Hardware Bargains - Open Thine Wallet

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ld13 said:
Price seems to have fallen. 128gb Starts at R199 now:

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The hikvision has lower specs: Read : Up to 92MB/s / Write : Up to 20MB/s / HS-TF-C1
The kingston is Read speed: 100 MB/s, Write speed: 85 MB/s
 
enerdude said:
Just love my google mini, at R499 it was a bargain, should have bought two as price is now R800. Most places sell them for R800 and more, cheapest I could find was at connected devices for R599 (including shipping). Ordered another from them, there is only 2 left if anyone interested
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This! They are fantastic devices and we absolutely love ours. I have a Google Home and a Home Mini on order to add to my other 2 in the house. The broadcast feature alone has made calling others in the house awesome along with Spotify wherever we are in the house. They have seriously decent speakers in them.

Anyone looking for a smart home device I can highly recommend them and at 599 that's pretty darn decent.
 
Soprono said:
This! They are fantastic devices and we absolutely love ours. I have a Google Home and a Home Mini on order to add to my other 2 in the house. The broadcast feature alone has made calling others in the house awesome along with Spotify wherever we are in the house. They have seriously decent speakers in them.

Anyone looking for a smart home device I can highly recommend them and at 599 that's pretty darn decent.
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enerdude said:
Just love my google mini, at R499 it was a bargain, should have bought two as price is now R800. Most places sell them for R800 and more, cheapest I could find was at connected devices for R599 (including shipping). Ordered another from them, there is only 2 left if anyone interested
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That is an awesome price, have you guys tried the Alexa before, how do they compare?
I got an Alexa and then sold it, seemed the control of smart devices was it's forte, amazing but I don't have any smart devices currently so gave up on it.
 
airborne said:
That is an awesome price, have you guys tried the Alexa before, how do they compare?
I got an Alexa and then sold it, seemed the control of smart devices was it's forte, amazing but I don't have any smart devices currently so gave up on it.
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R800 now
 
airborne said:
That is an awesome price, have you guys tried the Alexa before, how do they compare?
I got an Alexa and then sold it, seemed the control of smart devices was it's forte, amazing but I don't have any smart devices currently so gave up on it.
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Most people will tell you the amazon echo dot is better than google home mini as in this review:
www.digitaltrends.com

Google Nest Mini vs. Amazon Echo Dot

Trying to decide between the Nest Mini and Echo Dot? We compare the two speakers in price, sound, skills, and more so that you can decide which to choose.
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Personally I am just a google fan and use most of their apps and have used the google assistant for a while on my phone before I bought a home mini.
I love playing my spotify music through the mini (I actually link another bluetooth speaker to the home mini, so the assistant voice comes via the google mini but music streams via my better bluetooth speakers)
I also have one smartswitch hooked up to my home setup so far to turn some lights on and off
Other than that its great to ask the assistant questions about almost anything for some basic info instead of having to google something.
 
airborne said:
That is an awesome price, have you guys tried the Alexa before, how do they compare?
I got an Alexa and then sold it, seemed the control of smart devices was it's forte, amazing but I don't have any smart devices currently so gave up on it.
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Seems Alexa great with Wyze but Google lags. So now reconsidering the Google route. Frustrating the little bugbears around smart homes.

But Wyze cameras my choice for security cameras.
 
enerdude said:
Other than that its great to ask the assistant questions about almost anything for some basic info instead of having to google something.
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That's one place where Alexa lags, I was disappointed about that, having that would make the Google Home more attractive and it can still do the home automation stuff.

At R599 I went ahead and ordered one, I can try it and if it doesn't work out resell it at no loss.
 
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Hi guys

Do wireless headphones work with TVs? And are there any you'd recommend?
 
Akasha said:
Hi guys

Do wireless headphones work with TVs? And are there any you'd recommend?
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If the TV has Bluetooth you *could* use a pair of BT headphones, but not all TV's will support this.

The other option is to plug in a receiver that can transmit your audio out to Bluetooth that is compatible with the headphones. Some Sennheisers of yore used to have a receiver that had RCA and 3.5mm inputs, and the actual headset would use RF to transmit the audio.

This is a few years ago that I recall working with them, so things may have changed in recent years.
 
Akasha said:
Hi guys

Do wireless headphones work with TVs? And are there any you'd recommend?
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As @PhireSide said - the TV must have Bluetooth built in.
Another option is to buy a TV Box like the Ematic which has Bluetooth built in.

I use the Plantronics Backbeat Go 605 for listening to my TV.
Nothing fancy but extremely light and fits over ear - personally I love it.

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Just remember that there will be a slight delay in the audio so the lipsync can go out a smidgen but you get used to it.
 
Remember that you may be leaning back against the couch, so true wireless earphones don't touch your neck.
 
Where can I get switch cabinet fans in CPT?
I need fans that either have a USB port or one with a wall plug.
Silent fans, preferably.
 
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