Thread 106322874

Everything is already from China, but here we discuss the cheap chink shit you see on various sites.
1st rule of /csg/: If it looks too good to be true, it probably is.

Useful links
>TWS IEM reviews: www.scarbir.com/
>Guide: csg-guide.neocities.org/
>Wiki: https://igwiki.lyci.de/wiki/Chink_Shit_General

>What headphones/earbuds should I buy?
>>>/g/iemg
>I want a cheap smartphone what should I buy?
>>>/g/spg/
>I want to buy some sort of emulation device
>>>/vr/hhg/

>News
>>106289301 - The antism saga continues
>>106290102 - Anon gets scammed in real life
>>106291248 - TWS discussion, for the love of god start using scarbir I beg of you
>>106291975 - The flashlight tism makes an appearance
>>106296592 - Anon is impressed with the discounts and paid in fantasy currency
>>106300257 - Anon tries to prevent another from wasting money
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>>106322874 (OP)
>News (cont)
>>106300548 - Simracing pedal review-ish
>>106301584 - Anon cosplays as one of the prostitutes from BladeRunner2049, says the girls love it.
>>106301749 - The antism saga concludes (?)
>>106303045 - Noone using those spot welders lived to tell the tale it seems
>>106303260 - SBC discussion
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>>106322881
>News (last cont)
>>106304923 - Waxxing anon gets more wax to femboymax
>>106305254 - Apparently the old wiki was vandalized and noone noticed, so the link is changed now
>>106313845 - Small bundle review, includes fish pillow
>>106314960 - Somehow the antism returned
>>106321991 - Anon is unhappy with his notLego model

>>106322874 (OP)
I just want to thank OP for doing the news, I love reading these.
On a similar note, is there an extension or something that can track generals like these?
Like, when a new thread is up it automatically opens it?
I use 4chanX for the filtering and some of its other features but I'm not sure it does anything like that.

>>106323059
>On a similar note, is there an extension or something that can track generals like these?
>Like, when a new thread is up it automatically opens it?
>I use 4chanX for the filtering and some of its other features but I'm not sure it does anything like that.

I'm not aware of a feature like that in 4chanX or 4chanXT (but to be honest there's so many I wouldn't be surprised if it existed and I just never saw it).
That being said you can encode a catalog query into the URL, so for example
https://boards.4chan.org/g/csg redirects to >>>/g/csg which is just the catalog searched for csg. You can do that for any board and any term, I have that for a few generals to easily switch to them even if I didn't post in them, especially on /out/ or /diy/.

>>106323069
>you can encode a catalog query into the URL
Yeah, I do that already.
>there's so many I wouldn't be surprised if it existed
Same lmao. With /vg/ being a thing and how much traffic there is there I'm pretty sure there's a way to do it, but I never bothered looking up how (not sure how to even search for such a thing).
About 4chanXT btw, is X not being mantained anymore and does it have anything to do with Manifest V3?
I don't really want to set everything up again if not needed.

>>106323122
>(not sure how to even search for such a thing).
4chanX and XT settings are just rendered as text, so you can just ctrl+f it, but I wouldn't know what term to search for so that's not much of a help.
>About 4chanXT btw, is X not being mantained anymore and does it have anything to do with Manifest V3?
XT has been around since before Manifest was seriously discussed so I doubt that's the reason, I didn't follow it clearly honestly, my understanding is that XT and X have mildly different development philosophies. From a user perspective, XT simply has a few additional features, other than that they are basically identical. When I switched I just copy pasted my filers and co from one to the other without issue and clicked the usual important settings. Took under 5 minutes total.
My main reason was XT having soundposts on non-sound boards, it's not often but you occasionally see those all around on various boards and then it's nice to be able to see them with audio. Obviously vt is full of soundposts, but you also see them on /ck/ /out/ and co, though substantially less often.
>I just want to thank OP for doing the news, I love reading these.
Thanks for posting about it, I sometimes wonder if it's worth the effort if no one interacts for a while, so it's nice to be reminded it's not a waste of time once in a while.

>Fake engagement : the thread

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>>106323226
We're fueled by your seethe Gweilo.

> >>106300257 (Cross-thread) - Anon tries to prevent another from wasting money
hey that's me! that anon indeed saved me money and managed to buy a bunch more shit I needed while still spending less than picrel

>>106295740
I'm currently using ZK-APTX1with a pair of old vintage Kef.
They are very very good and no problem whatsoever

You thought the antism was over? FOOL!
Another bundle arrived.
Antism related: see-through hose, water feeder for ants, test tube plugs, plastic bottles for a 3D printed bottle, dental cotton swabs
Non Antism related:
>Mini dremel
I posted about that a day or two ago, used it for the first time today, as expected it sucks ass. Don't waste your money and don't get it.
>Progressive hole drill bits
Seems fine, absolute steal for 2€. The ones in the hardware store were like 35€ or some shit for one. Granted the hardware ones probably were made from better metal, but for my uses that doesn't matter.
>Mini ant nest + outworld (1.89€)
This is where my queen will move if the water runs out in her test tube before the nanites are born and I feel uncomfortable letting her into a bigger nest yet. Maybe even with nanites as they'll likely be a little too few to go into the big nest yet.
Frankly for under 2€ it's really well made. 3D printed, sure, but you get cut to size acrylic, screws, a test tube with plug setup which includes a sponge strip under the nest for moisturization that I didn't see from the listing but is very nice, and even a red acrylic cover for the nest to watch them, so no need to buy foil yourself. The cover for the outworld is ever so slightly too loose, probably not an issue, but I'll use a spare M3 nut and bolt to fasten it properly.
>Automatic umbrella (2.59€)
Never had a full automatic, seems nice. The inside "bones" are reinforced with 2 more pieces on each side of them, seems like a great value.

>>106322888
>>106322881
>>106322874 (OP)
Thank you for the news! One of my fave parts of CSG is news.
It's getting increasingly shit to see the boring crap people buy.
Anyone got any of the Bigme e-readers? I was thinking of getting the Bigme b751c and generally it sounds pretty good, but I wanna see if anyone has any exp.

>>106323554
How are you getting your packages so fast?

>>106323554
>Mini Dremel
You should've seen my post from a few days ago, I got this one https://aliexpress.com/item/1005005724163731.html and it's decent.

>>106323554
based autistic ant anon
I don't see how a full size umbrella will help them though
>>106323561
>"shit you buy is boring"
>when a lot of posts have been about ant farms
>asks about ereaders
anon... you're the one posting about buying boring things...

>>106323629
The ant farm shit has been pretty great, I hope we get updates on the ant farms and how they progress. I was more talking about torches. There's always so much talk about fucking torches.

>>106323561
>Thank you for the news! One of my fave parts of CSG is news.
Glad to hear.
>>106323601
I don't know, I'm in germany, and once the big tax changes happened a few years ago or something things got much much faster. These days I get a lot of my stuff in 5 days or so. Especially bundles and choice are insanely fast.
>>106323616
I'll bookmark it and get it if I have some need for a dremel next time, thanks anon.
>>106323629
>I don't see how a full size umbrella will help them though
Kek.
>>106323650
>The ant farm shit has been pretty great,
Glad to hear, what's csg for if not to buy weird stuff and obsess over it.
>I hope we get updates on the ant farms and how they progress.
I can do that occasionally, just don't want to spam too much. Just keep in mind that ant colonies take a while to get going at first, during which time not much of note happens.

>>106323669
Must be bundles i do remember those being quite a lot faster

why no 180 cables

>>106323590
nah it's not on ali
I just have a liddl 12€ combo which is pretty good.
type-c 1800mah, auto brightness, and beam is a good shape.
I also had an Aldi combo that was a little more expensive but the beam is a lot worse shape and you basically need a second close range light, but the back light was really great, also light sensing and with accelerometer break sensing, while liddl one is just simple on off.

>>106324550
I like the 90

Any recommendation for a cheap and decent desk mat or should I just get the IKEA one?

>>106324837
If by ikea you mean the RISSLA, I don't like how it looks personally.
You can get a bunch of mats that are decent quality, the usual csg meme are the custom ones. You send them a picture (make sure the resolution is good enough) and they print it for you. Cheaper than the ikea one and you get to choose the design.
Just look for "custom desk mat" and filter by orders.

why does ali express have to switch between 8 different ui's that are all doing the same shit? Is it too much to ask to not get fucking whiplash every session?

>>106324837
aliexpress.com/item/1005007991250088.html
I've been eyeing this listing but there's so many pics I could put on it I can't decide

>>106324936
My bad, I meant the LANESPELARE one (405.078.13), I think they replaced it with a different model in some countries, which is worse from what I've read.
I don't really care about having a custom print, I'd like a solid black/grey mat.
>>106324951
Damn, that's kinda pricey unless I get the 2mm one.

>>106305254
This is so insanely outdated it's not even worth linking anymore.
Shit I see some of the edits I made years ago lmao

>>106325099
maybe we should just make a rentry or something

>>106325114
You mean the guide in the OP?

Bought a SHP9500 for cheap, it's legit from what I've seen as well.
I'll report back when it gets here.
https://aliexpress.com/item/1005009205890219.html

>>106325128
too old and too much filler.
id just a list of decent products.people bought.
could even put some dates and links to review posts.

>>106325097
>My bad, I meant the LANESPELARE one
Seems overpriced as shit, but that's roughly the quality you get from the ali ones too. Maybe the stitching is a bit thicker on the ikea one, but both will have it.
If you don't care about a print, there's generic prints for super cheap available, though I don't think those are usually one color but have a pattern of sorts, and usually a gaudy one sadly.
Basically as long as it has sewn edges it'll likely be fine from ali, as for designs you have to go hunting. I'm not aware of a uni-colored seller (obv you can print a uniform color but that means you're wasting money)

>>106325505
>too old and too much filler.
It's less than a year old, so the data shouldn't even be outdated much.
We had a rentry for ages where people could contribute, that's where that guide comes from, then it goes as it usually goes and some people started vandalizing it so we stopped.
You and any other anon that wants are always free to improve upon it, either making your own or if it's just changes you can also send those in markdown format, I still have the login and can change the page with additions.

The issue is that everytime some anon talks about this, they never come back to me with anything, and I don't have the time to play shepherd and consolidate it all like I did when we wrote that.

Thinking of buying a car roof suction mount for a 360 camera that I'm planning on doing projects with. Need it go vertically and like 60-80cm above the car. Would you reckon something like this would work and not fall off at like speeds of 120km/h?
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005008942365503.html

>>106325606
Check that attaching something like that is legal in your country, I'm having a feeling it's not.
I mean even if it's not you can still do it, but be aware that a cop having a bad day will fuck you up over shit like that.

>>106325600
for me it's just too much filler.

I would put category, product with link, link to a review if there are some good ones, maybe a small footnote a out particular brands or products.
if I had time I'd do that myself. I wrote a lot of reviews here. I might collect all my good shit and write a couple posts one of these days.

is there a way to embed images into rentry?
completely public wouldn't work, but linking a review post isn't hard

>>106325620
he'd definitely be a prime target as soon as they see it

>>106325620
>>106325699
I've been reading up on legislation about it here and it's not exactly illegal per se. I guess it's more of a grey area because it's not an official attachment, but so aren't many roofboxes etc. Would make sure its secured to the car in the first place.
It's not really obstructing view of other road users so it would technically be fine. I'm willing to challenge this anyways.
The more pressing thing would be GDPR and all that crap, will be blurring out faces and reg afterwards because don't care for that stuff.
Question still stands though, reckon it would be alright to mount it to a car? Official Insta360 accessory of this type is like 450 euro which is crazy prices

>>106325690
Fair, but that's why there's a navigation, so you can just skip ahead.
>I would put category, product with link, link to a review if there are some good ones, maybe a small footnote a out particular brands or products.
Product with link is a bad idea, because the links die eventually and noone wants to spend the time maintaining them.
Review linking is also not trivial, maybe via an archive, but those also go down irregularly.
>I might collect all my good shit and write a couple posts one of these days.
Please do, if it's in the right format (markdown) I don't mind adding it.

>is there a way to embed images into rentry?
Not that I know of, but that guide isn't on rentry. It was a disroot collaborative pad and was turned into a static html page when the griefing started.
I could host images on that page, but it's got limited space I assume and whatever it is that you propose first and foremost needs to be low maintenance, if not it's not going to last.

out of curiosity, are there any knockoff moka pots i could buy from china?

It would seem nothing I've bought so far has alleviated the crushing lonliness. Inb4 links to realdolls

>>106325801
yeah I don't know what markdown is

Posting a full review for the mijia hair clipper v2 since I had had it for several months.
This link is cheapest with welcome deal, others may be cheaper without.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/3256807353160945.html
I really like this clipper. The battery life is great i have had to recharge it once since i got it. Charges relatively quickly on a usb c charger.
The blades cut well and have never snagged my skin or cut me, i even use it to trim nose hair with no issues. It works well on body hair and beard hair.
On my face it doesn't cut as close as an electric shaver, kind of leaves you with the one day stubble look.
Overall im quite happy with it.
One thing to note, the cutting blades are removable (they pop out with gentle pressure) and the area behind the blades will get hair in it and need to be cleaned out occasionally so far I've only had to do that once but if you use it daily you might need to do it more often.
I haven't tested using it in the shower or checked if it is water resistant at all so I can't speak to those claims.

>>106325930
https://www.markdownguide.org/basic-syntax/
It's basically the simplest way to write text that allows for syntax highlighting without having to depend on a specific software.
In short; empty line for a new paragraph. _italic_ __bold__ ___bold and italic___
# Title
## Subtitle
- unordered list item
1. numbered list
- [ ] checklist item
`inline code`
> quote
[link title](link url)

There's also tables, but that's about it. Stays readable even in text form and there's a gazillion pieces of software that allow you to render it however you want.

>>106326277
Does it come with replacement blades and can you buy them separate?

aliexpress just send me a recall for a thermometer i bought 3 years ago
apparently the solder contains too much led for the EU
https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10095389
i wonder if the store will refund me my 2 bucks

>>106326310
maybe I'll try if I get any free time...
I got a bunch of stuff over the years like flashlights, bike things, cables, clothes (mostly underwear and "femboy" stuff), tools, audio stuff.. that are pretty good and cheap.
phone cables and chargers too. actually can say some negative there cause every 90° angled type c adapter I buy goes bad in a week, seems like you need one with a cable or just an angled cable.

I could probably find a lot of those reviews in the archives still.

>>106326348
It doesn't come with a replacement blade set and i don't think i have seen them being sold. That said trimmer blades don't need to be replaced frequently like electric razor blades do. I think it would take ages to dull these unless you were using them in a barber shop.

>>106326414
>actually can say some negative there
If it's negative, either formulate it as a general advice "this feature is usually a bad idea" or don't bother, no need naming bad products, better to only name good ones and advise against generally bad ideas.

>>106326357
rip, anon

>>106326469
I guess I could just have a footnote about it. I'd say it's useful to share what's bad too, so people know.
really, were just a decentralised database

>>106326565
I'm not saying don't mention bad stuff, but don't link bad items or talk about specific bad items.
If for example it's a bad idea to buy, say, a microSD because those are often scams or barely cheaper, then that's fine to say, but linking 3 microSDs that aren't worth it is not good.
Basically keep it short, the guide is already bloated as is.

>>106326357
I have that lying around somewhere kek.

>>106325843
I've used picrel from Amazon which is the same shit as Ali ones. I moved to a place that used an induction stovetop so my old aluminum bialetti didn't work on it. It works fine, but I'm always suspicious of the relief valve as it doesn't really behave like my bialetti did. I'll also say the gasket doesn't really last either and the machining/threading isn't great on mine.

If I could go back I would just spend the extra 30 bucks on a namebrand.

>>106326606
oh yeah.

but also, does anyone actually read those guides?

>>106326357
I saw there was one of these for a $2 scale I bought.
I'm not in the EU though.
Also leaded solder most likely means it's more reliable.

>>106326721
Yes, though not too many, given how often we get questions that the guide covers.
I remember using the old old guide years ago when I was still a bit less versed in the dark arts of aliexpress necromancy

>>106325843
There are tons, from the absolute cheapest crap to improved pots better than even the originals.

>>106324837
I'd recommend getting a custom print 3 or 4mm thick with stitched FLAT edges and reviews with pictures so you can check print quality and the stitch flatness
Most of the people selling will likely be using the same manufacturers
Pic related is what I got and the print is great and it's held up fantastic, none of the stitching is coming loose or whatever
listing has shut down, but like I said, likely dozens of ones like it
I ended up paying 25CAD for it

Don't get 2mm thick they're dogshit
Don't get unstitched edges

>>106323059
Just use 4chanX's filtering to sticky and highlight threads based on subject line

>>106327212
Seconding this.
Got a huge ass one with 4mm thickness and stitched edges in 2022 (pic related)

Bit of a longshot, but has anyone here experiences with wooden wrist rests for their keyboard?
I have a foam rest and it's nice, but the foam has gotten squished and it's like a dirt magnet.

Is wood a good idea? (I realize it won't be as cushioned as foam, but I doubt that matters much to me, it's about wrist position, not softness)
If so anything I should pay attention to?
Any stores that are good for it?

>>106327380
Why not a leather(ette) or PLU trimmed wrist rest with a foam core?

>>106327420
It'd stay on my desk, which is right at my window facing west. I'd fear it'd get a lot of UV light and then do the usual specialty of PLU/faux leather, crumble off and leave small flakes everywhere.
Had that happen with one of those "racer" gaming chairs (yeah I know, I was younger and dumber) and would rather not have it happen again.

>>106327212
You think they would print my balls?

>>106327380
Think I have that exact one. Like it a lot more than the cheap foam one I had before. Stays cool to the touch, doesn't soak up sweat, doesn't indent, not slippery but not sticky either, overall comfortable.
That said I think mine was like $9-12, I'd check multiple stores.

>>106327380
Wood won't be much better, especially if it's chink shit. If it's from china it'll be much more likely to be some kind of cheap compressed wood, not solid wood (that has antibacterial properties, unlike the compressed shit wood that'll wear off, sponge up oils and moisture, and get just as dirty)

Honestly might as well go for shitty plastic at that point, at least it won't wear away and look disgusting like wood.

>>106327469
plenty of people request hardcore furry porn anon
I imagine the only thing they wouldn't print is illegal things and even then they might
good luck explaining a cheese pizza deskmat at customs though

If you decide on any other desk mat pattern than a Persian carpet then you're a retard.

>>106327587
>Stays cool to the touch, doesn't soak up sweat, doesn't indent, not slippery but not sticky either, overall comfortable
Sounds pretty much perfect, thanks anon.
>That said I think mine was like $9-12, I'd check multiple stores.
Do you perhaps have a not fullsize keyboard? For a fullsize I need the 44cm
>>106327744
>likely to be some kind of cheap compressed wood
I doubt that from image reviews to be honest. It's definitely not "walnut", but it's not MDF or some shit like that either.
>at least it won't wear away and look disgusting like wood.
My cutting boards were the cheapest laminated bamboo and they've held up forever now, in much worse conditions than anything a wrist rest will have to endure, all you gotta do is oil it every few years.

>>106328099
Mine's 44cm too, but I guess I was remembering the price after coins.

Right, no more ghosting on the latest haul.
https://aliexpress.com/item/1005008186875619.html
The TS-I and TS-C4 tips. They work, are a bit longer than the stock Pinecil tip, managed to melt a bit of solder on a small component with the TS-I tip but I'm still a noob so I'll need more practice to get a proper feel for them. Also a heat gun, I need a heat gun for desoldering.
https://aliexpress.com/item/1005007054185922.html
The KWS-2303C variant. Won't say anything about it's accuracy since I don't have any pro tools to check it but it works well enough.
https://aliexpress.com/item/1005007694303419.html
Buy this now. See that preview video? Cheng isn't lying, shit's that good. Super tough, precise and grippy. No point in wasting your money on those 9-in-1 tweezer sets since they barely qualify as ones. Mechanic is where it's at.
https://aliexpress.com/item/1005008897701402.html
Again, didn't test it well enough due to my inability to melt the lead-free solder on a sacrificial practice PSU, but it works. By default it comes with a very short silicone tip that didn't seem to melt even after pushing it against a 450C iron. Comes with two spare tubes for cutting to size.
https://aliexpress.com/item/1005007462427540.html
Got the 500g/0.01g variant. As you can see on the image, the screen is ridiculously bright and it's precision keeps fluctuating when trying to weigh a needle so it's not going to be drug dealing friendly, but for home use it's probably an acceptable margin of error.

https://aliexpress.com/item/1005008302620996.html
Not pictured, a little coin tray for my card holder. Obviously a bit hacky but it's good enough to keep some coins when you need them. As thick as four cards, and I was thinking about getting a second one to mash together, but ehh, too thick for that.

>>106326830
>Also leaded solder most likely means it's more reliable.
enjoy being retarded

>>106327420
leatherette is absolute dogshit, anything I ever owned made of it started to peel off and crumble after a few years

>>106328178
That is a good point though, I should check coin discounts before biting any bullets.
You didn't get a mouse rest too I presume?

>>106326357
>up to 66% in value
Meanwhile picrel is what I use for soldering. Readily available online and in stores. In the EU. 40% lead is still a good chunk of lead.

>>106328186
Ah you were the anon who promised a review last thread, glad you got around to it.
>Also a heat gun, I need a heat gun for desoldering.
You really don't, though I won't lie and pretend a heat gun doesn't help. But you can desolder just fine with a normal iron and some skill.

Consider getting yourself a solder tip refresher (like picrel), otherwise the solder oxidizes on the tip eventually and it gets annoying. With these you just press the hot tip in there for a second or two and it's good as new.
With one of these you shouldn't have to replace tips for a decently long time.

>>106328315
I use colophony for tip cleaning, dunno how well it compares to those dedicated tip refreshers.
>But you can desolder just fine with a normal iron and some skill
Yeah I don't know what I'm doing wrong but I just can't melt the solder on the thick ass power wires on the junk PSU I use for practice. I keep applying direct heat to it and it won't budge so I'm considering getting a heat gun just to be able to work on stuff like this easier. Non-leaded solder is a bitch.

Right now I'm looking at the Yihua 8858-IV since Yihua does some pretty good and cheap shit, and on Bundle Deals it's 85,49zł (~$23.45) right now.

>>106328375
>I use colophony for tip cleaning, dunno how well it compares to those dedicated tip refreshers.
As long as it works for you, stick with it. If you have issues with solder not sticking well to the tip due to oxidation, consider ordering one of those refreshers, it's worth a try. Tips are cheap, but those cleaners last ages, so in the long run they're still cheaper.
>but I just can't melt the solder on the thick ass power wires on the junk PSU I use for practice
Thick power wires can be a torture test for sure. What PSU are you using for your pinecil (wattage)?
It's easy to run yours off a PSU that's not powerful enough, it'll still work but struggle with larger heatsinks.
See https://pine64.org/documentation/Pinecil/Power_supplies/Watts/ for more details.
I ran my TS100 (got it before pinecil was a thing) for multiple years off a underpowered PSU and always was a bit unhappy with its performance, only to realize once I got a proper one that it was user error.

>>106328422
Been recently running it off of a 30W mini Anker, but I also have a 100W Baseus that I guess would be the better choice here since it negotiates 19.4V and hits >50W while warming up. That or getting a dedicated DC jack PSU for it. Also, seems like the Ali tips fluctuate with the temperature quite a lot, sometimes momentarily jumping to over 10C. Not sure how much it matters though.

>>106328503
>30W mini Anker
Yeah that'll fuck the performance up bigly.
I'd say 64W minimum. I'm on 72W myself (barrel jack, TS100 so no USB-C), more is obviously better.
Wattage is basically just the total amount of heat output your iron can do, you're artificially limiting yourself to less than half of what it can do with a 30W brick. Also keep in mind if there's a wire inbetween, it needs to be compatible because USB-C is retarded like that.

>>106328195
>at age 5
I'm about 30 years too late then

>>106328568
Speaking of, got any DC barrel jack chargers on Ali worth recommending for this use? I also got the silicone USB-C cable when I was ordering the Pinecil directly from Pine64, though idk if there are dedicated Pinecil DC barrel jack chargers with a silicone cable, and I doubt there's much sense in USB-C>DC jack cables.

>>106328568
meanwhile me soldering with a 12w rechargeable iron

>>106328664
Sadly not, I've got a PSU ages ago for what felt like a lot of money back then that has a detachable tip with various barrel jack sizes and a variable voltage. Been using that ever since.
>I also got the silicone USB-C cable when I was ordering the Pinecil directly from Pine64, though idk if there are dedicated Pinecil DC barrel jack chargers with a silicone cable
The issue with USB-C is that the cable power rating is determined by a small chip inside the cable, so unless the cable supports it, it'll flat refuse to send the power through. Makes sense to protect low spec cables, but noone know what cable can handle what PD protocols, so as an end user it's fucking annoying as shit.
>and I doubt there's much sense in USB-C>DC jack cables
Yeah don't bother.
If you have a pinecil, I'd use the USB-C PD rather than a barrel jack, the reason I use one is just because the TS100 didn't have usb-c yet (it still has micro USB for firmware flashing).
Try to get a PD3.1 cable and a sufficiently strong brick. If you have a laptop, that can be a decent inbetween option, my laptop power brick is like 60W, not ideal, but good that's still a 2x improvement over the 30W. If you already have it, give it a try, worst case it doesn't work, best case it's enough.

>>106328665
I'd just kms with 12w.
Memes aside, if you do SMD or thin wire, it'll still work, just the second you have a mid sized heat sink somewhere, or a larger pad or something you'll really feel the pain.

>>106328664
just get a barrel pd trigger adapter.
a toocki silicone cable and any charger from baseus ugreen toocki maybe essager. there are probably a bunch more brands now that are okay. I got a tiny flat 30w charger last month from ACEFAST and it's been with me every day.

>>106328751
I don't think this would make much sense when I already have a 20V 100W USB-C charger, I'm still limited by the lower voltage. Even your Kowsi says it's 20V and a dedicated DC charger goes up to 24V. I also have a 20V 65W Lenovo charger, however even when charging my laptop the 100W Baseus delivers more juice to it.

>>106325558
I'm fine with spending 20€ if it is actually good and isn't going to melt and ruin my desk, which happened to a cheap pad I had.
>>106327212
Thanks for the tips, I wish every seller mentioned the thickness.

>>106328867
it's all protocols and cable bs.
these cables have a 100w chip so 20v, and if the charger can output 20v pd or QC or whatever it just does. and if not it still sets it to highest available voltage.
I can't imagine what someone would need 24v for

Are PCIe extension cards good?
>Just bought a Nvme to PCIe adapter
Other comouters saw it as "mass storage device"
>Mine does fuckall but lights it up
>X570 board
Thinking of buying a SATA card for my old HDDs when i buy a new computer, probably some sort of a drive bay aswell
What do?

My beautiful second ant queen has to survive another day of stress from delivery and now will have to spend the night in some shipping depot because Hans didn't want to do 10 minutes of overtime (I was second in queue and he was in my street when he clocked out).
The underpaid and overworked shipping company that aliexpress bundles use would never allow for such mishaps to happen baka.

>>106328871
>I wish every seller mentioned the thickness.
If they don't mention it, assume 2mm and avoid

>>106325097
>My bad, I meant the LANESPELARE one (405.078.13)
Looks unstitched, the edges give out within a year and it only gets worse
>I don't really care about having a custom print, I'd like a solid black/grey mat.
I'd still recommend the aliexpress ones. If you don't want a gaudy one, you could still do something simple like having a faint pattern like pic related or some basic outlines or marks for where you want your keyboard to sit etc.

Even if you truly want none of that, just finding a basic black/gray one on ali that's 3/4mm with flat stitching will likely be WAY better than the ikea one

>>106329045
>Are PCIe extension cards good? Just bought a Nvme to PCIe adapter. Other computers saw it as "mass storage device"
I bought pic related years ago and it worked flawlessly on my motherboard and it's some piece of shit in an ancient alienware

Since we're on the topic of desk mats:
I got a 2mm thick custom mousepad almost 2 years ago (20 months), it was fine, but it had the issue of being mostly black and it started getting dirtier and dirtier, which due to the color is very obvious.

I'm also tempted to get something without a motif, I like a bit more of a clean look these days.
The two options that came to mind first were either a felt one, which I think would look a little more cozy, but be hard to clean and I'm unsure if it'll be too rough for stuff like gaming.
The other was some PU leather pad, which looks a bit colder and has the advantage of being easy to clean (just wipe it with a wet towel) but PU leather usually eventually starts flaking and looking like shit after some use.

Anything I'm missing? Any good suggestions that hit all these would be appreciated:
- "Clean" look
- Easy to maintain/clean
- Works well for gaming (not competitive, just the occasional evening sesh)
- Bonus if long lasting

>>106330031
i wash my mousepads in the summer. it's made of a similar material to wetsuits but also has like some sort of polyester and fabric stitch on the topside so you can scrub it with a brush using washing powder. then you can hang it to dry like ordinary clothes

>>106330062
That's good advice, might give mine a clean tomorrow.
Still considering a more clean looking one though.

>>106330132
yes, of course. i personally only buy dark navy/black t-shirts because lighter colors stain easier, and i find this to be true with mousepads as well.
if you want lighter colors then the fake leather ones are an option. $9-10 in your pic seems like a fair deal

>>106330031
I >>106327295 also do the same thing as >>106330062, just get it in the sink and give it a good scrub with one of those bristle brushes and laundry detergent

>>106330031
I don't know if I'm crazy or the world is crazy but a felt deskmat sounds like pure torture to me

>>106330173
Fair enough, at 10$ it's not like I have much to lose.
>>106330310
After further consideration I've decided against it, because it seems all downsides. Coarse, so it irritates your skin likely, hard to clean, easy to stain, inconsistent for the mouse, easy to wear.
I like the aesthetic, but it feels like it's just not very practical.

Can't buy this shit because I doesn't ship to my cunt

>>106330594
The G7 is one of their worse models so you're only missing out on a pretty shell

>>106329940
I have this and it works fine as well

>>106330594
where's your cunt at

>>106330934
Is it?
>>106330964
Russia

>>106331014
how's that 3 day special operation going

i'll have to do the extra daily activities or else i'm going to run out

>>106328195
I don't make a habit of licking circuit boards, but tin whiskers contribute to e-waste.

>>106330594
Imagine needing more than picrel

>>106327380
I have some custom wrist rests made by a solid piece of teak, they are nice and I have and used them for more than 10 years but now I just use aluminum wrist rest

>bundle deals page aka dollar express advertising code USNN03
>code just refuses to work with bundle deals despite being advertised in the bundle deals section
why does xiao do this

Can anyone recommend a lockpick set?
Looking at KLOM KL-307 32pc set for $21, KLOM-318 18pc for $10, and a few no-name sets right now.
Will probably also get a grav-rake clone for $3.


>>106331332
about as well as the 48-hour anti-terror op in donetsk lol

>>106328195
just stop inhaling the fumes

Small bit of what I've been buying lately. Got the 8206 soldering station for $24 on sale and it's pretty nice. Heats up to 480C in like 15 seconds and the fan speed for the rework gun is controllable. The iron stand is also made of aluminum and the gun shuts off automatically when docked. Very nice.

The solder in picrel is garbage and the "solder paste" is solid and has to be scraped out and melted to act as flux, unfortunately.

The cheapo KZ buds are great as usual. I think I have every variant of the EDX line and the Dawns now, all for like $3 each.
The metric crowsfeet are okay but the standard ones are garbage, covered in part lines and thick burrs. I made a holder for them out of a length of 3/8" keystock with tapped holes at work.
The center punch, multimeter lead holder and leads, 4-way panel key, and long nib markets also went to work.

I replaced the thumbsticks and USB-C modded two of my PS4 controllers and they work great now. I only really needed a circlular needle file to modify the shell, unlike most tutorials where they used knives and dremels.

>>106328665
I used one of the junky 5-8W USB ones for a while lol. They're so weak that the tips basically don't oxidize, and it takes a few minutes of waiting each time I would try to melt solder.

>>106323554
My coworker bought the same dremel and yeah it sucked. If you're a burger and not too cheap, I have a harbor freight Bauer 8V cordless one and it's fantastic. Wait a while for a coupon and you can get it for $40. One of my best tools at work for cutting and sanding parts at work.

>>106331970
Yes. I need the 8bitdo Pro 2 controller for AetherSx2 gayming.

>>106326357
Now you can throw it away and make them spend more lead manufacturing a new one, all to save the environment :)

>>106332363
>8bitdo Pro 2
Got that once. Would freak out so hard that it wouldn't even work on a cable connection. Got an Xbox controller instead. Zero issues. Also somehow sturdier built, less loosely fit rattly buttons, and doesn't do the chink upsell trick of rounding out the analog stick circularity to make it seem better than it actually is.

8BitDo had some really bad first impressions for me.

>>106332342
the "15w" rechargeable cheap one I got actually works really well. I bought a 98w wired one too for 3 bucks and haven't used it yet

is it possible to buy a slc? nand usb stick on ali that would max out usb2.0 - size is not that important few gigs is more than enough.

>>106329045
NVME is PCIe, so it should be just a physical adapter.

>>106330062
I do the same every couple of months, it still looks good, aside from one spot where the picture is just faded because of constant wrist rubbing.

Back to school? More like fuck you one more time, dumb laowai.

>>106332384
Almost anything running on AC takes forever to heat up. I have a 120W gun style iron and it burns the tip before it can melt solder.
All of my corded ones will probably languish now that I have a station.

>>106332452
No, but a good USB 3 drive should be fast enough to max out in USB 2 mode, and might even have an SLC cache like SSDs do

Is the 3C certification for power banks placebo or actually legit?

>coffee gear
>battery and charger
>computer accessories
how much more reddit can I get?

>>106333016
the 100w eassager has an $6-7 offer on con deals

>>106333016
>$52 mouse
holy shit, what are we in for here

coupons anyone?

>>106333086
link?

>>106333092
It's basically a lighter Razer Orochi V2 with a better sensor for half the price after discount codes and store-specific coupons

lmk when Cheng came up with a perfect G502 clone that's better in every way to Logishit. Better build quality, better weight, better software. Can't live without the tilting freespin scroll wheel and the four extra macro buttons, but Logitech has been going down the shitter and I don't want to waste my money on them.

>>106333273
Keychron M6? It's a clone of the MX Master but it comes pretty close to what you're looking for, feature-wise

>>106333639
>pretty close
"Pretty close" means "not even close", and I was aware of the M6. Not even close to the G502.

The feature parity has to be:
-left/right scroll wheel tilt
-freespin scroll wheel
-two extra macro buttons by the left mouse button
-two navigation buttons under the thumb
-one extra macro button under the thumb
-all the extra macro buttons being programmable to F13-F24 keys

With the extra macro button under the scroll wheel/scroll wheel lock toggle being the one thing that I could go without. But if a mouse doesn't check all of the other boxes then it's not a valid replacement. Even Razer Basilisk doesn't meet the criteria due to the lack of the two macro keys by LMB, and the only other mouse that isn't the G502 HERO that does is the G502 X.

>>106333682
You lose the index and thumb macros but you get a programmable thumb wheel
Every other feature is there afaik

>>106333785
I already said: I know the M6, I considered it, I've decided that it's not good enough for me. Why are you still trying to convince me on taking the compromise despite me explicitly saying that it's not a compromise I'm willing to take? Learn to read the room for once, saying "nothing like that exists on the market unfortunately" is a perfectly valid answer, and much better than trying to do this sleazy car salesman spiel.

It's a G502, it's been around for over a decade, everyone knows it and there should've been a dozen of perfect copy knockoffs of it by now, patent laws be damned. If no one bothered to make one then oh well, I'm back to square one.

>>106323650
They came with ants?

>>106333833
That's the closest you'll get, just grab a new G502 if you can't compromise
>patent laws be damned
No decent manufacturer is going to risk it
You'll probably never get a perfect clone until the scroll wheel patent expires

>>106332342
Link to the vise listing?
What are these wrench heads?

Every single AE link I click here gets me a captcha, it's fucking insane

even with 3 off 10 coupon the play&earn offers are so trash

>>106332074
>but now I just use aluminum wrist rest
May I ask why? The higher thermal mass?

does aliexpress sell any good 128gb to 256 gb micro sd cards that arent scams or just flat out cheaper to buy in my own country?
The ones that most people seem to buy off of there are all part of gay bundle deals and i cba with those

>>106334601
First of all take the bundle pill, it's glorious.
Secondly, no. You'll save a buck or two at most, microSDs are fairly price competitive locally (depends a bit on where you live I suppose).

>>106324550
where's the 360 and walk away cables

>>106334674
>>106334601
you *could* be a bundlebitch but consider converting to a coinchad

>>106334765
por que no los dos?
I've been multi-track drifting for a while, no point in missing out on either of the options.

dammit they switched couriers for me to uniuni
these are the assholes known for stealing and losing shit right?

the previous courier service has been so good to me
their couriers walk it to the door and leave packages carefully
none of that toss and run
nothing ever missing or damaged
i'm going to miss them

>>106334674
>take the bundle pill
but i dont want to buy 2 other random pieces of shit though

>>106334765
NTA. How do you accumulate these coins? I don't want to install their spyware app

FiiO JM21 or Hiby M300, which one is the better pick?

>>106328186
Good tweezers?? I'll add them to my list, thanks Anon

>>106335269
Just use your phone

>>106335379
but the sound on my phone (oneplus 6) isnt great and i cba using dongles that stick out in my pockets

>>106335395
With audio stuff you'll be constantly chasing clouds.

>>106335451
im really not that autistic about it, anyways i just bought the M300

>>106335473
Out of all these devices the one that interested me the most was the Shanling M0, mostly because I could actually see the need for something small.

I had to go back to an ipod because chink UI sucks.

>>106331564
Don't think I've ever used coins

>>106335522
That's why you get an android DAP, that way you just make the UI whatever you want it to be.

>>106335522
If only they used USB-C...
That's a dealbreaker to me and I'm not paying some etsy seller to mod it or risk bricking it while trying to mod it myself.

>>106335543
>android
My phones does that better

>>106335569
Your phone has a proper DAC in it? nice

>>106335579
Yeah, after all it was made within the last 20 years when DACs were a solved problem.

>>106332222
I looked into this a while back too
It's not what you want to hear but I'd recommend against getting any aliexpress pick kits
You are WAY better off getting a tiny kit from people who actually know what they're doing
Most of the picks in those aliexpress sets are functionally worthless and the normal picks tend to be significantly lower quality, so you just end up with like four or five shitty quality picks
If you get decent shipping prices from them, the only two I'd really recommend are Genesis set from Covert Instruments or some variety of sets from Sparrows

gz on quads though

>>106335566
I just keep the cable around. Plug it into the computer to charge.
Hell I still use the stock HDD, that's way more annoying.

Ali only has KingSener batteries is there any store that sells Cameron Sino ones?

>>106335395
>but the sound on my phone (oneplus 6) isnt great
won't be great on whatever thing you buy, anon

>>106335608
What are you getting batteries for?
I use kingsener batteries on my Thinkpad and they've been solid. Never heard of Cameron Sino.

>>106335628
Cameron Sino is the only chink maker i have found that publishes correct specs. everyone else copies the oem specs but their battery is nowhere near that.

>>106334704
They were included with Xbox.

>>106334904
Yes you do.

>>106335830
why would i?

>>106335846
Because if you wouldn't then you have nothing to do in this thread. Consoom or go away. CONSOOM.

>>106334904
Usually the money you save on one item, is enough to make the other 2 free even if you don't need them and let's be honest, there's so many good bundle items to fill the cart with that you can always need anyways.
Pencils, pens, kitchen equipment, there's always some good stuff in there.

>>106335997
in eu the bundle is terrible i need to pick 6 items for 1 off and 10 for 2 off. and all the items there are available with 30% coin discount

any good riscv laptop yet?

>>106326277
is it real usb-c, where you can use a C-C cable, or did they cheap out on the $0.0001 resistors again and you have to use a C-A cable?

>>106322874 (OP)
any decent voltage measuring tool? (multimeter)
any decent electricity consumption socket plugins so i can see how much device eats up?

Sales rn seems quite good but I don't have anything to buy ;_;

Actually though, looking through some shit seems like double the price, or more expensive.

Spend and save or coins discount?
What's better? I get too much choice paralysis on Ali I end up having to take time out to actually order anything.
First it's finding the item. Then it's finding which seller has the item cheapest. Then it's the best way to get discounts. Then it's seeing if I need any other shit to hit the spend and save limit. Then it's finding that shit from the best sellers. Then it's realising my cart is now twice the price so I need to remove shit I don't actually need. At some stage I'll load up the shit app to see if any offers are on there.
And only then do I make the order and chances are I'll forget something or find something cheaper straight after.

Is this just me?

>>106336630
>any decent electricity consumption socket plugins so i can see how much device eats up?
The cheap (not really that cheap) generic ones work. But they don't have an universal socket, you have to pick between US/EU/china/... and then you're stuck with it.

>>106336630
>multimeter
(From a previous thread)
Happy with my Habotest HT118A, it's been upgraded since then to HT118E and it's also sold under the Kaiweets brand (same thing), I really like it because it temporarily blinks the female banana plugs used when you switch modes so you don't have to think about where you should plug your probes.

>>106336954
>Habotest HT118A

>google it
what the fuck multimeters are so cheap now? I thought these motherfuckers ran for like 60 or whatever

>>106336630
I got the Atorch watt meter last year. It just works. The smart stuff is useless to me. A plain meter with basic 7-segment display would have done fine.

>>106336153
It's real usb C
I charge it with a 40w baseus usb C charger and usb C to C cable.
Again it probably doesn't have super fast charging speeds but its not some bullshit where it only charges with a C to A cable and an old usb A charger.

>>106336707
pretty much anything i would want to buy has coin discount and there are always some coupons. tho current ones are very good 5>30 20% usually i use the 2>15 coupon

>>106322874 (OP)
What do you guys think of those capsule space homes/modular homes that China has been shilling on Tiktok lately? Bussin or disgustin? It's like 5 - 20K for the home itself but then you got the shipping fees that go up to 50K lmao

Looks cool though.

>>106338046
Probably majorly depends on where you'd build it. I could see it being cool as a sort of getaway hut or something, but I'm unsure of thermal insulation and if you're living anywhere with snow if it'll hand the extra load. Longevity too of course, but I suspect with proper maintenance you could even stretch some of the worst building materials far.
If you or someone else ever gets one of these weird looking ones and posts a review, they'll go into the hall of fame of csg forever though.

Stupid fucking aliexpress niggers. Stop spamming my phone with notifications. All i did was download your shitty app and look at 1 fucking item and then closed the app and ive already recieved 10 different "you have been chosen" notifcations. Fuck off.

>>106338260
Just disable notifications. On android that's trivial, I'd be surprised if for apple it wasn't the same.

>>106338260
Retard.

>>106334426
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256807357300975.html?

I thought the vise would be cast iron or aluminum but it's all plastic. Not worth the effort to bolt down to something and make it useful.

The wrenches are crowsfoot sockets. They're used with 3/8" socket wrenches, mostly for bolts and fittings in really low-clearance places

>>106336630
I used a Mestek CM81 all through college, they're pretty nice. Aneng also gets good reviews here and I suspect them and Mestek are both just rebranding chinese OEM designs.

is there any DIY vacuum bag kit. i have a 30yo 2000w vacuum (those are illegal in eu now) but nobody makes bags for it.

>>106335532
You should probably watch these :
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/nlNK6l_hq2M
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1Kryw577RnQ

Does anyone know if there's any mouses similar to the Roccat Nyth in terms of having shortcuts saved in the mouse itself, rather than having software on the pc interpret your mouse input and then translating it to whatever shortcut you have it configured as?

>>106339426
>shortcuts saved in the mouse itself
I know you can do that with logitech G-series mice.
I don't know about chink mice.

>>106338046
Probably falls apart like a trailer home after 5-10 years knowing Chinese construction.

>>106339281
Nah fuck of Samir

>>106339516
How much is a trailer home? Cheaper?

>>106339584
Like $50-250k depending

>>106339281
Thought this shit didn't work and was just a way to get you to use their referral shit

>>106339809
It can work, but not nearly as well as portrayed and yes it is to get you to use their referral shit.
Same reason that one anon who posted coupons always shilled the bot in those posts in the past.

Oh right forgot to make a little review for this thing

Bought one on amazon instead of ali because I couldn't be fucked waiting a month for close to the same price, but it looks identical even down to the attachments, link is just an example
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005514260966.html

It's crazy how well this thing works, it's easily like ten times better than the normal hair trimmers I tried. I tried one quick swipe after I got it and put a guard on and it took a huge chunk of hair out immediately, probably more than I got off in the like 10-15 minutes I tried using hair trimmers.
Without this it'd have been an absolute nightmare to tidy up the lion cut he got a few months back and I'd likely have to have gone back to the groomers

>>106339826
Yeah just tried it with one of the things in my cart & both of the links it gave me had the same 4% discount

>>106334778
i would double dip on both if they were the same but the truth is that coins are in a really good spot right now because sellers are tanking the collateral. that's almost unheard of on ecommerce and only in china can they do this and people will just lie there and take it.

>>106334930
>>106335532
when things get discounted at >40%, that's when stuff becomes really affordable. you have to install the app and you can get around 100 coins a day by signing in and doing activities. reviews give you 20 coins on the app if you write more than 50 words and upload a photo. that's $1 off a day and rates get boosted during sales.
it is spyware, but then what isn't?

>>106340068
>it is spyware
Which is why I threw it into the cuck shed.
https://f-droid.org/packages/net.typeblog.shelter/

>>106340086
yeah. or second android profile if you have it plus blokada to block as much tracking as possible.
you just have to work with what you've got

Hey CSG, tried askin about this in threads and got fuck all answers...maybe you guys have an opinion.
https://x-plus.store/products/8-inch-n305-1tb
Anyone familiar with the x-plus brand of tiny cheap ass netbooks?

>>106336707
Buy what you need. Leave what you don't.
Sometimes adding something you do or don't need maths to a lower total price.
Not every purchase is selected perfectly at the best price. You operate with the knowledge you have at the time.

Why is it that when I add the same items from the same sellers on desktop, I get lower coin discounts than if I were to use the app's coin venue? Do I actually have to use the app to get the better discounts?

>>106339281
cool way to auto generate refferal links to buy from works well i earned him 50 bucks

>>106340466
They're mostly an app thing yeah
I've seen better coin discounts in browser than app a few times, but it's incredibly rare and on average far worse

ITT: American traitor central

Go out there and buy american you pieces of shit

>>106341032
Sorry but I don't feel any loyalty to a falling empire that never did anything for me either.

>>106341032
You wouldn't buy American after you'd read the price tag.

>>106341065
>but american
>overpriced as shit
>quality is ass
>check the label
>"Made in China"
Gotta be some form of findom cuckoldry.

What are the best knives right now?
Looking for something pocketable, one handed operation and suited for lefties (i.e. prefer auto or flip thing in back instead side).

>>106341032
American't make a decent affordable product.

>>106322874 (OP)
Get some cheap apparel for your tech, free shipping!

>>106341032
im a landlord an i explicitly buy chinese goods using american renters rent
get rekt

>>106341078

you are thinking of spyderco

sanest /csg/ enjoyer

>>106341032
that's bait

>>106340173
I've had a Chuwi Minibook (10", N100). A lot of issues, stay away. Just from Chuwi in general, not only that particular one.

>>106341032
I'm european

>>106335594
I hadn't heard of Sparrow before, much appreciated. I found a couple reviews for the KLOM sets and they seem to be pretty good.
If I like them I might get an EDC set and/or a few bypass tools or combs from either CI or Sparrow to justify the $7-10 shipping from them.

>>106341329
Keep in mind that they are carried by some other vendors, if you're in europe for example it might be cheaper to order from those, but judging by it only being 7-10 I assume you're US
>I found a couple reviews for the KLOM sets and they seem to be pretty good.
from aliexpress channels or actual lockpicking channels? A lot of YT channels just praise chink stuff so you use their referral codes

A glance I took at a review of it cuts the 32 piece set down to 4 picks, one tension tool, two wafer picks and two rakes, so as I said with big sets you're buying a lot of junk you'll likely not use

>>106341628
Yeah, I'm US. I watched this - https://www.youtube .com/watch?v=glTfjDScK6g Which is probably also the one you're referencing, and is advertising a chink referral link now that I checked the description lol

Most of the smaller sets I saw didn't have the minimum of what I think I want (wave rake, city rake, a couple picks and snowman), and I'm addicted to aliexpress, so spending $38 to get 2 picks, 2 rakes, and a chinesium velcro belt pouch doesn't sit right with me (yet).

>>106341239
Average user of chink meter leads

>>106341032
How else will we send the next $100bn to Israel? Gobbless

>>106339584
If you buy them new without a plot, like $90k for a basic single-wide. Most of the time though you buy them in HOA communities and pay lot rent for a lot with utility hookups. Barely cheaper than renting but nicer and bigger than an apartment.

>>106337303
thank you!

I don't care about fast charging or anything like that, I'm just tired of having to get a different cable and brick because they couldn't be bothered to do the very basics.

>>106341956
>$25 shaver and $52 mouse
damn you guys really go, huh. i usually aim for the sub-$10 pricepoint
tell us how you like it after you get it

>>106341951
is there a reason you specifically want a snowman?
I've mainly seen the sentiment that it's just a flashy less effective half diamond

https://www.sparrowslockpicks.com/products/kick-start
with potentially https://www.sparrowslockpicks.com/products/half-diamond-single-lock-pick as an addon
should cover you, assuming shipping isn't too brutal

https://www.sparrowslockpicks.com/products/heavy-bars
This is also a nice addition, but not needed

>>106342031
NTA
I'm a cheap fuck but I wouldn't go sub 10 for hair clippers, that seems like a very reasonable price and my experiences with Mijia has been great, so likely it's worth the tiny premium
I imagine buying 4 sub 10$ screwdriver sets wouldn't be as nice as just a single Mijia set for example
The mouse is a bit much but I understand it, I've paid more in the past and would in the future, I'm very particular about the shape I like

>>106342031
Depends on what you're buying, but sub $10 isn't really a worthwhile target without foreknowledge imo
I bought a $9 kemei shaver that was worse new than the years-old $20 shaver it was meant to replace
I think a lot of electronics hit their diminishing returns past $20-30 before coins

>>106342362
>>106342303
my go-to is the xiaomi enchen boost trimmer
ceramic blades and full charge in an hour
there's an actual body groomer version of it for $12.20 with titanium blades iirc
i agree with diminishing returns past a certain price. i kind of don't see it for things like trimmers, toothbrushes, screwdrivers, etc.
the way i see it, it's just a thing with a 14500 battery in it which will last 5ish years, and then you either buy a new battery and solder it onto the contacts or you just straight up buy a new one and skip all of it, and with how cheap these things are nowadays i'm just buying cheap and new

>coins coins coins
I would pay more than coins take off the price just to not deal with stupid life stealing coin games. It's like a dollar for an hour of your time wake up sheeple

>games
why are you doing anything beyond the one second it takes for your daily check-in

>>106342710
you mean the one that nets you like 20cents a day that you install a spy app for? Sap

>>106342759
it's 70 per day on a streak plus 5 if you click the widget. the other ones are just click on link and afk for 15s while you do something else.
i don't play the games like merge boss or tree watering but that's how 3rdies get their coupons on the off-season

>>106342759
you already installed it if you knew about the games faggot

>>106342303
>>106342031
I bought a bunch of the cheap choice trimmers for $1.50 each and they cut fine when I don't shave for a while and want to trim before shaving lol
I might have to spend a bit on a mouse though, the deathadder elite that i got at a yardsale for $1 is starting to drop clicks and scroll in the wrong direction

>>106342814
>it is impossible to read threads
lol what the fuck retard anon, how do you even manage to post here? Do you have a caretaker doing the captcha?

I found a video of a goat ejeculating, on Aliexpress.

>>106343479
How's the coin discount on it?

>>106343507
There's a good joke about the money shot there, but my brains are at 0 RPM right now.

>>106303045
My dad made his own spot welder with a microwave transformer

>>106341229
Chinese, not overpriced hype products.

>>106334561
It dont make me sweat as much compared to the wooden ones and good anodized piece of aluminum feel ways better to touch, A solid piece of aluminum being higher thermal mass than wooden also helps alot not making my wrists sweaty and sticky

I think I'm not gonna bother with the cheap TS100 tips on Ali anymore since they have ridiculous temperature fluctuation on the Pinecil, like 15C pulses in 3 second gaps. It'll probably be a better idea to just splurge out on the short tips on pine64.com, unless any Pinecil anons know if something of the same quality is available on Ali cheaper, but I doubt it.

>>106345643
Fair enough, I can see that. Sweat can be a bastard, the reason I can't use PU leather headphone covers, they get sweaty as shit and then I get an ear infection.

>>106303045
https://desuarchive.org/g/thread/93528211/#93552849

>>106334812
> 3 packages
> cleared customs 3 days ago
> still not delivered
the previous courier picks it up the next day and delivers
the complaints i see online about uni weren't kidding

>>106326357
Some months ago a solder roll I bought was recalled, I assume for the same reasons. They outright told me to throw it away and refunded my 2EUR without me asking.

chink steel safe or not I mean for kitchen utensils

>>106322874 (OP)
how do i buy chink 660nm LEDs and actually get 660nm LEDs and not something that shits across the spectrum and is not actually 660nm?

Are electric screwdrivers a meme?
The battery life inevitably wears out and you got useless stick. What am I missing?

>>106346264
Get test equipment
then test the stuff you buy.

>>106346387
Unless you work with repairing laptops or something I'd say they're useless.
If you only use them occasionally the battery is bound to be dead when you need it.
>>106346391
And how do you test the test equipment?

>>106346401
>Unless you work with repairing
That makes sense. I don't get why there isn't a replaceable battery design. I mean it's made for repair techs. This is a no-brainer.
Shavers and electric toothbrush are serviceable with /g/ level skill.

>>106323590

dont worry fellow european, union is already preparing laws to ban those dangerous product
https://apnews.com/article/temu-european-union-digital-services-act-caf2ba372cc0526a663d405868fd5819
[so the resellers can sell it with 10x markup, encountering this shit so often these days]

>>106346401
>And how do you test the test equipment?
You try it on a variety of things and you look to see if the results make sense.

>>106322874 (OP)
>JCALLY JM6 Pro CX31993 Hifi DAC Type-C to 3.5Digital Audio Decoding Portable Headphone Amplifier DAC Type C to 3.5mm LXDA AMP
>Color: JM6 pro Blue
>Baseus USB OTG Data Transfer Adapter Type C Female to USB Male Converter Fast Charging Adapter For Laptop Macbook Samsung
>Color: USB 3.1 USB to TypeC

I have a USB-C adapter on my TRN cable, but there's a trash humming sound. The Jcally deals with that handsomely. Overall, recommended. Make sure you get the CX31993+MAX97220 version of whatever you're buying, even if not the Jcally pro 6.

>>106346463
>work with repairing
In a sense that you'd use the screwdriver daily and it being electric would help with your work, not in a "you have experience repairing other stuff so you can replace its battery yourself" kinda sense.
>>106346468
I know, I was just joking.

>>106346391

to be honest a couple of hundred bucks worth of equipment to test 10$ worth of LEDs sounds a little much. Yes you can return it but its 10$ worth of goods i need to test. Surly somebody made a list with more or less reputable sellers so i don't have to trust random russian guys in the reviews with their spectrometers.

Although how i understand it, some colored filters should also work as a test. But who says that they are also legit...

>>106322888
Nice trips and appreciate the news anon

is it worth buying a robot vacuum from alie? can they offer anything worthwhile at half price compared to what xiaomi already offers locally at ~200€? otherwise it doesn't seem like it's worth the hassle of basically a 3 day warranty

>>106346536
>is it worth buying a robot vacuum from alie?
Look up price disparity between local and ali then make your own decision. You've already pointed out the upsides and downsides, if that risk is worth the savings or not is your call, we can't tell you that.

>>106346264
What about ordering from one of the reputable component suppliers in your country?

>>106346559
the 10x upcharge and still bad service

>>106346536
I got an Abir X8, it's good and way cheaper than the stuff being sold where I live.

>>106342687
>It's like a dollar for an hour of your time wake up sheeple
I was getting like ten cents
I'm probably never bothering with that shit again except maybe for the BIG shit like the world cup
world cup saved me a lot of money

I like the games. It's like those dumb browser idle games I used to play.

>>106346573

yes but 660nm or close enough

>>106332342
anon do you know where I can find replacement spring for the trigger buttons on a PS4 controller? I tried to fix something and lost the spring and the trigger doesn’t feel the same anymore

>>106346952
Just search (controller) replacement part, every first party controller's easy to find things for

>>106334601
The Aliexpress microSDs are almost all either priced similar locally, or are scam cards that will be like 8gb but report that they're the real size. When you test them with H2TestW, it'll show you that you got chink'd.
If you're still going to risk it, look for proper brand names, check carefully as they like to make the brands look the same. There are legit ones, but more often than not, they're scams. Use common sense. If it says 2tb for $2, it's a scam.

>>106338046
>Buying and shipping a whole house
Fuck me, this is crazy. Look into local tiny homes, you can probably get one of those much cheaper.
Also the big thing with buying housing is the land. The land is really what costs you, it's not the house that's the biggest expense.
Alternatively, buy a van and go full van life.

Don't be a vanfag. It's glorified homelessness. At least do yourself a favor and watch videos on the downsides so you can understand how retarded it is

Ordered some stuff, speaker is a gift, PLA is just because it's cheap, the rest is to make my desk a bit nicer and more classy.

>>106347676
Your post reminded me of this meme.
You're making fun of the vanfag for not having the luxuries you can have in a house, yet fail to see what he has that you can never buy.

I hate this so much you won't believe.

>>106347575
thanks for the reply, i dont think i'll risk it given how close the prices are to what i pay in my own country + it takes way longer to get here
im actually surprised chink flash cards arent just cheaper, i suppose they might just not be so good at mass manufacturing those

>>106335997
Bundle is a scam for me. anon in the previous thread said he got the 117 in 1 screwdriver kit for $6. I've been trying to get it to show me this item since late last year. The bundle is always a bait and switch. It shows the kit for a few bucks but the actual item is some 6 bit set of junk. The kit is out of stock or over priced. Probably like $50 over priced.
Total ripoff. They've accounted for the price difference in bundles. The only items it ever shows me are the lowest models. Take that kowsi USB meter for example. They only stock the lowest model in bundles. The noob consoomer who doesn't know sees the standard model for let's say $10. They see the bundle "deal" for say $5. They pick the bundle plus a few shit items. Maybe pencils as you said. Maybe those are $2-$3 items. So that makes three items for total ~$10. What a deal right? Except they're all the substandard models. The pencils are what like a few cents actual. So the noob consoomer thinks he got a bundle deal for $10 instead of paying $10 for the better USB meter in the regular listing. Except the total value of his bundle items is <$10. I mean you don't actually think AliExpress knowingly operates at a loss.

>>106347803
I decided to have a look, see picrel. They are usually 115 sets, no idea how big the difference is to a 117 set, a quick glance makes it seem fairly similar in bit selection.
It's not 6$, but that's still a steal for a bitset like that.
None of the listings in my picture are some 6 bit set scam.

Don't know what to tell you, since bundles have a search function they're actually great value, before that when you had to manually scroll to find shit they were kinda bad because you'd either spend hours scrolling or give up and buy shit you didn't need, but now you can just search for whatever you want.

>>106348035
top left is the bait and switch
I had to scroll down the search page to see this item too. The top results were unrelated junk items.
My search query: 117 in 1 precision screwdriver set

>>106348035
>>106348049
Jesus Christ.
I don't know what canadian dollars are in normal money, but that's highway robbery kek. Definitely not worth it for that price.
I just searched 117 in 1, seems to be a localization issue.
That being said, other than the amount of bits being really nice, there's nothing special about it, just search for bitsets and find one that has a good selection. If they have none, just get whatever is cheapest at your local hardware store.
My condolences canadanon

>>106347803
Got to search for bundles on app

Currently working codes for you peasants

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Anyone have recs for an audio interface (for connecting an electric guitar to a pc)? Don't see any on the guide or wiki

should i order the things i want now or give it a day or 2 in case i remember anything else?

>>106348771
Depends.
Personally I like leaving my stuff in the cart for a day or two before I buy anything, often I'll realize I don't really need something that way.
But sometimes you can't get peace of mind until you've ordered, in which case ordering early is better to get it done.

>>106348771
I usually leave shit in my cart for about a week or two. If I still want them, I'll order. But more often than not I just remove it after understanding I don't need or even want it. Giving it some time is always a good idea.

>>106348840
>>106348799
With enough chinkfu experience you start to figure out when "deals" are just FOMO or actual good prices.

>>106347704
>Pu Mouse Pad
Are they actually good? I'm sick of washing my current mouse pad

>>106349706
I'll post a review once it arrives.
I'm expecting it to be easier to clean and better with dirt, but less long-lived.
PU leather has a annoying tendency to peel off into flakes after a bit, I'm hoping a mat has less wear than furniture as the base layer (the table) doesn't deform.
I still have a normal mousepad, so I'll be able to say if it's worth having alongside or not.

>>106348383
saar, i want to redeem diamons, please chink saar restock pleeease

I know there are tons of audiophiles here.
I need new earbuds because my samsung provided with phone in 2017 are dying.
I see KZ EDX Lite for 3.19€ and KZ EDX PRO for 4.09€

Can't find the difference at all. Does anyone know?

>>106349869
Ask /iemg/
Or just pick one and don't worry about it too much.
Either one will be way better then whatever you were using before.

>>106349869
truthear pure
juzear defiant
use good eartips that are comfortable for you
why even bother with something that just costs like 5 bucks? you deserve better than that

>>106349735
a mousepad will have extreme wear due to the mouse and your hand

why are all the chinese desk lamps retarded and have the switch on the cable and not on the lamp. cant they copy ikea lival did it right 50 years ago

>>106349735
Thank you, I'll be waiting for it
>I'm hoping a mat has less wear than furniture as the base layer (the table) doesn't deform.
Less bend but more friction from your mouse and more sweat
At that price point, I don't think it really matters if it starts to peel in a few years

>>106349948
>suggesting something literally 30 times more expensive
lol. lmao even
>>106349933
i'll just get the lites thanks. ultimately i don't really listen to music i just need them for calls and youtube videos. should be enough

>>106322874 (OP)
thats racist!!!!!

>>106349999
70-90 bucks isnt that expensive, i'd say its a good cutoff point for where price / performance kinda plateaus and you wont get much more for your money
you spend 5 bucks on trash and you get cheap trash, may as well spend more (still not a lot) and get something decent

Any decent Bluetooth car adapters with at least aptX, ideally LDAC? I use picrel to hook it up to aux and power it from the iPod USB connector right next to it, but it's a bit bulky and I can only play/pause at an awkward spot. Would be great if there was something similar in function (aux plug, USB-A power, aptX/LDAC) but with a little remote control that could also send next/previous track signals that I could put in a bit more accessible spot.

>>106349999
>>106350169
i feel like both of you are on the opposite ends of the spectrum here
$5 is a throwaway set of IEMs (if we can call them that) and at the same time for $70-90 we're looking at almost professional territory that's overpriced if you're not using them to make money
like, i fuck around with my 5BA KZ's i bought for $40 when i play my guitar and i think that's the right price for them

>>106350169
70 bucks is beyond absurd for me. i've used literal junk gift samsung earbuds for 8 years or so. i really don't care about bass frequencies or any nerd shit as long as they work and i understand the audio. i wouldn't mind stretching it to 30-40eur but i am the furthest thing from an audiophile so if i can get any working sound for pennies i'm taking it and spending the money on things i actually enjoy

>>106349957
We'll see I suppose. I can see the friction being an issue, but also it's just surface friction and the way I see PU leather fail is usually cracking/flaking instead. It's cheap enough that I won't worry either way I suppose.
>>106349986
>At that price point, I don't think it really matters if it starts to peel in a few years
Exactly. If it fails early I'll have wasted barely any money and if it's better than expected I'll be enjoying myself.
>>106350169
You need to remember that different people have different budgets and livestyles anon. 70$ is still a lot of money.
It's a bit like someone talking about a 300$ laptop and you suggesting a 2500$ laptop. It's just not in the type of market segment they are considering.

New thread:
>>106350426
>>106350426
>>106350426

>>106350169
I have a pair of $300 IEMs and a pair of throwaway ones and while I think the difference in quality is considerable, I can see people not caring at all, the cheap pair is far from being garbage and I still enjoy using them. I'd be more concerned about build quality and comfort at this price point.

>>106346536
a few years ago it could have been worth it, i got a 1st gen xiaomi robot vacuum at a significant discount compared to buying it locally. now the difference in price between buying from aliexpress and buying locally from amazon or whatever is almost never worth it.

>>106349984
what desk lamps are you looking at, the ones below $5? any decent chink desk lamp has controls in the base with adjustable brightness and color temperature.

>>106347729
I'm not making fun of anyone, I'm trying to direct someone to a better version of themselves where they don't seek something as utterly retarded as vanlife.