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Agreed, I won't buy any $$$ or fragile item without it. Covers both buyer and seller too. My trick is when selling, I price in Ping fee but…
01/02/2024 - 19:31
Feature highlights:- * C3 has 4 HDMI 2.1 ports vs 2 on MZ980 - LG has QMS HDMI 2.1 feature too * both have same LG display OLED EX panel,…
25/12/2023 - 11:44
Too late for this deal, but since they go on sale to around this price occasionally, Harvey Norman has them on display (which is where I…
17/10/2023 - 16:25
Better if you need integrated graphics, but the CPU bit is a bit cut-down compared to the former... half the L3 cache, and most…
29/09/2023 - 10:21
Is anyone else having payment issues? I'm using an existing account and need to change the stored card as part of it, but no matter how…
10/09/2023 - 19:59
ER4 is a good intro to pro-sumer tinkering, but unfortunately the EdgeRouter line is all but abandonware now... 6 hotfix releases in last…
05/09/2023 - 09:04
First priority is to bring heat loss to a minimum, so ceiling and floor insulation in that order if you haven't already, then thick…
25/05/2023 - 15:07
It was definitely tongue-in-cheek a bit... and yes, a heat-pump doesn't quite hit the same way. I have both but the log burner sits forlorn…
25/05/2023 - 14:54
> Wood burners require dry firewood stored in a sheltered space, ideally for at least 12 months, and **have low running costs**, even if…
25/05/2023 - 10:19
From the link: > Instead, the OC team used a more ‘budget’ Galax RTX 4080 Serious Gamer (SG) 1-Click OC edition.
19/05/2023 - 14:25
Anyone got any experience with Galax's build quality, customer support etc? Add an LN2 pot and it seems to work well...…
19/05/2023 - 10:56
There are specials and "specials". At $1279, it was at the sharpest end of the former I have seen, but the bouncing around $1800-2000 are…
12/05/2023 - 07:40
Looks like you are correct: https://www.flatpanelshd.com/news.php?subaction=showfull&id=1634887160 It looks like they kept the R & D…
06/04/2023 - 15:51
Lots of good deals on the Panasonic LZ range at JB-Hifi too 48" LZ980Z @ $1497…
06/04/2023 - 13:37
FlatpanelsHD has a [good breakdown of features vs. the tube(yuck!)/older…
16/03/2023 - 07:28
For just a phone, yes. But if you are looking for the best possible, no-compromises approach right now on Android, then you have to pay for…
03/02/2023 - 08:47
Yup, there were similar price jumps and then drops across pretty much the entire AM4/AM5 range.
16/01/2023 - 13:11
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12/12/2022 - 09:03
Crucial P5 Plus 2TB PCIe 4.0 3D NAND NVMe M.2 SSD A$262.80 (~NZ$278.57 Approx. Delivered) @ Amazon US via Amazon AU
Cheapest of the DRAM PCIE4 drives that I have come across. I've got the 1tb version in my current gaming PC and it has been rock solid, so…
12/12/2022 - 07:02
You can, but [they are so spendy for what you get](https://www.koganmobile.co.nz/add-ons/data-add-ons/) compared to just buying it upfront,…
28/11/2022 - 09:03
Large for sure. 1.5gb is just too small for me now and some months I will break 4gb so the $40 medium -> large difference is quite…
18/11/2022 - 14:40
Thanks OP! Re-upped for another year
18/11/2022 - 14:27
I've been on Skinny Fibre for a bit and the only time the address ever changes is when I reboot my router, which could be months. On the…
31/03/2022 - 10:15
cheaplikethebudgie joined ChoiceCheapies.
Welcome aboard!
31/03/2022 - 10:03