qwijibo » user profile

Member Since | 24/09/2011 |
---|---|
Last Seen | 1 hour 1 min |
Badges | 1 |
Location | Brisvegas |
Recent Activities

You pay for a device. They still shove ads at you. i.e. you don't really own the device, you're just renting it from the supplier under a…

qwijibo replied to
PlaneProof 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

Now they've switched to thaumatin, most of the flavours are pretty good. My personal favourites: 1. Aussie Choc Malt 2. Choc Cherry Delight…

qwijibo commented on Staying in a crappy company?
Crappy companies never get better. Always go where you're treated best (pay, team, work).

qwijibo replied to
NuttyGoodness on Belkin BoostCharge Pro 4-Port GaN Charger 108W, White $78 Delivered @ Amazon AU

I think it is very much a lottery. Like @superforever says: people can buy it and if the coil whine is annoying, return it. Apart from the…

qwijibo commented on Are Property Gurus Always Full of It?
The property doomsayers have predicted 11 out of the last 2 property price corrections. They started saying it back in the early 1990s, and…

Half a million? It's closing in on 750K this year, and I predict it will top 1 million after the 2025 election - no matter which party…

qwijibo commented on TP-Link LiteWave Gigabit Switch 5-Port $16, 8-Port $25 + Delivery ($0 Prime/$59 Spend) @ Amazon AU
These are cheap and do the job. Apparently the metal ones are better for cooling, but I'm happy with my cheapskate buy.

qwijibo replied to
zainmastron on Belkin BoostCharge Pro 4-Port GaN Charger 108W, White $78 Delivered @ Amazon AU

To clarify, I wanted a permanent desktop charger, that would I could leave everything plugged in to. I sleep about 2m away from it, and I…

qwijibo commented on Belkin BoostCharge Pro 4-Port GaN Charger 108W, White $78 Delivered @ Amazon AU
I had one of these, and the coil whine was annoyingly loud when charging a laptop from it, so wasn't any good for my use case. Totally fine…

qwijibo commented on LG 38WN95C-W 38 Inch UltraWide WQHD+ 3840x1600 IPS Curved HDR Monitor $1539 Delivered @ Amazon AU
This or hold out for an Alienware AW3821DW to be on sale?

I second this. Even with one fan (on my mobo the second fan overhangs the ram slots), it keeps everything super cool.

qwijibo commented on What PC Cooling Do You Use?
I've had water cooling in the past, but now I stick to a good 3rd party air cooler. Even the stock AMD coolers are more than enough. I also…

qwijibo commented on Intel Optane P1600X 118GB PCIe Gen 3 NVMe M.2 2280 3D XPoint SSD $92.94 Delivered @ Amazon US via AU
This is all IMHO: People thinking of using this for a NAS cache, dedicated swap or similar would be better off cramming as much ram into…

If anyone is interested in 3.5 externals, looks like the 8TB is on special too for $225.29:…

If you're just using it as a headless server (e.g. to ssh into, no GUI), then ubuntu server should be fine. Or debian 12 (bookworm) - I've…

qwijibo commented on Web Dev Jobs in Oz ?
For that combo (React + NodeJS) there are a lot of opportunities in the smaller companies, but not a lot in the banks or govt (mostly .net…

qwijibo replied to
Bold Eagle on Crucial MX500 2TB SATA 2.5" 7mm Internal SSD $149 Delivered @ Amazon AU

That combo won't work - the adapter is for SATA m.2 ssd (B-Key), and the m.2 drive you linked is NVME (M-Key). But if you could find cheap…

qwijibo replied to
Baradhur on Crucial MX500 2TB SATA 2.5" 7mm Internal SSD $149 Delivered @ Amazon AU

Thanks Obama.

If all you need is 2TB, its cheaper than building a NAS. You've got the hardware costs plus the power costs. For most of us, its most…

Totally, start with what you have lying around. The good thing about using off-the-shelf parts is you can always re-home them into a bigger…

Another vote for @clear

Should be able to. TrueNAS has the building support to make a share MacOS compatible - but I haven't tested this myself..

qwijibo replied to
Zhotan on MacBook Pro 14 M3 $2,427.70+, MacBook Pro 16 M3 Pro $3,790.60+, iMac M3 $2109+ Delivered @ Apple On Campus Stores (e.g. AEU)

Personally I'd go with one of the discounted M1 Max variants that pop up on special instead of M3 Pro - costs the same, but you get support…

Second for TrueNAS Scale. It's a pretty good "appliance" experience if you don't want the hassle of server admin. You can also expand it…

qwijibo commented on MacBook Pro 14 M3 $2,427.70+, MacBook Pro 16 M3 Pro $3,790.60+, iMac M3 $2109+ Delivered @ Apple On Campus Stores (e.g. AEU)
M3 Max is where it's at. Fully specced out 16" M3 Max with 128GB ram and 8TB ssd is only A$10,270.70 with the AOC discount. Looking at…

qwijibo replied to
CriticalImpact on Dreamquest Mini PC, Intel N95 12th Gen CPU 16GB DDR4 512GB $216.71 Delivered @ Dreamquest Amazon AU

Third rule of ozbargain. As soon as you stop procrastinating and hit buy on an item, someone will post a deal undercutting what you paid.

qwijibo replied to
Kawaii on Dreamquest Mini PC, Intel N95 12th Gen CPU 16GB DDR4 512GB $216.71 Delivered @ Dreamquest Amazon AU

Approximately the same in raw cpu grunt. N95 is a more recent cpu arch though (12th gen e-cores), and these things are pretty low on power…

qwijibo commented on [Backorder] Apple MacBook Pro 16-Inch with M2 Max Chip, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD (Silver, 2023) $4457 + Delivery Only @ JB Hi-Fi
If past behaviour repeats (it might, or it might not), when the M3 Pro/Max MBP are released, there will be new-old-stock M2 Max laptops on…

qwijibo replied to
FunkyPants on ZSUS 14" 2K IPS Portable Monitor US$66.65 (~A$103.91) Delivered @ ZSUS Store AliExpress

I find the stand to be a bit janky. I mean, it's servicable, but not as good as the magnetic case. On the upside though, it is a really…

qwijibo replied to
stephendt on Dreamquest Mini PC / N5105 + 8GB RAM + 255GB SSD $190.31 Delivered @ ReachingTech via Amazon Au

And containers... I'm using a similar device to run these: * opnsense firewalll * torrent box * monero node * ethereum node * fileserver…
Loading...