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5 minutes ago, starsmine said:

17k n4 wafer (was a tad over 16k in 2020 for n5, but TSMC has raised prices twice since then somewhere in 10-20%)
608mm^2 die
13 dollars per gig memory. 
 

= 330 dollars per die at .08 defect rate, so nvidia wanting there cut will be selling those to AIBs for 500 dollars per die
+ 312 dollars for the ram.

Cooler costs, shipping costs, and VRM costs are all higher then the 3090. 

AIBS literally are selling 3090s at 100s of dollars of loss at 1000 dollars. 

Id be kind of surprised if Nvidia isnt going for a higher margin on that die, but I admittedly never cared to look at their financials to see what kinda margin the run as it it would take some serious breakdown to get to a reasonable guess.

35 minutes ago, Shimejii said:

As it currently stands, 4090 probably costs around 850$-1000$ per card to make

What information do you use to reach that conclusion? I assume you are talking about Nvidia themselves and not a board partner?

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@xg32But I agree that at launch it makes more sense to buy a last gen card than a 40xx for most consumers

Just now, xg32 said:

i think it's more accurate to compare it to the current price of 1100usd, as it lines up the product stack better for buyers. The 2000usd price tag is moot. the 3090ti is 1100usd

I see your point but I think launch to launch is a more fair comparision as we know that the AIB are losing money at 3090ti. In 6 months you probably wont find a new 3090ti instock for 1100 but you will still see the 4080 at these launch prices.

6 minutes ago, Origami Cactus said:

YES!! The 3090ti WAS NEVER worth 2000 dollars. Nvidia just really was screwing over the miners just because. The real price for 3090ti would have been about 1k$, so a 900$ gpu matching a last gen 1k$ is bad

You cant just make stuff up to make your point true. You as an individual dont decide what the price is. The overall market combined with the company supplying the product does. And we saw that that card was $2000. Im not saying you arent right to be upset by the new price of these launch cards, but to say the 3090ti was a $1000 card is just factually untrue

2 hours ago, wanderingfool2 said:

Apple has acknowledged the issue and is going to send out a fix next week

https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/apple-confirms-iphone-14-pro-camera-shake-issue-says-fix-coming-next-week/

 

 

One thing that I think will be interesting is whether or not they extend the warranty on the camera itself now.  There has already been the case of people reporting that it has messed up the focus on their phone and Apple replaced it...but I think it gets a bit tricky when you think that if your phone still works, it still could have been damaged, just not to the point where it doesn't function.  That might mean in a year or two when the warranty is gone you might start experiencing problem (as general wear and tear have pushed the components beyond the breaking point)

Its possible but I would say unlikely unless its a wide spread problem in a few years. If its not a wide spread problem then the burden of proof would likely be on the owner to prove that this problem, which it sounds like should be fixed inside 3 weeks of launch, is what caused the problem. That would be an almost impressible thing to prove in my mind

I dont wanna sound like a dick here but it kinda seemed like he phoned the whole thing in. Or am I the only one that thinks that? Ive admittedly never been much of a fan of his, he doesnt do anything wrong, just isnt really entertaining to me and his content is less up my ally

1 hour ago, Jarsky said:

 if we average their profit to 15%, thats about $9m/year of profit theyre giving up on GPU's alone.

 

From what I understand the average profit is no where NEAR 15%, closer to 3-5

1 hour ago, yolosnail said:

 

Pretty much everything I've done on our 2008 and 2012 Nissans have been either been Torx or as you say regular socket heads. Well, anything stock anyway, our 2012 X-Trail was an ex-first responder Doctor's car, so had the lights and sirens installed with what appeared to be wood screws!

 

I only live a few miles away from the Nissan factory, so given that they have different models for different regions, I wonder if they use different fixings for the NA cars? 

I was wondering if you were talking about Nissan specifically when you said Japanese. They definitely have more torx than say a honda/Acura or toyota/lexus. I can think off the top of my head a couple places where they have torx universally like behind the hood releases holding the plastic dash pad on. But then it gets odd, like sometimes the radios are held to the dash with torx, sometimes PH, same with the screws going into the side of the radio through the metal brackets. The BCM is another one that sometimes is held in with PH, sometimes torx, sometimes a weird proprietary bolt that ive only seen from them. The shrouds around the columns are pretty universally PH, as is the fasteners for the speakers are generally 8mm-10mm bolts with PH centers. Basically consistency isnt  at the top of their list for priorities lol

2 hours ago, yolosnail said:

I don't think it's possible to buy a multi-bit set here and for it to not come with at least 1 PZ1 and PZ2 bit!

 

The only screws that I use with any regularity that still use PH bits are drywall screws. Even doing electrical work, most screws on anything new is PZ, it's only on older switches, sockets and 'breaker boxes' that I come across PH.

 

Even working on family and friend's cars, pretty much everything has been Torx, that's with French, German and Japanese cars, I honestly can't recall the last time I used a PH bit on a car!

German definitely loaded with torx, french I never work on here in NA but Japanese cars have quite a few ph, far more than they have torx but generally they are either ph or regular socketed heads. The exception is seatbelt bolts are almost always large scale torx on the the majority of vehicles I have ever seen.

2 hours ago, Hypnotoad said:

afaik all cross-head screws used for any Ikea furniture is PZ

Now that you mention that I think you are right, I think thats all PZ

34 minutes ago, Middcore said:

 

What race are British people?

 

Think carefully about this one, now. 

This response wins lol

45 minutes ago, yolosnail said:

Why would you want to be a walking advertisement?

 

Plus, if you're spending $250 on a backpack, then chances are you have some fairly expensive gear in it!

Branding on products is pretty common place, I have no problem with the "walking advertisement" part but you are definitely right that if someone sees a LTT bag and knows what LTT is then assuming there is expensive electronics in it would definitely be a downside.

22 years working in automotive shops, never once have I seen a PZ bit. I didnt even realize they were a thing till they started being talked about on this board. I have roughly $40,000 in tools/storage and have been going through all my bit sets and I dont have a single pz bit, only ph. I guess its just a big difference between NA market compared to international. What am I missing here though, like a PZ bit to me just looks like a reinforced PH bit? Is there more to it?

7 hours ago, ET_Explorer said:

Apparently the drop test failed.

Ya he said he sent that one back to Nick so they could see if they could figure out why it failed. Jay said he felt it was a big drop and it was but I hope it can stand up to say falling off a work bench onto a concrete floor, thats not an unrealistic thing to expect from a tool

2 hours ago, IPD said:

Considering how well the Megapro scored, it seems like the logical choice over spending double on the LTT screwdriver.  IMHO, the Klein finished fairly well middle-of-the-pack for even less ($20).

 

If I'm spending over $50 on something like this, i would want variable clutch or some type of torque-sensing apparatus. 

Does ANYONE make a tool like you want for that low of a cost? I cant think of a ratcheting screwdriver with a variable clutch for anything close to the price of any of these tested drivers including the PB Swiss, but maybe I just havent seen it?

I dont think hes talking about and order in transit. I think hes more talking about in this case he ordered something that wont ship for weeks. I agree it would be nice if you could add on but it would make it complicated when it comes to the payment side.

They have said already and I think its on the product page that if you order a screwdriver at the sametime as other products it will all be held and shipped at once

I never use the locked positions on my ratcheting drivers, if i want a locked screwdriver I use a regular driver but if I was someone who this was important to then the LTT driver certainly wouldn't be the top choice.

52 minutes ago, Rusty Proto said:

I would have been able to actually find this thread earlier, resulting in a rather rude incident, but I'm still glad to see this thing tested. ...though I didn't realize some things like how the tips were shorter. Not sure the engineering decision behind that one. Still glad to see that it does have a stout magnet on it just the same. Still, I did look for this thread and didn't find it. 

 

The engineering thought was they said they were able to get stronger magnetic hold on it by putting less material between the magnet and the screw although based on testing it seems like PB Swiss got a stronger hold while using standard bits. And the second reason was to fit 12 bits instead of 6 inside the handle without making it larger

Danhausen, hes a pro wrestler and I find his shtick absolutely hilarious.

59 minutes ago, Kastnerd said:

What this review is missing is all those cheap $20 screwdrivers that would underperform and make many of these tools looks even better. 

 

Well they had the Amazon basics one, that was pretty cheap and crap

56 minutes ago, NastyFlytrap said:

He is a hypocrite, and people like dogman above will defend him to the bone. It sucks but there's not much to do about it

I can only assume I am "dogman" and I only defend when I feel the accusation is unfair. There is nothing hypocritical about this situation. Its been proven over and over again that the products are on par with their competition they were aiming at when they made them, and their pricing is inline with that. Just because YOU or op doesnt see the value doesnt mean its not still worth it, and I would suggest that you are in the minority in this situation. So you either dont understand the market place and have no desire to or you are a troll, in either case there wont be any point in continuing this conversation.

1 hour ago, MonitorFlicker said:

People need to realize that it is a high-torque screwdriver that can go over 2 N-m way too casually. 
Unless you are doing a farm project, don't use this screwdriver on electronic components. 
Better get some proper screwdrivers like PB 1113 ESD for computers to avoid over-torque and static electricity. 

Static discharge is of very little relevance when it comes to modern computers and over torqueing is a matter of using common sense when building a computer

$69 isnt out of line for a screw driver and $250 isnt out of line for a backpack in the same league as the LTT one either. But if its to much for you than thats fine. Saying $1000 for an iphone when you can get an android smart phone for $200 is the same argument. Yes you can spend less but it isnt the same product.