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Are Digital Photo Frames Really Worth It?

Have been keeping an eye on this item for a mother's day gift, but not sure if it's worth the money? Slightly discounted price at present. Skylight Digital Picture Frame - WiFi Enabled …

Residential Solar System - Is It a Good Idea to Add More Panels?

We have an existing solar system on our home - 9 panels in total (facing north). I have no idea the capacity of the existing panels, but on sunny days the inverter can often peak at around 2500 …

Garden Shed Sliding Door Lock Recommendations

Recently installed a Stratco HM3 garden shed with sliding door (see link below). The lock that is included with the shed is rubbish, so I am looking for ideas/suggestions on options for securely …

Searching for a Chess Set

I want to teach my 10 year old daughter to play chess, so I am looking to by a reasonably priced/reasonable quality chess set. Most of the sets I've found so far are really small and magnetic, …

Best Bang for Buck 32" to 43" Smart Television

Have been hunting for a replacement TV for our study. Doesn't need to be anything super special, but if there's a bargain out there then that would be great. Currently an LG fanatic with …

32" Television Ceiling Mount Recommendations

Currently have an old 32" TV ceiling mounted, but the mount has always felt a little 'flexible' and my wife is worried the TV will fall off the roof. Not one to argue… (TV has …

PLE Computers

PLE Computers - Purchase Warning

Apology upfront… my frustration levels are high, having attempted to sort out this mess for all of this week. Ordered a Corsair iCue H115i RGB Pro XT AIO Liquid CPU Cooler from PLE Computers …

nbn FTTC to FTTP Questions

Hello, We currently have Fiber to the Curb (FTTC) and want to increase the speed of our internet which will require Fiber to the Premises (FTTP). I have several questions I hope someone with …

Best 2TB NVMe SSD Drive with Heat Sink Available Right Now?

I am in the market for a 2TB NVME SSD with heat sink. Was looking at Samsung 980 PRO SSD with Heatsink 2TB, but am also willing to look at a Gen 3 drive. Any suggestions greatly appreciated.

Advice on M.2 NVMe Drives for Use in a Home Server?

I have a home Proxmox server running an EPYC CPU and I want to add some M.2 NVME drives. So I purchased an ASUS Hyper M.2 X16 PCIe 3.0 X4 Expansion Card. Why PCIe 3.0, because the server has X16 PCIe …

2U or 3U Rack Case Recommendations

Starting a new proxmox project, and looking for a cost effective and flexible rack case. The case needs to be under 500mm deep due to rack length restrictions. I also only have ATX power supplies …

Advice on M-ATX AM4 Mainboard for use with Ryzen 5600X for non-Gaming Work

First post here. I have a Ryzen 5600X CPU and M-ATX case, so looking for suggestions on a reasonably priced motherboard. Not looking for a gaming setup, more used for 3D design and video editing …