Hardware Bargains - Open Thine Wallet

Wakandafication

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Ha ha says someone with 54 posts which I have never seen contributing to this thread. We have always had some discussion on bargains, it never last that long in any case.
My post count has nothing to do with the validity of my point.

Most times I visit this thread it's not about hardware bargains, it would be nice if people observed basic netiquette.
 

garyc

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I’m also interested in this monitor, how is the image quality? Do you run into any issues with scaling in Windows ?
Image quality is good. I ran a hardware calibration with a Spyder 4 Pro which did not improve the image much, meaning that the monitors were reasonably colour accurate out of the box.

The scaling in Windows an Linux has been fine. It seems like most apps have caught up with the idea of 4k monitors. Occasionally some app will have an area which appears to be undersized, but this has not been a big enough issue to be a problem. With VMs, Virtualbox sometimes gives the guest OS a bad turn regarding resolution, but VMWare Player works fine so far.

Overall I am happy with these monitors.
 

RedlineRacer

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Image quality is good. I ran a hardware calibration with a Spyder 4 Pro which did not improve the image much, meaning that the monitors were reasonably colour accurate out of the box.

The scaling in Windows an Linux has been fine. It seems like most apps have caught up with the idea of 4k monitors. Occasionally some app will have an area which appears to be undersized, but this has not been a big enough issue to be a problem. With VMs, Virtualbox sometimes gives the guest OS a bad turn regarding resolution, but VMWare Player works fine so far.

Overall I am happy with these monitors.
Thanks for the feedback
 

Faux_Grey

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Redmi note 9 pro (128G) flavour is on special on takealot, firs time I've seen the 128G flavour so I nabbed one under the mobile tech sale, few hundred rand cheaper than vodacom, and 100 bucks less than buying from mi africa. Unfortunately only the grey one.
 

derp90

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I have a Steelseries Sensei RAW mouse that's quite old and making weird creaking clicking sounds.

I'd like a BARGAIN on an affordable replacement, whether wired or wireless.

So far, I like the look and price of the Logitech G102. Any other BARGAINS?

Edit: for bargainy things
 
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WAslayer

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I have a Steelseries Sensei RAW mouse that's quite old and making weird creaking clicking sounds.

I'd like a recommendation for an affordable replacement and whether I should go wired or wireless.

So far, I like the look and price of the Logitech G102. Any other recommendations?
This is hardware bargains, not recommendations..
 

derp90

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ziyaad_88

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How does Redmi note Pro 128GB compare with
Check this out on takealot: Huawei P30 Lite 2020 128GB Dual Sim - Peacock Blue
Spec wise the Note 9 Pro is about 1-2 years ahead of the P30 lite and also has a 66% better Antutu benchmark score. Will rather pay the few extra hundred rands for the Note 9 Pro.

Edit: And don't forget limited Google support on newish Huawei phones.
 
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enerdude

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Redmi note 9 pro (128G) flavour is on special on takealot, firs time I've seen the 128G flavour so I nabbed one under the mobile tech sale, few hundred rand cheaper than vodacom, and 100 bucks less than buying from mi africa. Unfortunately only the grey one.
Yeah not bad for a phone with a local warranty.

The Poco X3 NFC has a slightly better spec, for even less (R5132 landed):
I bought one in November on Amazon and love the phone....


Comparison:
 

Herr der Verboten

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Yeah not bad for a phone with a local warranty.

The Poco X3 NFC has a slightly better spec, for even less (R5132 landed):
I bought one in November on Amazon and love the phone....


Comparison:
No local Poco X3 NFCs?
 

enerdude

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No local Poco X3 NFCs?
Yes there are. Cheapest site I could find it in Noevember when I shopped around was connecteddevices:


R6299 for the 128GB version
 
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