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I have this exact product and can confirm it's legit, runs off 12V DC and has a real ultrasonic transducer. The fake ones have plastic…

The reliability of their hinges seem to be getting worse and worse over the last few generations, probably best to avoid this one for now.

For A2DP they support SBC, AAC and opus. On a Pixel device opus will only be used for spatial audio and can't be used for normal media…

They're decent imo, battery life and ANC are both average, and it's one of the very few bluetooth earbuds on the market that supports…

The WD SN5000 has 600TBW for $12 more, might as well go with that instead. Was thinking of putting together a nas with these drives a while…

If endurance is something you care about, the WD SN5000 is much better at 600TBW for the 1TB model. It's $91 after the $6 coupon, so $12…

These are pretty darn good for the price, been using them for a few months now. The 30W model is pretty compact and won't block adjacent…

SanDisk and WD portable SSDs have serious reliability issues, both firmware and hardware. Get a Samsung T7 if you want something reliable.

There aren't much Matter over Thread hardware around just yet, most stuff are doing it over WiFi, and they cost double or triple compared…

Tempting, it's nice to see mains powered stuff with proper Australian safety certification too.

Yes, both Hue and Aquara zigbee products are very well supported by Z2M or ZHA.

SkyConnect has hardware flow control while the Sonoff ZBDongle E does not. Hardware flow control is nice bonus to have, it helps with…

That's kind of what Nabu Casa promised initially, but unfortunately it didn't pan out due to stability issues. Basically one or the other,…

Back in stock, probably gonna be ATL for a good while

Aside from the silicone tips, the AirPods Pro 2nd gen has slightly better battery life too.

A different type of microswitch that doesn't make a loud audible click.

Most basic flashdrives on the market are rubbish these days, don't bother. An SSD based flashdrive is the way to go if you want good…

I'd recommend looking into the Kingston XS1000, XS2000, Transcend ESD310C or similar drives with a controller that has a native USB…

Nah, definitely not expecting it to be that good. Using an HDD means I wouldn't have to worry about NAND flash discharging and losing data…

Refurbs are available again from Sony eBay for $254.15 with eBay Plus, only a few left: https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/285824850051

These SMR drives are super slow for random access, but they're quite nice for simple cold backups.

Nice, cheaper than what I got those for last week. Very happy with the comfort, audio quality and ANC so far. Personally I find the battery…

I have a Q556, the fan runs much quieter compared to the HP, Lenovo and Dell boxes of similar age, so I personally prefer these instead of…

Glad you got it to work, initially I actually pried it off before I realised I could just rotate it to unlock it lol

How's the ANC on these? Quite a lot of budget earbuds have very disappointing ANC in my experience.

My 12" model has a round plastic cover in the center at the bottom side, you turn it counter-clockwise to unlock it, remove the screws, and…

I opened mine and put a piece of tape on the buzzer.

Coin cell is sad, otherwise this would have been a really nice device.

The hub is required unless you have your own zigbee network already set up (zigbee2mqtt / ZHA). None of their products connect to the…