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dbmitch on Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 EVO CPU Air Cooler $69.90 Shipped @ Suomole Amazon AU

It's the successor to the Peerless Assassin, so better in every way with the exception of price where they might differ by about $10. If…

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netsurfer on Western Digital Black SN850X (No Heatsink) 4TB PCIe Gen 4 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD $410.08 Delivered @ Amazon US via AU

SN850x is better for games

TurtleTrooper commented on Dell G3223Q 32" 4K UHD IPS 144Hz Gaming Monitor - $599.50 Delivered @ Dell
Anyone got a good mount to recommend for this monitor?

Good boot drive?

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Mooncakes on [Prime] ASUS ROG RGB AIO Liquid CPU Cooler w/ OLED Panel: RYUJIN 360 $154.70 (OOS), RYUO 120 $90.41 Delivered @ Amazon AU

Try out https://au.pcpartpicker.com/ and combine that with a good video by someone like Jason from PC Builder on youtube…

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Godric on XFX Speedster MERC319 Radeon RX 7800 XT Graphics Card Black, 16GB $919 (QICK $879) + Delivery ($0 VIC, NSW C&C) @ Scorptec

Prices have definitely been stale on this front for awhile

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Wicko on [Prime] Western Digital Black SN850X 4TB PCIe Gen 4 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD $379.28 Delivered @ Amazon DE via AU

It's well tested that the SN850x is the best gaming SSD. The Lexar while has faster sequential read speed on paper does not outperform the…

Couldn't they have tried to make the deal for two tickets..

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khmerunited on Hoka One One Arahi 5 Running Shoes $89.99 ($84.99 with FIRST) Delivered @ Kogan

Alot of branded shoes like nike or adidas make nice looking shoes but are typically far from what you want in a running shoe. Hoka's have…

You have to buy a whole box if you want to do that which is typically 5kg otherwise you're technically being charged for the extra water…

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camel on EVERKI Premium Travel Friendly Laptop Backpack (Versa2) $49.50 + Surcharge + $10 Delivery ($0 C&C/ $99 Order) @ digiDirect

Don't they come with a lifetime warranty though, why would you need a backup?

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Jamesozbargain on EVERKI Premium Travel Friendly Laptop Backpack (Versa2) $49.50 + Surcharge + $10 Delivery ($0 C&C/ $99 Order) @ digiDirect

You should consider backpacks with a ventilated mesh back if you are riding hard and sweat alot. They basically keep the backpack itself…

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sqheaven on Vans Off The Wall Black Sk8-Hi $39.99 (Was $119.99) + $12 Delivery @ Platypus Shoes

One thing you need to consider when buying shoes is that your feet will swell the warmer they get. The shoes are already quite wide and…

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sqheaven on Vans Off The Wall Black Sk8-Hi $39.99 (Was $119.99) + $12 Delivery @ Platypus Shoes

Sounds like you just got the wrong size

TurtleTrooper commented on Samsung 990 PRO 2TB Gen 4 M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD $198.97 Delivered @ Amazon UK via AU
What are peoples' opinions on these vs the Western Digital WD Black SN850X 2TB that seem to be its main competition?


There was no reason, their automatic system just failed to give me credit for the purchase. I did get the money 10 weeks later though.

TurtleTrooper commented on Lenovo: 12% Cashback @ Cashrewards
BE WARNED: I recently purchased a laptop from Lenovo which offered 13.6% cashback at shopback on top of existing sales. My initial request…

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You Were Warned on Dell Inspiron 15 Laptop: Intel Core i7-1255U (10C/12T, 4.70GHz), 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Intel Iris Xe $1148.40 Delivered @ Dell

That's not a reason for downvoting

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Jacko1235 on Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5i Pro (i5-12500H, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, 16.0" 2.5k IPS 120hz) $1,326 Delivered 13.2% Cashback @ Lenovo

Added to the description and title.

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d3ft on Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5i Pro (i5-12500H, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, 16.0" 2.5k IPS 120hz) $1,326 Delivered 13.2% Cashback @ Lenovo

Lenovo has it listed under their Tech Specs section.

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chrisandrew on Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5i Pro (i5-12500H, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, 16.0" 2.5k IPS 120hz) $1,326 Delivered 13.2% Cashback @ Lenovo

It has two USB-C ports, one on each side of the laptop. Both USB-C ports support DisplayPort Alt Mode, which means they can be used to…

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alebox on Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5i Pro (i5-12500H, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, 16.0" 2.5k IPS 120hz) $1,326 Delivered 13.2% Cashback @ Lenovo

Unlucky, but if its any consolation you're still saving ~$300 which you can always put towards a better laptop in the future

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NoBargainNoLife on Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5i Pro (i5-12500H, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, 16.0" 2.5k IPS 120hz) $1,326 Delivered 13.2% Cashback @ Lenovo

That video is for the AMD version however the intel version which the deal is for is not soldered either.

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marc0polo on Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5i Pro (i5-12500H, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, 16.0" 2.5k IPS 120hz) $1,326 Delivered 13.2% Cashback @ Lenovo

From what I've seen in videos its 13 hours of web and 8.5 hours of video.

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NoBargainNoLife on Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5i Pro (i5-12500H, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, 16.0" 2.5k IPS 120hz) $1,326 Delivered 13.2% Cashback @ Lenovo

If you need a machine for gaming or other graphics-intensive tasks, the NUC M15 would be the obvious choice having a dedicated graphics…

TurtleTrooper posted a deal Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5i Pro (i5-12500H, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, 16.0" 2.5k IPS 120hz) $1,326 Delivered 13.2% Cashback @ Lenovo
Confirmed 13.2% cashback is available via shopback with a Lenovo rep bringing the price down to $1151. # System Specs: **Processor** 12th…

TurtleTrooper commented on Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5 16'', AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS,16" 2.5k IPS 120Hz, 16GB LPDDR5 RAM, 512GB SSD $1199 Delivered @ Lenovo Education
Seeing the same issue, unable to purchase due to the laptop showing as 'coming soon' on their website.

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Italkdigital on Samsung 970 EVO M.2 NVMe 250GB $88 + Delivery (Free with eBay Plus) @ Shopping Express eBay (+ $10 Cashback via Redemption)

The difference is in the write speed with about a 50% difference in favour of the pro. In real world application though, read speed is…

TurtleTrooper commented on Acer Predator Helios 300 Gaming Laptop, 15.6” FHD, Intel Core i7-7700HQ, GTX 1060 6GB US$999 ($1587.35 AUD incl GST) @ Amazon
You can get a better deal than this off of ebay when they have their site wide sales I got an i7, 7700, 1050ti, 256gig ssd 1tb storage and…
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