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I have the Alienware aw3821dw and I'm happy with it. In my opinion, the extra 160 pixels is worth it if you are working on the monitor, but…

Bunnings generally matches the same type of power tool at the same time as Aldi's special deals. So, this week if someone wants to buy…

The old Koleos was a rebadged Nissan X-trail. The current Koleos is built in South Korea, by Renault-Samsung and based on Chinese…

Does the recorder have an antenna connection? TV recorders I'm familiar with have their own tuner(s) built and are able to record even if…

> The best trade was Wesfarmers buying Coles Myer then demerging Myer and Coles then flogging it off for a profit. That never happened in…

There are adapters on AliExpress (and other sites), I've linked a few examples below. > Work seamlessly? I've never used them, but I would…

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…

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…

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.

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…

The silicon wafers are manufactured by TSMC in Taiwan. These CPU packages consist of multiple chips (or chiplets). One or more compute…

DirectX 9 support was reportedly greatly improved after a few driver releases: [Intel Arc Graphics Performance Revisited: DX9 Steps…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…