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I'm using Brown switches too but with two o rings on one keycap. still not quite up to my liking but the key travel distance is much better now. I still prefer scissors switch of the macbook retina keyboard tbh or even Logitech K810. O-rings are really cheap to get. Plenty of them from AliExpress.

Water and dust proof? How long is the official software support? (you know being android and all..)

eitherway, they've done some shady things in the past so... 

http://www.androidpolice.com/2017/10/10/never-settle-oneplus-found-collecting-personally-identifiable-analytics-data-phone-owners/

that's the price you gotta pay for wanting a high end spec phone with 'affordable' price I guess :shrugs: ... I was never a fan of Oneplus or any Chinese brand phone for that matter anyway. 

27 minutes ago, Jamiec1130 said:

I’d just use it as a media player for YouTube or something. It’s not too bad of a device. 

I already have an iPad for that. I agree it's not too bad of a device looking at specs wise

26 minutes ago, Synawke said:

you could practice rooting on it maybe. is needs a cell connection to do GPS though, and I doubt you want to continue paying for it.

that's what A-GPS is right iinm? i have absolutely no clue of where or how to start with rooting. mind pointing me out where to look for them?

3 minutes ago, dizmo said:

That was my first Android phone!

GPS is a good idea. Download something like HereMaps.

I doubt the battery will last too long though

I can always get it plugged it or use a powerbank. Here Maps is a nice idea. but will the gps work without a network tho?

So I found an old phone in my drawer, that used to belong to my brother.

https://www.gsmarena.com/lg_optimus_g_e975-4941.php

Except for the scuffs,wear and tear on the bodyshell, everything seems to be working perfectly fine. Since I already have an iphone myself and have not much experience using an android, I was wondering what I can do with this phone? I was thinking of using it as gps for my bike. It comes with Android 4.4.2 btw.

Any ideas would be appreciated

On 21/12/2017 at 6:08 PM, r3loAded said:

Well, this is another clear example of Linus being like "Shut up and give me your money" style video. I am aware that there is a lot of technology inside that car, but at the end of the day it's just a car. And again I am aware that money has to be made in order to make the channel work.

 

Next thing you'll see Linus reviewing/showcasing/presenting top of the line/state of the art cigarettes producing factory. Why? Because cheap publicity, because Linus, because money. Why pay tens of thousands to a TV commercial when you can fly a youtuber over at a fraction of a price. Getting Linus to showcase the car was the cheapest publicity for Renault.

 

Perfect advertisement formula: one youtuber boi with millions of subscribers + the product you want to advertise = the perfect cheapest advertisement. P.S Forgot to dislike the video - on my way now.

perhaps you could take a hint at what LTT is? Linus TECH Tips... and it's doesn't matter if it's a cheap or expensive publicity. It's still a publicity. and if you thought Renault did it just to save money, you must be pretty naive. 

If any of you have a Mac and iPhone, go install the app 'CoconutBattery' and check your phone's battery life/charge cycle counts. I know my 6S was almost @ 600 charge cycle with 78% full charge capacity before I had it replaced. then you can run whatever benchmark you want and see if the score correlates to the battery degradation. Battery shouldn't be expected to last according to length of time but on its charge cycle which Apple says is 500 or below 80% before it should be replaced.

21 minutes ago, dalekphalm said:

lmfao... I love that movie. It's the perfect kind of over the top.

what movie is that? looks interesting and my kind of movie

5 minutes ago, DrMacintosh said:

I'm running 11.2. 

 

There is a possibility for a jailbreak for 11.2 and I did not want to go back to 11.1.2 because my 6s Plus feels a lot better on 11.2 than it did on 11.1.2 

 

My 6s Plus performs so well Apple is not making it easy for me to want to upgrade. Its still an amazing phone. 

maybe because the Plus have an extra gig of ram probably. I still like the phone but the frequent app reloading can be infuriating

2 minutes ago, DrMacintosh said:

My iPhone 6s Plus also have a battery at about 80% capacity but I have not replaced the battery and have no slowdowns as of yet. 

yeah that was my experience too. i even did a fresh format of the phone afterwards and it feels much slower than before. 3D touch app switching feels sluggish, apps need to reload all the time. I have minimal app usge bsides Twitter, Discord and Whatsapp. are you on the latest 11.2.1 btw?

My 6S battery was just below the 80% charge capacity with almost 600 charge cycle before I replaced it with new battery 2 months ago. Weirdly enough i never had any slow down issue back then until only recently when they've been pushing out so many updates lately

as long as it outputs 5V and the same or less amperage, you should be fine.

9 hours ago, valdyrgramr said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Xeon E5-2687W V4 3.0GHz 12-Core Processor  ($2083.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.89 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock - X99 Extreme3 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($186.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston - ValueRAM 32GB (4 x 8GB) Registered DDR4-2400 Memory  ($400.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: Samsung - 960 Pro 1TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($617.99 @ Newegg Marketplace) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB DUKE OC Video Card  ($514.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: DIYPC - P48-W ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.97 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Other: Logitech HD Pro Webcam C920, Widescreen Video Calling and Recording, 1080p Camera, Desktop or Laptop Webcam  ($45.99 @ Amazon) 
Other: DELL UltraSharp UP2715K ($720.49)
Total: $4696.26
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-12-18 02:35 EST-0500

I made it cheaper.   

all that expensive hardware and you picked an average bronze PSU lmao. keep digging mate...

how old are you and your friends again? who argues about which consoles is better anymore nowadays

considering how heat naturally rises, wouldn't placing the radiator horizontally will make it dissipate heat better? and probably less pump pressure needed since the water doesn't have to go up and down and up again into a vertically mounted radiator? 

I don't hate Apple but... <proceed to hate on Apple>

-LTT Forum-

Went through so much questions just to ask if their phone will (finally) get an update or not... Glad I'm not in that camp ;P

39 minutes ago, cdsboy2000 said:

Does weight matter? That's the determining factor of if you go ultrabook or thicc performance-based.

as long as it is not stupidly heavy like a desktop replacement.

26 minutes ago, kurtstir said:

What do you think of this? https://www.avadirect.com/Clevo-N130WU-13-3-QHD-Core-i7-Intel-UHD-Graphics-620-Custom-Laptop/Configure/11544736

I tried configuring it. Battery seems weak at just 36Whr tho. 

24 minutes ago, seon123 said:

The Surface Pro or Surface Book should fit those requirements. With a student discount, they should cost about $2000, maybe a bit more. 

Same goes for Apple MacBook Pro. Those should also fill the requirements, and should cost about the same, and you can use a student discount. 

Afaik, those have the most accurate displays

 

Edit: forgot that 7th gen U Series CPUs are dual core. Those are the ones in the Surface Pro. I think the newer Surface Book has quad cores

Thanks. I'm also looking at the last gen Macbook Pro as I'm using a RMBP(late 2013 model) myself. 

I'm looking to get a new laptop for my sister for her art college and I want it to have great+accurate display, decently long battery life, good built that can last 2-4 years, and OK after sales support for a tech noob. Also if it can play light games at medium settings that would be a plus. I don't think she needs touch screen as she already has her Wacom tablet. I'm open to either Windows or MacOS but trying to stick with budget less than $2000. the less the better  Maybe find a great deal somewhere (not dodgy)

Pricing and stock is US based so that should make it easier. I appreciate the help. Feel free to ask me anything. 

Edit: forgot to add, 16gb of ram is needed too and not sure if i7 quad core is truly important for her drawing software
 

Good guy EA for refusing to make more money for themselves by doing this.. /s

3 hours ago, D13H4RD2L1V3 said:

Apple Pay

Android Pay

Samsung Pay

Walmart Pay

Microsoft Pay

LG Pay

 

Come on. What's next? McPay???

Alipay by Aliexpress and probably few more chinese thrid party online payment platform we've never heard off

I have the 1060 AMP. it's really silent (fans rarely spin) and cools well (below 72c with about 30% fan speed under load. Can easily play Forza 7 at 4K ultra @ 50fps

12 hours ago, <Aleks> said:

What changes? I have the 6s, it really isn’t anything noticeable except for the silly screen they added.

Guess you're not looking hard enough or you're just blinded by your hatred. I could list down all the upgrades the 6S had over 6 but then you're just going to ignore them or say something trivial to undermine them like you're already doing right now. You could start by reading the reviews for once.

Also, you're derailing the thread.

4 hours ago, CommandMan7 said:

Huh, I cannot replicate and I've just updated to iOS 11.1

 

In other news, the calculator is still broken so that 1+2+3 = 24

me neither. i have never came across such bug and I updated my phone as soon as the new version goes live. That calculator bug is funny tho. so easy to replicate

3 hours ago, <Aleks> said:

The iPhone 6s was never worth what it was sold for, it was the same as the 6 with a different screen and a slightly improved CPU. I'm not talking about only phones, I'm saying Apple as a company. 

 

Not even comparing flagship phones, just normal smartphones. When The iPhone 6s came out I ditched iPhones and bought a OnePlus One for £250, the was nothing that the iPhone did better or that the OnePlus couldn't do that the iPhone could. iPhones and generally Apple products are not worth it. 

 

I'm not trying to hate on Apple but do your research or go try two phones at the same time from different price ranges, in everyday use the is no difference, well except how much it costs you for basically the same experience.

There's plenty of changes under the hood between the 6 and 6S btw. I know. I own the 6S. And of course, to each his own whether their purchase is worth or not. I know mine does. Still blazing fast and working until today. 620gbp money worth spent on something that works so seamlessly between my Macbook,iPad and iCloud. And keep in mind that everyone's experiences are different with their choice of phone. Throwing everything under the same use case/scenario like yours is a shallow thing to say.