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These Aiarty "products" get posted here for free every month or two and there's never any clarification on the privacy of your…

Just missed it

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klaw81 on ZSUS 14" 2160x1440 IPS Portable Monitor US$54.35 (~A$83.12) Delivered @ ZSUS Store AliExpress

A few holes in the back make it no less portable, and then proper stands become an option.

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pdtmathieson on ZSUS 14" 2160x1440 IPS Portable Monitor US$54.35 (~A$83.12) Delivered @ ZSUS Store AliExpress

Yeah and that's a great point. I just mentioned it because I bought it while assuming there was a vesa mount, given practically every…

jbird84 commented on ZSUS 14" 2160x1440 IPS Portable Monitor US$54.35 (~A$83.12) Delivered @ ZSUS Store AliExpress
I've got this from a previous deal and it's fine but be aware there are NO vesa mounting holes on the back if you're planning on using some…

jbird84 commented on AOOSTAR WTR PRO 4 Bay NAS (N150, 4x 3.5", 1x NVMe, 2x2.5G, HDMI/DP/USB-C) US$260.94 (~A$402) Delivered @ China Box AliExpress
Those of you getting this.. where are you getting your drives, and what capacity are they?

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ForkSnorter on [Refurb, eBay Plus] Apple MacBook Air 13.3" M1 (2020) 8GB RAM 256GB SSD Delivered $545.22 @ Aus Computer Traders eBay

Isn't powerful enough for what? Should be more than fine for most users.

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Nebula PC on Gaming PC: Ryzen 5 7500F, RX 9060 XT 16GB, B650M Wi-Fi Mobo, 32GB 6000MHz RAM, 1TB Gen4 M.2 SSD $1318 + $50 Delivery @ Nebula PC

No, sorry, I'm not going to change my alerts. Your "other deals" would have already triggered an alert when they were originally posted,…

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Friskyjews on Gaming PC: Ryzen 5 7500F, RX 9060 XT 16GB, B650M Wi-Fi Mobo, 32GB 6000MHz RAM, 1TB Gen4 M.2 SSD $1318 + $50 Delivery @ Nebula PC

Yep I'm hesitant to give them any business, this is so annoying.

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YellingIntoTheVoid on Gaming PC: AMD Ryzen 7 7700, AMD RX 9070 XT, B650M Mobo, 32GB 6000MHz RAM, 1TB Gen 4 NVMe SSD $2199 + Delivery @ TechFast

Linux is decent for most gaming nowadays. Steam compatibility layer helps a lot.

jbird84 commented on [Refurbished] Apple iPad 7th Gen 32GB Wi-Fi - Excellent Grade $199 Delivered @ Perfect Preowned
I've got a 7th gen iPad that I use once in a while to watch a movie or whatever and it is paiiiiinfully slow. I don't think it's worth $199…

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edisonAU on Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery Movie - Free to Watch with Ads @ YouTube

Love the movie and will prob end up watching it (once again) but isn't posting a "free with ads" deal kind of like the same as saying "this…

jbird84 commented on ITX Gaming PC: Intel i5-12400F, AMD RX 6650 XT GPU, H610 ITX Mobo, 16GB RAM, 500GB NVMe SSD, 750W PSU $678 + Delivery @ TechFast
Pretty sure I know the answer already is either 0 or 1, but how many internal 3.5" bays in case I wanna do some light nas duties with this…

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Sgav89 on Breville Duo-Temp Pro BES810BSS Coffee Machine $234.90 (with Everyday Rewards) Delivered / C&C / in-Store @ BIG W

Ahh yes AI, the thing that is famously often wrong about even basic things

jbird84 commented on Silicon Power Ace A55 1TB 3D NAND 2.5in SATA III SSD $73 + Delivery ($0 C&C) @ MSY
Literally the only sata ssd I've ever had straight up die on me was one from SP. Granted it was a 128 GB and may have had different guts…

I have the earlier version of this Topton box with a Celeron N5105 in it running Opnsense on bare metal and it's been perfectly stable for…

jbird84 commented on 50% off POÄNG Armchairs (e.g. Traditional from $49.50) + Del ($0 C&C/ In-Store) @ IKEA (Family Membership Required)
you havent worked at a startup until youve had a 1:1 in a poang chair to tell you all the things you're doing wrong

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noscopedJFK on Alienware 16 Area-51 Gaming Laptop (275HX/11 Pro/5090/64GB RAM/2TB Gen5 SSD/CherryMX) $7634.90 (Was $8776.90) Delivered @ Dell

wait for the m5 macbook air tbh

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Zythyx on [Refurb] Lenovo P330 Tower G1 Xeon E-2134 / 32GB RAM / 1TB NVMe / Quadro P4000 $425 ($400 eBay+) Delivered @ ACT Networks eBay

Yeah I know, and I've done that before (suspended drives internally with bungee cables) but it'd be nice to have

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Balls on [Refurb] Lenovo P330 Tower G1 Xeon E-2134 / 32GB RAM / 1TB NVMe / Quadro P4000 $425 ($400 eBay+) Delivered @ ACT Networks eBay

I was gonna say "at least it's got some 3.5 bays for a NAS setup" but I checked and it's only got 2 :\ You'd think with a case that huge…

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9hundred on Lian Li DAN-A3 Wooden 26L Compact mATX Case (Black) $99 + Delivery ($0 C&C WA) @ PLE Computers

Hasn't been true for like 20 years. These things throttle themselves and shut down now

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Azro on ANA Return: Sydney to Tokyo from $883, Osaka $885 & Fukuoka $878 (Fly Jul-Nov) @ flightfinderau

Ok yeah, you seem to be right. Thanks for the reply, cheers

jbird84 commented on ANA Return: Sydney to Tokyo from $883, Osaka $885 & Fukuoka $878 (Fly Jul-Nov) @ flightfinderau
Is this about as low as ANA gets? Wife wants specifically nonstop ANA for our trip later this year and I'm wondering if I should pull the…

Yes of course, agreed on the 6a nowadays. I'm just showing my age with the 5e :)

jbird84 commented on Sharing Wi-Fi between House and Granny Flat
I had nearly the same situation (except it was maybe 10m instead of 15) and after having tried wireless bridges and repeaters and such from…

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auscompgeek on [Back Order] SanDisk 64GB Ultra Fit USB 3.1 Flash Drive $10 + Delivery ($0 with Prime/ $59 Spend) @ Amazon AU

in terms of these drives, yes, 3.0 is faster than their xfer speed so 3.1 or 3.2 won't matter. but pretty disingenuous statement taken at…

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shaybisc on Gaming PCs: ITX 12400F/12100F RTX 4060: $688/$658 (OOS), R7-7700 RTX 5080: $2998, R7-7700 RTX 5090: $5999 + Delivery @ TechFast

Great lesson here in not relying on AI for advice

I used to do a stir fry of rice, cubed spam, canned pineapple, some veg (sugar snap peas or just regular peas usually) and some soy sauce.…

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bAps on Noctua NF-A20 PWM PC Fan A$39.59 + A$9 Delivery @ Noctua Cooling Solutions via Newegg

I find their dedication to the desaturated famicom colors kind of endearing tbh. But yeah it matches with nothing

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PerfectlyGneiss on Free Eggs Benedict If Your Name Rhymes with Benny @ Hungry Jack's

Did not expect to open a thread about hungry jacks and see debate class going on in full force. Wow
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