What's your latest tech purchase?

[Ruru]

I need to check my treasure box and post a pic of Pentium 4 630 just for @P4-630

 

[AusWolf]

Was at a local tech shop and saw a Realme toothbrush, so I thought, "What the heck!" and bought it. It's supposed to have a 90 day battery life, so I'm gonna see if that's true.

It's funny to see the different modes on it: "soft", "clean", "white", "polish". It's as if the soft mode doesn't clean, you'll have to activate clean mode for that.

 

[Splinterdog]

what in the heck is a real time youtube video and why does watching a video on youtube cost a $1.65??!?!?!?!?! first time I have ever heard of anything like this...

anyone care to enlighten me?

The reviewer finished his video with a real time demo and after considering free apps that drown you with ads, I decided to fork out $1.65 on the GPS Navigation app at the Galaxy Store.
Sorry if I confused you.

 

[freeagent]

I feel like I'm going to break one just looking at it..

Nah.. they are pretty tough. We use iPads and iPhones and they have all been dropped by toddlers and up many, many times. My old XS Max brick has been dropped a bunch of times because it falls out of my pj pants all the time if I don’t have a safety pin. Always hits the floor like a brick.. even the glass is pretty decent. I have dropped it caseless a few times getting out of the car and it just bounced. My extended AppleCare is almost up gotta break this thing soon so I can get a new one

 

[INSTG8R]

Nah.. they are pretty tough. We use iPads and iPhones and they have all been dropped by toddlers and up many, many times. My old XS Max brick has been dropped a bunch of times because it falls out of my pj pants all the time if I don’t have a safety pin. Always hits the floor like a brick.. even the glass is pretty decent. I have dropped it caseless a few times getting out of the car and it just bounced. My extended AppleCare is almost up gotta break this thing soon so I can get a new one

I dropped a 3G into a chemical vat we were cleaning used to rust proof steel parts for the oil industry, never skipped a beat, fell in a River with a 4G again just kept running and easily sold it. I wallet case now so I’ve dropped my 6S tons of times. And just sold it in mint condition. Got an SE because I like the small form factor but it will live in a wallet case too

 

[Deleted member 24505]

I always found iphones to be very breakable, and very vulnerable to water.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Nah.. they are pretty tough.

How tough they actually are is a thing. All I'm saying is they look like delicate children's toys. I'm not putting something like that on my wrist with any my suits. Might work for a clown though..

 

[freeagent]

How tough they actually are is a thing. All I'm saying is they look like delicate children's toys. I'm not putting something like that on my wrist with any my suits. Might work for a clown though..

I I don't think they look any more delicate than a nice Samsung. And if you watch the drop tests..

They have their quirks, just like Google, Samsung..

 

[P4-630]

No gamer version with RGB?

j/k

Found one though!....

https://twitter.com/x/status/803714708830322688

 

[AusWolf]

How tough they actually are is a thing. All I'm saying is they look like delicate children's toys. I'm not putting something like that on my wrist with any my suits. Might work for a clown though..

As someone who's not a fan of watches, I haven't really given this much thought, but now that you said it, I have to agree. The rounded square shape reminds me of the window panel design on old communist buses.

Out of all the smart watches out there, probably Samsung presents the only shape, colour and usage of materials that I can take seriously. Fitbit has a few nice models too, though they look a bit too "techy" (not to mention that they're pretty much useless for a guy like me who's visited the gym maybe 2 times in his life).

 

[RJARRRPCGP]

Windows 10 Pro

 

[INSTG8R]

I absolutely love my gadgets, I couldn’t love without my iPad but, 1 I probably haven’t worn a watch since I was teen but at least 20+ Year at least, but even I have no interest in the Apple Watch…That Samsung does look pretty sharp tho!

 

[GerKNG]

sequential write is actually above 7000MB/s

 

[AusWolf]

It's not an upgrade. It's not even a downgrade. You might call it a sidegrade.

Let me explain...

Ever since I started building computers in the early 2000s, I've been drawn to Kingston RAM. They're cheap, reliable, and their heatsink design looks cool, but not over the edge, which is just right for my taste. A couple of years ago, they sold their performance division, HyperX, to HP while still retaining manufacturing of RAM modules. Kingston HyperX became just HyperX (HyperX Fury to be precise).

I just recently discovered that HP completely acquired the HyperX name a few months ago, and banned Kingston from using it in any way. So now Kingston is branding their RAM Kingston again, not HyperX. To maintain the performance branding, Kinston uses the same Fury name that they did under HyperX, resulting in things like this kit of Kinston Fury Beast.

I personally think the naming is a bit meh (Fury Beast... Furry Beast?), but the design is still the same clean stuff that I used to like. I just got a bit carried away by the happy news of the Kinston brand being back in the game, and had to order this 4x8 GB kit of DDR4-3200 RAM to celebrate the good old times. It will be replacing my 2x16 GB Corsair kit of similar speed, so I probably won't notice anything in terms of performance. My PC-related purchases have always been more on the sentimental side rather than the sensible one.

As for specs, their timings are a standard 16-18-18-36, which are a bit tighter than my Corsair's 16-20-20-38, but I suspect this will mean nothing in real life. What's interesting, though, is that the spec sheet claims that these have an SPD standard speed of 2400 MHz rather than the 2133 that I've seen every single RAM kit operate at so far.

 

[Gumby]

Upgraded all my wifi adapters. Here is my son's pc. Had to pull the board out of case to replace this one.

 

[TheoneandonlyMrK]

Bought this

EKWB Velocity D-RGB AMD AM4 Nickel/Plexi Waterblock

Buy from Scan - EK-WB Velocity D-RGB AMD Waterblock, Nickel/Plexi, Aura Sync/RGB Fusion/Mystic Light/Polychrome Sync, AM4 Socket

www.scan.co.uk

I can get my Crosshair impact swapped in now.

I just need to pick it up,. I got there 15 minutes after it shut today DOH.

 

[Space Lynx]

does anyone know if my CPU is supported for win 11 official at launch assuming I have tpm 2.0 module?

i7-7820hk

 

[P4-630]

does anyone know if my CPU is supported for win 11 official at launch assuming I have tpm 2.0 module?

i7-7820hk

If you mean the i7-7820HQ, yes.

Windows processor requirements Windows 11 supported Intel processors

This specification details the Intel processors that can be used with Windows 11 customer systems that include Windows products, including custom images.

docs.microsoft.com

 

[Space Lynx]

If you mean the i7-7820HQ, yes.

Windows processor requirements Windows 11 supported Intel processors

This specification details the Intel processors that can be used with Windows 11 customer systems that include Windows products, including custom images.

docs.microsoft.com

nope, I mean HK. I have the mobile variant. so I guess I am out of luck because of one letter. nice. well played M$ well played.

 

[R-T-B]

nope, I mean HK. I have the mobile variant. so I guess I am out of luck because of one letter. nice. well played M$ well played.

I think it's more likely you are supported but MS just forgot a one letter variant of the family, but who knows.

 

[P4-630]

nope, I mean HK. I have the mobile variant. so I guess I am out of luck because of one letter. nice. well played M$ well played.

The HQ was also a laptop CPU, but yeah the HK version is not in the list...

 

[lexluthermiester]

does anyone know if my CPU is supported for win 11 official at launch assuming I have tpm 2.0 module?

i7-7820hk

Even if it's not, you'll still be able to use Windows 11 on your system with a workaround. So don't fret it.

 

[Space Lynx]

Even if it's not, you'll still be able to use Windows 11 on your system. So don't fret it.

I thought M$ was blocking future updates on unsupported CPU's?

 

[P4-630]

I thought M$ was blocking future updates on unsupported CPU's?

Yes they will.

 

[lexluthermiester]

I thought M$ was blocking future updates on unsupported CPU's?

Yes they will.

Manual updates will still be available critical problems. However, if you are talking about an upgrade from beta to final, just install the final fresh once workarounds are created.