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BlinkyBill replied to 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…
19/06/2025 - 11:06
BlinkyBill replied to 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,…
18/06/2025 - 14:28
BlinkyBill replied to 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…
18/06/2025 - 14:24
BlinkyBill replied to 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…
18/06/2025 - 12:48
BlinkyBill replied to 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…
18/06/2025 - 12:45
BlinkyBill replied to 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…
18/06/2025 - 12:44
BlinkyBill replied to 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.
18/06/2025 - 12:17
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…
15/06/2025 - 19:38
BlinkyBill replied to 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.
13/06/2025 - 14:14
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…
13/06/2025 - 13:55
BlinkyBill replied to 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…
30/05/2025 - 15:49
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…
30/05/2025 - 15:27
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…
28/05/2025 - 17:52
BlinkyBill replied to Maths Debater on 2023 Zero S & DS 7.2 $9,995 Ride Away @ Zero Motorcycles
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…
01/05/2025 - 17:17
BlinkyBill replied to Maths Debater on 2023 Zero S & DS 7.2 $9,995 Ride Away @ Zero Motorcycles
Or to commute, which is probably what it's designed for.
01/05/2025 - 13:35
BlinkyBill replied to Zeee on 2023 Zero S & DS 7.2 $9,995 Ride Away @ Zero Motorcycles
Or don't and use it for it's intended purpose.
01/05/2025 - 12:14
BlinkyBill replied to 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…
02/04/2025 - 21:19
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
02/04/2025 - 20:31
BlinkyBill replied to 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…
31/03/2025 - 14:04
BlinkyBill replied to BlinkyBill on ZSUS 14" 2160x1440 IPS Portable Monitor US$51.09 (~A$81.43) Delivered @ ZSUS Store AliExpress
UPDATE: After enabling HDR and running the HDR colour calibration, this monitor looks *REALLY* good on Windows 11 over USB-C. Wow, bargain…
26/03/2025 - 21:19
BlinkyBill commented on ZSUS 14" 2160x1440 IPS Portable Monitor US$51.09 (~A$81.43) Delivered @ ZSUS Store AliExpress
Mine arrived today and for the money 5/5. Bonus it works with weird and wacky 50Hz modes like 720x576 perfectly. I found the brightness and…
25/03/2025 - 17:01
BlinkyBill replied to hen dawg on SOYO M4 PRO Mini PC (Intel N150, 512GB SSD, 16GB RAM, 2x USB-C, Win11 Pro) US$107.80 (~A$170.64) Del @ SOYO Global AliExpress
N150 with *DDR5* is a noticeable improvement, over N100 with DDR4.
21/03/2025 - 09:32
BlinkyBill replied to mrtom on TP-Link LS108GP Gigabit Desktop Ethernet Switch with 8-Port PoE+ $43 + Delivery ($0 with Prime/ $59 Spend) @ Amazon AU
Yeah I always go back the manufacturer to confirm specs. Amazon is terrible with this stuff.
18/03/2025 - 14:08
BlinkyBill commented on TP-Link LS108GP Gigabit Desktop Ethernet Switch with 8-Port PoE+ $43 + Delivery ($0 with Prime/ $59 Spend) @ Amazon AU
The 9 port poe+ is $36 on Amazon Edit: nevermind the 9 post ls109p is only 100 Mbps
18/03/2025 - 13:14
BlinkyBill commented on ZSUS 14" 2160x1440 IPS Portable Monitor US$51.09 (~A$81.43) Delivered @ ZSUS Store AliExpress
Nice, I don't why but I bought one.
17/03/2025 - 20:57
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