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Depends on what points you mean I guess, I double checked and I can only get 45c ish and 1.25 points per $1 spent, so actually just under…

Pro I also missed the ‘Pro’ when referring to the iPad but assume that other than the 12” MacBook i mean pro for both. It’s the…

It won’t show up in the benchmarks or most reviews because most benchmarks don’t exhaust the cache and the only other way to reveal the…

'i7' is a marketing term, the 12" is a Y series processor (also known as Core-M) the iPad is SUBSTANTIALLY faster *assuming what you want…

Depending on the technology they need to actually run another cable into your unit if you don't already have one (eg HFC where you don't…

I find that points these days are worth about a 0.35% surcharge, more than that and you're effectively losing money. Points have massively…

Honestly I think sick leave and long service leave should be portable (at least the potential income from a prior employer). I'm all for…

The fees/charges are paid by the merchant. In the US this is particularly lucrative. In Australia, those fees/charges are much lower. The…

The US has quite a different banking system, so there's more scope for them to do that. Merchant fees are much lower here so there's not so…

The hilarious part is if you've tried this for most Apple products you'll find the answer is unsatisfactory. Apple will not tell you, and…

They use it as marketing, only the Colgate Optic White one contains actual ingredients (Hyrdrogen Peroxide) proven to whiten teeth. The…

It's worth noting that the Colgate Optic White toothpaste (the ones in the red boxes, actually contain an ingredient that whitens your…

My bank let me change repayments online (as long as the projected repayment date was < the 30 year end date). Would error when I tried $1…

Ah. It is some kind of MLC. If the sort of customer thinks bigger is better they're not going to know the difference between MLC SLC etc…

There's a bit more processing power required to make live view / the EVF not shitty. But less complex yes. EVFs at this point tend to have…

> Honestly just the ability to use EF lenses is pretty major for anyone trying to keep their budget in check - I desperately want a A7 but…

If you're worried about someone entering your building to stop water from being sprayed into your apartment you may have a complex complex…

It's going to entirely depend on the complex.

I have the 4KG Simpson one (It's just over 10 years old and hasn't had any problems, they're pretty basic machines). It costs about $1 per…

Bought a 4 TB EVO for $749 (after cashback) in December, the QVO 4TB is down to $649 last I checked (PCCG I think), dropping fast as…

Not sure why you got down-voted, this is correct. It MLC always referred to > 1 bit. It's just a nicety that some manufacturers labelled…

MLC 'technically' > 1, it's only really been a 'sometimes' followed convention rather than rule that it's gone SLC > MLC > TLC > QLC.…

Most usage won't notice this, though I heard when the drive is almost full it will show up unexpectedly.

My mortgage has had the repayments set at $7 a month for the last 2 years where the balance has remained between ~$20-50 at all times…

'presumably' - you haven't seen tablets and phones these last 5 years have you? They're all glued to buggery and you have to heat gun the…

They did mine for free :o

The problem isn't that it doesn't hold charge, the problem being the swelling causing other issues. For me, I've had the same thing…

Took my Apple watch gen 0 to the apple store with this issue (the battery swelled while it was on charge and popped off the screen). They…

Have to limit myself to one expensive hobby at a time. Was looking to 'upgrade' my photography gear recently and came to the conclusion…

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