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Member Since | 20/01/2016 |
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Last Seen | 01/01/2023 |
Location | ACT |
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nigelpink commented on TorGuard VPN Sale: 50% off all services: (~AUD $40/yr), (~AUD $6.70/m) + Free VPN Router Bonus
Question for Rep: are customers allowed to operate two paid accounts simultaneously (I.e. 10 connections through 2 accounts coming from the…
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zolinger on TorGuard VPN Sale: 50% off all services: (~AUD $40/yr), (~AUD $6.70/m) + Free VPN Router Bonus
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I've used their VPN service for about a year and have no complaints. Connections are stable and fast. Maybe not quite on the level as PIA…
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nigelpink commented on VanishedVPN Easter Sale - 50% off Monthly Subscriptions. 20% off Annual Subscriptions
You mention the data retention scheme as a reason to sign up. But given you're domiciled in Australia, doesn't that mean you are also…
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nigelpink commented on REFURBISHED Dell Latitude E5470 Laptop (i5-6200U/4GB RAM/128GB SSD/14" HD) - $550 Delivered @ Dell Outlet
[oops, wrong model]
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nigelpink on Toshiba 6TB Enterprise 3.5" HDD MG04ACA600E $225 + $18.95 Express Delivery @ Systemax IT on eBay
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Well, this is a bit of a co-incidence. The HDD I described above has just now failed. It has been booted from my array and smartmontools…
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hamwhisperer on Toshiba 6TB Enterprise 3.5" HDD MG04ACA600E $225 + $18.95 Express Delivery @ Systemax IT on eBay
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Just to add another data point: I bought 4 toshiba 5tb and have been running them in RAID10 for a bit under a year and a half. Two have…
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dexx on New Model ThinkPad E470 Gen7 i5-7200U, 8GB RAM, 1TB HDD $577 Shipped @ Lenovo ($708 with FHD)
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Doesn't look like it has one, according to the spec sheet: http://i.imgur.com/JOwuYDh.png
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[@BKZ](/comment/4071743/redir): Hey, thanks for the kind words. I sort of agree with you in one sense: I don't think there are really any…
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jztilly on NAT VPS France £2.49 ~$4.3/yr (512MB ram/ 500GB bw) £3.49~$6/yr (1024MB ram/ 1TB bw) 40 IPv4 ports, /96 IPv6 Myserverplanet
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You could use it to set up your own personal cloud, using stuff like: - https://github.com/sovereign/sovereign - https://sandstorm.io/ to…
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[Deactivated] on NAT VPS France £2.49 ~$4.3/yr (512MB ram/ 500GB bw) £3.49~$6/yr (1024MB ram/ 1TB bw) 40 IPv4 ports, /96 IPv6 Myserverplanet
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I think the brand is called 'Southern Cross'. It's one of the cables in their 'submarine' line (weird name).
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How is my comment misleading? Could you please point out where I said this is unusual? Are you suggesting people should lie about their…
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Thanks for the article. I've read it (although I'm already quite familiar with the law) and, frankly, that author has a pretty naive…
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"We optimise your data before sending it across our private network, so you have an added layer of encryption and privacy" Hmmmmmm:…
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Just to make sure other are aware: the 'domain contact' information that they display to you before purchase is not actually the full…
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[Deactivated] on IPVanish (VPN) 63% Discount $54.59 USD/Year (~ $72 AUD), $18.89 USD/3 Months (~ $25 AUD) with Code
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I'd suggest staying away from Nord. They've got a lot of servers, and low prices, but I've found them to be pretty slow and provide an…
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This was my first thought too. Though, on reflection, $4 for a regular NFC tag is extremely steep. It's possible they're using one of those…
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fenric on HP MicroServer Gen8 G1610T 4GB from $329 Shipped, Seagate Windows Storage Server NAS $119 Shipped @ PC Lan
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yep. another confirmation here. to add insult to injury, it's very difficult to find anything on HP's website. it took me three days to…
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nigelpink posted a deal IPVanish 63% Discount $54.95 USD/Year (~ $72 AUD), $18.89 USD/3 Months (~ $25 AUD) with Code
Not as cheap as the Private Internet Access deal here: https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/241432 but another alternative to consider. I know…
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psmedley on Toshiba KIRA Ultrabook 13.3" i5 5200U/8GB/128GB SSD/FHD $809.20 Delivered @ Bing Lee eBay
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There's very little information out there, based on my googling. There shouldn't be too many issues in theory. Intel graphics driver…
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I second that. Seriously, no matter how good the price looks, spare yourself the pain of dealing with Lenovo and their spyware infested…
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