Hardware Bargains - Open Thine Wallet

[Dan C]

I have a cheapie micro sd in my Pi (NOT a Sandisk - Adata or Kingston or something) and haven't had any issues - used to run a dedicated Kodi box; now Raspbian with Retropie. Never had sd card issues over years of combined use.
Now, using a name brand Sandisk in my phones on the other hand... Well, as I said above - 2 failures in 2 phones.

Been running SanDisk SD cards in my home security cams, dashcam etc for over a year now. No problems. The security cams record 24/7. You should upgrade your cell phones

 

[Swa]

Found this unboxed i7 7700 while browsing takealot if someone is in the market to upgrade their 7th gen system.

Pretty much 1-1.5k cheaper than buying new anywhere else.

Bought unboxed items before, no real risk, besides you can return within 30 days no questions asked.

Does it become double unboxed then?

Been running SanDisk SD cards in my home security cams, dashcam etc for over a year now. No problems. The security cams record 24/7. You should upgrade your cell phones

I agree. It seems certain devices are the issue.

 

[enerdude]

Does it become double unboxed then?

 

[mubeend]

The real question is do two unboxes make a (un-un)boxed?

 

[enerdude]

(un-un)boxed?

(uhm-uhm)...

 

[dualmeister]

Ok I guess why mine surviving? They in my wyze video cameras, but capturing video more intense than storing photos?

Operating system disk accesses is not the same.

 

[Pseudonym]

Huge derail of the thread R.E. SD cards but fwiw I had a large number of failures on Sandisk cards in a product we were prototyping. After discussions with the company directly, analysing the wear levelling characteristics of different product lines and running a whole host of trials it turns out our problem was overzealous logging on some of our services. Simply turning of apache access logs (in this case) wildly increased our longevity (we were pinging every couple hundred ms). We have switched to industrial class SDs going forward but it is a) worth checking out what you are actually writing to flash and b) buying an oversized SD card for your needs as it uses the extra space for more ear levelling.

There are of course other causes and solutions and we barely scratched the surface in our investigations, but there are definitely quick wins for many situations.

 

[enerdude]

b) buying an oversized SD card for your needs as it uses the extra space for more ear levelling.

Yeah this is true of SSDs too. Usually recommended to leave 10% space for proper performance.

 

[icarusza]

Really impressed with this mouse mat from Takealot (R149). Considering buying a backup as I think its a steal for this price. Really smooth and not as bright as it looks in the picture (was worried it'd be distracting). They even package it in a brown paper world map that doesn't look half bad.

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[Segg]

Really impressed with this mouse mat from Takealot (R149). Considering buying a backup as I think its a steal for this price. Really smooth and not as bright as it looks in the picture (was worried it'd be distracting). They even package it in a brown paper world map that doesn't look half bad.

Takealot.com: Online Shopping | SA's leading online store

South Africa's leading online store. Fast, reliable delivery to your door. Many ways to pay. Shop anything you can imagine: TVs, laptops, cellphones, kitchen appliances, toys, books, beauty & more. Shop the mobile app anytime, anywhere.

www.takealot.com

I've had this mat for a while now - its fantastic

 

[Fox1]

Really impressed with this mouse mat from Takealot (R149). Considering buying a backup as I think its a steal for this price. Really smooth and not as bright as it looks in the picture (was worried it'd be distracting). They even package it in a brown paper world map that doesn't look half bad.

Takealot.com: Online Shopping | SA's leading online store

South Africa's leading online store. Fast, reliable delivery to your door. Many ways to pay. Shop anything you can imagine: TVs, laptops, cellphones, kitchen appliances, toys, books, beauty & more. Shop the mobile app anytime, anywhere.

www.takealot.com

Makes for a nice coffee table mat too

 

[ld13]

They even package it in a brown paper world map that doesn't look half bad.

That brown paper map it is rolled up in is quite something indeed - would make a nice wall piece of sorts...

Man, we are being shafted. That mousepad is being sold for like R25 overseas...

 

[weelzSA]

Anyone know if takealot still have the mechanical keyboard on sale? Think it was around R600 (or maybe was a different site?)

 

[Adoxographist]

Anyone know if takealot still have the mechanical keyboard on sale? Think it was around R600 (or maybe was a different site?)

Not takealot, but at hi-cell

AUKEY KM-G6 Mechanical Keyboard

Aukey KM-G6 Mechanical Keyboard Layout: 104-key US ANSI layout Material: ABS plastic case and keycaps, steel plate Macro Support: No Weight: 1.20 kg / 2.65 lbs. Wrist Rest: No Anti-ghosting: Full N-Key rollover Media Keys: Available as a secondary function Dimensions: 135 (L) x 434 (W) x 37 (H)...

www.hicell.co.za

 

[Lupus]

Really impressed with this mouse mat from Takealot (R149). Considering buying a backup as I think its a steal for this price. Really smooth and not as bright as it looks in the picture (was worried it'd be distracting). They even package it in a brown paper world map that doesn't look half bad.

Takealot.com: Online Shopping | SA's leading online store

South Africa's leading online store. Fast, reliable delivery to your door. Many ways to pay. Shop anything you can imagine: TVs, laptops, cellphones, kitchen appliances, toys, books, beauty & more. Shop the mobile app anytime, anywhere.

www.takealot.com

Yup got two of them, one for my desk and one for my wife/son's desk.

 

[Chingha]

Yup got two of them, one for my desk and one for my wife/son's desk.

Interesting family you have

 

[Jar-man]

Yup got two of them, one for my desk and one for my wife/son's desk.

Minutes later after an aggressive feud of rock paper scissors, only one exited the winner.

Being the peacemaker he was, he buyers another one bringing that total to R209 (including delivery).

Conclusion, should have bought 1 for yourself.

 

[deesef]

Robotic vacuum cleaner with lidar at takealot: R7300

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South Africa's leading online store. Fast, reliable delivery to your door. Many ways to pay. Shop anything you can imagine: TVs, laptops, cellphones, kitchen appliances, toys, books, beauty & more. Shop the mobile app anytime, anywhere.

www.takealot.com

 

[backstreetboy]

Mine died over the weekend. Rebooted my Pi and that was the end.

Takealot is swapping it out for a new one. Great service.

 

[rodga]

Robotic vacuum cleaner with lidar at takealot: R7300

Takealot.com: Online Shopping | SA's leading online store

South Africa's leading online store. Fast, reliable delivery to your door. Many ways to pay. Shop anything you can imagine: TVs, laptops, cellphones, kitchen appliances, toys, books, beauty & more. Shop the mobile app anytime, anywhere.

www.takealot.com

500 cheaper at loot