😂

[jolly inlet]

Best buy uses armed guards for when the GPU truck comes.
Seen in person.

[keen marsh]

Is focuscamera trustworthy? 0.0

[azure pond]

I want to buy that mouse so badly

Can't justify it tho

[cinder kiln]

Older omron switch is a pass from me

Double clicks after a year

[brittle lagoon]

They changed the switches by the time they did super light no?

[cinder kiln]

I think the newer gen did

2020 I'm sure they had them (This is a 2020 model)

[brittle lagoon]

I had a double clicking gpw and I was told superlight changed the switches by then

[high radish]

They only works for 2 years to me before they start double clicking

[cinder kiln]

Idk, I really pivot against Logi mice up until really recent models

Even then Razer mice tend to often be competitive or better with better sensors

The double clicking nonsense is really annoying on a premium mouse

My optical razer mice some I've owned for several years now, no double clicking

Call me biased lol

Thankfully synapse can be disabled so it's not necessary bloat to use them

Just save a standard profile, disable/uninstall synapse, ez life

[brittle lagoon]

Both are good, I just think gpw has a better shape, worse switch

[jolly inlet]

I can say firsthand that they're decent about replacing the mouse if it does start double clicking. They'll just ask for a video with proof on their test site.

[pallid geyser]

Showing $85 for me

[high radish]

And if it's hot swappable you can purchase good switches online and replace it which I did

[jolly inlet]

I repaired mine myself the first time, just have to bend a small piece of metal. The second time I claimed warranty and they sent me a new one. The new one hasn't had a problem since.

They also didn't require me to send the mouse to them or do anything weird like cut the cord

So I still use the broken mouse on my server lol

[high radish]

I had G203 . After 2 years it doubleclicked . I tried this but it didn't fixed . I replaced main switch with side switch by soldering it and it worked for like another year then it started double clicking as well then bought g305 and ordered good switches

[fair moon]

The $350 oled code still works? And it's still in stock?

[jolly inlet]

It's still in stock but I can't confirm the codes still works

Just confirmed the code still works too

Enter it from the cart page, not checkout

[keen marsh]

I bought one 😭 if it's a scam I blame you

[high radish]

They shipped my monitor so

[normal spear]

The 50 dollar led just got to my place today, ill unbox it later and say if it was a scam or not

[pallid geyser]

https://tenor.com/view/we-all-wanna-know-jared-dines-we-are-interested-we-want-to-know-tell-us-gif-19012030

[normal spear]

The pixel density is a bit offputting, but for 50 it was a steal and a half

Im used to my 1440p lol

[trim pier]

50$ for a 1080p?

[normal spear]

180hz LED

not a bad deal

[trim pier]

no that's really good

[normal spear]

pretty good panel quality too

im really happy with it lol

rare ebay score

[trim pier]

fr, I need to watch ebay more often

[normal spear]

i just watch tech deals tbh

its overpowered

[trim pier]

I plan on returning this monitor I bought https://a.co/d/cJKWBih

[trim pier]

oh didn't realize it's only a 24"

[normal spear]

lol yeah

[trim pier]

those monitors would of matched my current one perfectly cause it's the "same" exact thing

[normal spear]

i dont think id be able to tolerate anything above 24" 1080p

id need a res upgrade

[trim pier]

I had a 27" 1080p and it wasn't too bad

but 1440p you can really see the difference

[normal spear]

i wouldnt think it unusable

also my one complaint is this weird brown crust i found in the bottom of the stand

i have no interest in knowing what it was

[normal spear]

oh for sure

a lot of clarity you dont realize is gone until you have a side by side

i had to bump up the resolution scale a good bit

[trim pier]

I remember going to costco and seeing those 49" samsung curve monitors

at like 3120x1440p or something resolution, with the crappest screen quality ever

it was like watching 720p/low signal 1080p

[normal spear]

Its hard to get a no strings attached monitor tbh

[tawdry dragon]

4k 34" 240hz OLED is my dream monitor rn

34" doesn't exist, but they're getting close

[high radish]

Still waiting for 21:9 4k oled

[cinder kiln]

YOOOO

GRE is back??

[severe jolt]

could be

[high radish]

Wasn't gre cheaper than that ?

[cinder kiln]

It back tho

I thought they were dead

[high radish]

I think I saw it for 480$ or something

[bold willow]

yeah its like $50 above normal

[balmy lake]

Yeah but BB being a major retailer doesn’t generally sell over MSRP due to licensing/purchasing agreements or whatever.

[jolly inlet]

The only agreement I'm aware of like that was directly with nvidia for the FE models

They were definitely selling well above MSRP during the shortage

[balmy lake]

🤔

Hmm. Well I can’t even find anything on an msrp. I guess there’s too much volatility with gpu’s to have one? It is within range though. But barely. Lol

[jolly inlet]

MSRP is meaningless this late in the GPU cycle

[azure pond]

7800xt is well priced rn

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/fcBzK8/sapphire-pulse-radeon-rx-7800-xt-16-gb-video-card-11330-02-20g

[bold willow]

yeah my friend just bought the 3 fan one for $10 more

[normal spear]

Got to do a good bit of testing on the monitor, thing is a beast for the price, although i dont appreciate the bits of forbidden crust on it lol

Talking about the 50$ ebay one btw

My only real objection is the backlights around the edges are pretty rough and the hdr is a tad warm, other than that insanely good monitor for the price

[azure pond]

Is that the $50 acer one from tech deals?

[normal spear]

Yup

[bold willow]

Wdym forbidden crust

Can you wipe it off?

[azure pond]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/375180679177?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=FD6px4KaRcK&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=r8em-zv_qyc&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

[pallid geyser]

[bold willow]

Not 2-in-1 😦

Basically I'm just looking for an ipad with windows OS on it.

Hence, 2-in-1.

Also, soldered ram, 8gb DDR4 is diabolical.

[fair moon]

tbh i'd probably just recommend an ipad

unless you're tying to game I guess

[normal spear]

For gaming at all 😨

[uncut portal]

there was some fire deals on bestbuy like last week

on a yoga 7i and asus

[bold willow]

no gaming

i just want windows OS

[fair moon]

for what exactly?

[bold willow]

windows software

like stuff u cant download on an ipad

also its just soo much easier to manage with a ton of school stuff

[azure pond]

mini pc with portable display and power bank

[fair moon]

/s ?

[bold willow]

i was thinking about that at one point 💀

but can a mini pc really run on a power bank?

also would need to get a keyboard and mouse

[fair moon]

depends on the power bank. and yeah are you really going to want to transport all that to class and set it up lol

[bold willow]

lemme just pull out my corsair 2000D build and 32" 4k oled

[azure pond]

i mean

[bold willow]

normal class stuff

[azure pond]

half joking honestly

but its feasible with a small enough pc lmao

[fair moon]

see this can vary a lot. Some people only need note taking apps and some need solidworks lol

[bold willow]

i mainly want the 2-in-1 to use on a bus, bed, or long flights

like a laptop to use normally, then a 2-in-1 to transform it into an entertainment tablet / art.

dont tell me to get a laptop and ipad separately.

[azure pond]

theres windows tablets

and can get a wireless kb/mouse

[bold willow]

• Youtube
• Google
• Big pdfs
• Roblox
• Affinity Design 2 / Krita (Basic Design Software)

[bold willow]

surface things or whatnot

im down for those

but theyre expensive

[azure pond]

nah theres cheap options

under $200

[fair moon]

youtube and google are actually not windows specific believe it or not.

[bold willow]

i know that

[azure pond]

i dont know enough about tablets

[fair moon]

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/affinity-designer-2-for-ipad/id1616833418
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/krita/id1594607976?mt=12

(not sure how they compare to desktop versions)

but usually art stuff is good on ipad

[bold willow]

1. I kinda despise apple laptops / ipad users
2. I prefer windows file system, windows desktop OS, more freedom with software and hardware.

I like windows better.

Also wouldn't a R7 8845HS run better than an A14 chip?

another laptops i can fix / upgrade myself.

[fair moon]

I assume so, but also worse battery life

[bold willow]

Need more storage? Buy an ssd and install it.
Screen stopped working? Open it up and fix it.

[bold willow]

All I need is a few hours.

More than my gaming laptop.

6 hours on low battery mode is my min lol.

[fair moon]

My experience with windows 2-in-1s has just been that they're finnicky and you rarely end up using the mediocre touchscreen. But maybe a newer/more high end model helps with that

but you said earlier that Surface was expensive

[bold willow]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/146343822034?_skw=Microsoft+Surface+Pro&itmmeta=01JJJ9Q35NX1PKQ3BKB9D5DVR5&hash=item

i7-1165g7 is around the same if u average multicore and singlecore against a14.

and benchmarks say the igpu is better.

[fair moon]

yeah might be worth spending a little more for a unit in better condition. seems ok other than that

The screen has multiple noticeable scratches that may affect visibility when powered on.

[bold willow]

ewww

yeah something a lil better

[fair moon]

it does say it comes with a keyboard though which is nice

[bold willow]

meh

i just care about the tablet/laptop itself

ill add on keyboard later if needed

The touchscreen/2in1 functionality is mainly for me to use casually.

But like the cpu isnt as good as what i find with other brands like lenovo.

just i heard older lenovo models (before 2024) have faulty hinges.

[proper wagon]

1165 is decent and can play cyberpunk at like low 720p settings

It's what the gpd win 3/win maxs originally ran on afaik

Chipset can support thunderbolt egpus too but depends on if microsoft enabled it

[bold willow]

thunderbolt egpu 💀

a 8845hs would be cool too

i bet i could do some cool gaming with FSR

but my main focus is quality

[proper wagon]

My 4060LP with a tb dock can max out helldivers 2 and almost max re4make on my handhelds (at 1080p). There's an argument that it's not portable at that point but playing in bed is pretty peak with that

[bold willow]

Im not gaming on the laptop bruh

But yeah it sounds cool

A light setup with a plug and play gaming rig

[trim pier]

you could always just get a good laptop and have one of those "portable monitors" with touchscreen function

only issue is, not only are they usually cheap or very expensive, the touchscreens usually have crappy calibration from what i've seen

but at the same time i can see you're not trying to spend 600+ for basically school work and roblox

[bold willow]

but then i would need to have my laptop out and then a display

[trim pier]

I don't think you exactly need your laptop open, opened before hand but otherwise I think you can close it afterwards

but ya I see what you mean still, smth extra to hold or move around

[bold willow]

so what would be the best laptop i can get ~$400 disregarding the need for 2-in-1

yeah basically i wanted a 2-in-1 so i can swap to tablet to use while on the move

[trim pier]

you live near a microcenter? or in the us?

[bold willow]

US not near microcenter

[bold willow]

In addition, what tablet / iPad would be an alternative?

Refurbished or new.

<$400 US

[fair moon]

Ebay has refurb 3rd gen Pros for 350-400 (oldest Pro model with current support)
Could also do a 5th gen Air for 340 (cheapest model with an M1 chip)
6th gen Mini would be 290 (A series chip, not M1)
All are on current ipadOS and work with second gen pencil

wait, 3rd gen Pro might have M1

Ok so the 12.9 inch 3rd gen Pro has an A12x, while the 11 inch has the M1

yeah 11 inch is like 480

[bold willow]

So best one to look for is the air

[fair moon]

Yeah most likely if you think you can live without the pro features

[bold willow]

What’s the pro features

[fair moon]

120hz, llidar only on newe Pros, not sure what else on ipad

https://www.apple.com/ipad/compare/?modelList=ipad-pro-12-9-3rd-gen,ipad-air-5th-gen,ipad-mini-6th-gen

5 mics, 4 speakers

slightly higher brightness

faceID

12.9in vs 10.9 on the Air

IMO 120hz and faceID isn't as important on a tablet as a phone, I'd probably lean towards the Air unless you want the bigger screen

[bold willow]

I just need whatever iPad will last the longest

Performance wise

[fair moon]

I would assume the M1 would last longer as it's newer and more powerful

[bold willow]

Are Samsung tablets not competitive?

[fair moon]

I have zero knowledge of samsung/android tablets tbh. I just hear iPad + apple pencil recommended for art a lot

[bold willow]

My main focus isn’t art btw

1. Portability - use on transportation, bring to class, watch in bed.
2. Quality - long lasting, up to date
3. Performance

Main use: Classwork then entertainment then maybe throw in some creativity for fun

Oh and I wanted to use it for sheet music

S9 FE does include a pen, has a 90hz glossy screen, and chip is comparable to A14 in iPad 10th gen (not M1 tho)

And more storage and ram.

Some people say note writing with the Samsung tablet is better due to the higher refresh rate and gloss screen

I really just gotta test both of them myself

[trim pier]

https://computers.woot.com/offers/lenovo-thinkpad-e15-g3-15-5-laptop?ref=w_gw_dd_3

40 gb's of ram

[high radish]

7900xtx is only deal if it's under 800$

[cinder kiln]

Compared to the XT yeah

Makes even a 4080/4080S at 800 look meh

[bold willow]

is 7900xtx worth it even?

[normal spear]

for sure imo

at least compared to alternatives at the price range

[bold willow]

Dude I got like bad gpu ptsd and i still run my graphics on medium.

lol

[azure pond]

I tried warzone on my gt 1030 once

[normal spear]

i have a bad habit of jumping to ultra settings

[azure pond]

I did not try it again

[bold willow]

I try to keep temps low.

[normal spear]

you poor soul

[bold willow]

I haven't hit over 60 in anything yet

[azure pond]

I5 3470 gt 1030 bought that pc purely for fortnite when I was 13

[normal spear]

i tried to play valheim on my xbox one s

[bold willow]

Shhhh. Fortnite on a 2017 Macbook here.

I was an OG playing at 3 fps.

MY $50 MONITOR ARRIVES TODAY

Time to replace the $300 msi 32" curved monitor

[normal spear]

This is what i played with for too many hours

[azure pond]

Checks out

[bold willow]

Nah this msi monitor doesnt even have adaptive sync bruh

or hdr

32" 1080p

[normal spear]

ew

burn it

[bold willow]

its also 165hz

[normal spear]

165hz is tolerable

hdmi limit moment

[bold willow]

im using DP

[normal spear]

its built around the hdmi limit i mean

thanks google ai

[bold willow]

new monitor

165hz --> 180hz
1080p 32" --> 1080 25"
Curved --> Flat
No HDR --> HDR
VA --> IPS
No Freesync --> FreeSync Premium
Static stand --> Up to +- 180 degrees

How noticeable is freesync

Also i have never seen HDR before, not even used on my OLED.

[shut lava]

DDR4 1030 or DDR5 GT 1030?

[normal spear]

i doubt either would be great

[shut lava]

There was a big performance gap between the DDR4 and DDR5 versions of the GT 1030.

[bold willow]

When are we getting modular vram.

lol

[normal spear]

was it not like a 20% difference?

neither card would even meet the minimum

[shut lava]

That time passed long ago. There were a few graphics cards and sound cards 25-30+ years ago with add on VRAM capabilities when the signal quality and strength didn't matter as much.

[normal spear]

when are we getting reasonable vram

so we dont have to hypothesize modularity

[cinder kiln]

When Nvidia realises they won't sell cards.

[shut lava]

People would need to stop buying Nvidia cards with less than 12gb or 16gb of VRAM for that to happen.

[normal spear]

cant wait for the day that happens

ez youve been typing in here a scarily long time lol

bro brought out the dictionary

[azure pond]

Ddr5

[azure pond]

Nah its an insane difference

[normal spear]

oh damn

[azure pond]

Iirc it was like 45% in games

[normal spear]

oh wait didnt it have like half the vram

[azure pond]

Not that it matters with how low end they are

[azure pond]

It's 2gb desktop ddr4 vs 2gb gddr5

[normal spear]

thats actually mind boggling that theres that big of a difference in performance then

[azure pond]

I could be wrong its been forever since I looked

[bold willow]

About to flood chat

[normal spear]

Ill google it

[bold willow]

get ready

i did research

[normal spear]

Nvm im too lazy

[bold willow]

iPad Pro (3rd Gen) $400 - Very Good Refurbished

• 11" 2388x1668
• 256GB
• M1 chip (8 core, 4 efficiency)
• 8GB RAM

iPad Air (5th Gen) $350 - Excellent Refurbished / Open-box

• 10.9" 2360x1640
• 64GB
• M1 chip (8 core, 4 efficiency)
• 8GB RAM

iPad Mini (6th Gen) $350 - Excellent Refurbished

• 8.3" 2266x1488
• 64GB
• A15 Bionic chip (6 core, 4 efficiency)
• 4GB RAM

iPad (10th Gen) $300 - New

• 10.9" 2369x1640
• 64GB
• 14 Bionic chip (6 core, 4 efficiency)
• 4GB Ram

Galaxy Tab S9 FE $298 - New

• 10.9" 2304 x 1440
• 128GB
• Exynos 1380 (8 core, 4 efficiency)
• 6GB RAM

Galaxy Tab A9+ $202 - New

• 11.0" 1920x1200
• 128GB
• Qualcomm Snapdragon SM6375 (8 core, 6 efficiency)
• 8GB RAM

Galaxy Tab S8+ $400 - Refurbished Excellent / Open-Box

• 12.4" 2800 x 1752
• 128GB
• Qualcomm SM8450 (8 core, 4 efficiency)
• 8GB RAM

Here are my options ✨

[cinder kiln]

The 1st one

By a mile

If not the 2nd one

M1 is on another level

It's barely even a discussion

[bold willow]

Even better than galaxy tabs?

[normal spear]

with the storage yeah its a no brainer

[cinder kiln]

Pro easily looks the nicest imo

[bold willow]

samsung includes pens too btw

[cinder kiln]

I'd still pick the pro

Find a used apple pen later if you feel you need it

[normal spear]

even without a pen the pro would still be better

[cinder kiln]

Yeah you can just use fingers or keyboard

[bold willow]

damn bruh i hate apple users but i guess im joining them

[cinder kiln]

The M1 ipads are ridiculously good imo

[normal spear]

i hate apple, i unfortunately like some of their products

[high radish]

only apple product I use is apple music

[normal spear]

m1 macbooks are pretty damn good value too rn unfortunately

[azure pond]

I hate apple ios

[normal spear]

m1 chips in general

[azure pond]

With a passion

[cinder kiln]

M1 macbook is getting on

Kinda different tier

I'd say those snapdragon elite laptops are incredible of late

$500 for that kind of power

And an oled screen

Damn

[normal spear]

ah ig im a bit outdated then

[bold willow]

i hate ios too

[normal spear]

yeah ive heard insane stuff from snapdragon

[high radish]

I using laptop with 1335u cpu

[cinder kiln]

It's windows arm but also, lots of value and a large platform

[high radish]

which have bad battery performance lol

[bold willow]

at least with samsung it can turn into a second monitor / drawing tablet with my windows pc

apple: If it aint apple, we cant work with it.

[cinder kiln]

If that's game changing then go the samsung

[normal spear]

im in such a middleground for debate on if i need a laptop or not

laptop prices have been so good

it just hurts everytime i pass one up

my current laptop doesnt even have a screen rn 😭

its like gasping for air

8 or so years old now

[cinder kiln]

So it's just a lap

[bold willow]

why cant they just make affordable tablets with windows os

[high radish]

yeah i got laptop with 1335u 16gb ram for 400$ 16 inch aluminum body too

since I only using it for browsing , excell and 1C it's more than enough

[normal spear]

https://www.dell.com/support/manuals/en-us/inspiron-15-3583-laptop/inspiron-3583-1sp-setup-and-specifications/specifications-of-inspiron-3583?guid=guid-7c9f07ce-626e-44ca-be3a-a1fb036413f9&lang=en-us

its barely a lap

[cinder kiln]

8th gen is usable

For normal things

[normal spear]

i bought it when i still knew jack about computers

[cinder kiln]

Do you like chrome dinosaur game

[normal spear]

it was a best buy "looks like a laptop, its mine now" purchase

[normal spear]

i forgot my highscore

but i was a god at it

[cinder kiln]

Gaming

Laptop

[normal spear]

that laptop struggled with terraria at 1080p

[cinder kiln]

Well yeah it's a business laptop

That's why

[normal spear]

lmao yeah

i had high expectations

and little experience

i paid about 500 if i recall

which at the time wasnt bad

ig

i got dark souls remastered to walk at 720p lowest settings at least

i did what i could with it

it was a minecraft beast 🙏

idk seeing used laptops with like 4060m going for 500 now just makes me feel jipped lol

[cinder kiln]

Damn

[azure pond]

It happens every two or three years when new gpus come put

Well see 50 series laptops soonish

[stable knoll]

hi guys I have a 5700x3d and b450m h gigabyte,650 watt psu motherboard im planning to replace with 5070 is it compatible with my currect build?

motherboard is 3.0 pclie

[azure pond]

What model psu

[zenith lantern]

@azure pond might want to put referb in the post

[azure pond]

Added

[bold willow]

My final two choices I'm debating between

Refurbished - Excellent
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8+ (w/ Pen) or Apple iPad Air 5th Gen

New
Samsung Galaxy S9 FE or Apple iPad 10th Gen

[thin bolt]

iPad 10th gen

Guy around me is actually selling his 10th gen for $150

Almost brand new

[bold willow]

over the M1 chip or S8+?

[high radish]

Exynos 1380

S8+ have snapdragon 8 gen1 ipad 10th gen a14 bionic I thing a14 and snap 8 gen1 is pretty similar to each other but exynos1380 on FE is slower than them

[bold willow]

Yeah I probably wouldn't get the S9 FE atp.

But the S8+ seems promising

and a larger screen too

[stoic crest]

exynos 1380 is a midrange soc

so ye much weaker

s8+ better

amoled too

10th gen ipad has a non laminated lcd (ancient)

[high radish]

Eww

[stoic crest]

i have no hopes for the 11th gen ipad that's coming soon either

the leaks only suggested a17 pro soc

and the ability to use ai

so 8gb ram i'd assume

but display is probably gonna be non laminated as usual

imagine non laminated lcd in 2025

[high radish]

I hope it isn't 60hz display too

[bold willow]

Can someone fact check my deals

[stoic crest]

sure

[bold willow]

It is HDMI 2.1 which is good for 4K 120

[azure pond]

I'm coming to you since you've been looking at 2 in 1s

I've got a 6800u 3050 ti laptop but I have played games on it maybe four times and they run badly anyways. I'm thinking abt trading it for a 2 in 1 or touch screen laptop but I'm looking for others input

It's almost purely for school work

[torpid night]

A 2-in-1? I'm assuming this is for notes, right? Get a base model iPad and an Apple Pencil. "I don't want to fall into the Apple ecosystem and pay too much for everything" I promise you that this won't happen

If you need Windows, then get whatever laptop you want. I personally couldn't stand using a stylus on Windows though

[civic sun]

Windows has pretty terrible pen support. Though I won’t say macos is much better all the desktop os are very finicky with it

[torpid night]

Forgot to mention, but the iPad route can actually be a cheaper option

[severe jolt]

I'd not buy anything Apple out of principle

Even if it was like

[torpid night]

L opinion wtf

[severe jolt]

Better in every way

It's a principle thing

Apple has done some absolutely heinous stuff

I simply cannot support it in any way with my money

[civic sun]

I think that’s kind of stupid though since you can argue the exact same thing with windows. Though I suppose you can at least strip that off

[torpid night]

Final price, including the USB-C Pencil (doesn't include case but just throw in another ~$50 and you're still under $500)

[severe jolt]

I mean
Subsidizing child slave labor

Now yes this was years back

And APPARENTLY without Apple's knowledge

But like do you not know your supply chain???

[azure pond]

School work in general, and I HATE ios with a passion

[severe jolt]

Also yeah, IOS is kinda dogwater

[azure pond]

I don't like the apple ecosystem either, but i genuinely cannot stand using an apple product

Probably something to do with autism

[severe jolt]

Apple stuff
Fashion statement and bragging tool first, phone or laptop second

[torpid night]

If you're not buying a device strictly for notetaking, I'd advise you just get any Windows laptop that fits within your specs requirements

[azure pond]

I alr have a laptop, I'm thinking about trying to trade for a 2 in 1 or touchscreen. I was reading through a textbook and realized how much i didn't like not being able to scroll on the screen

[civic sun]

All im saying is at least personally, I would take anything over a windows device with touch/pen support if you want to actually get something done. But that is just based off my personal experience with several devices

[azure pond]

And i don't need the 3050 ti my laptop has anyways

[azure pond]

Hmm. A Samsung tablet might be the way to go for me then

[civic sun]

That is an option

Some people really like them though I haven’t tried much myself

[azure pond]

My partner has an ipad/iPhone and I've used apple desktops before for graphic design

[torpid night]

I think some Android devices have okay stylus support. There aren't many apps that do it well though

[civic sun]

Yeah but i mean it depends what ya gotta do

[azure pond]

I cannot put into words how much using ios makes me want to not have fingers

Ill look into some non ios/windows devices though, I appreciate it ghosty

[torpid night]

Yeah if I'm just scrolling through textbooks, a cheap Android tablet would be fine (I wouldn't spend less than $200 on an Android tablet though. Bad experience when I tried that last time)

[azure pond]

All three of you*

[azure pond]

I know f all about tablets so time to research

I'm still going to try to trade my laptop for one probably

Or ill wait till I'm working again

[civic sun]

For school stuff most of what you want is to scroll through pages, make quick markups. And if possible an active pen that allows you to disable writing with touch

[torpid night]

I usually just stick to Apple for tablets tbh. I can't stand Windows "tablets" and I haven't had the time nor reason to really try out Android tablets. I had a bad experience with a Samsung tablet but I bought it in like 2020 (2021?) and I think it released some time in like 2018 or 2019 and only costed me like $99.99. Overally not the greatest experience with a tablet

[azure pond]

I've used a few tablets, mostly when I was young, some galaxy tablets and a fire kindle (my grandma has a really, really bad shopping habbit and unfortunately inherited money from my grand dad's mom) and the galaxy tablets were pretty great

[civic sun]

My biggest problem with windows is how inconsistent windows ink can be. Some apps only work with it, only without, some of the click behaviors change every once in a while, etc

[torpid night]

If you go with a Kindle, you'll be on Amazon's ecosystem (honestly kinda compatible with other devices). It's super easy to transfer PDFs to your Kindle account. I recommend going with a Kindle Fire, as my gf has a Kindle Paperwhite and her Kindle is starting to have some sort of permanent ghosting (it's like burn-in but for e-ink displays)

[azure pond]

But I've never used one for school work or the likes

[torpid night]

I think I just need to try a newer Android tablet to get a proper opinion on them. Maybe when I switch to an Android phone

[balmy lake]

The problems ive had with tablets is that RAM is important. They will tall you every little detail about how great the processor is but, either they don’t list amount of RAM or they mix/combine/confuse it with on-board storage. $59 tablet! 256GB RAM!! (Lol) And you can prob do fine with 4GB ram, but i’d go with something that has at least 8GB.

And just FYI. I have a samsung s6. And i have ipad air (5th gen). I use my ipad, with pen, all the time. I hardly use my samsung. I only keep it around for apps that are specific to androids

[azure pond]

the most demanding thing itll be doing is maybe netflix and up to 10 chrome tabs at a time

ill probably go for smthn with 8gb to be safe though

ty

[bold willow]

same

LETS GOO SAMSUNG TAB S8+!!

also ngl if i did get a 2-in-1 i would use a pen on it

literally the tablet mode with the 2-in-1 would be for me watching / reading something on the go

[torpid night]

That’s always been the most unusable stylus experience for me

I would rather sign PDFs with a Nintendo DSi

Flipnote would come in clutch

[trim pier]

Usually apple has educator discounts but even on that "special" part of the website it's still the same price

https://www.apple.com/us-edu/store

the only price difference i really see is in the more expensive ones, otherwise the ipad mini is 50$ cheaper

[opal flume]

Educator discount of 0% off, seems about right

[trim pier]

not even covering the tax either

[bold willow]

iPad Mini (17 Pro) w/ USB-C Pen $518

iPad (14 Bionic) w/ USB-C Pen $398

S8+ (Snapdragon 8 Gen 1) w/ Stylus $380 - Open box / refurbished

this is with education savings

Tiny monitor

Bros smaller than my pc

[azure pond]

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/2x7G3C/gigabyte-aorus-fi32q-x-320-2560-x-1440-270-hz-monitor-fi32q-x

[tawdry dragon]

I want it :(

There are so little amounts of 32" 1440p 240hz monitors and it annoys me

[jolly inlet]

The main focus of innovation lately has been high refresh OLED; it'll come back around to making bigger panels again once they're confident there's not any major gains left to be had on the overall tech.

[bold willow]

S8 and S8+ are essentially the same except for the AMOLED display

but the price difference isnt enough to make normal s8 worth it

$30 difference

just asking the ebay refurbished seller if it includes the pen

[tawdry dragon]

I'm still wating for a cheap ($300-400) 34" ultrawide 240hz 1440p OLED monitor, that monitor does exist (see LG), but it still costs wayyy too much imo.

[high radish]

I still waiting for 32:9 4k oled

[torpid night]

Bruh enable pings next time. It's been several hours since you've sent this and I had no idea

"Hey I’m talking to you but you're not supposed to know" like what

[trim pier]

it doesn't really matter but alright

[torpid night]

Just spreading the opinion

I get replied to often with no ping

[azure pond]

Bruh you could say this like a civilized person instead of being rude

[torpid night]

Okay Bacca

[azure pond]

"Hey could you turn on pings next time I didnt know you were talking to me" like what

[bold willow]

Do yall think this includes the pen? https://www.ebay.com/itm/256627728353?_skw=Samsung+Galaxy+Tab&epid=16052297985&itmmeta=01JJQW4SP92MD88YVT7W34CRW9&hash=item

like all the pics have a pen in it

i messaged seller to ask

[pallid geyser]

i doubt it

[normal spear]

I hate to break it to you but its because of the amount of people who do complain about being pinged that a lot of people, myself included, try not to. So acting that way when not everyone shares that sentiment is just rude

[torpid night]

bruh

there's settings for that lol

[normal spear]

You give people too much credit

Also not everyone knows discord settings

[torpid night]

Sure maybe I was rude but I don't think I'm wrong

[normal spear]

Its not like discord advertises that setting

[normal spear]

You arent wrong to think people should be able to ping, but you are to react that way lol

Its not a big deal

[torpid night]

Sure but it's two clicks

[normal spear]

If they dont ping, not your problem

[normal spear]

It isnt that big of a deal

[torpid night]

bruh

[normal spear]

If they dont ping you and you miss the message thats on them

Just say "hey ping me next time"

Boom done

Ive watched you blow up multiple times over this 😭

[civic sun]

the way I see it there is no need to ping if the message was just recently sent. if you are replying to a message from several hours ago or more then ye, they are more likely to see if you ping

[normal spear]

True, but my point is the reaction is blown out of proportion

[torpid night]

idk it happens too often

[normal spear]

If it happens often i doubt youll be the one that changes it

Just gotta roll with it

Theres always gonna be someone new who does it

People who are active id say nod them towards turning it on

But otherwise

[torpid night]

Guys I also had a father before. So sorry if I seem rude sometimes

Honestly I didn't even think what I said sounded that rude

Y'all's input has been taken. Apologies for being rude

This isn't the server to vent about my past family issues though

[normal spear]

Im not personally offended, but Id see people on the receiving end taking it less lightly. Also i don't want you losing your sanity lol

[torpid night]

Sanity is already gone lol

[normal spear]

Fr

[torpid night]

(not really but you know lmao)

[normal spear]

We all work through it, i understand

I just try to be polite to people i dont know, im the biggest ass to friends

[torpid night]

I hate to put that on the server and it's not really the right time lol but better to mention it than when I get banned I guess lol

[normal spear]

😭

[torpid night]

Surprising that I've been here for like almost a decade lmao

(actually like 7[?] years)

[normal spear]

2016

On your profile

So about 8

Close to 9

[torpid night]

I meant in this server

[normal spear]

Oh lol gotcha

[torpid night]

I was kicked for swearing so it says shorter than what it actually is

[normal spear]

I assumed so

[torpid night]

lmao

[azure pond]

https://home.woot.com/offers/samsung-27-odyssey-oled-g6-g60sd-gaming-monitor-3

https://home.woot.com/offers/samsung-49-odyssey-g9-series-dqhd-curved-gaming-monitor-3

Im unsure if good value i know nothing about samsungs monitor line

49" oled at $890 34" at $595

[jolly inlet]

https://www.rtings.com/monitor/reviews/samsung/odyssey-oled-g6-g60sd-s27dg60

Very good actually, 9.5 on HDR is unheard of

Could be brighter but that's OLED for you

Brighter means burnier

[cinder kiln]

Weekend at burnies

[jolly inlet]

Leave your coworker's shiny new OLED screen they won't shut up about on an image of wojack over the weekend and it'll get the burnies ||for legal reasons don't do this||

[azure pond]

Sick ty

[azure pond]

@bold willow
https://www.reddit.com/r/LaptopDeals/comments/1iclwjq/ebay_lenovo_ideapad_5i_2_in_1_laptop_14_1200p/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

[fair moon]

8gb + windows = sus

[trim pier]

@fair moon I see what you mean

that's so misleading 😭

[fair moon]

Not really edit: misleading perhaps but I doubt it's on purpose

[cinder kiln]

I called that out years ago

[fair moon]

Optiplex has been around for a long time

[cinder kiln]

They still do that btw

Optiplex 4050 and 4060 are real

[trim pier]

it's like the amd radeon 7800 or 7900, then the amd radeon rx 7900xt

i've seen so many facebook marketplace scams like that

[trim pier]

I didn't even check specs either

kinda of a crappy deal then for smth refurbished AND in coffee lake

[cinder kiln]

I would love a coffee rn and not a lake of it tbh

[molten halo]

That’s the oled I own

[cinder kiln]

Optiplex 3060?

[molten halo]

hell yeah

[cinder kiln]

Whoag

[bold willow]

My roommate needs a monitor

27” 1080p Nothing super high refresh rate cause he plays chill games

It seems like all the good monitors on rtings are only 1440p

[azure pond]

Can his gpu just not handle 1440p?

That msi monitor in tech deals would be perfect, i wouldn't go for 1080p at 27"

[bold willow]

7800xt?

He’s fine running at lower fps since he just does casual games

Civilization 6, city skylines, Roblox, etc.

He’s using my 32” 1080p rn since I bought that $40 monitor, and he said it was too big.

[torpid night]

Yeah go 1440p if going 27"

[azure pond]

Then yes the msi g2724qpf is a great choice

[bold willow]

S8+ for $330 does not have the stylus

[fair moon]

Absolutely go 1440p

[cinder kiln]

Absolutely 1440p for 7800XT

Not even 7700XT is justified at 1080p yet

6700/6750XT is barely in that mark

[normal spear]

i play 1080p on my side monitor sometimes for my gre

but no pretty much in the 400+ dollar range gpus you want 1440p

[azure pond]

Did you see the 2in 1 i pinged you for?

If its soldered ram i imagine it's only 1 stick soldered, since there's no 4gb ddr5 modules

[bold willow]

8gb ram?

[fair moon]

Oh like you think 1 is soldered and there's an open slot?

The specs do say 8gb soldered

[tawdry dragon]

I'd think that there's no open slots, but I could be wrong

[cinder kiln]

https://youtube.com/shorts/qIU-8YJzpNk
@azure pond @jolly inlet

Really compelling if the games are wanted

[azure pond]

Meh

14600k/kf sure

Ill pass on core ultra still with its pricing

[cinder kiln]

Meant 14th gen but yeah

[azure pond]

Ah alr

Id say in certain cases yeah

[azure pond]

In other news
https://www.adorama.com/cyslcai78cv2.html

5080 build listed

Not that it's well priced

[trim pier]

Realized I posted in the wrong chat but it took 4 days to come (instead of estimated 3 weeks) and it’s brand new just without the box

To whoever missed out

[normal spear]

I am depressed i couldn't get one ong

[trim pier]

i'm looking into buying extra containers cause it only came with 2, amazon, ali, and temu are selling it all for the same price

it's like some organized dropshipping

30$ for 4 XL containers

[azure pond]

@cinder kiln
https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/vshFf7/phanteks-eclipse-p200a-drgb-atx-mid-tower-case-ph-ec200atg_dbk01

[pallid geyser]

https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/behind-the-frame-the-finest-scenery free on epic, won’t waste a spot in tech-deals

[bold willow]

@azure pond this better than the DELL G2724D? $128 refurb msi g274qpf
https://computers.woot.com/offers/msi-27-qhd-gaming-monitor-g274qpf-6

also its not the QD version which is on rtings.com

[fallen idol]

$35 500gb 530r with star wars beskar ingot heatsink- just an aesthetic thing
https://www.newegg.com/seagate-500gb/p/N82E16820248212?Item=N82E16820248212

You get it for free if you buy the 9600x btw ^

[azure pond]

how much is the 9600x on wegg rn?

[fallen idol]

lemme check

$245

on its own

but there is also a motherboard bundle available for $329 and the free ssd still applies

Also there is a free 1tb ssd for the 7600x again

oh nvm they got rid of it

[azure pond]

oh nice

[fallen idol]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/zgD66Q

$1100 9600x + 7800 xt build

[shut lava]

Where are the RTX 5090 discounts?

[cinder kiln]

It's not 2028 yet

[grand orbit]

Would buy them from Amazon or something reliable, they need to be an exact shape and i bet the temu ones would mess it up

[grand orbit]

They're so good, especially for loosing weight you can make super low calorie high protein ice creams or just the best sorbets of your life, fruit sweetener and water

[trim pier]

@bold willow is the student discount through unidays or is it a code we can put in?

nvm I found the student thing but i'm being rate limited

[bold willow]

u gotta fill out a whole thing

i didnt give it my ssn

but like i sent my unofficial transcript

[trim pier]

Ya I know, just for some reason opera kept crashing after I tried going to the transcript page

Then I got rate limited

So I can’t even open ID.me if I tried

[fair moon]

Bundle so good I assumed it was microcenter 👀

[high radish]

I think I got same bundle little cheaper at black friday

Tho that bundle had crappy g.skill rams

[fair moon]

the bundle is like $100 cheaper than individual parts even with 6000cl30 ram

[high radish]

Yeah let me check cheapest price for 7600x bundle I got

Hmm it's 330$

Oh found cheaper one

[jolly inlet]

I really want to do a build to sell when the santa clara location opens, they've had excellent deals at grand opening time before. I don't even care if I make a profit, it's just fun to build.

[fair moon]

$1146 7600x 7800xt mini led build
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/HCCyqH

(with the bundle warpig found)

[azure pond]

Does need a cooler tho

[keen marsh]

That 349$ oled showed up. No dead pixels at least lol

[pallid geyser]

Awesome

I have never even used an oled in person

[high radish]

I buold and sell it to overseas as hobby as well

I do personal shop and ship them overseas as well . People loves shopping from US

[trim pier]

how much is your overseas shipping usually

cause I assume it's like an extra 300$

[high radish]

There's cargo forward companies in my state I mostly using them . They have warehouse here near me and they ship directly to target county. Not using regular ups shipping or etc . Direct fright price is roughtly 10$ per KG ( around 2lbs )

[trim pier]

oh that's really good then

[high radish]

For some countries it's up to 20$ per kg

Customerer pays shipping anyways

[trim pier]

I wouldn't be surprised if they did unless they're buying like a 4 grand pc but do you just pack it in the case box or do you have to put extra stuff with it?

not really familar with cargo/freight standards

[high radish]

I usually putting it into case box but adding extra bubble wrap because you know cargo workers not being gentle usually

Also usually covering case with paper tape so workers can't see what it is . Things that shows it's something expensive, have higher chance to get stolen on the way

[trim pier]

Like the whole thing or just primarily the main things saying what the box has? but hopefully you don't use paper tape to seal either cause it's imo one of the worst tapes 😭

but kinda reminds me of the fragile sticker situation at UPS

[high radish]

I just covering writings on box so they can't see what's inside box only customs can open box if they want

[trim pier]

ya customs is kinda of a pain when they open it cause it takes like an extra week or so to get there, atleast for ups

but i've had to help people ship back so many amazon returns to zjkhfkubakbjjfbljaghch in china cause they didn't see who they bought it from

[high radish]

few years ago , cargo companies were putting invoice on package to make customs clearance faster but expensive packages were stolen too much so we don't usually put invoice over packages anymore. I put invoice inside package if customer needs it

[trim pier]

ya we're required at UPS to put a international pouch on the outside so customs clears it faster, but if it's in a box with "perishables" or glass it's an instant flag for them to open

[high radish]

Some countries have crappy customs so they ask for original invoice from sender as proof of price

[trim pier]

ya that's real crappy

[high radish]

And yeah some customers asking me to type way lower price to invoice so they can pay less customs fee

[trim pier]

just charge them extra shipping prices lol

[high radish]

Yeah customs process being much faster if you tape invoice over the package but it increases risk to get stolen lol

Not all cargo and customs workers are honest people so

[jolly inlet]

Most countries are wise to that trick now so when they catch you doing that they'll reassess the customs fee based on the local retail value, and if none exists they make up a number on the spot

[high radish]

Mostly they have automated system that checks regular price of product and your price to see if they're similar. if there's big difference they extra checking individualy . But since I'm the "seller" and I provide invoice with price , mostly they accept it as proof . But not always ofc . It's not problem anyways. Nobody cares about sender it's their issue

And even some customers say they pay bribe little to customs worker to release it easily without paying actual tax corrupted countries

[jolly inlet]

Still other countries have customs officers who will essentially hold your package hostage until you pay an undefined "processing fee"

Corruption do be present

[high radish]

Yeah if customs hold package, it's neither my or cargo company's fault so it's not bothering me I put price whatever they want on invoice and letting them to deal with thier weird customs rules

[trim pier]

ever had to abandon a package before?

or even get it shipped back to you?

[high radish]

if customer not picks up his package from customs in some period , customs have rights to own it . They never send it back to me . But if he can't get customs clearance, customer mostly have right to send it back to me instead . But never been there before. Since it's expensive to ship it back , most customers just paying extra fine and fee and getting clearence

I heard some people not getting their package from customs because it's not worth time and effort ( some shoes or bags I mean ofc not whole PC ) but yeah customs have right to own and sell it after period

Because warehouses at airports isn't free and they can't keep your item in warehouse forever

[trim pier]

jeez customs is just a day ruiner 😭

well hopefully that doesn't happen

[high radish]

Customs sux yeah

[balmy lake]

I know its not international shipping or dealing with customs. But, The package i sent on 12/6 from TX, finally made it to Alaska on 1/21. but because it got stuck so long, i had already refunded the money. I filed an intercept package request to return to me. Which they finally “processed” at his PO and so now it’s been sitting in anchorage since the 1/24. Next week will be 2 months since I shipped it.

[trim pier]

sounds like a government postal service 😭

[jolly inlet]

Shipping to Alaska might as well be shipping to another country

[bold willow]

@azure pond that $50 monitor (I got for $40 with rewards) is awesome

Like the color is pretty good considering it’s IPS

And 24” 1080p is such a good combo for pixel density

Also mine had no damage except for a lil chip on a plastic thing at the base

[azure pond]

I'm glad you're liking it

[bold willow]

Yeah it’s quite a smaller monitor but I do plan to use it as a vertical second monitor with my 27” OLED

But for now it’s my primary when in my dorm

[daring depot]

is the corsair ram good? i have no clue which one to get but i need one i can buy mor eof

corsair vengence ddr5 6400

[daring depot]

Better question actually, should i be buying mobo and cpu now? I'm worried these deals will spike due to politics

otherwise im waiting for prime day

[fallen idol]

The 7600x deal in #tech-deals is pretty good

[jolly inlet]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-no-nonono-noooo-cat-no-gif-13597132752790194338

[pallid geyser]

[torpid night]

https://tenor.com/e2H2KgNCDPm.gif

[opal flume]

https://tenor.com/view/yes-man-no-man-no-gif-7347715096894588969

[daring depot]

I have a feeling I shouldn't buy this buyndle

this bndle

fk it

[fallen idol]

why

[thin bolt]

Never buy Corsair ram

Or Corsair anything

[jolly inlet]

*except corsair power supplies, because they're not made by Corsair

[thin bolt]

^^^

[jolly inlet]

Certain cases are good too

[thin bolt]

We go Montech now

Or the goat, Segotep Gank 360 RGB

[fair moon]

@bold willow how thick/squishy is the mousepad? I've bought a couple cheap pads from Amazon and one claims to be 3mm, it's pretty solid. The other one is thicker and not quite as nice feeling

[bold willow]

It’s actually quite thick

Better than my cheap AliExpress one

It’s got some good squish to it

its probaby real 3mm thickness

[fair moon]

Ok, unfortunate

I mean still a good deal for customized pad but just not what I'm looking for

[bold willow]

you prefer thinner?

[fair moon]

Yeah

[bold willow]

lol the aliexpress one i paid $1 for is thinner

[fair moon]

With the thicker pad I feel like the mouse feet and my fingers catch/drag more

[bold willow]

its not that thick

4-5mm is thick

3mm is like average

[fair moon]

This pic looks like the thicker of the 2 I own

[pallid geyser]

Yeah

[vague pine]

Putting this here for anyone into DVD's. Dollar Tree is going to discontinue carrying DVD's and are getting rid of them through a corporate directive, meaning straight throwing them into the trash, not a sale.
So if you want, you can check out your local dollar tree to see if you can ask for any before they throw them

[bold willow]

So the tab S8 has the same ram and cpu as the S8+

but a non oled screen

and a inch smaller

i think the S8 is good enough for me

[trim pier]

It says on the description of the OLED cooler master in #tech-deals that it can be 144hz or 240hz

is that just HDMI/DP or is it some actual feature

[azure pond]

https://computers.woot.com/offers/apple-ipad-8-bundle-sd

Hmmmm....

[trim pier]

NO

I know very tempting

[azure pond]

Not even for note taking?

[trim pier]

for note taking yes

but I have that ipad for my school work

given to me in 2020 from my highschool

it struggles to run google docs/sheets if you even tried typing

[azure pond]

Ew

[trim pier]

You will manage to type, but it's got that "lag" effect

The best that ipad is for is probably a birthday gift for a 5 y/o who needs a youtube addiction fulfilled

[normal spear]

Ipad kid starter kit

[trim pier]

not only to mention it's 32gb, so basically tiktok, youtube, roblox, and probably 4 other apps before no storage

[cursive sage]

what kind of world do we live in where tiktok, youtube, roblox, fills up 32GB

i guess for someone frugal who doesn't play games or something like that it's good

[trim pier]

well the 32gb also shares apple system storage which is like 8gb on my ipad

so in reality, it's like 24gb, roblox is like around 2gb, youtube, tiktok, probably instagram, monopoly go, a few photos, and like pokemon TCG are about 1-1.5gb

[thin bolt]

Get a 9th gen

They suffice atm

[fair moon]

8th gen is a12, 9th is a13

Not that big of a jump

[fair moon]

Wouldn't be surprised if this is due to battery degredation

[thin bolt]

Base capacity

Goes up to 64

[fair moon]

Ah

[thin bolt]

For basically the same price used

[jolly inlet]

Correct that's just HDMI not having enough bandwidth

[azure pond]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/135528971252?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=afYn7nlBQpS&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=r8em-zv_qyc&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

[trim pier]

is that good

I only know i's 4-16

[azure pond]

I think its a price error but I could be wrong, i don't know phones much

I'm really tempted

But broke

[trim pier]

unbranded

it's like a fake phone possibly?

[jolly inlet]

Looks like that seller is getting a bad rep for selling used as new

And missing accessories

Honestly less than 98% rating on ebay is an instant avoid for me

[trim pier]

i'm willing to buy that tbh and see what's up with it

[jolly inlet]

The seller also doesn't refund people according to complaints. They'll offer a 10% rebate and make you fight them through the buyer protection.

[trim pier]

sounds very hassle free

[jolly inlet]

ofc it "sounds" hassle free but there's dozens of complaints similar to what I said

https://www.ebay.com/fdbk/mweb_profile?fdbkType=FeedbackReceivedAsSeller&item_id=135528971252&username=vipoutlet&filter=feedback_page%3ARECEIVED_AS_SELLER&sort=RELEVANCE&page_id=1&overall_rating=NEGATIVE&filter_image=false

[pallid geyser]

[tawdry dragon]

just found something out if anybody cares.

you can get an extra 10% off proton vpn by using a different link

ping if u want the link

actually what I just found a cheaper one

[jolly inlet]

Yes they do different discounts for different referral codes/links

A lot of companies like that do

[bold willow]

which company is that

[jolly inlet]

Proton VPN

Which I'm of the belief that everyone should make it a habit to use a VPN of some kind at this point

[cursive sage]

What would someone use a VPN for besides, y'know, torrenting?

[jolly inlet]

Your ISP is spying on you, for one

They track your every move

[bold willow]

what does my isp want from me

[jolly inlet]

Juicy data to sell to advertisers

[bold willow]

my data aint gonna help no advertisers

[cursive sage]

Well they can only see what websites i'm on and not what i'm doing

as long as HTTPS

[bold willow]

"single grandmas in your area" definitely not my data

[jolly inlet]

HTTPS, that's cute

It's easy to strip that

And it's rather shocking how many sites you enter info into return that data in plain text

[bold willow]

what happens if i dont enter info

[jolly inlet]

A lot of websites require you to these days

[bold willow]

yeaahh

[balmy lake]

I don’t know better, so dont trash me too hard. But what about all these guys saying “at this point, a vpn isn’t gonna really help much outside of spoofing your location for steaming/gaming servers”

[bold willow]

most of them.

[cursive sage]

wouldn't a VPN slightly degrade my internet speeds and not work on games

[jolly inlet]

Those people don't understand all the uses for one

[cursive sage]

I don't really know how you'd turn the VPN off for certain games that don't let you use a VPN

[bold willow]

your local fbi agent doesnt care if you have a vpn or not

[jolly inlet]

Websites blocking, whether by your ISP or the site itself, can be bypassed with a VPN

Region locked content too

[normal spear]

Arent vpns easier to bypass nowadays?

[jolly inlet]

It depends on the protocol it uses

[bold willow]

idc if advertisers know what i like