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Nom replied to Radar on Tefal Eternal Stainless Steel Induction Wok w/Lid 28cm $84.97 @ Myer
I guess it depends on how your gas wok burner is designed - my Smeg unit sends 95% of the heat up the sides of my wok and almost none in...
20/06/2021 - 10:23
Nom commented on Upgrade to Qantas American Express Ultimate Card ($450 Annual Fee), Get 60,000 Qantas Points, $200 Back, $450 Travel Credit
For anyone who already has Qantas Ultimate - can you use the $450 travel credit on competitively priced travel ? Or do you end up spending...
18/06/2021 - 22:46
Nom replied to proudwanderer on List & Sell 2 Items Free each Month on eBay via Gumtree
Nah, the 5 for $1 promo works fine, I just successfully used it 5 times yesterday. Because it's a promo that shows in your account, I...
14/06/2021 - 19:33
Nom replied to yamumma on [Afterpay] 1TB Samsung 870 QVO 2.5" SSD for $118.15 Delivered ($102.15 after Samsung Cashback) - Computer Alliance eBay
It's actually not terrible at all, unless you do a single large write operation of more than 40GB - write speed drops to 100MB/s at that...
14/06/2021 - 14:04
Nom replied to Tsuivan on Up to 30% off Oris Watches, Free Delivery @ Salera's Jewellers
> Hard pass on Oris. Why come into an Oris deal to tell us you don't want one ?
13/06/2021 - 18:24
Nom replied to spaceflight on Lenovo ThinkPad Basic Dock 65W $25 (Was $168) + Shipping ($0 NSW C&C) @ Mwave
It cannot deliver enough power to "a few very powerful / gaming laptops" as @utsc correctly pointed out. These systems still require a...
13/06/2021 - 11:23
Nom replied to ja912son on [Afterpay, Refurb] HP Z230 Workstation SFF Intel i7-4770 3.40GHz 16GB RAM 256GB SSD $254.15 Delivered @ Bneacttrader eBay
DisplayPort 1.2 does support 4K 60 no worries - but the NVS 310 video card in this machine doesn't support 4K. You'll need to change the...
13/06/2021 - 10:51
Nom replied to bazingaa on [PC, Pre Order, Origin] Battlefield 2042 $66.29 @ Cdkeys.com
The whole premise of Battlefield is multi-player team war. If you're looking for single-player games, then there are a gazillion to choose...
11/06/2021 - 16:04
Nom replied to kungfuman on Xbox Series X with Extra Xbox Robot White Wireless Controller Bundle $839.90 + Delivery @ The Gamesmen
I see you didn't read any other posts in this thread 😁 Microsoft's charging pack must be recharged in the controller - you have nothing...
09/06/2021 - 15:33
Nom replied to kungfuman on Xbox Series X with Extra Xbox Robot White Wireless Controller Bundle $839.90 + Delivery @ The Gamesmen
AA batteries are rechargeable in Eneloop form. There's no "evironmental issue" unless you're some sort of sadist using none-rechargeable...
09/06/2021 - 15:25
Nom replied to Laserface on Xbox Series X with Extra Xbox Robot White Wireless Controller Bundle $839.90 + Delivery @ The Gamesmen
Yeah I would need about a 5m USB cable to plug in and keep playing, my sofa isn't particularly close to my AV gear. It could be done ......
09/06/2021 - 15:23
Nom replied to Laserface on Xbox Series X with Extra Xbox Robot White Wireless Controller Bundle $839.90 + Delivery @ The Gamesmen
I can't plug in the USB cable and keep playing - the closest USB port to my sofa is multiple metres away !
09/06/2021 - 15:12
Nom replied to kungfuman on Xbox Series X with Extra Xbox Robot White Wireless Controller Bundle $839.90 + Delivery @ The Gamesmen
AA Eneloops can be immediately swapped when they run out - for this reason alone, I definately don't want built-in battery packs that need...
09/06/2021 - 13:23
Nom replied to sunaus on 1TB Samsung 870 QVO 2.5" SSD for $122.40 Delivered ($106.40 after Samsung Cashback) @ Futu Online eBay
Use the serial number on the drive, not the one on the box.
07/06/2021 - 19:47
Nom replied to jmel on 1TB Samsung 870 QVO 2.5" SSD for $122.40 Delivered ($106.40 after Samsung Cashback) @ Futu Online eBay
> Chuck it into google photos and you will never have to worry about backup. It's the thing of the past. You always have to worry about...
04/06/2021 - 13:48
Nom replied to nurbsenvi on 1TB Samsung 870 QVO 2.5" SSD for $122.40 Delivered ($106.40 after Samsung Cashback) @ Futu Online eBay
Any Samsung QVO drive is absolutely the wrong drive to use for Chia - you really need a high endurance enterprise drive.
04/06/2021 - 13:45
Nom replied to eraser215 on 1TB Samsung 870 QVO 2.5" SSD for $122.40 Delivered ($106.40 after Samsung Cashback) @ Futu Online eBay
> Doesn't the 870 series have much more endurance? Not really -...
04/06/2021 - 13:38
Nom replied to Serapis on 1TB Samsung 870 QVO 2.5" SSD for $122.40 Delivered ($106.40 after Samsung Cashback) @ Futu Online eBay
Yep, if the price difference is only $20 (1TB) then I would buy the EVO. If you want a larger drive like 4TB then the price difference is a...
04/06/2021 - 10:21
Nom replied to Tacooo on 1TB Samsung 870 QVO 2.5" SSD for $122.40 Delivered ($106.40 after Samsung Cashback) @ Futu Online eBay
This isn't really true - the mechanical RAID array is worse in every single metric apart from sequential transfer speed, and this isn't a...
04/06/2021 - 10:14
Nom replied to Nomad2233 on 1TB Samsung 870 QVO 2.5" SSD for $122.40 Delivered ($106.40 after Samsung Cashback) @ Futu Online eBay
You can just put a bit of foam in to "thicken" the drive if you need to - depending on how the laptop mounts the drive, some (most ?) are...
04/06/2021 - 10:08
Nom replied to sn0w on 1TB Samsung 870 QVO 2.5" SSD for $122.40 Delivered ($106.40 after Samsung Cashback) @ Futu Online eBay
Yep, it's common for the hard drive to be in a cradle/tray with something plugged in to the connector - just transfer all this stuff to the...
04/06/2021 - 00:17
Nom replied to zztrader on 1TB Samsung 870 QVO 2.5" SSD for $122.40 Delivered ($106.40 after Samsung Cashback) @ Futu Online eBay
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/184791273079 $512 - $50 eBay plus coupon - $60 Samsung cashback = $402 Good price today 👍 EDIT : actually...
03/06/2021 - 23:52
Nom replied to havok44 on 1TB Samsung 870 QVO 2.5" SSD for $122.40 Delivered ($106.40 after Samsung Cashback) @ Futu Online eBay
Any drive is fine for this, but you'll need to buy more than one so you can take regular backups 👌
03/06/2021 - 23:47
Nom replied to sn0w on 1TB Samsung 870 QVO 2.5" SSD for $122.40 Delivered ($106.40 after Samsung Cashback) @ Futu Online eBay
Does your Samsung laptop have this drive inside ? https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/131634727611 If yes, that's just a standard 2.5" SATA drive,...
03/06/2021 - 23:37
Nom replied to Nomad2233 on 1TB Samsung 870 QVO 2.5" SSD for $122.40 Delivered ($106.40 after Samsung Cashback) @ Futu Online eBay
No, 860 QVO and 870 QVO are very very similar.
03/06/2021 - 23:33
Nom replied to kiLbiL on Bridgestone Potenza Adrenalin RE003 Tyres: Buy 3 Get 1 Free @ Bridgestone
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/627990 <- such deal for 4wd tyres
03/06/2021 - 23:24
Nom replied to AmiBoss300 on [iOS, Android] Free Trial of CheckMyFaresXpress for 3 Months (No Auto Renewal) @ Apple App Store / Google Play Store
Go directly to your credit card company, you don't need to deal with the vendor if they didn't deliver what you paid for 👍
03/06/2021 - 22:46