Hardware Bargains - Open Thine Wallet

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Swa said:
Doesn't bluetooth still have the lag making it not ideal for anything that's synchronised? Plus it's finicky and either works or not.
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It also doesn't really have the bandwidth for high-quality audio AFAIK. If you're the audiophile sort.
 
https://www.takealot.com/sabbat-e12-premium-true-wireless-earphones-mocha/PLID54965867

Bought these a few months ago and was very impressed by the quality and battery life. After 3 months they're still going strong. They don't come out whilst running or gyming. Way better than Airpods and Galaxy buds imo. They are noise cancelling so you can't hear much of the outside world, but that suited me perfectly. Anyway, they're a great alternative to wireless buds that cost more than double.

So I've just listed them on Takealot at R1199 to stimulate sales. This is close to cost, so it's a good buy at the moment. There will be stock in the JNB warehouse in a few days. There are also a few different colours available.

Naturally, check the YouTube reviews and decide for yourselves.
 
Swa said:
Doesn't bluetooth still have the lag making it not ideal for anything that's synchronised? Plus it's finicky and either works or not.
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I have a pair of Sennheiser HD 4.40 BT. They are great connecting to my amp, no lag and no connection problems ever.
 
Bluetooth 4.0 and above are drastically better than the older devices for lag, especially for video
 
And what if you are connecting to oder devices that support neither bluetooth nor wifi..... do the headphones come with adapters?
 
rambo919 said:
And what if you are connecting to oder devices that support neither bluetooth nor wifi..... do the headphones come with adapters?
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chuck out your old device. (Yes, some do come with aux inputs).
Seriously, BT headphones are awesome these days although anything approaching audiophile quality is crazy expensive in SA (Sony etc.)

I.t.o. audio quality, if it supports A2DP codec, which all the good ones do, you're fine.
 
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K3NS31 said:
chuck out your old device. (Yes, some do come with aux inputs).
Seriously, BT headphones are awesome these days although anything approaching audiophile quality is crazy expensive in SA (Sony etc.)

I.t.o. audio quality, if it supports A2DP codec, which all the good ones do, you're fine.
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Yes but aux inputs are still cable based.... how do BT headphones connect to something that only accepts cable input? Unless you get a pair that is not solely wireless.
 
Slightly off-topic but does anyone know about PayFast's buyer protection?
 
rambo919 said:
Yes but aux inputs are still cable based.... how do BT headphones connect to something that only accepts cable input? Unless you get a pair that is not solely wireless.
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Yes, many of them, even the high-end ones, are not solely Bluetooth (see eg. Plantronics Backbeat Pro and if I'm not mistaken, Bose QC's) - but then you don't get noise cancelling etc. It's just for emergencies.
 
WAslayer said:
With something like this.. this is just the first example I found, in no way saying this is the best one for the job..

https://m.takealot.com/#!product?id=PLID51975563
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And supports APTX/ATPX LL ?

I have the Avantree TC417, but sadly lacks the aptx supported BT Headphones. I initially thought that the Samsung 7QFN would natively support that, but it doesn't, so I need another RX/TX with aptx or just the cans that support it.

The ATH-SR6BTBK seems ok for that, as I just need them for now and then when the SO wants silence I need to tv/game on.

Otherwise, I'm going with a fancy digital audio converter and use an extended 3.5mm (for the cans I do have) from the tv to where I sit :ROFL::ROFL::ROFL:
 
Think I got a bargain on the WD My Book Duo 16 TB

Ordered from amazon uk : https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B073ZMWD98/
On the page it shows 349 GBP but on checkout only 291 GBP. Landed cost was shown as R6755 but I chose to pay in GBP and with currency conversion it came to R6708 which was confirmed by sms from the bank

Quite interesting that the same item on amazon.com: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074QW86T4 had a landed cost of R9557.

R6700 not bad considering these WD Red NAS drives cost around 4k each on their own.
 

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enerdude said:
Think I got a bargain on the WD My Book Duo 16 TB

Ordered from amazon uk : https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B073ZMWD98/
On the page it shows 349 GBP but on checkout only 291 GBP. Landed cost was shown as R6755 but I chose to pay in GBP and with currency conversion it came to R6708 which was confirmed by sms from the bank

Quite interesting that the same item on amazon.com: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074QW86T4 had a landed cost of R9557.

R6700 not bad considering these WD Red NAS drives cost around 4k each on their own.
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Is it a Red drive? Did you try and take it out of the enclosure? Or are they white-label drives?
 
newby_investor said:
Is it a Red drive? Did you try and take it out of the enclosure? Or are they white-label drives?
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The Duo's are still red drives to this date and still being confirmed as Reds on all new model numbers unlike the single drive units.
 
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