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Great laptop. But 8GB soldered RAM? You'd better halve the price.

Its all the same reality trash-TV, except for Grand Designs.

I've used HP Microserver with ECC, Intel NUC. Now running second-hand Dell and Fujitsu micro-PCs. All very reliable 24/7. I doubt a random…

People who are into these points say a good redemption is at least 2c value per point. So 62,500 points is $1,250. Looking around, that…

Visiting The Family has a different meaning in Italy. Or at least in Calabria.

Something to add: The "2 minute kiss an ride sign" is **informational**. It is not a restriction. The legal restriction, which could lead…

Just an FYI. If you admit to watching The Block in public, people will judge you. They may not say anything, but they do remember.

Those bundle deals are weird. Definitely losing money. And I've received a few fake items there - far more than regular deals. But did I…

[What Have Been The Top 5 Best Genuine Deals Ever Posted on OzBargain?](https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/410920) Jacobs Creek Mystery…

In reality, just put a 470 ohm resistor between the esp32 and WS2812B. 3.3V is not within spec ( 0.7 Vdd) , but it works anyway. That's…

GPS tracker.

$3.70 shipped as letter, nice. Of course its usually better to put a web interface on your esp32, and use your phone to control it :-) But…

I think he means a used (ex-lease/govt) laptop. https://www.australiancomputertraders.com.au/laptops-under-1000/

Yes, cheap RGB lights have dim colours compared to Hue. Ikea is good quality and pricing for white spectrum.…

It is possible, but with HA, better to avoid wifi and use Zigbee instead. "No Hub Required" means "you need a wifi hub, but you probably…

Something like this can be handy: (3 in 1) https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005007698260573.html

No. Too cynical. If you think about it, there are good reasons for them to accept expired bottles. All their bottles will expire one day,…

There is no "maybe" about it.

Yes, though bluetooth might be better. And a smaller $5 hub will work too.

"Upscaling" is when you put a 1080P input on a 4K screen, smoothed. This does the opposite: **DOWNscaling.** Well, kind of. The pixel…

Battery reports 24Wh = 57% of original capacity. I set brightness at 50% on the log scale, while kids can do it dimmer. The seller had…

"up to" is BS. I got the once-42Wh (kW is more like my car) from the $199 deal, and it gets 2-3 hours if lucky. I might try an aftermarket…

Pixel 7 is still going for half that price, with 256GB storage https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/928591

The only problem with these is that even with a new battery , they will be lucky to last the whole school day. I guess can hook up a…

> Just set up a used, half decent phone or small tablet I tried this once, but over-heating was a big problem. One of those cheap 10"…

Wait until you have children. They grow up, leave home, never call . I'm still at the "will they ever leave" stage, but one day ...

"I acknowledge that I am consenting to receive direct marketing communications in relation to travel insurance in accordance with the…

None at all, most likely. Unless you run benchmark software. Same laptop with incrementally upgraded CPU. The only big difference at launch…

What is wrong with them? Every ... single ... time ... they leave out the output voltage. Kind of important when you want a larger power…