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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. |
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But yes! It felt like a brand new OS install when it's just really a restored image from my laptop's original HDD. |
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? |
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Might need some time to get used though, moving from a 5" to a 6"... this is larger than even an S7 edge. |
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. |
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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. |
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My 520 hit the gutter months ago when the SIM card slot pins got bent after I removed the SIM card from it. |
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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 |
So I've discovered that Spotify Free can do the job just as well as Spotify Premium. :)
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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 |
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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. |
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.
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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 |
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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. Quote:
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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 |
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What was holding you from just buying a new router years back? 802.11g is positively old at this point. |
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