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Indeed, if it touches the motherboard, yes. But since vacumm cleaners can suck up dust from several metres away, you can keep it at a safe distance to avoid static discharge.

several *metres* away? What kinda ball to the wall hoover do you have? Mine does a few inches.

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Sorry Sort Of Off Topic But.... I hate it when companies think it is ok to take advantage of non-techies by selling them $100 USB hubs. This disgusts me, selling something so cheap for so much money to unsuspecting people. Companies like ChargeHub make money off of the ignorance of others. 

 

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Walmart $90

ChargeHub Website

 

For Hahas an equivalent product from Monoprice for $14.36 

 

In Conclusion: A crummy product at a stupid price.

I encountered Something like this not even a year ago at staples. there was a 100ft CAT5e cable for $80+/- where you can get one online for $20 or less...

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I encountered Something like this not even a year ago at staples. there was a 100ft CAT5e cable for $80+/- where you can get one online for $20 or less...

i can get 500ft of cat6 for less than $100 lol  staples is ripping people off

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I encountered Something like this not even a year ago at staples. there was a 100ft CAT5e cable for $80+/- where you can get one online for $20 or less...

Yes, the same goes for HDMI cables. $40 at the stores. 50 cents online.

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Yes, the same goes for HDMI cables. $40 at the stores. 50 cents online.

oh really?  http://www.amazon.com/AudioQuest-Diamond-feet-Braided-Cable/dp/B003CT08E4

 

EDIT: the reviews are hillarious

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oh really?  http://www.amazon.com/AudioQuest-Diamond-feet-Braided-Cable/dp/B003CT08E4

 

EDIT: the reviews are hillarious

That's one of those super ridiculous ones marketed toward clueless rich audiophiles.  There are 3 tiers of HDMI cable: the ones you should buy, the $100 ones, and then these :D

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oh really?  http://www.amazon.com/AudioQuest-Diamond-feet-Braided-Cable/dp/B003CT08E4

 

EDIT: the reviews are hillarious

Or the expensive Ethernet cables for "better audio quality, me and my uncle laughed about that for hours on end. (I have never mentioned this but my distant uncle is a software dev)

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I sell computers so I'm asked awesome questions every day. 

 

My favorite recently was simple. Someone buying a cheap laptop from me, saw my apple watch and said, "Oh is that the watch!? Does it work?"

 

I looked at him and said, ...."Yeah it turns on". 

 

Like, what else do I say? If it didn't work it wouldn't be on my wrist, I'd have returned it and gotten my money back. 

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I sell computers so I'm asked awesome questions every day. 

 

My favorite recently was simple. Someone buying a cheap laptop from me, saw my apple watch and said, "Oh is that the watch!? Does it work?"

 

I looked at him and said, ...."Yeah it turns on". 

 

Like, what else do I say? If it didn't work it wouldn't be on my wrist, I'd have returned it and gotten my money back. 

lol "no, I wear a broken watch just for the looks, ya know?" or "no, they're just a big scam, but I like to help apple out" :D

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Another time that came to mind is when we had a $50 no name tablet on sale for $35. That's right. A literal $35 tablet. 

 

Customer asked why our demo unit was so slow and why the screen changed colors when looked at from different angles  :D

 

I was like, iPads are over there, Galaxy Tablets are over there, Surfaces are over there. Otherwise, $35. 

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Another time that came to mind is when we had a $50 no name tablet on sale for $35. That's right. A literal $35 tablet. 

 

Customer asked why our demo unit was so slow and why the screen changed colors when looked at from different angles  :D

 

I was like, iPads are over there, Galaxy Tablets are over there, Surfaces are over there. Otherwise, $35.

I have one of those so-called 35USD tablets... It is now my desk clock...

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I have one of those so-called 35USD tablets... It is now my desk clock...

Hmm... perhaps I could re-purpose my Xperia Z1 for that. I mean the phone itself is fine, but battery doesn't even last a single hour. (plus I lack the tools, skills, and brains, to change it)

 

I can conveniently purpose it into something like a desk clock, thanks to it coming with a charging dock which makes it stand upright in landscape orientation.

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Hmm... perhaps I could re-purpose my Xperia Z1 for that. I mean the phone itself is fine, but battery doesn't even last a single hour. (plus I lack the tools, skills, and brains, to change it)

 

I can conveniently purpose it into something like a desk clock, thanks to it coming with a charging dock which makes it stand upright in landscape orientation.

Just keep it on the dock then... the battery shouldn't blow itself apart if it's made well...

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Just keep it on the dock then... the battery shouldn't blow itself apart if it's made well...

The battery has expanded noticeably though... It bends the back cover a little, to a point where there is a gap that I'm pretty sure breaks the IP67 rating.

 

Most likely it won't blow up though.

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The battery has expanded noticeably though... It bends the back cover a little, to a point where there is a gap that I'm pretty sure breaks the IP67 rating.

 

Most likely it won't blow up though.

dayum... My really old Nokia phones had that problem before I had to decommission them...

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The battery has expanded noticeably though... It bends the back cover a little, to a point where there is a gap that I'm pretty sure breaks the IP67 rating.

 

Most likely it won't blow up though.

That sounds like what the defective shield tablets were doing before nvidia issues that massive recall.. hm...

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-snippy snippet-

 

Yeah, I saw that, there were even 'used' ones for sale

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oh really?  http://www.amazon.com/AudioQuest-Diamond-feet-Braided-Cable/dp/B003CT08E4

 

EDIT: the reviews are hillarious

 

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oh really?  http://www.amazon.com/AudioQuest-Diamond-feet-Braided-Cable/dp/B003CT08E4

 

EDIT: the reviews are hillarious

My favorite part is the one single review which is either really good satire, or just someone who is really misinformed that thinks this cable is legitimately better than the competition. 

I've built 3 PC's, but none for myself... In fact, I'm using an iMac that my dad bought for me as my desktop. Awkward...

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People think that they can shove DDR4 ram into a DDR Slot . Come on , just buy new products..

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People think that they can shove DDR4 ram into a DDR Slot . Come on , just buy new products..

Well, I do believe its entirely possible to shove one thing into another, but getting them to work together would be a different issue

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Indeed, if it touches the motherboard, yes. But since vacumm cleaners can suck up dust from several metres away, you can keep it at a safe distance to avoid static discharge.

Several meters away? that is pretty good to do that from 6+ feet away. I know no vacuum cleaner capable of doing that; maybe like 6inches (12-15cm) that I can swallow believe.

I was 10 when that happened and not techie at the time (as I mentioned).

 

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