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Context for you - the usual Cat6 cables that runs the full 100m distance is 23AWG which is thicker than 24AWG.

For those who are interested: - Charger Output: 5V3A, 9V2.77A, 5-11V2.25A(PPS) on Type-C, 5V2.4A on Type-A - Powerbank Input: 5V3A; Output:…

I believe as long as you're on FTTP (white fiber NTD box) or HFC (black TV cable NTD box) you'll be upgraded automatically.

Considering this (and Anker's MagGo UFO) are a better and premium alternative to Apple's now EOL Magsafe Duo, this price is acceptable.…

I was on Dodo for quite a few months. They’re on Vocus so practically the same as (or very similar to) Tangerine, MORE, Mate, Moose…

I don’t know. My last Toshiba HDD was the one in my iPod.

No worries. I know it's not you. I stop caring about it years ago. It's just good old OzB.

No, there were <$15/TB on recertified/pulled drives in the past. $20/TB is a recent low, but not ATL.

Because the need is drifting away from general public. And compared to enterprise SSDs with such large capacity, the per TB price is still…

Should be the same. Those drives share the same physical build. Just different binned platters and firmware with different strategy. Since…

With RAID on 3-2-1 backups, whatever trash drives can do the job just fine. And at this price point these are far from trash when used in…

These are factory recertified drives with a new firmware. Everything is zeroed out by Seagate. Officially.

There are already HC550s with fake labels. But only labels are fake. Firmware at the moment can't lie as there's no hack on the market yet.

Depends on the interpretation. They're RMA or product line defectives, recertified/refurbished then re-labelled in 2025.

Their pulled HC550 16TB is the cheapest per TB in the store:…

Now that both Seagate and WD are having dedicated/marked recertified product lines, you'll likely see the same date of manufacturer across…

I noticed that Seagate refreshed their Factory Recertified (dedicated product line with NM000C models, not the usual FR that share the same…

Should be "THE brand" in TB accessories for Macs, as their TS series docks are mostly designed with Mac users in mind. TS3 Plus is indeed…

Some KVM has host-dedicated ports where device on those ports will only be connected to a certain host. May be helpful. Though I don’t…

This is already a very standard switching KVM. It switches both HDMI and USB hub. Some higher-end models for professional use may include…

Some Dell monitors have built-in KVM with USB support so could be useful. Can't remember if any of them also support DP MST daisy chaining.…

Not sure what's the point of this form of product in Australian plug. Slimline PD chargers are popular in China and North America because…

H740P can be switched to HBA mode in PERC. Not sure how much difference it makes to have a pure HBA card. It shouldn't IMO. I've read…

Problem for server platform is that it takes forever to boot up. Especially when you have a lot of peripherals and RAM installed. Also…

Fanxiang S770 = IG5236 + YMTC 128-layer (note: 3rd party packaging, not YMTC OEM). It has onboard cache. Not ramless sticks. Very similar…

Whenever there's a layer of protocol added to the chain, there's a layer of overhead wrapped around the original data packet. Like russian…

Probably a cultural thing. Most chinese airlines do this if they offer free accommodation especially as you mentioned on lower fare tickets.

This is a very common practice, but not always, depends on the flight time. I had a few layovers in the past years in Guangzhou with CSAir…

CSAir has free layover hotel for all classes in Guangzhou. I guess they're relatively generous as it's at their home airport.

Some people reported slower speed on PPPoE. Just ask the technical support to redo your account so you can use IPoE.