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Legendary Silke November 11th, 2016 6:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Tsutarja (Post 9482337)
Still loving my SSD! Windows Updates came in less than a minute :)

Enjoying having fast everything? :)

Someday, I want to have a 2 TB SSD that doesn't cost an arm and a leg. ...make it two of them, since two computers.

Tsutarja November 12th, 2016 6:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Twiggy (Post 9483987)
Enjoying having fast everything? :)

Sometimes I wish I could be even faster :P

But yes! It felt like a brand new OS install when it's just really a restored image from my laptop's original HDD.

Legendary Silke November 20th, 2016 7:50 AM

So, lately I have been thinking of getting a new Android smartphone by the end of December. There's two phones I have been thinking about right now... One is the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), and the other is the A9 Pro (2016).

These phones cost RM 1399 and 1999 respectively, and let's see what I would get...

With the A5, 5.2" 1080p SAMOLED, 16 GB internal, 2 GB RAM, Snapdragon 615 or the Exynos equivalent, 13 MP rear with flash and 5 MP front cameras, and a 2900 mAh battery. Comes with 32 GB Samsung EVO microSDHC card, flip cover.

A9 Pro has a 6" display of the same resolution and tech, 32 GB internal, Snapdragon 652 or equivalent, 16 MP and 8 MP resolutions instead, and... get this... 5000 mAh battery. If assuming same battery voltage, that's positively insane. Also comes with a 64 GB microSDXC Samsung EVO+ memory card and if the offer isn't wrong, a Bluetooth headset (also Samsung). No cover though. 802.11ac Wi-Fi onboard, too.

Both phones have a fingerprint scanner, most sensors that are important outside of gyroscope and health-related stuff, the same design of glass and metal sandwich, and a 2-year warranty. NFC and Samsung Pay are standard, as are Wi-Fi direct, USB OTG, and fast charging... 5 GHz Wi-Fi is on both.

Should or should not?

Legendary Silke November 20th, 2016 6:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Incineroar (Post 9493624)
Honest, with how you laid it out, the A9 Pro, hands down, is your better option. Don't go with anything that has a Exynos processor, they aren't Android Nougat compatible, and will mean that you won't get any OTA updates past 6.0.1 unless Samsung can pull a rabbit out of their hat and somehow get Nougat to work with the Exynos line.

Hmm, apparently the A9 Pro doesn't even have the possibility of getting an Exynos SoC - it's exclusively Snapdragon 652 as far as I could see.

Might need some time to get used though, moving from a 5" to a 6"... this is larger than even an S7 edge.

Tsutarja November 25th, 2016 6:52 AM

This morning I powered up my iPod Touch 5th Gen for the first time since October 17th.. and it was purely dead because the time it showed was the last time it was successfully powered on. Obviously it corrected itself once it decided to find an internet connection. :P

Then after that, 38 total app updates. Yikes.

Legendary Silke November 25th, 2016 7:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Tsutarja (Post 9498010)
This morning I powered up my iPod Touch 5th Gen for the first time since October 17th.. and it was purely dead because the time it showed was the last time it was successfully powered on. Obviously it corrected itself once it decided to find an internet connection. :P

Then after that, 38 total app updates. Yikes.

You're doing better than me at least.

My Lumia 930 decided to croak this night and no amount of button-holding or charging could wake it up. Seems like its time is up now.

At least now I have an excuse to buy a new phone now.

Tsutarja November 25th, 2016 8:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Twiggy (Post 9498035)
You're doing better than me at least.

My Lumia 930 decided to croak this night and no amount of button-holding or charging could wake it up. Seems like its time is up now.

At least now I have an excuse to buy a new phone now.

Fortunately your Lumia 930 held up for that long. :)

My 520 hit the gutter months ago when the SIM card slot pins got bent after I removed the SIM card from it.

Legendary Silke November 26th, 2016 6:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Tsutarja (Post 9498074)
Fortunately your Lumia 930 held up for that long. :)

My 520 hit the gutter months ago when the SIM card slot pins got bent after I removed the SIM card from it.

Aww, sad to hear. They seem to just not make them like they used to.

If there's any consolation, after discussing with my father about my phone that decided to die, I ended up getting a Samsung Galaxy S7 edge in Blue Coral. It's coming with a free Gear VR, too. This is way too good to pass up on.

I think I'm in for a wild ride :D

Tsutarja November 30th, 2016 6:03 AM

So I've discovered that Spotify Free can do the job just as well as Spotify Premium. :)

Legendary Silke December 1st, 2016 5:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Christmas (Post 9502943)
So I've discovered that Spotify Free can do the job just as well as Spotify Premium. :)

I have yet to try out Spotify. I probably should if I get the chance to do so, though I think it's probably going to eat quite the big amount of data in the long term.

Tsutarja December 1st, 2016 6:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Twiggy (Post 9503955)
I have yet to try out Spotify. I probably should if I get the chance to do so, though I think it's probably going to eat quite the big amount of data in the long term.

How is your data cap, if you have one?

Legendary Silke December 1st, 2016 6:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Christmas (Post 9504003)
How is your data cap, if you have one?

5 GB + anything leftover from the last month, up to 1 GB

Tsutarja December 1st, 2016 6:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Twiggy (Post 9504010)
5 GB + anything leftover from the last month, up to 1 GB

I'll assume this is your mobile connection and not primary, right? If not, then that's awfully low.

Legendary Silke December 1st, 2016 7:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Christmas (Post 9504020)
I'll assume this is your mobile connection and not primary, right? If not, then that's awfully low.

Haha, my home ADSL connection is as unlimited as it gets. Everythinf seems small compared to, well, infinity.

Legendary Silke December 1st, 2016 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Incineroar (Post 9504633)
You should come to Canada. There's nothing here over 8GB as far as I've seen. My home is limited to 250GB/month at 100 down (Although we get 110 actually)/10 up.

What's with these unusually low home Internet data caps in Canada, by the way?

Legendary Silke December 4th, 2016 2:54 AM

Speaking of data caps, I finally got through the services outages and got a look at data as measured by my mobile operator. For a while their servicing web site wasn't available.

They silently upgraded my plan into an 8 GB one :O

Tsutarja December 4th, 2016 3:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Twiggy (Post 9507317)
They silently upgraded my plan into an 8 GB one :O

Nice! Is this just a courtesy or is it permanent?

Legendary Silke December 4th, 2016 5:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Incineroar (Post 9507644)
Perhaps those service outages were planned infrastructure upgrades? I was originally on 40 Mbps internet and one day had an upgrade to 110 at home.

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Originally Posted by Christmas (Post 9507983)
Nice! Is this just a courtesy or is it permanent?

Went ahead and checked exactly what's going on there.

Seems like the baseline is now 6 GB instead of 3 GB while the state-specific 2 GB bonus stayed in giving me a net gain of 3 GB extra data per month at a minimum. Leftover data allowances were also raised to 2 GB maximum.

Also noticed that I'm part of their music streaming plans. Spotify is part of it. 15 GB just for music streaming... counted separately until it's exhausted... heh, looks like I might need to download Spotify and see what it's about since I have the data to spare.

Legendary Silke December 18th, 2016 4:46 PM

Am I weird for wanting a new computer case because it looks great or it is roomier? Sometimes it feels like my computer would benefit a lot from not going with a valur option next time.

Tsutarja December 20th, 2016 12:18 PM

Sometimes I just want to stick another stock motherboard into my dead HP tower to get it running again...

Either that, or learn how to solder and just replace the damn capacitor that's blown on it. :P

Legendary Silke December 20th, 2016 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Incineroar (Post 9524201)
I'd probably go with it if it's a roomier case. It'd allow for better airflow if you're not using any forms of liquid cooling which will reduce your overall temperature, and you can get larger components and not have to worry about space restrictions (That is, until the motherboard comes into play at least...).

I probably could - more space, more air, better airflow and venting, not wasting fan mounts while liquid cooling at the back, and more video card clearance for potential multi-GPU setups.

It's nowhere near necessary with my current setup, though.

Definitelt could use a flashier, brighter case, though. The Corsair Carbide 100R feels a bit too understated for its own good in my opinion.

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Originally Posted by Christmas (Post 9524202)
Sometimes I just want to stick another stock motherboard into my dead HP tower to get it running again...

Either that, or learn how to solder and just replace the damn capacitor that's blown on it. :P

Probably a good opportunity to learn how to solder stuff, too. Just be very careful doing that - don't want burns, do we?

Tsutarja December 21st, 2016 7:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Twiggy (Post 9524602)
Probably a good opportunity to learn how to solder stuff, too. Just be very careful doing that - don't want burns, do we?

I've been around a solder iron in the past and the smell is what bothered me the most, and not necessarily the heat.

Legendary Silke December 21st, 2016 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Christmas (Post 9525392)
I've been around a solder iron in the past and the smell is what bothered me the most, and not necessarily the heat.

Hah, now you're reminding me of my secondary school days and a cheap soldering iron. I could never make a fully functional electronic circuit... I'm too sloppy.

donavannj December 22nd, 2016 8:28 PM

I see I'm not alone in being a sloppy solderer. Had a hard time getting the perfect amount.

Also, can I brag about my home internet? I got myself a new router to replace the ancient Linksys WRT 54G that I put in just to get me internet. Everything is significantly faster now.

http://www.speedtest.net/result/5904318756.png

Legendary Silke December 23rd, 2016 5:33 AM

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Originally Posted by donavannj (Post 9526333)
I see I'm not alone in being a sloppy solderer. Had a hard time getting the perfect amount.

Also, can I brag about my home internet? I got myself a new router to replace the ancient Linksys WRT 54G that I put in just to get me internet. Everything is significantly faster now.

http://www.speedtest.net/result/5904318756.png

Hehe.

What was holding you from just buying a new router years back? 802.11g is positively old at this point.


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