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Hi all, looking for some advice. I have been a controller gaming nerd for all my life, starting with the PS 1. I have always had a place in my heart for PS style (symmetric) controllers, always hated the XBOX style ones. With that said, I have been using the junky logitech gamepad controllers (wired and wireless models) for the past few years and found them to get progressively worse with each succeeding one that I purchased. Each one has either gotten horribly unfixable stick drift or has a broken trigger. I have opened them up to try to repair them, I'm a cheapwad its what I do, and had no success. The only thing that I really liked about this model was the compatibility with XBOX games. I play Star Wars Battlefront II and older FPS and RPGs. Honestly, I try to take good care of my controllers, I keep them nice and clean and safe on my desk. I was wanting some advice as to a good controller model that had the PS style layout, but was of decent build quality and can take more than 1 month of usage. I am fine with wired or wireless models. AND (and this is to all the trolls who want to say that I am a loser for using controllers) PLEASE DO NOT SAY THAT I NEED TO GET A MOUSE AND KEYBOARD! I hate that style of gaming. I have my mouse and keyboard config that I like and I use it for work and college. I have tried gaming with keyboard and mouse and in my opinion, they suck. I will take the lower movement and control any day to play with what I am comfortable with. It isn't too bad, I still can keep up with the keyboard mouse ninjas, lol. But anyway, thanks in advance guys! WeTuLo
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I'm just wondering guys, have any of you ever had an Xperia Z3 Compact device along with phantom glass screen protector? Now those screen protectors are quite pricey, but have a reputation. I'm very careless phone user, I always do stuff while using phone, I always use it with single hand. Therefore I need small and durable device. I also hate protection cases, because they limit the accessibility of side buttons. Wouold you recommend Z3 to a user who above all, needs a durable phone?
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My $7 Logitech G90 is finally giving out, and I'd like to invest in a wireless mouse that'll last me the next four years. My initial inclination was that Logitech's highest-end mouse - the MX Master - would also be their most durable, and its durability and build quality was verified by @nerdslayer1, who owns one. Am I incorrect about the durability of the MX Master? Are there any other recommendations you have for a wireless mouse that can really go the distance? Regards, Aereldor.
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I'm looking for a cheap laptop with a better build quality, I'm trying to stay under 500 dollars. I have a dedicated gaming rig i just need something i can take to class and hackathons and stuff like that, so it definitely does not need a dedicated graphics card. My requirements in order go along the lines of 1. build quality 2. processor speeds 3. battery life 4. screen quality I need build quality since it would be going in and out of my backpack around 2x a day and opened and closed even more so it needs to not fall apart. Having a long battery life is just plain convenient for my use case. Processor speeds would help with 2 things, processing larger workloads for coding purposes, and i would like to be able to use steam in home streaming on it. I'm sure that anything that can handle steam in home streaming would be fast enough though. Also a 15 in would be nice purely so i can i get a larger typing area in the keyboard. But if there are 13 in with significantly better build quality i can make that sacrifice. My thought process for maybe getting a better build quality in this price range is that you can get a good build quality at 400 more dollars with a dedicated gpu, so there must be some gem around this price range. I'm willing to go up in price if i need to, since i'm going to be using this for awhile I'm willing to spend a little more, its just easy for me to fall into the "its just 50 dollars more for this and then 100 more for this and only 80 dollars more for this" trap. Thanks for any advice, i really appreciate it.
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My question is up there so, are they? like.. if i buy 2 skins for my S7 Edge and i can peel of the black one and stick the white one on it and then peel the white one of and stick the black one on it again?
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I never thought I'd start one of these threads. Hey everyone. I'm going to be joining a conservatory in New York in three months and I need a laptop to get me through four years of it. I can only comfortably afford $1000, but I'm willing to extend that by up to $200 if it's really worth spending extra. I'm a musician and I also edit videos and do a little photo work, all of which will carry on through college. Here are a list of essential and non-essential features- please read them in their entirety before making any recommendations. ESSENTIAL Good build quality and durability I need this thing to last me four years, and I don't want to have to be too cautious with it. I will not consider laptops with poor quality control and high failure rates. This means stuff like the Dell Inspiron 7559 is out. I don't want to have to deal with failing hardware, and if extending my budget covers that base, I'm okay with it. I just won't have the time to deal with RMAs or servicing or DIY repairs. Good onboard headphone audio I don't mean the speakers. I need the headphone audio output to be clean, as I will be mixing audio here for my projects, probably using Tracktion 5 on Windows or Garageband on Mac. USB Type A Ports I need these. I'll have to use a MIDI keyboard, an external HDD, and a mic. I don't want to use dongles for all this. A capable processor Hopefully something that exceeds the performance of my current Core i3 4160 for video editing. The only exception are Mac laptops, due to Final Cut and iMovie's software integration destroying render times. Good battery life I don't need a complete tank, but I probably won't have a charger on hand all the time, so I'm looking for 3 hours or more of battery life under an average workload. A good IPS panel I'm not a pro, so I don't need something with 100% Adobe RGB coverage, but I do need reasonable sRGB performance for content creation and content consumption. I don't care too much about screen size. A good keyboard I'm not too miffed about the trackpad since my MX Master will always be by my side, but I need a good keyboard with reasonable response, travel, and some tactility. I particularly like the keyboards on Pre-2016 MacBook Pros and the old Thinkpads. I'm going to be spending a lot of time typing, so this is very important. I don't need a numpad. My preferred layout is that featured on pre-2016 MacBook Pros or the Venom BlackBook Zero. Upgradeable I would like to be able to replace the stock drive with a 500GB SSD and 16GB of RAM rather than have to buy a preconfigured model. The only exceptions to this are if I can get both of those for cheap; then I won't have to upgrade. A top-mounted webcam I HATE when the webcam is situated at the bottom of the screen. I'll be using this for video calls frequently, and I might even record a few videos using it, so it needs to be above the screen. NON-ESSENTIAL Good speakers Since my Shure SE112s are coming with me, this is not essential. However, it would still be nice to have good, reasonably loud speakers for quick stuff. I understand that anything will do in a pinch, but it won't hurt if the backup was good. A good trackpad I'll use my MX Master whenever I can, but it would certainly be nice to have a good trackpad, as I may not be able to use my mouse in class, and probably won't on the go. I've been spoiled with a 2009 MacBook Pro, so my standards for trackpads are high A discrete GPU I don't plan to game, but I would certainly appreciate the option. Something around the level of a GTX 960M or GTX 1050 would be perfectly adequate. The iGPU would do in a pinch for light titles like Rocket League, but again, I'd appreciate having the option of playing more demanding games. Lightweight Of course, super-heavy 'performance beasts' are already out, as this is a college laptop recommendation thread. I don't mind a slightly bigger laptop, but having something more thin and light is a nice bonus. I'm going to be buying this in July or August, so if there are any new technologies I should look out for (Ryzen/Raven Ridge Laptops, Intel Coffee Lake), let me know. If you're going to recommend a Mac, I'd appreciate if you can point me towards a refurbished product sale link, as they're way too expensive to buy new, even with a student discount. Regards, Aereldor.
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My old pair of earbuds recently broke and I need a new pair before school starts. Im always on the go and either shoving my earbuds into my pockets or into my bag and even sleeping with them. So the new earbuds I end up purchasing I would like to be fairly durable. My spending budget for earbuds is around $150. Since I put aside that much money for earbuds I'd like them to sound as quality as possible. I mostly listen to rock/punk/metal music, from Green Day to Slipknot. I do not need a microphone on them, but if it is there I don't mind. I would not like bluetooth wireless earbuds, I prefer good ol' wired ones. Big thanks to anyone who helpes me out.
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Obviously without spending the proper amount of money you're not going to get a piece of equipment suitable for ones needs. I'm looking for a Portable hard drive to help store Media, and possibly be used as an editing drive. It's obvious that SSD's are the #1 choice, but portable SSD's aren't cheap. I'm not looking to spend hundreds of dollars however if I find a sale or deal in the near future I could jump at the opportunity. The type of work I usually do Motion Graphics (AE) Intro's / Cinematic (AE) Music Videos / Short Films (PR) Highlights (PR) That's not all of the span of what I do in Premiere Pro and After Effects, just a short sum so you know what I'm looking for and what at a good price could benefit me for now. If in the future I make more money to allow me to get better products I will, but keep in mind that I am not looking to spends lots of money. Also I only need a single drive for the moment. Suggestions?
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I'm looking to see what backpacks people use and to see if anyone has a suggestion for a 17 inch laptop backpack with a charging usb port and audio wire holes for less than a hundred dollars.
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Disclaimer: Before you mention it, no. Please don't bother mentioning the Samsung evo or Pro. They are £70 for the cheapest model in 240gb for me and I don't have it in my budget, also Samsung is able to make bad drives. Now thats out of the way. WD Green, SP A55, Patriot Burst or PNY CS900? Could stretch to a blue or a mx ssd My range is 30-40. Its 240gb and gonna be my boot drive for my pc!
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Hi Everyone, I was told to post something here as there might be someone that could point me in the right direction. I'm looking for a light laptop, preferably under 5 lbs, with a 15 inch display that can withstand a Saharan dust storm and a few hard bumps along the way. The graphics card would have to be good enough to run some "video editing" or " decent gaming". The problems I have had with current laptops that I have tried are: -Tooooooo hooooottttt, like can't keep on your lap hot, -Can't take the heat "115 degrees Fahrenheit" -Too heavy - way took loud when working hard - graphics processing sucks. -dont ask me to use Apple....not gonna happen. Price is not really a problem. Any input would be really appreciated!
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My sister is looking for a new laptop. She is going to use it for light tasks (mail, office, web-browsing, etc...). She does not need the fastest, or the sexiest machine out there, but she doesn't like changing her machine, and would like to be able to do it as rarely as possible. So here is my question : in order for her to stay as long as possible on the same machine, which laptop would have your recommendation? I'm talking about lasting as long as possible without problems, as well as being as repairable as possible with easy to obtain parts (especially battery and storage), when these problems inevitably come. I'm kinda lost when it comes to that kind of things, since I've always been the kind of guy who just use a desktop for intensive tasks and use old laptops I get from friends until they completely dies when I need one. My understanding is that laptop are kinda like phones when it comes to durability these days, and rarely last more than two or three years, but is there exceptions to that?
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Hey everyone. Bit of a follow up from a previous post I made; I was asking about some monitors I was considering getting for a long term investment since I have a pretty decent system now. I thought 1440p@144Hz would be a good standard that could satisfy for the coming decade (if I choose right ofc). I heard that 27" is the best size to pixel ratio for this resolution so I have that in mind plus to keep the price right, I have adaptive sync in mind or freesync (even though I will be using a gtx1080 as my main gpu). (Plus this). What are your recommendations? My top picks are all around 500CAD- One has the best external features, one has a really good reputation and a nice panel and the last one is also a reputed brand, has got a curved screen and just went up 80 bucks for some reason 600 cad - Please leave a thought below if you would like to provide some insight. I eagerly await for any and all comments! Thank you and have a wonderful day
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I was curious - is there any corelation between the tier of a product and its longevity before it's likely to crap out? Back in "the day" (2000 to 2008 or so) I would typically buy mid-high tier CPUs and low-mid-tier GPUs. They met my needs and I basically never had durability problems with my hardware - Just hard drives, really, you know, the usual. In the same era, I had known friends who purchased higher-end GPUs. When I was buying a Radeon 9550 I knew people buying stuff like x800s and similar. Every person I knew who ended up snagging a high-end GPU had some kind of trouble with it, either fairly quickly (within 6 months) or within about 2-3 years of buying it (new), while my little 9550 ran perfectly until the day I upgraded it for performance reasons (to an x1650). In 2012 I built a high-end workstation rig with 32 GB of G-Skill 1866 DDR3 RAM. Within about 2 years, 2 of the 8 sticks of it showed signs of failure. I I'm still using that same rig to this day (typing this post on it) with 64 GB of 1066MHz Kingston DDR3 ValueRAM which ought to be lower-tier however it's been 100% reliable and had never failed a Memtest. Bottom line, every time I see someone jumping up to the top-tier components, said components seem to have a shorter lifespan than my mid-tier hardware. Is this a trend? Is it a bad idea to throw, say, a 1080 into a new rig that you hope will last 8-10 years? I have a 10-year-old Core 2 Duo in my basement as a local gaming rig with a mid-tier Radeon 6850 GPU that's been in there practically since that card was released. Never a problem. That machine's cheap Kingston RAM? Same thing - 10 year-old RAM and still works great. I'm running an R9 270x in my workstation rig right now. It's been completely reliable. TL;DR Whenever I step up to higher-tier stuff I tend to run into more and more hardware failures. Is this a thing? Is there a tier one should be staying in to maximize chances of component reliability or should a top-tier product theoretically have as good of a lifespan as a mid-tier, lower-performing piece of hardware? It just seems like, everywhere I look in my social circles, the higher-end a component is, the more likely it seems to fail on people when my 10-year-old mid-tier stuff still works perfectly.
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I love playing fighting games with keyboard (I've got a fighstick, so don't suggest buying one) I tend to hit keys pretty hard and MX switches don't appreciate that and die. For a long time (I believe 20+ years) I've been using Mitsumi KFK-EA4XT PS/2 keyboard, the best rubber dome keyboard I ever had. I need something similar on USB. My new motherboard doesn't have PS/2 port, so I'm unable to use my favorite keyboard on this machine. I currently using Zowie Celeritas/MX Brown, and I have Steelseries 7G Pro/MX Black ..both has great design and layout BUT THE ACTUAL KEY SWITCHES CHATTER LIKE MO#$%$@#$@!%^!!! I can't stand it anymore, I can't trust these keyboards in games I play. This is the weirdest thing with these keyboards, I've replaced faulty switches with new ones, on both keyboards, the problem has gone for a while.. but then it came back again, if not worse. Same set of keys still suffer from chattering. Could it be the controller gone mad? On both keyboards?? Why? What causes it? I'm looking for the best keybord for the next 10+ years, mechanical, non-mechanical, rubber dome, doesn't matter as long as its practically indestructible like my Mitsumi. I'd also like to know your opinion on Infrared switches, how durable they are, do they chatter? apparently not, since no mechanical contact present, but.. how fast the controller? etc.etc. Guys, please! HELP ME! I'm in typing hell right now...using this clunky "Keyboard chattering-fix v0.0.1" software right now (it lags in games btw), I NEED A NEW KEYBOARD, but I don't know which one can withstand heavy usage. What about Topre Type Heaven? $300 yeah, what if it will start chattering after couple months? How "perfect" this keyboard really is? I'd also like to know your opinion on Infrared switches, how durable they are, do they chatter? well, apparently not, since no mechanical contact present, but.. can controller deal with like 20k keystrokes a day? ps: I want it to have big Enter and long Left Shift.
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Hey all! So I'm planning to get an Acer aspire V nitro. It costs 1100€ for a very good configuration (i7,8gb,gtx 960m,1tb HDD+256ssd) But I've found some very conflicting opinions about Acer; plenty say that they are shit and use cheap parts and don't last long. Any experience with Acer?
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Hello all, I am a complete newbie here and not much of a techie. I've replaced some RAM and a CPU or two back in the 90s but that is about it. I am here looking for any recommendations for rugged and or durable technology. I work as teacher internationally and I love to travel, over ten countries and counting. I found many of the linus tech tips videos highly informative and I'm hoping maybe the community here will have some recommendations for more durable technology. I had a major scare with my toshiba laptop (it would prob be dead if I hadn't swapped out the HD for an SSD before I got here) here in Mongolia, and I'd like to find some more durable stuff. Thank you for your time guys.
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Hello all, I am a complete newbie here and not much of a techie. I've replaced some RAM and a CPU or two back in the 90s but that is about it. I am here looking for any recommendations for rugged and or durable technology. I work as teacher internationally and I love to travel, over ten countries and counting. I found many of the linus tech tips videos highly informative and I'm hoping maybe the community here will have some recommendations for more durable technology. I had a major scare with my toshiba laptop (it would prob be dead if I hadn't swapped out the HD for an SSD before I got here) here in Mongolia, and I'd like to find some more durable stuff. Thank you for your time guys.
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Ive been trying to use my google-fu to see what I could scrounge up, but alas I couldn't find exactly what I wanted. I thought to go hear since I trust you guys haha. Looking for something that is very durable and actually looks nice on my head. Ill go with earbuds as long as they are comfortable and not super invasive. I can go a little over 100 if I have to, but Id prefer if they were on the cheaper side. I really like the like the look of the Aviators but I heard the they suck. Any help guys?
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So my external HDD died on me recently, it's this stupid USB 3.0 AIO, can't-replace-only-the-HDD external drives form WD. To replace it i wanted to go with a solid external enclosure. - Looks expensive but also durable. (alternative suggestions are welcome) And i don't know what 2.5" drive would be the best to put in. I want it to be reliable and shock resistant as it will go in my backpack from time to time. It also has to have 1.5+ TB of storage. It should also be fast (use dat USB 3.0) but i think the price is a more important factor. The budget doesn't have a limit, just be as cheap as possible while maintaining the above mentioned points.
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Ello people, im need of ur opinions please. i have a MK250 logitech wireless membrane keyboard/mouse combo. its dying, function button is dead, mouse cuts out every so often and recievers connection is dying itself. so i need a new keyboard and mouse. mechanical switches for the person who likes/is used to the feel/force of membrane? (mx brown?) possiblity/reality of a decent wireless KB/M compared to wired? (convience of wireless is gd for now at my makeshift deskstation, but when i have a proper setup wired should be fine.) Any recomendations? criteria: gaming and productivity oriented. keyboard: full sized board (so has numepad), multimedia keys (dedicated or via FN key), uk layout kb, backlit keys. mouse: palm/fingertip grip, ring finger rest. both: a decent amout of programable keys/buttons, reasonbly priced, super durable, avaliable to buy in the UK. i was looking at mice like naga 2014 or G600, and g510s for a kb, seem decent, are they?
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How durable are brushed aluminium finishes on cases? I really like the look of them but I'm worried about fingerprints being stuck on it by accidentally touching it or something like that. I'm looking at the FT03 Mini in particular. For those of you with brushed aluminium cases would you care to share you experiences with it?