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Member Since | 01/03/2011 |
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Last Seen | 02/02/2025 |
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Location | Melbourne |
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SwarleyAUS on AOOSTAR WTR PRO 4 Bay NAS (Ryzen 7 5825U, 3x NVMe, 2x 2.5G LAN, HDMI/DP/USB-C) US$376.29 (~A$599.57) Del @ Aoostar AliExpress

Thank you. That sounds amazing - now really tempted.... resist....

BlueSkyAPI commented on AOOSTAR WTR PRO 4 Bay NAS (Ryzen 7 5825U, 3x NVMe, 2x 2.5G LAN, HDMI/DP/USB-C) US$376.29 (~A$599.57) Del @ Aoostar AliExpress
Any idea what ball-park range of idle power consumption this should have when all the rust drives are spun down in sleep mode?

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ozmma on GMKtec M5 Plus AMD Ryzen 7 5825U Mini PC Barebone DDR4 RAM US$186.80 (~A$300) Delivered @ China Box AliExpress

My apology - I didn't put the promo code in

BlueSkyAPI commented on GMKtec M5 Plus AMD Ryzen 7 5825U Mini PC Barebone DDR4 RAM US$186.80 (~A$300) Delivered @ China Box AliExpress
By the time I put this in checkout it comes up to $344 delivered. Shouldn't the GST 10% ($31.30) should be included in the price in the…


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Punkboy on Lyca Mobile: $7 Cashback on 10GB 28-Day $7.50 SIM or eSIM (New Customers) @ TopCashback AU

I feel like their slightly cheaper rates is just getting users to beta test their half-cooked platform. If they ever get around to building…

BlueSkyAPI commented on Lyca Mobile: $7 Cashback on 10GB 28-Day $7.50 SIM or eSIM (New Customers) @ TopCashback AU
Their porting process is ridiculously bad. The automated WILL fail and you got no way of restarting it again - which inevitably means…

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xmail on ESP32-C3 SuperMini Wi-Fi + Bluetooth Development Board $3.92 + $3.00 Delivery @ Zaitronics

Thanks to everyone who has responded to my question. I now recognise I didn't ask the question well. So far I have mostly used these to run…

BlueSkyAPI commented on ESP32-C3 SuperMini Wi-Fi + Bluetooth Development Board $3.92 + $3.00 Delivery @ Zaitronics
Can anyone help me understand how to choose between ESP32, ESP32-C3, ESP-S3? I can see S3 is dual core where C3 is single core. But do…

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Clear on VCOM 60W USB 3.1 5Gbps USB-C to USB-C Cable 1m $3.42 (Out of Stock), VCOM USB 3.1 5Gbps USB-A to USB-C 1m $2 Shipped @ AZAU

Not sure if it's bad naming conventions or just me getting old. Giving up..... +1 for the explanation.

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geekcohen on Ubiquiti UniFi U7 Pro Max Wi-Fi 7 Access Point $462.39 Delivered @ SydneyTec eBay

even within the roof cavity put it higher up to broaden the coverage cone on the ground level. summer heat is a worry but if it's already…

I actually prefer wifi over zigbee in situations where a power source is available. My zigbee lightbulbs are automatically configured as…

Thank you.

What's the difference between ESPHome and OpenBeken? I've used lots of ESPHome with Home assistant. Is there anything I am missing for not…

BlueSkyAPI commented on Beelink EQR6 Mini PC AMD Ryzen 5 6600H 16GB DDR5 500GB SSD $409 Delivered @ Beelink Official Store via Amazon AU
Any info about idle power consumption?

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fullerms on MSI Cubi N100 Mini PC with $50 Gift Card and 1TB MSI SSD (via MSI Promotion) $259 + Delivery ($0 C&C) @ Umart / MSY

Linux should support RTL chips. Are you thinking about FreeBSD firewalls? Could always run virtualised firewall on Proxmox and pass the…

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SubNoize on Beelink SER8 Mini PC, WI 11 AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS, 32GB DDR5, 1TB PCle 4.0 SSD, AMD Radeon 780M $809 Delivered @ Beelink Amazon AU

From the time I've looked around AMD iGPU doesn't seem to have support for split passthrough. However HDMI passthrough is possible - have…

BlueSkyAPI commented on Beelink SER8 Mini PC, WI 11 AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS, 32GB DDR5, 1TB PCle 4.0 SSD, AMD Radeon 780M $809 Delivered @ Beelink Amazon AU
Can these AMD iGPU be passthroughed to multiple VMs like you can with some Intel iGPU? In proxmox. Like mediated device for the old Intel…

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antigravity83 on Boost Mobile: $40 Cashback on 260GB 12-Month Prepaid SIM for $260 Delivered @ TopCashback AU

welcome to the AI hell - I've suffered and wasted so much time on Boost Mobile ordering process for years. This brand is dead to me.

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Man10United on [VIC] 13.12kW Solar System $4999 Installed after Rebate (Was $6399) @ Kenny Solar

AFAIK inverters will stop working when it's not synced to the grid.

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notJV on [Refurb] ThinkStation P330 Tiny i5-9400 16GB RAM 512GB SSD Wi-Fi Win 11 $228.65 Delivered ($223.27 eBayPlus) @ BNEACTTRADER eBay

yes you can The 2.5" occupies the same space as the PCIe slot. So if you want to use the PCIe slot then you can't use the 2.5".

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NVidia Sucks on [Refurb] ThinkStation P330 Tiny i5-9400 16GB RAM 512GB SSD Wi-Fi Win 11 $228.65 Delivered ($223.27 eBayPlus) @ BNEACTTRADER eBay

Sell off some on eBay / Facebook - even though the low end boxes aren't worth much still better to get onto it just to manage the clutter.…

BlueSkyAPI commented on [Refurb] ThinkStation P330 Tiny i5-9400 16GB RAM 512GB SSD Wi-Fi Win 11 $228.65 Delivered ($223.27 eBayPlus) @ BNEACTTRADER eBay
Also note i5-9400 has TDP 65W base frequency 2.9GHz; Compared to i5-9400T of TDP 35W base frequency 1.8GHz So likely this will have a…

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omblygombly on nbn 25/10Mbps $39/Month for 6 Months (New Customers Only, Ongoing $57.90/Month) @ Flip Connect

the rare occasions when I wish my connection is faster is when I need to download a game, or game updates. for streaming, agree, that…

BlueSkyAPI commented on Mikrotik RB5009UPr+S+IN 8xPoE/1xSFP+ Network Router $382 + $10.95 Delivery ($0 Pickup Fortitude Valley, QLD) @ Gigafy
RouterOS CHR (routerOS on hypervisor) license is very affordable - buy-once-use-forever lifetime license. If you are comfortable with using…

An experienced thief will just shut the house power from the power cabinet - that would disable most people's security camera systems, or…

BlueSkyAPI commented on [Prime] Madame Web - 4K UHD Blu-ray (US Region Lock) $34.27 Delivered @ Amazon US via AU
I regretted sitting through it.... it's pretty bad

BlueSkyAPI commented on [VIC] amaysim 90-Day 120GB SIM Starter Kit for $66 (Was $99) @ Woolworths, Caroline Springs
$66 for 90days is far from a deal.

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orangecarpet-22 on nbn 25/10Mbps $39/Month for 6 Months (New Customers Only, Ongoing $57.90/Month) @ Flip Connect

Fibre coverage looks pretty good on population centres https://www.chorus.co.nz/tools-support/broadband-tools/broadband-map
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