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SanDisk and WD portable SSDs have serious reliability issues, both firmware and hardware. Get a Samsung T7 if you want something reliable.

There aren't much Matter over Thread hardware around just yet, most stuff are doing it over WiFi, and they cost double or triple compared…

Tempting, it's nice to see mains powered stuff with proper Australian safety certification too.

Yes, both Hue and Aquara zigbee products are very well supported by Z2M or ZHA.

SkyConnect has hardware flow control while the Sonoff ZBDongle E does not. Hardware flow control is nice bonus to have, it helps with…

That's kind of what Nabu Casa promised initially, but unfortunately it didn't pan out due to stability issues. Basically one or the other,…

Back in stock, probably gonna be ATL for a good while

Aside from the silicone tips, the AirPods Pro 2nd gen has slightly better battery life too.

A different type of microswitch that doesn't make a loud audible click.

Most basic flashdrives on the market are rubbish these days, don't bother. An SSD based flashdrive is the way to go if you want good…

I'd recommend looking into the Kingston XS1000, XS2000, Transcend ESD310C or similar drives with a controller that has a native USB…

Nah, definitely not expecting it to be that good. Using an HDD means I wouldn't have to worry about NAND flash discharging and losing data…

Refurbs are available again from Sony eBay for $254.15 with eBay Plus, only a few left: https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/285824850051

These SMR drives are super slow for random access, but they're quite nice for simple cold backups.

Nice, cheaper than what I got those for last week. Very happy with the comfort, audio quality and ANC so far. Personally I find the battery…

I have a Q556, the fan runs much quieter compared to the HP, Lenovo and Dell boxes of similar age, so I personally prefer these instead of…

Glad you got it to work, initially I actually pried it off before I realised I could just rotate it to unlock it lol

How's the ANC on these? Quite a lot of budget earbuds have very disappointing ANC in my experience.

My 12" model has a round plastic cover in the center at the bottom side, you turn it counter-clockwise to unlock it, remove the screws, and…

I opened mine and put a piece of tape on the buzzer.

Coin cell is sad, otherwise this would have been a really nice device.

The hub is required unless you have your own zigbee network already set up (zigbee2mqtt / ZHA). None of their products connect to the…

Wonder if this would be quiet enough on low settings for circulating air around the house, hopefully it's quieter than the cheap kmart fan…

I have one of the 470mL ones and it works pretty well. It runs off 12V and the power is okay for the size.

Looked it up and apparently it's "coming in October", so it will probably show up here next year I recon, as most electronics are released…

Nope, you can only fit a regular power plug next to it.

Have some of the older ones and the build quality was rubbish, didn't end up using them after flashing ESPHome because the energy…

Keep your receipts handy because these can fail pretty quickly, but if you have easy access to IKEA I guess it's not a big deal.

Not bad, although I'll probably wait for the new SE next year instead.