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RooAvery on HPM 6 Outlet Surge Protected Powerboard Black $7.98 + Delivery ($0 with Prime/ $59 Spend) @ Amazon AU

Even then, light bulbs are cheap and (could be wrong on this one) diodes used in them are not particularly susceptible to surges. The…

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ozbjunkie on Best Laptop for Multiple Uses, Tabs, Photography, Editing, Web Design - Budget $1500

You have given extremely limited requirements in the original post, so this thread has turned into the usual 'recommend a generic nice…

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Watanabe1995 on HPM 6 Outlet Surge Protected Powerboard Black $7.98 + Delivery ($0 with Prime/ $59 Spend) @ Amazon AU

Agreed... all these cheap powerboards come with 90cm leads, which really makes them pretty useless a lot of the time. The 1.8m ones really…

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gavincato on Best Laptop for Multiple Uses, Tabs, Photography, Editing, Web Design - Budget $1500

> Why does it matter? You asked... > The following story should be taken as a serious warning against use of a laptop computer in a literal…

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Jamesozbargain on HPM 6 Outlet Surge Protected Powerboard Black $7.98 + Delivery ($0 with Prime/ $59 Spend) @ Amazon AU

> 175J surge protection to help prevent damage to connected tools and appliances caused by inconsistencies in power supply Why do people…

What? They are probably one of the best known names in the industry. I was commenting to say that they are unlikely to be bought out and…

They should be... pretty safe? It's a privately started up and owned company run by a Hasidic Jewish family, not some publicly traded…

What are these 'notifications' of which you speak?

rumblytangara commented on Anyone Bought Laptop from Newegg?
Newegg used to be a fantastic company. Several years ago they were bought out by a mainland Chinese company and have turned to crap. It'd…

rumblytangara commented on Are We Ever Gonna Have Real Magic?
I guess this is where that 'username fits' phrase is apt.

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KelpRunner on Alienware RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard AW410K (Cherry MX Brown Switch) $88 Delivered @ Dell

Huh, just checked my kid's Keychron and it's a year old K3. We have tried that it works fine wireless (it's about 50cm from the PC) but…

> OH, I get it now, I thought it was like what my wife does… she boils the water in the electric kettle and once it’s boiled she has to…

> “nO iNsUrAnCe HeLp” You forgot the,,, random puctuation..!

Something makes me think that OP is not gonna buy insurance.

rumblytangara commented on Standard OzBargain Comments You Always See
Something **inane** with ra**nd**om bold **words**. (Thought that's a white lie, since I discovered the Ignore function.)

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ilove on Alienware RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard AW410K (Cherry MX Brown Switch) $88 Delivered @ Dell

Never touched an Alienware, but I would 100% buy a Keychron over one sight unseen.

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modify on Alienware RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard AW410K (Cherry MX Brown Switch) $88 Delivered @ Dell

Any keyboard with factory silenced switches.

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GrimCheaper on Alienware RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard AW410K (Cherry MX Brown Switch) $88 Delivered @ Dell

> Brown = clicky, yet silent Brown, as other people have said, = tactile (barely). Not clicky. Silent is another thing altogether. In the…

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Masticccc on Alienware RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard AW410K (Cherry MX Brown Switch) $88 Delivered @ Dell

Have they finally replaced their 30 year old injection molds so that the stems are no longer scratchy? Last time I tried Browns were…

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Masticccc on Alienware RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard AW410K (Cherry MX Brown Switch) $88 Delivered @ Dell

Of all the stock Cherry MX switches, browns are... the least bad. But they still suck. (I'd only buy a board with Cherry MX if the switches…

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edfoo on Samsung Pro Endurance 128GB MicroSD $20.57 + Delivery ($0 with Prime/ $59 Spend) @ Amazon US via AU

That's.... pretty much exactly what I said?

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prankster on Samsung Pro Endurance 128GB MicroSD $20.57 + Delivery ($0 with Prime/ $59 Spend) @ Amazon US via AU

The Endurance, as the name suggests, is specifically made for high write cycles. The Plus looks to be a fast transfer model for high…

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prankster on Samsung Pro Endurance 128GB MicroSD $20.57 + Delivery ($0 with Prime/ $59 Spend) @ Amazon US via AU

> but seriously can you tell the difference as long as it stores whatever you are recording? And can you always tell that it is storing…

rumblytangara commented on Buying New vs Pre-Owned - Anything
Good quality used furniture (not mattresses), definitely. It'll last forever and not be made of some kind of crappy laminate over…

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wuds on Should I Move My Son to a Private School in Grade 5 Instead of Grade 7

> But, if you look from the side of school, do they want to give you a good scholarship (may be more than 50%) to attract you? You are…

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wuds on Should I Move My Son to a Private School in Grade 5 Instead of Grade 7

Would you be able to enrol him now in private, and still have him sit the ACER for potential scholarships for high school? That way you've…

What's the ACER exam comment in your OP about- is this for selective school entry or is this something else? I just had a quick look and it…

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Axelnose on Amino Z Whey Protein Isolate 4kg $149.99 Del+$55 Credit ($65 CZ/$50 NewCust)/5kg $179.99 (Extra $10 Cred), 30% off AZ @ Amino Z

In my short experience, yeah they do. I asked to be taken off their text notifications list, and was surprised to receive an apology and…

rumblytangara commented on Samsung Pro Endurance 128GB MicroSD $20.57 + Delivery ($0 with Prime/ $59 Spend) @ Amazon US via AU
Bought one, thanks OP. Recently pulled the last Endurance card out of the dashcam, and promptly lost the damn thing.

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chrbruh on Amino Z Whey Protein Isolate 4kg $149.99 Del+$55 Credit ($65 CZ/$50 NewCust)/5kg $179.99 (Extra $10 Cred), 30% off AZ @ Amino Z

Based on my first order several months ago, it takes a handful of days. I suspect it's a manual process. Edit: the comment directly above…
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