What tech are y'all buying/upgrading this year?

[Mr.Meerkat]

1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

no i am not going to

But...I...thought...you...liked...blue  

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Mr.Meerkat said:

But...I...thought...you...liked...blue  

 

On 4/7/2017 at 6:58 PM, Mr.Meerkat said:

Benefits of the UX302LA:

It's (partially) blue

 

[Mr.Meerkat]

Just now, deXxterlab97 said:

...

It's still a full blue lid...

Spoiler

 

Too bad it's not like the UX301LA which has a blue "body" as well  (but it's cheaper so...can't complain? )

[Mira Yurizaki]

I'm still debating if I want the new Inspiron 15 7000 and just replace the screen.

 

But eh.

[Alkali A]

11 hours ago, dizmo said:

I got my friend to buy a MasterCase for his build, he loves it! Very cool cases. Plus the tempered glass is a really nice addition should you choose to pay the extra $50. The S340 is still a solid case.

Are the side panels on all the master cases tempered glass? Do only some models come with the glass, or do you have to buy the panel separate?

 

Also, S340 doesn't have 5 1/4" drive cages, see original post my be.

[Andreas Lilja]

12 hours ago, dizmo said:

Have you considered buying from the US and going south to pick it up? If you buy off jet.com you get 15% off, which works out to an $850 card. Pretty good savings.  Don't trust NCIX and their estimates. Both myself and my friends have tried ordering stuff that wasn't in stock and some items have taken months, with no feedback from NCIX at all.

It's available in the U.S.? I look at Newegg U.S. and they don't have stock either.

 

Strix is 1250 CAD without tax and shipping on Amazon.com. Says availability is April 24.

 

MSI Gaming X is in stock (two left!) but at 90$ USD shipping.

 

I don't have a car so the border is slightly complicated. 

[Qyoon]

8 hours ago, dizmo said:

 

What on earth do you use your computer for.

Gaming , video editing and vms , like... a lot of vms sometimes.

[Automobili3XF]

Found the switch i'll be getting!  the TP-Link Tl-SG1016D, any opinions on it?

[Takota Reed]

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On 4/6/2017 at 7:02 PM, dizmo said:

It's more important to look at some TFTCentral reviews when choosing a monitor. Response times given by companies often aren't accurate, as they don't account for input lag.

Do you know of a 1920x1080 monitor you could recommend? Budget is probably around 100-200.

 

[dizmo]

14 hours ago, Alkali A said:

Are the side panels on all the master cases tempered glass? Do only some models come with the glass, or do you have to buy the panel separate?

 

Also, S340 doesn't have 5 1/4" drive cages, see original post my be.

No, it's an add on as far as I can tell. Only $50 though.

Ahh. Yeah I guess. I'd just find another solution, 5 1/4 will get less and less prevalent as time goes on.

14 hours ago, Raskolnikov said:

I don't have a car so the border is slightly complicated. 

Ahhh, that'd be an issue. Its so close though, can't find anyone to drive you?

You save tons of cash that way.

1 minute ago, Takota Reed said:

Do you know of a 1920x1080 monitor you could recommend?

Depends on your price point, features you want, etc etc.

[Takota Reed]

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1 minute ago, dizmo said:

Depends on your price point, features you want, etc etc.

Just a 1080p display which should be around 23-25 inches, I don't really want free sync or g-sync.

 

[dizmo]

34 minutes ago, Mr.Meerkat said:

8K porn ovb  

 

To be fair, it was a dell E7250 which has 2 dedicated dimm slots  

Yeah, the screen was the absolute killer for the dell...768p TN non touch? Ewwwwwwwww (as my old laptop was at least a 768p TN touch display)

@deXxterlab97 is going to be jelly of my new blue laptop...

Hahaha, I wouldn't doubt that one bit. Throw a little VR in there and I think we've nailed it.

Yeah, I don't know why anyone would put a screen like that on a mid range laptop. It belongs on the lowest of the low.

The blue is actually pretty striking, usually I'm not a fan of color.

 

[Mr.Meerkat]

3 minutes ago, dizmo said:

eah, I don't know why anyone would put a screen like that on a mid range laptop. It belongs on the lowest of the low.

I'd wouldn't even call it mid range...the i5 model would have costed like $1079 from dell...which is the lower side of high end no? 

[dizmo]

3 minutes ago, Mr.Meerkat said:

I'd wouldn't even call it mid range...the i5 model would have costed like $1079 from dell...which is the lower side of high end no? 

I wouldn't say that in terms of their business laptops, I think they go upwards of $4k.

...isn't lower high end just mid?

[Mr.Meerkat]

Just now, dizmo said:

I wouldn't say that in terms of their business laptops, I think they go upwards of $4k.

...isn't lower high end just mid?

Well I'd say anything really over $1k is high end but that's my opinion  

 

To be fair, that does include Dell's Business warranty which is...ermmm...pretty good from what I've seen? (to put it lightly) 

[dizmo]

6 hours ago, Takota Reed said:

Just a 1080p display which should be around 23-25 inches, I don't really want free sync or g-sync.

When you quote someone you need to put your reply below the quoted text. Otherwise when they hit reply, it doesn't properly quote you.

 

As for the monitor, honestly I'd just go with something IPS that has the features you want (USB hub, HAS, etc).

I'm pretty partial to Dell IPS monitors, and they generally do quite well in gaming for what they are.

[Andreas Lilja]

7 hours ago, dizmo said:

Ahhh, that'd be an issue. Its so close though, can't find anyone to drive you?

You save tons of cash that way.

Is it really a substantial amount? 100$ CAD maybe?

 

I don't mind the price, it's the availability that's a joke. They're back-ordered even on U.S. websites.

 

I blame the weirdos that are upgrading from SLI 1080s for 1440p and lesser. 

 

 

 

 

[Yoinkerman]

I bought a ryzen 7 already so idk.  I'm happy with my phone still 

[Polarwindz]

Panasonic GH5

Coming from a Canon 80D for video

[mutedcurmudgeon]

I'm looking at getting some new headphones. I've been looking into the Sennheiser HD 598 black special additions. Probably throw a mod-mic on there too.