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Member Since 04/01/2013
Last Seen 02/12/2021
Location Brisbane

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BinaryPirate replied to 1st-Amendment on Low-Earth Orbit Satellite Internet (up to 370Mbps/51.6Mbps) $139/Month + $809 Setup @ SpaceX / Starlink
> That wasn't the question, I asked you to explain why you think that matters. Do you honestly think mobile internet is not a major chunk...
30/11/2021 - 18:32
BinaryPirate replied to dreamscene on Win a WD BLACK Gaming PC from Mwave
I won a gleam comp just over a year ago & a friend won one about 3yrs ago.
30/11/2021 - 11:58
BinaryPirate replied to 1st-Amendment on Low-Earth Orbit Satellite Internet (up to 370Mbps/51.6Mbps) $139/Month + $809 Setup @ SpaceX / Starlink
> Why? If you can't understand the difference between using a mobile to access websites & using mobile networks to access websites, perhaps...
30/11/2021 - 11:45
BinaryPirate replied to factor on Low-Earth Orbit Satellite Internet (up to 370Mbps/51.6Mbps) $139/Month + $809 Setup @ SpaceX / Starlink
Govt-funded geo-stationary satellites would be a perfectly adequate solution if the govt took some of the money it hands out to...
30/11/2021 - 06:03
BinaryPirate replied to 1st-Amendment on Low-Earth Orbit Satellite Internet (up to 370Mbps/51.6Mbps) $139/Month + $809 Setup @ SpaceX / Starlink
> 3 seconds of googling: https://www.oberlo.com/statistics/mobile-internet-traffic Mobile market share was 6% in 2011 when the NBN was...
30/11/2021 - 05:02
BinaryPirate replied to TanedaR on Asus RT-AX55 White AX1800 Dual Band Wi-Fi 6 802.11ax Router $140 Delivered (Was $155) @ Amazon AU
fwiw my last Asus router made it to the warranty expiry plus a few days then karked it. 5/7 would buy again b/c that's the very first Asus...
29/11/2021 - 15:05
BinaryPirate replied to KnifeEnthusiastBoi on LG Ultragear 34GL750-B 34 Inch Curved WFHD IPS Gaming Monitor $524 Delivered @ Amazon AU
Aldi has listed this one in its special buys for $299. At that price its probably worth it.
22/11/2021 - 10:29
BinaryPirate replied to EvilBob on [PC] Xbox Game Pass for PC - 3 Month Subscription for $1 (New/Inactive Members) @ Microsoft
I may have asked this previously but are the DLCs &/or Season Passes included with the games on GamePass? Also, with the games that are...
16/11/2021 - 12:24
BinaryPirate replied to Where's_That_Cake on [PC, Prime] Free - Control Ultimate Edition, Rise of The Tomb Raider, Dragon Age Inquisition + More @ Prime Gaming
The GOG launcher apparently integrates Steam, Epic & Uplay, so if you do that & add the Amazon launcher you'll have one less launcher than...
05/11/2021 - 17:46
BinaryPirate replied to reactor-au on [PC, Prime] Free - Control Ultimate Edition, Rise of The Tomb Raider, Dragon Age Inquisition + More @ Prime Gaming
So were all the Battlefield games from the past three months.
02/11/2021 - 10:11
BinaryPirate replied to pinchies on 2TB NVMe M.2 SSD for Enclosure
This is true but storage drives tend to be for dumping content onto for periodic playback or viewing. QLC drives have slower write cycles...
29/10/2021 - 12:02
BinaryPirate replied to Hank233333 on [Pre Order] Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W $20.86 + Shipping @ Core Electronics
There's a Firefox extension called Enhancer For YouTube which blocks YouTube ads perfectly. I haven't seen one on my desktop or laptops in...
29/10/2021 - 11:42
BinaryPirate replied to netsurfer on [Pre Order] Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W $20.86 + Shipping @ Core Electronics
They did take off. Just not with the tech savvy crowd who could Macguyver alternatives with available spare parts. For the non-tech savvy...
29/10/2021 - 11:22
BinaryPirate replied to justaddwater on [Pre Order] Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W $20.86 + Shipping @ Core Electronics
It would be quite a few, wouldn't you think? I don't know about Transmission but good torrent clients don't tend to be resource hogs.
29/10/2021 - 11:19
BinaryPirate replied to eraser215 on [Pre Order] Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W $20.86 + Shipping @ Core Electronics
As far as I'm concerned being comfortable with Google is the only prerequisite for just about anything these day but especially IT-related...
29/10/2021 - 11:18
BinaryPirate replied to kaij on 2TB NVMe M.2 SSD for Enclosure
It doesn't appear to have hardware RAID but you could set up software to do the same thing. As for recommendations, I can't say any one has...
27/10/2021 - 01:32
BinaryPirate replied to chcse on Anyone Used a Cheap 5G Phone Tethering as Their Home Internet?
I don't know about 5G phones but none of my 3G or 4G phones ever got particularly warm by just acting as a hotspot. If it's that much of a...
27/10/2021 - 01:18
BinaryPirate replied to kaij on 2TB NVMe M.2 SSD for Enclosure
As bazingaa said, DRAM won't make that much of a difference to you if all you want to do is store data. Neither will 3D TLC NAND as it's...
27/10/2021 - 01:01
BinaryPirate replied to Wystri Warrick on Lenovo Xiaoxin Pad Pro 2021 (11.5" OLED, 6GB/128GB SD870, Widevine L1) $561.89 + $26.68 Postage = $588.57 @ Sunsky
The Chilean Peso that came up as the default currency threw me for a bit. I'm willing to overlook it as their price for screens is half of...
26/10/2021 - 20:03
BinaryPirate commented on [Pre Order] EVGA RTX 3080 Ti FTW3 Ultra Graphics Card $2499 + Delivery @ PLE Computers
Aye, even when the chip shortage is over it's not going to be over. A lot of <5-letters, rhymes with bunts> in the middleman game will be...
26/10/2021 - 19:41
BinaryPirate replied to ColdFusion on [PC, Epic] Borderlands 3 $29.68 ($14.68 with Coupon) @ Epic Games
It would be for everyone who's been assigning their Golden Keys to their Epic account. Not so good for people who have been attaching them...
21/10/2021 - 10:07
BinaryPirate replied to meniac on [Back Order] Mad Catz R.A.T. 8+ Optical Gaming Mouse $82.50 + Delivery ($0 to Selected Areas with $100 Spend) @ JB Hi-Fi
They're not just for MMOs or MOBAs. Multi-multi-button mice are excellent for driving your computer without needing to reach the keyboard...
29/09/2021 - 04:04
BinaryPirate replied to P3aker on Gigabyte LHR Eagle RTX 3060 $888, Eagle OC $918 + Delivery @ Techfast
That's a coincidence. I also love when people get upset at a simple statement.
29/09/2021 - 02:52
BinaryPirate replied to jv on Desktop PC (AMD R5 5600G 4.4GHz | 8GB DDR4 | 240GB SSD | No O/S) $699 + Delivery @ PC Byte
"What happens when the timer reaches zero?" "Nothing. You just suck."
28/09/2021 - 19:04
BinaryPirate replied to NeedWifeForVeryCheap on Gigabyte LHR Eagle RTX 3060 $888, Eagle OC $918 + Delivery @ Techfast
"Hey everyone. Check out my humblebrag" Try that one next time. Less words. More efficient.
28/09/2021 - 18:52
BinaryPirate replied to Vita85 on Gigabyte LHR Eagle RTX 3060 $888, Eagle OC $918 + Delivery @ Techfast
I don't usually come from the MSRP comments but I probably will the day GPUs hit that mark again.
28/09/2021 - 18:49
BinaryPirate replied to ShadowStealer7 on [PS5,PS4,XSX,XB1,PC] Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War - Free Play, $49.95 (50% off) Std Ed, $89.95 Ultimate Ed @ Battle.net
Seriously? wtf? That's nearly a 40hr download for those of us without decent NBN connections.
05/09/2021 - 09:04
BinaryPirate replied to krisspy on Black Shark 4 5G 128GB (Black) $799 + Delivery ($0 to Selected Areas/ C&C/ in-Store) @ JB Hi-Fi
Yes & no. The raw power isn't overly useful for long periods. In non-gaming phones, without the additional cooling, the Sd chips throttle...
02/09/2021 - 14:46