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I believe a "Thicknesser" only makes things thinner, not thicker.

True. Two 5Ah batteries would be more than $200 on their own. I got this from the last Bunnings deal basically just for the batteries (so I…

Not sure about singularity, a poof of burning smell should be in place given it's not one of the 54V-supported powertools.

Warm backups are better since they are also one write a few reads (for checksum) but usually live in a way better environment, like a…

Hard drives pulled from service.

Technically factory “recertified”. But yeah they’re refurbished products.

These drives were manufactured in that era. There's chance.

You're too optimistic on the practices of recycling companies. Though if it's from a RAID, at least you know it's not off a mining…

ED's pulls are 1 year warranty (used to be 3 years), while FR are 3 years.

Amaysim NBN is piping all kinds of targeted deals that are very hard to redeem.

Yes, but not excessively given its claims and total cost of ownership compared to other long-term cold backups. Problem for regular…

It's more of a design choice. Macs are designed with USB-PD in mind thus even the bigger 16" MBPs can charge (very) slowly off 5V, while…

True, but with limited functionality. Could never get it to properly passthrough audio and dolby vision. Though its 120fps support is much…

That's 16GB/256GB base model. Not the same comparison. 24GB/512GB M4 Air @ Costco is $2100

_Good Deal_ and _Guess How Much_ are both very funny to watch. Both were premiered Amazon Prime I believe.

It's the most common multi-character surname in Chinese, but still a relatively rare surname in general.

There will be some effects as demo mode usually crank brightness to the max. Though I can’t tell mine even I know it’s been on for…

This is listed on JB website, but in reality you could bargain in a local store and sometimes they can give further discounts, especially…

I still find bigger screen = more immersiveness. I still watch plenty on 720p on 110" projection even though I've got a 85C845 LOL

C7K belongs to C7 series where previous model was C755. C8 is better overall. Though 2025 models seems to be using the same Pentonic 700…

So same price as the Nintendo Switch 2 Camera. With built-in microphone but with narrower FOV. Likely better picture quality and low-light…

Not exactly accurate on title - only C1 port supports 140W output as that specific port is on a dedicated circuit. C2-C4 share circuits,…

Wake me up when <$25/TB is back.

With the right drill bits, yes. Also $200 is a good deal since the two batteries alone would sell more than that.

Not a branding. It's a slightly more toxic, non-drinkable replacement to ethanol. Originally used as a replacement to ethanol in places…

I tried 900 then 901 bus through and through once from Clayton. It took me about three hours to get there. Could be a serious trip on its…

Or if it's a planned trip on a budget, a train to broadmeadows then bus to the airport works to be just fine as well. But I do look forward…

Yup. The most effective personal backup is actually M-DISC. Most Blu-ray writers can write to them, and discs are reasonably priced given…

Probably not cold backup. SSDs are not really good at retaining data on a long scale (5 years+ without connecting to power).

Objection!