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When administrators are appointed, they act in the best interest of the creditors. They could choose to wind up the company and sell off…
Many regular camera sensors don't fully filter out IR. Point an IR remote control at your phone camera and see what's visible. Every phone…
Any low self discharge NiMH rechargeable battery that is made in Japan should be the same quality as Eneloops because they are all made in…
trongy replied to aragornelessar on [PC, XSX, XB1, Steam] Free - Lords of the West, Dawn of the Dukes, Dynasties of India DLC for Age of Empires 2 DE @ Xbox, Steam
Nah. I never purchased them but they are now in my Steam library with no action from me. It looks like they've been automatically added to…
trongy replied to Drakesy on Hyundai i30 CN7 Sedan Smartstream G2.0 Petrol IVT FWD $29,990 Driveaway @ Hyundai
That's already happening. The US introduced a 100% tariff on Chinese made EVs back in May which has effectivly stopped the introduction of…
The US has had a 100% tariff on Chinese EVs since May this year so Chinese EVs are practically absent from the US market already.
trongy replied to Demarcus cousins on [Pre Order] AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 8 Core 16 Thread up to 5.20GHz AM5 CPU - No HSF, Retail Box $799 Delivered @ PLE
The 9800X3D uses the same CPU chiplet as the 9700X (which recently had a price drop) and also the 9950X (which uses 2 CPU chiplets). I…
trongy replied to Al Mawsil on AMD Ryzen 9700X 8-Core CPU US$291.71 / A$462.60 Delivered @ SZCPU Store Aliexpress
The silicon wafers are manufactured by TSMC in Taiwan. These CPU packages consist of multiple chips (or chiplets). One or more compute…
trongy replied to twig on ASRock Challenger OC Arc A770 16GB GDDR6 Graphics Card $429 Delivered ($0 SYD/ADL/VIC C&C) + Surcharge @ Centre Com
DirectX 9 support was reportedly greatly improved after a few driver releases: [Intel Arc Graphics Performance Revisited: DX9 Steps…
trongy replied to LikezDaBargainz on [Pre Order] Intel Core Ultra 9 285K CPU $983.91, Intel Core Ultra 7 265K CPU $679.61 Delivered @ PB Tech
Correct. The review embargo lifts on the 24th October. Intel's own press briefing says that these CPUs will not be faster (on average) than…
trongy replied to rumblytangara on Your Brand New Phone Might Not Work Next Month! 3G Shut-down Could Be Even Worse Than We Already Knew?
On Australian mobiles 112 redirects to 000. 112 is used as the [emergency…
The specs say it has a 2.5" SATA bay. A cheap 2.5" SSD might be the simplest option if you want to avoid external drives. There's also…
Simple background monitoring tasks without a GUI requires very little CPU and RAM. A 2GB RPi4 should be more than enough and will use less…
trongy replied to baskets2k on US Government Might Ban Chinese Technology / Software in Connected Cars
It's more about protecting the US automotive and battery industry rather than security. Apart from Tesla, EV and battery manufacturing in…
The Camry hybrid sold in Australia is not a PHEV. It's a standard hybrid which uses the battery and electric motor when travelling at very…
People with Down's syndrome are now several decades longer, on average. > [The average life expectancy of a person with Down syndrome is…
The Dyson V6, V7 and V8 batteries are 6 x 18650 cells with a nominal 3.6V per cell. (6x3.6V=21.6V). It's easy to look at a [teardown…
trongy replied to Wizard on Varta AA Alkaline Batteries 30-Pack $11.98 + Delivery ($0 C&C/ In-Store/ OnePass) @ Bunnings
I have a pack of Varta AAA purchased from Bunnings two weeks ago - made in China.
The $50 apple cable is rated at 240W which is enough to power a higher power device like a MacBook Pro. Lower wattage USB-PD charging…
trongy replied to prankster on Garmin Instinct 2 Sports Watch (Electric Lime) $199 ($179 with Perks) + Delivery ($0 C&C/ in-Store) @ JB Hi-Fi
It needs a Bluetooth connection to your phone. It also requires the PIN to be entered, but only for the first transaction in a 24 hour…
You were correct about the monopoly, but incorrect about the duration of the contract - it's 10 years not 30. Note that I never said I…
It was a 10 year extension to the original contract so it now ends in 2045 rather than 2035. [Government introduces laws to extend CityLink…
A few year ago there was a crack down on the sale of portable butane stoves that didn't meet the safety standard. There was a large number…
A inexpensive portable butane burner can be used to heat a kettle and cook or reheat simple meals. e.g. [Gasmate Portable BBQ Butane…
trongy replied to superroach on [eBay Plus] Samsung Galaxy SmartTag2 – 4 Pack (2 x White and 2 x Black) $90 Delivered @ Futu Online eBay
Only certain premium model Samsung Galaxy phones support UWB - [List of UWB-enabled mobile…
trongy replied to liongalahad on [eBay Plus] Samsung Galaxy SmartTag2 – 4 Pack (2 x White and 2 x Black) $90 Delivered @ Futu Online eBay
My phone got the updated Google FindMy app via the play store two weeks ago. I think they are doing a low key rollout now and will launch…
The Pi 5 won't fit inside the Pi400 case. The Pi 400 uses the same componentry as the Pi4, but the motherboard is a longer and narrower in…
trongy replied to jallen89 on Ozito PXC 18V 125mm Brushless Angle Grinder Skin $84 + Delivery ($0 C&C/In-Store/OnePass) @ Bunnings
Just buy an arc welder.
I would just install the NAS on the current network and test how it performs Blu-ray 4k seems to max out at 50Mbps and most video files…
trongy replied to johnwickspuppy on Power Interruption with Multi-Port Wall Chargers (GaN & Non-GaN) When Plugging in or Unplugging from Another Port
Raspberry Pi users may want to look at a UPS designed specifically for the Pi. [example…
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