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qvinto on [Pre Order] Sony FE 50-150mm F/2 GM Lens $6119.10 + Payment & Handling Fee @ George’s Camera

You're not the target market for it. It's in the same league as the big 300/2.8, 600/4...etc. class of lenses - i.e. very niche. It's a…

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GenerallyClumsy on ZYRON 30000mAh USB C PD 20W Power Bank $36.99 Delivered @ ZyronTech Aus Amazon AU

They're for a different purpose, I do a lot of camping, hiking, mountaineering...etc. and these large battery banks are very useful - I can…

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Dalton on ZYRON 30000mAh USB C PD 20W Power Bank $36.99 Delivered @ ZyronTech Aus Amazon AU

Never check anything with batteries - if a fire starts in the luggage hold, that's significantly worse than in the passenger cabin where it…

I genuinely thought the only reason people cared about this brand was because FCUK.

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videoman on [Special Order] Sigma 35mm F1.2 DG DN Art (L-Mount) $699.95 Delivered/C&C @ Ted's Camera

Can't spot any at the moment, but I'd keep my eyes peeled for the Panasonic S5II, which would be a great pairing (broadly competes with the…

p1 ama commented on Bicycle Entry Level - Need Recommendations
You don't need to spend anywhere near that much, and definitely do not need the complexity of the bikes you've listed if you just want to…

p1 ama commented on Xbox Console or High End PC for MS FlightSim?
Are you playing around or do you actually intend to use it as a simulator (i.e. with dedicated flight controls, potentially VR…

p1 ama commented on Computer Work Setup at Home
> At home I have a setup of 2 big monitors connected to my personal Pc. So I need help having a system to switch from work mode to home pc…

If not about price, then the 100/40 and 250/25 options are irrelevant as they are strictly dominated by the 250/100 and 1000/50 options.…

p1 ama commented on Mens Corporate-Ish Jacket - Not a Blazer?
> The idea I have in my head is wool blazer without a lapel? Does it even exist? That looks ridiculous to me - if you're wearing on top of…

"White or rose gold" would be a really difficult criteria to fulfil. My recommendation would be a Lenovo T490s (e.g. this seems good:…

Agreed - they're around the price of the 125 weight merino t-shirts that you get at the big box outdoor retailers (Kathmandu,…

p1 ama commented on Men’s Anti-Perspirant Recommendations
Yeah, definitely roll-on would be better than spray. Also FWIW, what are you wearing? A lot of "fast fashion" clothing are made of cheap…

> Today was mostly cloudy and it rained for half an hour too. Also my cotton t-shirts all dried in about 4 hours on the clothesline. I…

I got these ones: https://ktena.com.au/product/unisex-merino-short-sleeve-t-shirt-black/, and can vouch for them. If you're in Melbs, I…

What exactly are you after? Apple education pricing isn't that great, and you often get better prices when there's a sale.

Probably an unpopular opinion on a bargain forum, but I would really recommend several good quality merino t-shirts. They're expensive, but…

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sam buster on The North Face Men's Hydrenalite Down Hooded Jacket $196 Delivered (Pine/Black/Almond, Most Sizes Available) @ Amazon AU

Absolutely not - I have a few of these, I wore a Uniqlo one almost daily (outside of summer) for years, then got a Kathmandu one, then…

p1 ama commented on AAWireless Two (Android Auto Wireless Adapter) $105.99 (RRP $124.99) Delivered @ Tindahan Australia via Amazon AU
Am I the only one who actively dislikes wireless Android Auto? I recently used a hire car for several weeks which only had wireless Android…

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Broden on The North Face Recon Backpack 30L Men's Black $167.99 Delivered @ Amazon AU

Well how much something is worth depends on what the particular item does for you. How much something costs to manufacture is never really…

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jonomatic on Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5070 Ti WINDFORCE 16GB Graphics Card $1483.25 ($1445 w/ eBay Plus) Del (Excl. NT) @ smarthomestoreau eBay

> You gave the advice to buy a 7900xtx 8 to 9 months ago. Can you point me to where I gave that advice? > Sure it’s worse value compared…

p1 ama commented on Television Longevity, What's Your Take?
> I guess it's impossible to say in terms of longevity since OLED's haven't been around that long I don't understand why people have this…

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jonomatic on Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5070 Ti WINDFORCE 16GB Graphics Card $1483.25 ($1445 w/ eBay Plus) Del (Excl. NT) @ smarthomestoreau eBay

> Awesome thanks for your advice, please link to a time machine that can take me back to 8-9 months and I'll pick up the 7900XTX $1,300.…

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onlinepred on Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5070 Ti WINDFORCE 16GB Graphics Card $1483.25 ($1445 w/ eBay Plus) Del (Excl. NT) @ smarthomestoreau eBay

It was a figure of speech, but captures the ridiculousness of the situation.

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Bang1 on Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5070 Ti WINDFORCE 16GB Graphics Card $1483.25 ($1445 w/ eBay Plus) Del (Excl. NT) @ smarthomestoreau eBay

> Find me a 7900xtx price in the past that matches the price of 9070 xt at rrp $1139 (cheapest that I see was $1299 skimming through.)…

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CrispyChrispy on Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5070 Ti WINDFORCE 16GB Graphics Card $1483.25 ($1445 w/ eBay Plus) Del (Excl. NT) @ smarthomestoreau eBay

The 9070 XT is terrible value, the 5070 Ti is atrocious value. People are giving the 9070 XT credit for being slightly better than the…

p1 ama commented on Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5070 Ti WINDFORCE 16GB Graphics Card $1483.25 ($1445 w/ eBay Plus) Del (Excl. NT) @ smarthomestoreau eBay
Not bad if you want a GPU right now today, but the price is ridiculous. The 4080 Super (which performs better than the 5070 Ti) was this…

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Nom on GMKtec Nucbox G9 4 Bay M.2 NVMe SSD NAS (Intel N150, 12GB/64GB, 2x 2.5G) US$171.40 (~A$275.16) Del @ Honor Box Store AliExpress

> Sorry, not sure where you're heading with this - people who need the specifics of SSD performance from their NAS are absolutely niche. My…

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Nom on GMKtec Nucbox G9 4 Bay M.2 NVMe SSD NAS (Intel N150, 12GB/64GB, 2x 2.5G) US$171.40 (~A$275.16) Del @ Honor Box Store AliExpress

> astronomical amount of money for just 16TB of 250MB/s storage And what's the 4KQD1 performance of mechanical hard drives? What about seek…

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Nom on GMKtec Nucbox G9 4 Bay M.2 NVMe SSD NAS (Intel N150, 12GB/64GB, 2x 2.5G) US$171.40 (~A$275.16) Del @ Honor Box Store AliExpress

Niche as compared to what?
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