Hardware Bargains - Open Thine Wallet

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PhireSide said:
Good, a candidate that can buy my Note 4 :D

I jumped to the RN4 from a RN2 - it was like night and day, especially with regards to the battery life and responsiveness.

In any case, I bought the Redmi Note 5 Pro that lexor linked. Now we wait!
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Also just did. The wait starts.
 
Dan C said:
Keen on getting one, but looking for a cover too. Will this work ?

https://www.gearbest.com/cases-leather/pp_1821928.html?wid=1433363
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You know, I have picked up that there seems to be three versions of this phone. One, the Redmi Note 5, has a single camera and different dimensions. The other two (Redmi Note 5 Pro, Redmi Note 5 AI) seem to be region-specific and the only difference I could pick up so far is that the camera technology is a bit better in the AI model, having a brighter aperture and AI tech. But since the outer dimensions are identical, it should work just fine. I ordered the same one along with the actual unit and some tempered glass units
 
PhireSide said:
You know, I have picked up that there seems to be three versions of this phone. One, the Redmi Note 5, has a single camera and different dimensions. The other two (Redmi Note 5 Pro, Redmi Note 5 AI) seem to be region-specific and the only difference I could pick up so far is that the camera technology is a bit better in the AI model, having a brighter aperture and AI tech. But since the outer dimensions are identical, it should work just fine. I ordered the same one along with the actual unit and some tempered glass units
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Cool... thanks. It's only R100 ... if it doesn't fit, it's not a train smash.
 
Jake45 said:
Game 48hr online only specials: 2.5" 1TB Lenovo HDD - R629, Philips PQ206 2-Head Travel Shaver - R89 - should be possible to operate using 2 rechargeable AA batteries.
https://www.game.co.za/game-za/en

PQ206 Reviews
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Philips-El...&qid=1531285631&sr=8-1&keywords=Philips+PQ206
https://www.takealot.com/philips-shaver-pq206/PLID32820825
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Shaver looks cool for travelling, anyone used one?

If the retail price is accurate once you pay the online only shipping its not much of a deal?
 
airborne said:
Shaver looks cool for travelling, anyone used one?

If the retail price is accurate once you pay the online only shipping its not much of a deal?
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If you want to purchase from a store you need to check that stock is available. I think R89 or even R139 is a really good price for that shaver. Most Philips shavers don't last more than about 5 years - the heads get blunt and the rechargeable batteries deteriorate. It's not usually worthwhile to repair them and you may need a special screwdriver to open the unit.

One advantage of the travel shaver is that you can easily replace the rechargeable batteries. They often use the same heads as the more expensive models. The cheapest rechargeable model is the AT600/23 which sells for around R350. I am currently using an HQ6976 which I really like but the battery life is starting to deteriorate and I would need to purchase a special tool to open the unit.

You can apparently purchase a head sharpener (different versions to fit the different heads) from Amazon although I haven't tried this myself. I think I might try to rub the blades across a whetstone when I try to service one of my older models.
https://www.amazon.com/Vollco-Sharpening-Select-Norelco-Remington/dp/B00126XXLE
https://www.amazon.com/Bora-501057-...D=41-vicN%2BHBL&preST=_SX300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch

I think that Game usually charges around R50 for shipping which is not a lot more than it would cost me to drive to one of the closest stores.
 
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Jake45 said:
If you want to purchase from a store you need to check that stock is available. I think R89 or even R139 is a really good price for that shaver. Most Philips shavers don't last more than about 5 years - the heads get blunt.
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If one needs new heads for some three head Philips shavers, it's cheaper to buy two of these travel shavers than one set of 3 replacement heads.
 
Also for others wanting a WD equivalent

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Dan C said:
R1599 / 480 = R3.33 per gig
R1699 / 500 = R3.39 per gig

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Quality is expensive specially when it comes to SSDs. Regardless both good prices, 20Gb extra for that R100 bucks is worth it considering you could also score some Ebucks for those who have or apply a voucher fork them.
 
Tempting at that price but I had a cheap Windows 10 tab with 1GB RAM before (Sansui) and the experience was terrible.
 
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