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Member Since | 30/07/2008 |
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Chocobros on $11,000 off Tesla Model Y (MY2025) Inventory: e.g. [NSW] Long Range AWD $68,635, Performance AWD $82,075 + Delivery @ Tesla

Australia, and Australian drivers are woeful at best. Lane discipline is terrible, darting in and out of lanes (Sydney motorways),…

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Booksfut on United Airlines Return to San Francisco: Melbourne fr $982, Brisbane fr $984, Sydney fr $1050 (Direct flights) @ flightfinderau

I'd pay double to visit Canada, worth it just not to have the strip search experience at the border (unless you're into that sort of thing)

BlinkyBill commented on United Airlines Return to San Francisco: Melbourne fr $982, Brisbane fr $984, Sydney fr $1050 (Direct flights) @ flightfinderau
I don't get how this "deal" gets 21 up votes. The best way to send a message to these dicks is simply don't go there.

BlinkyBill commented on [Refurb] Dell PowerEdge T440 Server Xeon Gold 6140, 128GB RAM, 2x 960GB SSD, 6x 4TB HDD $990 Delivered @ ACT Networks
I noticed you have ram upgrade options. Do have any reasonably priced 64 GB LR DDR4 2666? After 512GB

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onceupon8 on [Prime] Brother HL-L3280CDW Compact Colour Duplex Laser Printer $339.95 Delivered @ Amazon AU

Another plus is wired Ethernet (as well as wireless), useful in places where AP aren't a thing or you have some silly enterprise AP that…

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kamelataturd on [Prime] Silicon Power 128GB High Endurance microSDXC $18.55 Delivered @ Silicon Power AU via Amazon AU

Complete opposite here, 6x128GB silicon power elite (which is the cheaper one), installed in cameras for over a year no issues. I can view…

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King Steuart on Fly to All 6 Continents on Eligible Flights between 27 Jun & 27 Oct 2025 and Earn 1 Million Miles @ Turkish Airlines

Turkish doesn't have first AFAIK, only economy and business, which is a very good offering. The Istanbul business lounge is next level.

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jaygee on Kayo Sports Standard or Premium Subscription $1 for 1 Month (for New & Eligible Returning Customers) @ Kayo

Take them up on the $1 offer. Use it for a month, then cancel. At some point during the cancellation, you will be offered 1/2 price for 12…

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Hurg on EKO 65" 4K Ultra HD Google TV with built in Chromecast $499 + Delivery ($0 C&C/ In store) @ BIG W

I got mine around about that time as well. The colours out of the box aren't great and require some tweaking to get right. The UI…

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Yo1111 on Lenovo 14" IdeaPad Slim 5 Laptop: AI QC XPlus 16GB, 512GB SSD Copilot+ PC $947 Delivered @ Amazon AU

Those Ryzen Lappies are quite nice too. I jumped on the Snapdragon because I got sick of Laptop after laptop sucking on suspend resumes,…

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shellshocked on Lenovo 14" IdeaPad Slim 5 Laptop: AI QC XPlus 16GB, 512GB SSD Copilot+ PC $947 Delivered @ Amazon AU

LOL! Sure, run a synthetic benchmark. Real-world usage, these things smash the x64 competition. The fan rarely, if ever, turns on, easily…

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shellshocked on Lenovo 14" IdeaPad Slim 5 Laptop: AI QC XPlus 16GB, 512GB SSD Copilot+ PC $947 Delivered @ Amazon AU

Both Intel and AMD throttle down cpu on battery (very noticeably so), Snapdragon X series gets near identical performance on battery and…

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Yo1111 on Lenovo 14" IdeaPad Slim 5 Laptop: AI QC XPlus 16GB, 512GB SSD Copilot+ PC $947 Delivered @ Amazon AU

If you want a Windows ARM laptop, camp out at the Lenovo Outlet site; some serious bargains come up there. Kicking myself for not snagging…

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Grok on Lenovo 14" IdeaPad Slim 5 Laptop: AI QC XPlus 16GB, 512GB SSD Copilot+ PC $947 Delivered @ Amazon AU

With what games? It's nice to be able to close the lid on a laptop, come back to it in a few days, and the battery percentage hasn't or has…

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Commodore64 on ZSUS 14" 2160x1440 IPS Portable Monitor US$54.35 (~A$83.12) Delivered @ ZSUS Store AliExpress

Thank you. Much better than the included one.


BlinkyBill commented on [ACT, NSW, VIC, SA, QLD] Up to 15000 Qantas Pts after Paying 1st Qantas Red Plan Electric + Gas Bill at New Address @ Red Energy
FYI red have jacked up there prices by a lot! I'm currently shopping for a new provider. Tariff Ex GST Inc GST Tariff Ex GST Inc GST…


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kungfuman on [Refurb] Dell Precision 5820 Workstation Xeon W-2235, 64GB RAM, 1TB NVMe, RTX 3090 $1,710 Delivered @ ACT Networks

Not if you need 24GB :) Plus, 936 GB/sec it's competitive against 40/50 series.

BlinkyBill commented on [Refurb] Dell Precision 5820 Workstation Xeon W-2235, 64GB RAM, 1TB NVMe, RTX 3090 $1,710 Delivered @ ACT Networks
@ACTnetworks, will you be selling the 3090s on their own at some point if they are slow to sell as a bundle? I'd be interested in two 3090s…


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kampret on 30% off More Telecom nbn Plans for 12 Months: 100/20 $67.20/Month, nbn FTTP/HFC 1000/50 $94.50/Month @ Commbank Yello

Yes, I was on a previous 40% off for 12 months deal. It could be that I paid one invoice at the full price (well, 10% off for Yello). I…

BlinkyBill commented on 30% off More Telecom nbn Plans for 12 Months: 100/20 $67.20/Month, nbn FTTP/HFC 1000/50 $94.50/Month @ Commbank Yello
This was 40% off for 12 months for me, deal expires 3rd June. If you're an existing customer you have to call customer support to apply the…

BlinkyBill commented on 12 Months Free Prime Membership or a Pro-Rated Refund for Your Cancelled Annual Prime Membership @ Amazon AU
Damn, My annual Prime renewed on the 11th of May. Oh well, I am pissed about the ads, but buy a bunch of stuff under $50 so the next day…

Who said it couldn't? What is with ICE neanderthals? I get it, you're not the target audience for this product, frankly, neither am I, as I…

Or to commute, which is probably what it's designed for.

Or don't and use it for it's intended purpose.

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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

I've done 4 x 1 Gb/sec channels on fairly inexpensive switches in the past, with great success. I can't remember if it was with a Windows…

BlinkyBill commented 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
Channel bonding (assuming it's supported) will get you closer to 600 MB/s

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Raynes on [Refurbished] Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5x 14" Laptop (Snapdragon X Plus, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) $739.00 Delivered @ Lenovo

Lul, I'm using it for "professional" software development right now, but the 32GB/1TB version. Everything works, either natively on ARM or…
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