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    dizmo got a reaction from Eigenvektor in USB-C Charger Questions?   
    1. The battery in the iPhone 13 Mini is minuscule; about half the size of most phones these days. You could buy the Apple charger, but why? It's quite slow and there are plenty of chargers that are cheaper that offer greater performance.  You need a larger wattage charger if you want to run the laptop plugged in. If it's not rated high enough, you'll simply drain the battery.
     
    2. Magsafe is safer. If someone knocks your laptop it's not going to be affected by the cord.
     
    3. Apple isn't the only one to use USB C; in fact they were one of the last.
     
    Probably wouldn't make sense. You'd have to check the charge rates your devices accept and decide from there.
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    dizmo got a reaction from voyager_ in Am I whale?   
    Why does it matter?
    What a sick culture to be striving for. Who cares if you're a whale for a corporation?
    Are you looking for some kind of pat on the back or something?
     
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    dizmo reacted to BlueChinchillaEatingDorito in Laptop for AI assisted image generation   
    Likely better control to be able to fine-tune what the model is doing. A majority of the tools only give you a textbox and not much else. With running your own model, you can probably fine-tune it to better match your specific art style. Then like most AI image and video upscalers, accounts are required so now you get into the argument of privacy, data collection, maybe even copyright (like who owns the image?) so on so forth. 
     
    Then some of us just like to tinker. Does one really need 10 computers in the house? No. But a bunch of us on this forum do.
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    dizmo got a reaction from kirashi in How is PayPal for an anti-tech?   
    You don't have to have an account with Paypal to use it on merchant websites.
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    dizmo reacted to Quackers101 in MSI Recalling some MAG CORELIQUID 240R/360R AIO Coolers   
    I do find some MSI products do get fine support, but anything that tries to be "advanced" or has complicated parts... never trust MSI with that.
    Sad to hear, MSI hasn't changed at all, this is not the first or not the last in their response like that, not so great handling of it (but the contact person seemed good tho). Downplaying the situation and not offering what they should, really sucks.
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    dizmo got a reaction from da na in Am I whale?   
    Why does it matter?
    What a sick culture to be striving for. Who cares if you're a whale for a corporation?
    Are you looking for some kind of pat on the back or something?
     
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    dizmo got a reaction from OddOod in Am I whale?   
    Why does it matter?
    What a sick culture to be striving for. Who cares if you're a whale for a corporation?
    Are you looking for some kind of pat on the back or something?
     
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    dizmo got a reaction from Birblover12 in Am I whale?   
    Why does it matter?
    What a sick culture to be striving for. Who cares if you're a whale for a corporation?
    Are you looking for some kind of pat on the back or something?
     
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    dizmo reacted to wONKEyeYEs in Am I whale?   
    Or a simp.
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    dizmo got a reaction from Tetras in Looking for a 6th generation mobo 1155 64gb ram atx   
    Are you looking at used sites or are you trying to find one new? You won't find one new for anything remotely reasonable. The board is way, way too old for that.
    As @Tetras said, it's probably more advisable to buy something new. At least then you'll have a warranty. You can sell your old CPU to almost cover the cost of the new one.
     
    Welcome to the forum.
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    dizmo reacted to Tetras in Looking for a 6th generation mobo 1155 64gb ram atx   
    Z170, H170, B150 or Z270, B250 (7th, but supports 6th).
     
    The socket is 1151v1 by the way, not 1155.
     
    I wouldn't pay 250$ for a motherboard though, for such an old CPU, when you could get a 12100 and board for less:
     
    PCPartPicker Part List: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/JBtbPX
     
    CPU: Intel Core i3-12100 3.3 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($119.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
    Motherboard: ASRock B760 Pro RS/D4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($121.01 @ Vuugo) 
    Total: $241.00

    Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
    Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-12-07 22:40 EST-0500
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    dizmo got a reaction from da na in Nvidia is ‘no longer a graphics company’   
    Eh, while I hope Nvidia doesn't stop making cards, it wouldn't surprise me if they slowed down on them. I'd love to see AMD pick up the crown but they seem unwilling to invest in their driver teams. 
     
    Also, if Nvidias cards were priced too high for the average gamer, they wouldn't be dominating the PC space like they are. Lots of people that game have the money to invest in the hobby they love. PC gaming, as a hobby, is actually quite cheap. 
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    dizmo got a reaction from LAwLz in Nvidia is ‘no longer a graphics company’   
    Eh, while I hope Nvidia doesn't stop making cards, it wouldn't surprise me if they slowed down on them. I'd love to see AMD pick up the crown but they seem unwilling to invest in their driver teams. 
     
    Also, if Nvidias cards were priced too high for the average gamer, they wouldn't be dominating the PC space like they are. Lots of people that game have the money to invest in the hobby they love. PC gaming, as a hobby, is actually quite cheap. 
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    dizmo got a reaction from Preso in Looking to upgrade my CPU, have around $100 budget.   
    I agree with @Dedayog, grab a used 5600/x. You might even be able to grab a 5700x/5800x if you wait until after Christmas and are crafty with bidding on eBay, or can spend a little more for a motherboard/CPU combo kit and then sell the board with your current CPU.
     
    Ehhh I don't really agree. The G series CPUs are usually weaker than the non G, and this is third gen which is even weaker.
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    dizmo got a reaction from Dedayog in Looking to upgrade my CPU, have around $100 budget.   
    I agree with @Dedayog, grab a used 5600/x. You might even be able to grab a 5700x/5800x if you wait until after Christmas and are crafty with bidding on eBay, or can spend a little more for a motherboard/CPU combo kit and then sell the board with your current CPU.
     
    Ehhh I don't really agree. The G series CPUs are usually weaker than the non G, and this is third gen which is even weaker.
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    dizmo reacted to Dedayog in Looking to upgrade my CPU, have around $100 budget.   
    Get a used 5600 instead.  Much better and a good stop gap for the upcoming x3d chips if you want.
     
    Or it'll handle any GPU upgrade later too.
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    dizmo got a reaction from Needfuldoer in "Banned" when really kicked on discord   
    And what exactly do you expect us to do about it?
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    dizmo got a reaction from Blue4130 in "Banned" when really kicked on discord   
    And what exactly do you expect us to do about it?
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    dizmo got a reaction from jaslion in Wrong address, should I order another order?   
    Why not ask them?
    They know far better than randoms on a forum.
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    dizmo got a reaction from kb5zue in Wrong address, should I order another order?   
    Why not ask them?
    They know far better than randoms on a forum.
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    dizmo got a reaction from Kenji02 in Pc Build a bit to expensive AND advice Mini-ITX   
    Small cases are perfectly fine if you spec the build properly. It won't get any warmer than your laptop would, and almost certainly substantially better. Especially since you're looking at larger ITX cases.
     
    Welcome to the forum.
     
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    dizmo got a reaction from Avaviel in Merch idea Anti Fatigue Mats   
    If you thought the shipping on their other items was bad...
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    dizmo got a reaction from GOTSpectrum in 2 in 1 laptop recommendations   
    I don't think anyone can really tell the future so if you're going to wait, you'll probably be waiting forever as there will always be something better around the corner. Are none of the Lenovo's upgradable? Throwing in more RAM can be a cakewalk.
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    dizmo got a reaction from starsmine in What's going on with Secret Shopper 3?   
    It's not really whining when it's actually misrepresentation in the video. 
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    dizmo got a reaction from filpo in What's going on with Secret Shopper 3?   
    The issue wasn't with the machine itself, it was with cost/"extra" fees.
    Black Friday is still a ways off.
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