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This is where things get funky, my personal opinion is that retina is a bit of a marketing ploy (and I've had and used a number of retina…

Dual screens are awesome, I had 2 x 24" 1920x1080 and upgraded to 2 x 27" 2560x1440 which is excellent for a little more resolution and…

I found one in a box over the weekend, plugged it in an updated to the latest OS (which took it's sweet time) and it's surprisingly snappy…

I double checked the terms, you have to scan the QR in centre... OR visit the website. So you're good. :)

Another strong recommendation, make sure that your powerbank can charge your devices while it is being charged itself. Means you can plug…

I've entered... but I don't know if I want to win this one given the costs of getting to/from Cairns!

Done this a few times with mouse/desk pads, the backing will come off eventually. Never the dryer unless you want to kill it right now.…

For someone who clearly doesn't care too much, buy something like this that supports Windows 11 and be done. Pull the old drive out and put…

I use one of my real email accounts, get LOTS of marketing emails which are filtered out into another folder, although I'm forever adding…

I used to use an independent optician who provided much better customer service, nicer frames (IMHO) and an all round better experience.…

Even with a basic prescription it's rarely $199! All coatings and stuff are extra. My mother tried the zero options basic, two sets of…

I was kinda thinking the same. I have a couple of these in production and as spared in my drawer at 64GB and 128GB capacities. I feel bad…

I've done this one time when younger in a FWD vehicle going waaaay too fast into a corner being a d!ckhead in my younger days. Took the…

Sadly some insurers can ask for the excess until they can claim it from the other party. Better ones will waive it if you can provide…

We were out on Saturday and I did a double take at the bill for a moment before realising that Saturday was a PH, something I did actually…

^This. Like audiophiles spending a billionty dollarbucks on fancy cable risers. I get wanting to save $$ on the seasoning process, but when…

Mine auto updates from time to time (and has done since I got it), never had any issues at all. I don't know enough to say the aftermarket…

Which would make sense at the quoted rates otherwise average people simply couldn't afford to drive anymore... not that it's getting any…

I've read a few of these articles and was a little confused with the language. Is this designed to be a one off cost/credit on the purchase…

I didn't notice before, but the estimated yield on the MFC-L3760CDW carts is almost about half that of the bigger printer. So really, after…

Check out my post below before you buy that model.

@jeeg We have the Brother MFC-L8690CDW we got from Officeworks five years ago. I'm only 7,500 pages through and using aftermarket…

I was looking at a Dell monitor a little while back and thought I saw that they had a special with 10% cashback on everything where usually…

Woolworths mobile have $25/ month plans and you get 10% off your shop once a month which can cover some/all of the cost depending on the…

We were on HFC cable pre NBN on 100/5, which really struggled with uploads but was otherwise blisteringly fast compared to our previous 4/1…

Be interested if tunnelling into your own VPN in your own house solves the problem?

If you needed new or additional batteries for some reason this might be handy, but often there are better deals where you essentially pay…

Switch is a nice entry level into gaming without a lot of the toxic BS you will deal with online otherwise. Great for couch co-op games…

Agreed, Most of my team were doing at least one day WFH pre-COVID and we were talking about expanding that to two days. It was still…

My old car (which still feels pretty new since I got it new) is a 2011 Golf with 53k on the clock. I think it missed one annual service…