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Member Since | 31/03/2022 |
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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…
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,…
cheaplikethebudgie replied to Jaxson on Technics EAH-A800 Noise Cancelling Wireless Headphones $284.99 + Shipping ($0 CC/ in-Store) @ PB Tech
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…
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…
cheaplikethebudgie commented on 3 Months of Disney+ (New and Eligible Returning Subscribers) for $14.99 @ Disney Plus
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…
cheaplikethebudgie replied to Alan6984 on Ubiquiti Unifi IT Equipment Sale (Approx. 30% off Retail) @ Go Wireless
ER4 is a good intro to pro-sumer tinkering, but unfortunately the EdgeRouter line is all but abandonware now... 6 hotfix releases in last…
cheaplikethebudgie replied to deeshearer on [Homeowners] Get up to 80% of the Total Cost for Insulation and/or an Approved Heater Covered @ EECA
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…
cheaplikethebudgie replied to Rubenite on [Homeowners] Get up to 80% of the Total Cost for Insulation and/or an Approved Heater Covered @ EECA
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…
cheaplikethebudgie commented on [Homeowners] Get up to 80% of the Total Cost for Insulation and/or an Approved Heater Covered @ EECA
> Wood burners require dry firewood stored in a sheltered space, ideally for at least 12 months, and **have low running costs**, even if…
cheaplikethebudgie replied to hungugu on GALAX NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SG 16GB GDDR6X Graphics Card $1899 Delivered @ PB Tech
From the link: > Instead, the OC team used a more ‘budget’ Galax RTX 4080 Serious Gamer (SG) 1-Click OC edition.
cheaplikethebudgie commented on GALAX NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SG 16GB GDDR6X Graphics Card $1899 Delivered @ PB Tech
Anyone got any experience with Galax's build quality, customer support etc? Add an LN2 pot and it seems to work well...…
cheaplikethebudgie commented on Prices Going up? 42" LG C2 Now 'on special' for $1000 More than a Month Ago?
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…
cheaplikethebudgie replied to turtleattacks on Panasonic 55" LZ980 Smart 4K OLED TV $1992 ($1792 after Cashback) + Delivery @ Harvey Norman
Looks like you are correct: https://www.flatpanelshd.com/news.php?subaction=showfull&id=1634887160 It looks like they kept the R & D…
cheaplikethebudgie commented on Panasonic 55" LZ980 Smart 4K OLED TV $1992 ($1792 after Cashback) + Delivery @ Harvey Norman
Lots of good deals on the Panasonic LZ range at JB-Hifi too 48" LZ980Z @ $1497…
cheaplikethebudgie commented on NVIDIA Shield TV Pro 4K (2019) $234.41 + Shipping ($254 Approx. Delivered) @ Amazon AU
FlatpanelsHD has a [good breakdown of features vs. the tube(yuck!)/older…
cheaplikethebudgie replied to c3rn on Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra 512GB + Free Wireless Charger Duo $2299 with $250 evoucher @ Samsung
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…
cheaplikethebudgie replied to simch on AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Processor $569 + Shipping / $0 CC @ Computer Lounge
Yup, there were similar price jumps and then drops across pretty much the entire AM4/AM5 range.
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cheaplikethebudgie posted a deal 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…
cheaplikethebudgie replied to Spotlightkid on 50% off Kogan Mobile 365 Day SIM Plans (Small $80, Medium $125, Large $165) @ Kogan Mobile
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,…
cheaplikethebudgie replied to fake on 50% off Kogan Mobile 365 Day SIM Plans (Small $80, Medium $125, Large $165) @ Kogan Mobile
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…
cheaplikethebudgie commented on 50% off Kogan Mobile 365 Day SIM Plans (Small $80, Medium $125, Large $165) @ Kogan Mobile
Thanks OP! Re-upped for another year
cheaplikethebudgie replied to samuelkdavis on 4 Months Free Fibre Broadband + Modem with a 12 Month Fixed Plan at $78/Mo + Shipping @ Skinny
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…
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