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11-28-2019, 01:54 AM
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So these are the 2 finalists that I'm deciding between:
1) Seagate 6TB USB3 external @ $120 https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product...00403/12567166
2) Seagate 5TB USB3 portable external @ $100 https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product...black/13862227
At $20/TB, these seem to be the cheapest available options I have seen so far. If I go with #1, I'll be ripping the drive out, and plugging it directly into the my tower. If I want portability, I'll go for #2.
I know they are Seagate, and not everyone likes Seagate. I don't totally trust them either, as I have had at least 2 Seagates died on me before. But I've also had most other brands died on me before as well (1 WD, 1 WD refurb, 1 Quantum, 1 IBM, 1 Hitachi, and maybe some that I have forgotten about), so Seagate is pretty much just on par with everyone else. And then I'll have backups as well.
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11-28-2019, 03:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Bonka  BestBuy will have the 50" Insignia for $200. Their house brand isn't bad for what it is. It has no smart features, but you can get the Firestick for $35 which is better than the built-in app anyway. | I think that's a 1080P TV.
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11-28-2019, 02:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Traum So these are the 2 finalists that I'm deciding between:
1) Seagate 6TB USB3 external @ $120 https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product...00403/12567166
2) Seagate 5TB USB3 portable external @ $100 https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product...black/13862227
At $20/TB, these seem to be the cheapest available options I have seen so far. If I go with #1, I'll be ripping the drive out, and plugging it directly into the my tower. If I want portability, I'll go for #2.
I know they are Seagate, and not everyone likes Seagate. I don't totally trust them either, as I have had at least 2 Seagates died on me before. But I've also had most other brands died on me before as well (1 WD, 1 WD refurb, 1 Quantum, 1 IBM, 1 Hitachi, and maybe some that I have forgotten about), so Seagate is pretty much just on par with everyone else. And then I'll have backups as well. | Why not buy a SSD and then enclose it. Wouldn't that mitigate the risk of a dead hard drive?
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11-28-2019, 02:58 PM
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Anybody know any good mid-level phone for parent use? Looking to spend ~$200-$300 ideally.
Costco has Moto One Action for $309 that seems solid but might be a bit overkill for my mom.
Amazon has a Moto G7 Power for $250 or so but not sure if that's a good deal for an older, lower spec'd phone.
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11-28-2019, 03:08 PM
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#130 | | I answer every Emotion with an emoticon
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Originally Posted by PeanutButter Why not buy a SSD and then enclose it. Wouldn't that mitigate the risk of a dead hard drive? | The first requirement for this purchase is storage capacity, so that rules out SSDs.
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11-28-2019, 03:24 PM
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#131 | | I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
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Originally Posted by Manic! I think that's a 1080P TV. | Yeah it's not 4k but for a basic tv it might be worth saving the $100 for some.
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11-28-2019, 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by sonick Anybody know any good mid-level phone for parent use? Looking to spend ~$200-$300 ideally.
Costco has Moto One Action for $309 that seems solid but might be a bit overkill for my mom.
Amazon has a Moto G7 Power for $250 or so but not sure if that's a good deal for an older, lower spec'd phone. | I think for an easier user experience get them an old iPhone instead. An iPhone 7 is plenty fast and you can get it cheap off Craig’s. Probably less than these newer mid level android devices.
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11-28-2019, 05:11 PM
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#133 | | I have named my kids VIC and VLS
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Yea virtually brand new 7 and 7+ were hovering around those prices
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11-28-2019, 08:19 PM
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#134 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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Morimoto LED foglights at 25% off + free ship (link is to E46 fitment, but you can probably find for many applications) https://www.lightwerkz.net/index.php...s-e46-e39.html Schmiedmann has deals on Eisenmann/Supersprint for prices lower than ECS for my euro friends
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11-28-2019, 09:54 PM
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#135 | | "They call me Bowser...RawR!"
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Originally Posted by Traum So these are the 2 finalists that I'm deciding between:
1) Seagate 6TB USB3 external @ $120 https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product...00403/12567166
2) Seagate 5TB USB3 portable external @ $100 https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product...black/13862227
At $20/TB, these seem to be the cheapest available options I have seen so far. If I go with #1, I'll be ripping the drive out, and plugging it directly into the my tower. If I want portability, I'll go for #2.
I know they are Seagate, and not everyone likes Seagate. I don't totally trust them either, as I have had at least 2 Seagates died on me before. But I've also had most other brands died on me before as well (1 WD, 1 WD refurb, 1 Quantum, 1 IBM, 1 Hitachi, and maybe some that I have forgotten about), so Seagate is pretty much just on par with everyone else. And then I'll have backups as well. |
Do you know what's in side? I bought a Seagate 8tb back in June to replace a ticking Seagate 3tb in my array and it was a 5400RPM drive inside. That's why I'm buying WD's right now, gives me a good mix of drives in a 12 bay array. https://www.bestbuy.com/site/wd-easy...?skuId=6364259
I'm going back to Bellingham to snag a couple of 12TB's this weekend, the 10TB's have gone back to regular price... the 12TB's are cheaper... lol
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11-28-2019, 10:10 PM
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#136 | | I have named my kids VIC and VLS
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Pretty crazy deals on Sonos stuff which almost never go on sale.
Ended up ordering their amp through the Avion points website but it’s on sale as most places for $630, $150 off.
Same with almost all their products
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11-28-2019, 10:55 PM
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#137 | | Head of HR....have a seat on that couch
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11-28-2019, 11:43 PM
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#138 | | I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
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Originally Posted by Hondaracer Pretty crazy deals on Sonos stuff which almost never go on sale.
Ended up ordering their amp through the Avion points website but it’s on sale as most places for $630, $150 off.
Same with almost all their products | Agreed. 20% Off all SONOS products.
I am going to buy a SONOS Sub tomorrow at Vision.
See if I can negotiate extra couple bucks off.
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11-28-2019, 11:56 PM
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#139 | | I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
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Originally Posted by sonick Anybody know any good mid-level phone for parent use? Looking to spend ~$200-$300 ideally.
Costco has Moto One Action for $309 that seems solid but might be a bit overkill for my mom.
Amazon has a Moto G7 Power for $250 or so but not sure if that's a good deal for an older, lower spec'd phone. | This is the best deal for a mid level phone right now. Hands down!
$199 USD https://store.umidigi.com/goods.php?id=207 | |
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11-29-2019, 12:40 AM
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#140 | | I answer every Emotion with an emoticon
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Originally Posted by sonick Anybody know any good mid-level phone for parent use? Looking to spend ~$200-$300 ideally.
Costco has Moto One Action for $309 that seems solid but might be a bit overkill for my mom.
Amazon has a Moto G7 Power for $250 or so but not sure if that's a good deal for an older, lower spec'd phone. | Today only -- USD $170 for a Sony Xperia 10 I3123, Snapdragon 630, 3GB RAM, 64GB storage https://www.bhphotovideo.com/find/de...ku=1461106-REG | |
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11-29-2019, 12:47 AM
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#141 | | To me, there is the Internet and there is RS
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Originally Posted by PeanutButter | Just checked the bands and it will have no problem working in Canada with all carriers. https://www.kimovil.com/en/frequency.../CA/umidigi-f2
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11-29-2019, 01:46 AM
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#142 | | Fathered more RS members than anybody else. Who's your daddy?
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As a side note, Superstore is having a No Tax day Friday. Not everything, but home electronics is included.
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11-29-2019, 02:17 AM
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#143 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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Originally Posted by PeanutButter Why not buy a SSD and then enclose it. Wouldn't that mitigate the risk of a dead hard drive? |
is seagate a good brand?
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11-29-2019, 11:55 AM
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#144 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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For anyone looking for baby stuff, westcoastkids is having a storewide (in-store only) sale, 15% to 30% off everything, including high end stuff that never goes on sale.
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11-29-2019, 01:15 PM
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#145 | | I answer every Emotion with an emoticon
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Originally Posted by ilovebacon is seagate a good brand? | In the spinny hard drive game, there are really only just 3 players left:
- Seagate
- Western Digital
- Toshiba
In terms of reliability, I'd say they are all sufficiently reliability, and any one of them is likely no worse than the other two.
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11-29-2019, 01:57 PM
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#146 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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I'm still using my 320gb Seagate from 2007. Ran this bad boy day and night on, no issues to this day. I guess best money well spent LOL.
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11-29-2019, 09:29 PM
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#147 | | I Will not Admit my Addiction to RS
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I just bought some Marshall Major III headphones at london drugs for 69.99. It was totally an impulse buy because I never use headphones; I'm an ear bud or speaker guy. I just got nostalgia from the high school days when I used to play electric guitar and Marshall is a huge name in amplifiers and pretty much every rock band like ACDC, Bon Jovi, Guns n roses, Sound Garden, etc, used their amplifiers. All those 80s 90s bands used these amplifiers. I didn't know they made headphones, so I'm excited to try them out.
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11-30-2019, 02:11 AM
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MyQ wifi garage door opener at amazon.COM for $20USD. It was $18USD earlier today. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...KIKX0DER&psc=1
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11-30-2019, 07:51 AM
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#149 | | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
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^ Please do give a review on the MyQ wifi app garage door opener when you have it installed. Looks real practical.
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11-30-2019, 10:58 AM
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Originally Posted by MG1 Looking to get a Playstation 4. I admit, I'm totally out of the loop when it comes to game consoles. I used to be an avid gamer when the kids were young. Dad was the guy to beat. Not anymore. I was also a Nintendo fanboi. I have every one of their consoles and handheld. From the original to the Wii U and Switch. I started my gaming obsession on a Commodore Vic 20 and an Atari, lol. Anyway, jumping ship and looking to get a Playstation. The kids (all but one still living at home) are into the PS platform and there seems to be a shitload of different models and bundles. Which one is the best and where's the best/cheapest place to get one? | I finally decided to get a PS4 as well. I have been using a PS3 for some games and mainly Netflix. I just want to play the two Uncharted games and Last of Us 2 on PS4. This week I bought Uncharted 4 and Uncharted Lost Legacy for $20.
New low price started Friday for 1TB PS4 $249.99 with 3 games and can be bought anywhere. If you are patient the used market will catch up and you can get one for $200.00. Prices on the used market is all over the place. PS5 will be available Dec 2020.
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