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Member Since | 17/04/2009 |
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Location | Sydney |
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Thrawn commented on How Do People Afford Driving Luxury Cars?
Luxury cars isn't that expensive if you consider that in reality the cost is spread over decades.. and a lot of car ownership costs is...

Thrawn commented on Are Politicians 'Really' Underpaid
In Singapore, politician salaries are pegged relative to the median income of the top-1000 of Singapore earners. As a result the PM gets...

Thrawn commented on Are Politicians 'Really' Underpaid
The special pension for MPs are long gone. MPs entering parliament after 2004 is no longer eligible. Very few current politicians are...

https://www.9news.com.au/national/company-fined-after-nsw-mother-killed-by-faulty-usb-phone-charger/8cc63e2a-0114-4da8-9356-c8f69f3dc5ce *A...

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TehBanga on Scammed on Gumtree (Sent $950 Seller Didn't Post Goods) - Police Don't Seem to Care?

Fraud is a crime... Problem for the police though is they have to prove intent to commit fraud, which is very difficult. Eg, item's not...

There’s also an import duty of probably 5% on most goods

Why does the interest on a $100k mortgage cost more than a $1 million one.. same thing. It's not just the actual transaction costs. What...

Thrawn commented on PWAY Audio Video Capture Card $8.49 + Delivery ($0 with Prime/ $39 Spend) @ Tech Extend via Amazon AU
one use case is to use an old DSLR/mirrorless camera as a high quality webcam

Amazon may be especially sensitive about storage drives after this lol:...

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koplik8 on Catch.com.au: 15% Upsized Cashback (Capped at $25 Per Customer, 6-8pm AEDT) @ ShopBack

Purchases with gift card doesn’t count with cashback. Use one or the other

Thrawn commented on Gigabyte Laptop Battery Died, ACL Warranty?
You can usually buy a new laptop battery for around $80 and just replace it yourself

Lenovo Education price for this is $60+... for those checking

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Niko123456 on 2 Adults, 3 Kids, 7 Nights in Fiji - What Would Be The Expected Cost?

Australian passenger tax is $60 Fiji passenger tax is $135 Add airport taxes on top of that Taxes alone is well over $1k for the family.....

Thrawn commented on Bright Rechargeable Headlamp / Head Torch
I bought Boruit D10 from AliExpress for about $13. 18650 with a built-in USB charger. Simple, works very well and cheap

JB hasn't had good deals for a few years now.. Used to buy camera gear, external drives, logitech gear at prices that are cheaper than...

Friend had a settlement through St George last month. Took less than 2 weeks from application to unconditional approval. Much more pain...

Settled a new purchase direct through HSBC a few months ago in NSW. HSBC took about 7 business days from the actual application to the...

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JownehFixIT on Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Carbon: Ryzen 7 5800U (8C/16T), 14" 2.8k OLED 90hz, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD $1700 Delivered @ Lenovo Education

Yeah I know.. but my expectation is that it'll use DP 1.4, which in theory should do dual 4K 60hz. There's some kind of compatibility issue...

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ChipsChicky on Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Carbon: Ryzen 7 5800U (8C/16T), 14" 2.8k OLED 90hz, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD $1700 Delivered @ Lenovo Education

You can hear it.. but I wouldn’t call it noisy

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InternetExplorer on Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Carbon: Ryzen 7 5800U (8C/16T), 14" 2.8k OLED 90hz, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD $1700 Delivered @ Lenovo Education

It’s quite reflective…. That’s true

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Slippery Otter on Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Carbon: Ryzen 7 5800U (8C/16T), 14" 2.8k OLED 90hz, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD $1700 Delivered @ Lenovo Education

I received mine yesterday.. Definitely have video pass through as it comes with a USB-C to HDMI adapter. Works on a 4K 60hz screen. Though...

Thrawn commented on Catch.com.au Packages Everywhere!
Both Catch and Kmart is owned by Wesfarmers They probably use shared warehousing infrastructure.. shipping packages to Kmart retail stores...

Thrawn commented on Samsung M7 32" UHD Smart Monitor $397 + Delivery ($0 to Metro Areas/ C&C) @ Officeworks
LS32AM700U**EXXY** model name not quite right

Thrawn commented on How Many Amazon Returns Have You Made So Far?
About 4 times over 5 years and 100 odd orders. Damaged in shipping mostly.. and once it was missing bonus components which were advertised...

Thrawn commented on Cancelling on a website isnt enough? (my eBay+ cancelled over a year ago - but PayPal "automatic payments" keeps going through)
Quite a lot of merchants creates a new subscription for every transaction as well. So you end up with 10+ KFC subscriptions in PayPal

Rare spare parts that is not commonly available. Eg, replacement battery for a specific model laptop. Amazon likely won’t have it and...

Thrawn commented on ThinkPad Universal Thunderbolt 4 Dock 8K & 4K $270.60 Shipped @ Lenovo Education Store
I bought mine with this deal.. just arrived yesterday. Only using it on a HP Elitebook 840 G6 so far (TB3), works well

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R14 on [eBay Plus] 20% off Eligible Items (25% w/ Afterpay) @ eBay (AP Price - 60W $3.82, Mi Curve $467.81, G10 $246.17, HDMI 2.1 $6.37

how much did you have remaining with Afterpay ? when I had it around $8 it didn't work.. worked for $42'ish

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Ash-Say on [eBay Plus] 20% off Eligible Items (25% w/ Afterpay) @ eBay (AP Price - 60W $3.82, Mi Curve $467.81, G10 $246.17, HDMI 2.1 $6.37

whoops.. meant the 25% afterpay one.. wrong thread (too many windows open)

Thrawn commented on [eBay Plus] 20% off Eligible Items (25% w/ Afterpay) @ eBay (AP Price - 60W $3.82, Mi Curve $467.81, G10 $246.17, HDMI 2.1 $6.37
FYI you can mix with Afterpay 25% with GCs I'm not sure what the minimum remaining amount you have to pay with Afterpay, but I got it down...