Thread 106815804

>>106776281
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/

>>106776737 anon reviews big black, battery operated device
>>106782273 anon posts abominable links to gorilla-related toys
>>106783328 >>106800299 gaming controller discussion
>>106786832 anon surrenders his internet traffic, and country, to the CCP

>>106776281 prev thread

>>106815804 (OP)
>>106792910 anon posts LOTR swords, LORPER on a budget
>>106794245 chinesium screwdriver experience
>>106796475 anon's solder sucker (heavy metal injection)
>>106797187 these autism chinese tshirts
>>106806933 anon reviews microplastics bathrobe
>>106807676 game controller review
>>106808098 anon bought direct-to-landfill e-reader

>anti-news
>>106781575 anon is a pedo
>that guy that skipped the literal first link in the thread and asked for wireless headphone recommendations

there's aggressive dynamic pricing algorithm in place. i noticed since about last week. when i add things to cart from coin page. if i leave the cart page and come back the prices have gone up.
so it's basically a coin nerf. unless you buy immediately. high pressure sales tactic.

>>106816025
coin rates change every day for me
they've gotten me to panicbuy more than once so it works

whats the best and cheapest controller you can get on ali nowadays? lots of trees and little forest i see

i camped out the gem page to exchange my 6k gems for shopping credit and was able to get both the $1 and $5 ones. i had mere seconds to do it and it was done.
grinding gems is nowhere close to say completing an online survey though

>>106816247
right that was the discount fluctation. that disappears in a day up to a week.
now they are changing the base price.
i'm talking immediately.
i navigated back and then return to the cart. a $10 cart went to $16. it nullified the coin discount.

>>106816294
It's in the guide, 8bitdo ultimate 2C.

>>106816571
is that still the best option today? i know it changes every other month

>>106816294
I'd imagine Gamesir Tegenaria Lite goes down to around $10-15 with coins
8Bitdo Ultimate 2C, Gamesir Nova 2 Lite, and Gulikit ES/ES Pro/Elves 2 shouldn't be far above that for wireless

>>106816618
the nova lite is actually around $15 during sales but i heard it was that good compared to other controllers
which one of those is the best? the 8bitdo has tmr from what ive read

>>106816566
so just how it was for years then.

>Some spare Outemu mechanical switches to test
Haven't tried them yet but they're decent from what I can tell.
>Desk clamp for headphones
Cheap and convenient. No screw so it's easy to install and remove for cleaning etc.
>Ugreen vertical laptop stand
No complaints either, another nice desk space saver.
>Quick release system for camera strap
Good enough for my occasional use, it's still partially plastic so I don't trust it 100% with an expensive camera. Nowadays the strap is mostly off so it's an ok compromise for when I need to put it back on quickly.
>Retro PBT keycap set
Slightly disappointed with them, they looked better in pictures. I'll install them and see how they look but I doubt I'll use them.
>Pudding ABS keycap set
They were very cheap so I gave them a try. They look cheap and stupid. Bad case of mindless consumerism on my part.
>Green PBT keycap set
So far I'm happy with these, quality looks ok, but I haven't installed them yet. Was planning to start jademaxxing with the matching mouse.
>Pack of microfiber cleaning cloth
For wiping your phone, glasses etc. Super useful. Was recommended by anon a few threads back, they're great and cheap.
>Eweadn S9
A 1:1 clone of the viper shape. Got it because I love this color, it supports 2.4G wireless, wired and bluetooth so very convenient when using multiple computers. I'm not the pickiest with mouse build quality but I can't find any obvious flaw, buttons click in any position, no rattling anywhere, lightweight, the shape is a perfect clone. I know the driver is web based which is great but I haven't even had to use it.

I'm trying Kafuter AB glue in the guide. It's shit. I try to glue a broken fan blade. I waited 24 hours for the full cure time. The blade flies right off when the motor is running.
The glue appears all fancy. It has the super glue chemical smell. It's no different than basic water based childrens glue. It does not stick to the plastic. It peels right off easily. There's no hardness or adhesion at all.
In their video they glue two piece of metal together. They bend and hammer it to demonstrate its strength. No way this is the same glue.

>>106816946
Here is the fan blade just now. The clean break of the fan blade is obvious. No sign of any glue was ever applied.

>>106816946
This looked like a rather erotic picture from the thumbnail

Gym stuff you've gotten off Aliexpress that improved your exercising?
Top one is awesome after 2 years still, completely eliminates forearms which I hit later. Gripping a bar with them takes 1 second.
Bottom ones I've used once, terrible.

>>106816715
Looks like a nice mouse, how much was it?
Do they make all these mice in the same factory mine came in a box identical to it but just different branding.

>>106816677
Depends on your use case.
Personally, probably Elves 2 > ES Pro/ES > Nova 2 Lite > 2C > Tegenaria, but I've only used the Elves 2 and prefer wireless when able.

Out of those, only the Gulikit controllers have gyro if that matters for you. Tegenaria Lite's hardwired with awful stick linearity, but the d-pad's apparently good. 2C probably has more linear sticks, but has non-linear triggers. I've never had a good experience with 8Bitdo d-pads, but 2C was their first controller to start taking notes from the Vita so it might be fine.
Gulikit controllers have no extra buttons. Elves 2 sticks are tiny. No 2.4ghz, but the Bluetooth's better than even Dualsense Edge. Elves 2 d-pad is fantastic, ES's is probably good too. ES Pro is the only one of these three with TMR sticks, but if Gamepadla's linearity tests are accurate, I don't see any meaningful difference in performance.
Nova 2 Lite I've heard basically nothing about. I thought it had gyro but apparently it doesn't, so I guess it's probably effectively an ES -gyro +2 back buttons.

>nova lite
og nova lite was simply the cheapest possible wireless controller that functioned decently at its time. I don't think there's much reason to consider it these days since Tegenaria Lite and Nova 2 Lite are better controllers at similar price points, let alone everything else mentioned in this post
>the 8bitdo has tmr
2C and ES Pro are TMR (and also the cheapest TMR controllers, along with Machenike G1 Pro), rest of these are hall effect

>>106816972
normal "super glue" isn't going to cut it. you need to hot glue the shit out of it to the point where it looks like you used too much. i'm talking globs all around the break, enclosing it and then some.

>>106817248
AB glue is bi-component stuff (usually epoxy resin iirc), good ones can be damn strong and imo it should be enough to hold a small fan blade

>>106817319
That's an obvious troll.

Anyways. It's fake epoxy or I'm not mixing it right. How close does it need to be anyways. I put two small blobs of equal size and mix as best I could.
It start curing to a gummy like substance. Not fully hardened. Zero signs of bonding.

>>106817376
sounds like you did it right, it's a process that's hard to fuck up. I have only ever used a Pattex one that works really well, only problem is that it's all in the same "syringe" and one of the two components has hardened a bit over time so it's impossible to get a perfect 1:1 ratio, still I just mix the two parts well (they go from transparent to a bit milky and denser) and apply it and the next day it's completely hardened

Hey lads im looking for a mouse, kde connect has taught me that gyroscope base mouse movement on low sensitivity is the best fine movement pointer control one can get, so i want a handheld trackball with gyroscope functionality, trackball moved by thumb and preferably something that doesnt need a surface to work/rest on. Also the smaller the better and wired > wireless, finally i want this to go in my ultralight hiking setup so itll be with my ar glasses, minipc, foldable keyboard, etc. Please give me suggestions if you have any.

>>106817194
those last two look interesting, how do they compare?
Elves 2 looks small and the layout seems unnatural (playstation layout instead of xbox)
dont care about wired/dongle/bluetooth for the computer as long as latency is low, but i need bluetooth for the ipad, ideally as low latency as possible

after all those months I managed to get a good group at Legendary and got a win...

>>106817852
... but now its back to ultra hardcore grinders that get more points in 6 hours than I do in 3 days.

also fuck this shit

>>106817852
do you get anything good at higher tiers?

>>106817735
>bluetooth for the ipad
Go Gulikit then.

>>106817019
I got some gloves, some shorts, and right now these grips. When I was shopping for grips I also saw your style, but I think these'll be more comfy.

>>106816946
>>106816972
I wouldn't even try to glue something that spins like that. You'd need to actually weld it. On top of that it might be one of the more inert plastics that hardly anything sticks to. I'd probably use one of those metal staple plastic welders and just embed an equal number of staples in the other blades to keep it balanced.

What's the deal with this charger
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005009725689857.html
It can't actually be a Samsung right? There are loads of listings for them at this price

>>106817581
Why would you use a trackball? Just get a light ergonomic mouse or soemthing standard

Any decent geiger counters?

>>106817145
39€ I think, from the official store, there were no coupon available at the time so could be had cheaper probably

>>106818461
he plans to wave a gyro mouse around to do god knows what while sitting cross-legged in the woods and wearing AR glasses, that anon is living 10 years in the future compared to us so I wouldn't question him

>>106817019
I got some fitness rubber bands of various resistance ages ago, by far my best aliexpress fitness purchase. Can be used for warmup, support in pull ups and dips, as a bench press accessory to train locking out.
Got some dip belt on amazon but >everything is from China so similar ones can be had on aliexpress, also a fantastic piece of equipment for weighted pull ups and dips.
Maybe wrist wraps but they're a bit of a meme unless you're lifting really heavy weights.

>>106817581
>ultralight hiking setup
>ar glasses, minipc, foldable keyboard
is this a type of bait I'm not familiar with?

>>106816715
Personally not a fan of green but that mouse looks really nice, paint looks mint, kinda like a brand new car.
Since you got a green keycap set as well I assume it must all fit in with the rest of your setup, color wise.

>>106818461
>>106818576
>>106818753
It's my anti-laptop setup, i also like hiking and bring my stuff with me to do some basic gaming or occasionally work. I coded many a World of Warcraft addon while out in the woods.

>>106818928
I thought you were shitposting anon but are you actually serious? Damn.

>>106818753
>>106818945
reminds me of this guy, its was last week

>>106819067
lol not this bad though since i use my Xreals for a screen, so i can just turn it off and see the world normally(mostly). But yeah im using a wired mouse rn and want something that doesnt need a surface. So trackball is what im going for, but i dont like the default ones that are set down somewhere and think a little bit of the gyroscope stuff can make it very nice and accurate. My folding keyboard could also be replace but im not sure by what yet, metas funny wristband looks cool but i doubt it can be used with anything except their glasses and i dont like meta anyway. And Mini PCs come with more power/weight so thats why. Also where i live mobile data is cheap, fast and somehow low ping. In the woods i get 40ms 50mbps easily

>>106815804 (OP)
Im in need of a good calorie tracker anyone know what to get?
>inb4 applewatch
Im not spending that much

>>106819760
Why not just a phone app?

>>106820029
I think he probably meant a "spent calorie" tracker and not an actual calorie tracker.
In which case, the Mi Band is probably the best bang for your buck.
But if you're just counting calories then yeah, just use an app.

I'm looking for powerful Chink lamps, of the "garage light" variety, with multiple fins.
The problem is that all the Ali stores seem to sell the same dozen variations of lights without giving reliable specs about any of them.
Loads of them are listed as 40W 60W 80W, some are even listed at 10'000 lumen. All of this is bullshit. I did purchase some 40W and 80W ones in the past (https://aliexpress.com/item/1005006069580538.html), and tested them and their real power draw was 10W and 15W respectively, and their output was really quite modest, pretty much in line with what you'd expect from a 10W bulb.
The thing is, I really do want some extra powerful bulbs of this kind that genuinely output in the 3000-5000 lumen range.

Reccs for chink kitchen sinks and faucets?
Pic rel is $125, I'd prefer something larger but this is the biggest they make.

>>106820050
>>106820029
>spent calorie
This is what im looking for i should have specified

>>106820237
it is stainless steel?
that is the kind of thing that shipping cost makes not worth the the item, as is just a stamped sheet

>>106820168
I wouldn't trust any of the ones that don't have aluminum fins.

>>106820284
My country is right next to china so it's not a big deal.
I ordered a 10kg lamp before and shipping was like $10.

Thoughts on cheap clothing from ali? I found something exactly the same at musinsa (online clothing store that most koreans use) but idk if these are counterfeit with fake pics or not. https://global.musinsa.com/us/goods/2847274

>>106820323
Very hard to tell from the pictures. The one I bought looked like it could be metal, but of course it's plastic.

>>106820339
well my rec if it wasnt obvious, is that only buy stainless steel shit

>>106820487
It's one of those categories where you probably are better off buying it from a middleman if you're able to. The branded as-seen-on-TV ones actually meet their stated specs.

Even when I had one of those I still had to open it up to fix a cold solder joint and I added more thermal paste behind the LED boards.

Zhang finally delivered my trash, here's my impressions;

The boring ones first, The cable ties are perfectly serviceable, not weak not surprisingly strong perfectly average cable ties, The model knife is nice in the hand the knurling is good, it holds the blade nice and tight is super sharp as it should be, bought 600 pieces of paper-thin double sided tape, better than i thought, have used to hang a poster and a power-strip, works well for now, the 3m Velcro straps I’ve used to hang drill-bit holder on my workbench, strong stuff perfectly good. No-name GPU support, it's nice and stable, does exactly what it's supposed to. Kitchen thermometer is accurate, if slow to show change in temperature, when i stuck it in boiling water it only increased from room temperature to 100c in 5 degree intervals, for 1 dollar i can't complain.

I'll join the other anons in praise of the engineer solder sucker clone, have used it to de-solder mouse switches, ,mighty sucking power solid construction, great stuff.

The Essager cable is a 240W with a display on one end, have tried with my Xiaomi phone, has the cq protocol for it worked great, my Laptop which does 65W through Thunderbolt, it does the full charge no problem whatsoever, and finally a 100W Soldering Iron, charged at full speed no problem, wish i had a tester to try the full 240W, but it seems to be what it says on the tin so far, wish I'd got the 1M variant inste4ad of the 2M one, it was only 70cents more for the 2M but it really is too long for me.

The dragon kitchen mat i thought would be more plasticly, but it has a "furred" surface, it is anti-skid as advertises and very absorbent, i worry how it will hod up in the washer but that’s a problem for future me, do really like the little dragon on it, no idea what he has to do with the kitchen but he is a cute little bugger

This real?
Isolation isn't as good as reviews suggested but decent for how light it is. There's also some leakage.
It should be the v1 version because white box, silver body and longer cable.
Does v2 even exist and is it only the black body version or black box version. I've seen black Takstar Pro 82 in a white box.

Ordered some lead from China on purpose.

Are gigabit switches such a commodity by this point that it is hard to fuck it up?

any good recommendations for an arcade stick or keyboard? want a separate one for whenever I feel in the mood to play metal slug

any luck with phone batteries ? I understand it takes like 3 months since they send the stuff via maritime freight

>>106817019
this was by far the greatest addition to my home gym setup; it made the tricep exercises actually enjoyable.

>>106816614
I have one. I like it, but I bought a Pro 3.
If you play fighting games, you might not like the dpads. I know I don't like the dpads.

>>106817376
it actually might be fake, then.

>>106786832
This router has arrived. I was worried I wouldn't get a signal from my ISP router in the other house because tests using my phone weren't quite good enough. But it gets around 200mbit down and 100mbit up. Perfectly fine for my intended purpose. I connected it to the TP Link router I'm no longer using in my house and the coverage is much better in the houses of relatives living next door. They are only using shit like Facebook, YouTube, Tik Tok, etc also there's a couple of Android TV devices so they don't need access to all of my bandwidth. Not at all disappointing for around $10.

>>106824937
Result after installing a new longer ethernet cable that gave me more room to move the router around. I also changed the regulatory domain on both routers to US.

>bought pants, a pair of them
>open it up
>only one in package
i fucked up. i didn't film it, or rather i didn't feel the need to film it because it was only pants but it turns out it want only 'pant' instead
ah well it only cost a dollar total after coins and shopping credit i got from the chest event. lesson learned, well done chang i will film everything from now on even if it's just $1

Received my Wurkkos HD03, standard Bic lighter for scale, paid 17€ for it, brief first impressions below
>construction
overall seems good and solid, pic doesn't show it well but it has a nice metallic color, body and clip are aluminium, the spring in the clip is strong and some rubber further helps with grip. There's also a magnet at the bottom of the clip that's strong enough to hold the flashlight upside down, just have to consider its position because if you place it on a vertical surface with the led part up or sideways it'll tend to swing to the bottom. The flood/throw switch feels nice, the button is just decent (it has a green-orange-red light that indicates battery level for a couple of seconds on turn on), the rubber cover for the usb-c port doesn't seem like it'll come apart easily. The size is small enough to tuck it away in a pocket and almost forget about it, but it's significantly bigger than the Nitecore Tiki (that I recently lost, so no comparison pics). Oh and it's supposedl IPX6.
There's a screw on the back but I'm 99% sure that the shells are also glued together so not tinker-friendly product
>leds
it has a ring of smaller, neutral, high-CRI leds behind a diffuser, they give a nice uniform beam with a listed max output of a bit over 300 lumens. They will definitely be what I'll use the most
At the center there's one cold, lowish-CRI led with a bit of throw, listed max output over 600 lumens
The outputs of both seem realistic to my eyes, both modes hold turbo for around 30 seconds before gradually stepping down, haven't tested this much yet but this is the kind of light that I use in short bursts or in low power modes so I don't particularly care
There's also a ring of RGB leds, I struggle to think of uses for them since the output is pitifully weak (red is noticeably weaker than even white's moonlight, which can be an advantage I guess if you only need a smidge of light), more on them in the next section (1/3)

>>106825487
>UI/UX
single click for ON/OFF (no memory, always starts from low), holding the button for one second goes to the next mode and it loops between low-medium-high-turbo.
When ON a double click goes straight to turbo, but annoyingly from there a single click brings you to the previous mode rather than directly turning OFF.
When ON a triple click goes to the flashing shit (well tucked away which is nice, didn't even know it existed until I read the manual) and double click cycles between strobe-SOS-beacon, all at fixed max power from the looks of it. One click steps back to normal modes like with turbo. having the main modes cycle with holding the button and the secondary ones with double click trips me up, hopefully I'll get used to it.
At any time during operation you can use the switch to move between the throwy and the floody leds, this will step back from turbo or the flashing shit but on normal modes it'll maintain the current power level.
When OFF holding the button gets you to moonlight, it'll stay ON and from there you can cycle up to low. Moonlight is a bit stronger than I'd like
Now for a pocket flashlight single click activation isn't ideal, but with a triple click from OFF you can set an electronic lock, you can still hold the button to go on low but it'll turn off on release. Unlocking (with another triple click) directly turns on the flashlight rather than making you click again for it which I personally appreciate, but I can see others disliking (if you want to use moonlight you first have to go through low for example, not ideal) (2/3)

>>106825491
>UI/UX cont. (colors)
When OFF a double click takes you to the RGB, first with a fixed hue that you can change by holding the button (this is stepless and quite quick, so stopping on a specific color can be finnicky, but at least releasing and holding again inverts the direction so you can kinda go back and forth until you get what you want). The hue is the only thing that stays in memory so I set it to red, as I mentioned before its low output could be at least a bit useful. Double click changes modes, next one is a beacon with only the selected hue (again might be marginally useful in red to be slightly more visible to cars at night, but in this scenario I'd want more power), while the other modes either use a fixed hue or they automatically switch through all of them (they do so too quickly imo, which is often the case with these budget lights). They are silly and useless, might entertain a kid or a stoned friend for a bit i guess.
All in all it might not be perfect but the UI is very well thought-out for a budget flashlight.

Durability and battery life remain to be seen, but for now I'd say that it's great value for the price I paid for it despite it having an entire set of features I don't care about, I expect to get a lot of use out of this little thing if it doesn't shit the bed on me. (3/3)

>>106825494
fugg I forgot, it comes with two attachments:
on is the pictured small laniard with plastic ring, the other is a munch chunkier and longer paracord loop that you attach to the clip with a round carabiner (4/3)

>>106818395
Probably not, but there's no reason to buy cheap shitty silicone chargers, such as ones by the real Samsung. Buy a real charger brand like UGREEN, Anker, or Baseus. I think UGREEN has an official AliExpress store even.

>>106819760
If you use an iPhone, legit just get a Watch, they're great. But otherwise yeah Mi Bands are cheap as dirt. If you dont want the chinese to know you're a fat fuck also look into Gadgetbridge (Android only).

>>106825487
Lmao, anon. Thanks for the effort post. You should probably contact 1lumen.com and tell them you want to write reviews.

>>106816972
I think it's time to let it go, champ.

>>106826071
what do you mean, a few dribbles of cheap AB glue should fix it right up

What's a good website to buy a gaming laptop? Are there any good deals right now? My budget is about $800 and ideally I'm looking for something that can run today's games decently.

>>106826006
>1lumen.com
kek, that's indeed a website that pleases my autism. If I had seen that they have already reviewd the HD03 I could have just linked their review since they are so in-depth.
I've always had a fascination with flashlights but when I was a kid they sucked big time, I remember sledding at night with a cheap, heavy headlamp I had received as a gift, and it was barely strong enough to let me see if I was about to crash against a tree

>>106826127
Yeah but it's going to be under constant stress, with hot air blowing on it. If nothing else, the blob of glue is going to increase the noise levels.

>>106826231
>gaming laptop
think you should just try buying one second hand from your grindr matches

>>106826270
i was being sarcastic sorry
the extremely nominal amount of AB glue is nowhere near enough to withstand the centrifugal force of a motor constantly pulling it apart. idk what's with the other anon glazing this clown but here we are.

Mice I need mice give me mice (the computer kind)

how do we feel about amazon haul

>>106826591
Are mices not a fairly competitive market? I'd just recommend buying a non-chink one.

Also, check out https://sensor.fyi/

>>106826591
Just check what form you like and go from there most chink mice are good

>>106822694
i would say so, yes

>>106825487
Your review looks like it eats other reviews for breakfast.
Here's my review.
>*** me when I try clipping the hd03 to my braces, shirt, or backpack shoulder straps ***
>fuck, that's a wobbly light

>>106818482
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxD71kAYITU

>>106818928
>I coded many a World of Warcraft addon while out in the woods.
I kneel!
Speaking of wood: I need a 4mm router bit (with a 6 mm shaft) and I wanna try the cheapo route. I’ve found quite a few that seem legit, but they’re teflon coated and fuck that shit.
Any /diy/ folks in here with some router experience?

>>106817852
Once in a while everyone gets an easy week. Then it goes back to the rigged pvp.

>>106818103
just more points
that cant be redeemed

>>106827341
I always get easy players in Diamond but barely bother with those glitchers in Legendary that have 1 000 000 points first day, first time I got okay player there.

>>106827365
what hours is best to redeem points It goes away so fast?

>>106826071
It's an experiment in repairing cheap shit with cheap shit. The guide says it can repair laptop hinges. I don't see how this cheap shit can bond laptop hinges.

>>106825149
Take a picture of the open packaging with the single item inside it.
Then message the seller and ask for the rest of the items to be sent.
Nothing might come of it. But then again, something might.

>>106827226
>wobbly
I haven't had any real experience with it yet, that's disappointing to hear. It seemed pretty solid on my sweater's collar, but if it doesn't hold well on thicker objects then its usability takes a significant dip

>>106827303
>some router experience?
I've used a 1/16-inch roundover bit once.

I don't have much to contribute other than to say carbide tipped bit are the onces that last.
And heat kills bits.

>>106827433
>pretty solid on my sweater's collar
It's just the way I walk/bounce.
Flashlights or headlamps seem like the better option for me.

>>106827467
I see, I was thinking more about the use case of having to work on something with both hands, for walking yeah it would be wobbly unless you're wearing heavy clothes.
Headlamps are great for walking and even running, if you get one make sure that it's tiltable since that can really come in handy. There are flashlights that can be mounted on a headband, just avoid heavy ones (like 18650 stuff) because then they become uncomfortable to wear on your head

>>106827448
> And heat kills bits.
Heh.
Got a cheap router (because don’t need it too much) and a mid tier set of bits and they all got different max rpms to be used at. But my router just goes brrrrrrrrr (at 32k rpm). Oh well. Guess if I go multiple passes I should be fine.
>>106825149
>pair of pants
I’m an ESL-Chad, so I might be wrong, but isn’t English pants-on-head retarded that way, that pants is always a pair, because a pant has two legs? So isn’t a pair of pants just one piece of clothing?

>>106827426
nah it's joever. i was thinking about how to make an appeal and every idea was extremely unconvincing and seemed like i was trying to fake refund it. the fault is my own.

>>106827626
good point never thought about it that way. ordered 2x pants and got 1x pants

>>106827626
If the shank size on your router is 6mm, then what about a 6mm bit ?

Maybe something with 3 flutes.
4 flute bits remove less waste, and you'll have to push them slower through the wood.
1 or 2 flute bits might feen unstable in the hand. (Err, assuming a hand router, not a router table.)

>>106827626
it works the same in Italian, and in other languages too I bet. It probably comes from the fact that what was initiall called "pants" used to be likely comprised of two separate pieces, one for each leg, and later on "a pair of [lower body piece of clothing]" persisted even when those clothes started being made as one piece

>>106827696
Slovenian and it's the same here. Well similar, we wouldn't say a pair of pants but pants is a word that's always plural.

>>106822506
I remember reading that good solder needs lead and that unless you're licking the solder you won't have any adverse effects, is it true?

>>106827635
Post link to product page?

>>106827725
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005008802079622.html
bought the teal and black 2 pack
now that i think about i rarely say "pair of pants", i just say pants. bought some new pants the other day and etc.
so needing to specify that i bought 2 pairs of pants made me use "pair of pants" wrong. just EOP things where we don't pay attention to grammar rules because we're entitled idiots

>>106822768
I don't have any chink ones but my hot take is that any premade stick sold these days should be ok for arcade games, since they all use decent microswitches now. The disagreements start when competitive fighting gamers enter the discussion. They'll shit on anything bellow $200 and rec you some unsightly hitbox with WASD
No joystick, no joy
this one looks serviceable and cheap, lots of reviews aliexpress.com/item/1005007171698011.html

>>106827673
> If the shank size on your router is 6mm, then what about a 6mm bit ?
Well, a 6 mm but is 2 mm too wide, when I want to route a 4 mm notch. (I want to built some specialized Brio tracks for my kids and they’re 4 mm wide.)
>>106827696
I know about those medieval things, but I’m just going to pretend I don’t:
>lol, this nigga be wearing some gay chaps with free access to his ass and dick!
Looking at it like this, it kinda makes sense (still: gaaaaaaayyyy!!!), but I prefer the German EINE HOSE! MIT ZWEI BEINEN. MEHRERE HOSEN!

>place order same day as the typhoon hit taiwan
>some places were rased, some peple even died
>shipping of chink shit gets delayed
>tomorrow will receive $5 because the order will arrive later than advertised
mmm

>>106825664
>I think UGREEN has an official AliExpress store even.
It does. It actually has two or three.

>>106827969
>has capitalism gone too far.jpg

>>106827969
is this why my orders are not shipped yet?

What's the best budget controller nowadays if I don't care about additional buttons?
GAMESAR cyclone 2 or gulikit ES?

Installing a chinkshit battery powered doorbell for my outside gate

any tips on making a tiny roof to avoid water falling on it?
The previous one eventually stopped working due to prolonged exposure to the elements afaik. Its similar to picrel
Apologies for my english, its my 3rd language

>>106829279
>any tips on making a tiny roof to avoid water falling on it?
depends on how /diy/ you are, since you are asking I assume 3D printing and woodworking (that doesn't look like ass) are out of the question. A random idea is that you could get a cheap bird house and cannibalize it by removing the front and bottom

>>106829390
nvm just realized i can just put it below my mailbox sorry for wasting your time
i may put some "side shields" by screwing into the gate bars some white plastic planks
>3D printing and woodworking
LOL no, i can barely drive a nail into a plank but i know how to screw a screw

i've only ever bought multi hundred dollar atuff from aliexpress. is it actually safe to get multi rhousand dollar stuff from there? would their buyer protection actually be better or at least the same with low ticket items?

>>106827714
Basically, yes. Leaded solder is easier to work with and less prone to cracking. Lead also reduces the formation of tin whiskers. Soldering temperatures aren't high enough to cause lead to fume, though solder can sputter tiny blobs around your workspace. Keep it away from food, wash your hands, and you'll be fine.
The other advantage of 63/37 over 60/40 is that it's eutectic, meaning that both the tin and lead melt/solidify at the same temperature. I have a 1lb spool of a good western brand that I got during covid and I'm kicking myself for not buying more because it now costs three times as much. I got these because Mechanic is supposed to be decent and they were super cheap with discounts.

I've heard lead free formulations have gotten better, and I should probably get a spool to have around, but I honestly haven't looked into it much.

Any good chingrish to english translator here? I can only get my receiver to ring once, the first time it supposedly "matches" with the doorbell, but i cant get it to ring at all after that

Its an "Aigostar Wireless doorbell", can't post a link to the full manual because 4chan thinks its spam but its easy to find under "Aigostar Wireless Doorbell: Installation and Operation Guide"

>>106830284
also in the youtube tutorial it seems simple enough
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLZbhe4cahQ

>>106830274
I still have a short length of audio grade solder from some german brand in my drawer.

>>106827714
Sorta. You should wear a mask or have a fan blowing away from where you're soldering, but even without it unless you're operating an assembly line in your house you're not going to be in much danger from such small quantities.

also
>licking
you can eat lead and just get indigestion from having eaten a fucking hunk of metal. It's more about the fumes, or having really constant exposure (e.g. getting stuff on your hands day in day out for a 30 year career)

>>106829279
water will always get in no matter what, just get one that's water proof

>>106829279
>>106830498
Just open it up and spray the board/buttons down with some silicone or WD-40 or something. Grease the battery contacts too. I make cheap solar lights outlast their batteries that way.

When is the next sale? I forgot to order waterproof socks for my hiking adventures

Some more chinkshit has arrived.
>Hats https://aliexpress.com/item/1005006878357613.html
https://aliexpress.com/item/1005007246452721.html
They're both printed and it's kinda iffy at best, wavy because of the fabric and whatnot. I don't know why I though they were embroided from the anon that posted them a few weeks back, guess it was dumb of me to think that.
Anyways, you don't really wash hats all that often to worry about it.
The grey one has way better fabric tho.
>Plastic baggy
It's a female audio jack for something I'm working on, looks decent.
>Little pocket knife
https://aliexpress.com/item/1005008374568053.html
Really heavy, like "makes me think the metal is partly lead" kind of heavy. Cuts decently, used it to open the rest of this shit.
>Case
https://aliexpress.com/item/1005009804873881.html
For a Retroid Pocket 5, it adds some grip to it, definitely needed if you don't have asian/kid/manlet hands.
>Shirt
https://aliexpress.com/item/1005007242834916.html
Now, for the pièce de résistance.
The fabric is really thick, I don't think I have a t-shirt this thick, it's thicker than some polos I have even.
The print looks great and I think it'll last.
I went with XXXL and it fits nicely (I'm 1,88m tall and weigh 88kg).
The shirt and the hats have that distinct chink shit smell tho, so I'll have to wash it before wearing them.

>>106831381
Forgot the link for the cable https://aliexpress.com/item/1005007456025757.html
And I'm waiting on another figure still.

>>106831381
>I went with XXXL and it fits nicely (I'm 1,88m tall and weigh 88kg).
>XXXL
>For a nigga that's 1.88m

yeah I'm definitely never buying chink clothing
I'm 2m and thought I might be able to get by buying XL shirts from chink sites but apparently not. I'm not taking that risk
Kinda sucks cause I think my GF would've loved that shirt

>>106831954
Yeah, I'm used to it because I get replica football kits from there all the time, have to always go for the biggest size available.

Anyone got a dog shock collar that works for sure?

>>106832088
Anon no

>>106832088
ask Hasan

>>106831954
XL is like for 170cm people

any good desktop speakers that I can fit under my monitor? My desk is small and I dont want to spend $100+ for big speakers that will be blocked by my ultrawide monitor.

>>106828537
I am the Gulikit ES Pro anon from the previous thread.
I'm liking it so far. No extra buttons is what I wanted too.

What time and timezone does the $5 diamond reward re-stock?

source on these headphones?

>>106833518
UTC 7am for me

That slot machine shit in the watering mini-game can fuck right off
>weird target numbers and can't spam x10 without overshooting and wasting water
>huge nerf to water rewards

>>106833283
there are probably some PC soundbars available, but none of them will be good and you'll have better luck, sound quality, and a fun project if you instead make one with a 3d printer and parts express full range 2" cones

Would you buy commerical grade applicances on aliexpress /g/?

>>106827279
So the options are either fnirsi or 200$+ for something decent.
And fnirsi GC-01 requires DIY modifications, like drilling some holes in the back cover so it works better for detecting beta particles, and maybe even replacing the tube itself.

They also seem to have three different detectors available, with GC-03 being a combo detector that works for EMF as well, and judging by its back cover, the tube is already well-exposed and should work better than GC-01.
Seems good, if the other functions work well.

>>106831381
nice, I was looking at those shirts so good to know that they are of decent quality.
As for the hats the missing word and misspelling ruin them for me
>>106831954
at 2m you probably have trouble enough with western clothing, definitely avoid chink stuff
>Kinda sucks cause I think my GF would've loved that shirt
get one for her

is party time over yet? can they ship my shit?

>>106827969
thx chang

whats the flexible usb-c mouse cable that the MLG pros use

Are chinkshit 18650s safe or am I gonna burn my house down?

>>106835174
I use the 18650 cell that came with my Wurkkos FC11

>>106815804 (OP)
>Dills from Chyna
Tfw when they sent you the wrong item, you post undisputable proof and they discard it as insufficient evidence.

>>106827969
5? i only get 1!

>>106835823
Think that is temu not ali

Am I crazy or is no-one making decent N100/N150 laptops (or at least one compatible with usb-c docks)? Chuwi does make one that looks ok (the Freebook N150) but I'm a bit worried about build quality, reliability and driver issues.

>>106835830
correct

>>106835823
ali sucks now, be happy you even get anything from it (that is not just a shadowban)

>>106835174
It's a crapshoot. Even the ones that appear legit may be faked chinkshit ones. If you want to go down this rabbit hole search for batterymooch on google. The boomerbook page is what you want. I can't link it because 4chan thinks it's spam.

>>106818482
>>106827279
>>106834791
This is the only youtube channel you should be watching for advice on Chink Geiger counters:
https://www.youtube.com/@project-326

Vid related is the best cheap Chink Geiger counter:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nbz_Nbqgehc
https://aliexpress.com/item/1005005307226616.html

If you want something a little more high end you might want to look at getting a Radiacode (not Chink and not technically a Geiger counter; it's a gamma ray spectrometer)
https://www.radiacode.com/

If you want a high end Chink Geiger counter there's this one, but it's more geared towards laboratory use, not for consumers who want to have some fun:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcWtnV2ACmQ
https://deepace.net/products/kc761-radiation-analyzer/

Anyone know what the cheapest SBC with net (eth/wifi doesn't matter) is?
Radxa zero seems to cost as much as a raspi zero.

has anyone tried those wireless lavalier microphones from brands like Shisuo and Boya? hows the battery life on them? thinking of getting one for use on my PC

>>106835158
>Genshin Impact Edition

>>106833349
Nice I picked one up
Managed to use an old account for the welcome deal to pick it up for 22€
Is there any software to handle anti snapback other than the janky reward+hidhide+ds4windows chain? When I used a controller with Hall Effect sticks at a buddy's place I had a lot of issues with Snapback due to how light the sticks are and I heard TMR is the same

>>106836184
Hey, this is a pretty good channel, thanks.
A non-Chinese dude who lives in China, reviews our favourite chinkshit, and is an actual techie that likes to experiment with things, what a combo.
Wish there were more like him.

And this Bosean FS5000 sounds like better Fnirsi GC-01, with every issue already fixed, both software and hardware.
This dude also made a video about GC-01, and now I understand why some of the older reviews I checked out are a lot more positive than the more recent ones, and why so many sellers offer it below it's MSRP.
Seems like Fnirsi quietly redesigned the product at some point, originally it had a much better tube, so even the original Fnirsi model is shit nowadays, not to mention dozens of knockoffs all trying to lower the manufacturing cost as much as they can.

Too bad he never reviewed GC-03, cause Fnirsi demonstrated in the past that they can sometimes learn from their mistakes and make better products in the future.

>>106831954
I have a 5XL corduroy jacket I bought for fall and I can't even button it up lmao. I'm 195 cm and weigh 110kg

>>106836535
lmao i laughed out loud on the train

>>106836825
Well the Chinks are always coming out with new products, but there are too many to review.
I actually got the impression this guy was in the industry, or maybe he works at a university physics faculty in China or something.

>re: pant/pants package
i'm going to reach out to chang and tell them what happened and ask if he can find it in the goodness of his heart to make it right and just send me my green pants without going through ali. appealing thru the system is totally stacked against me and pointless because i can't prove they only sent me one pair

>>106836901
oh and weirdly enough the package says 398g but when i weighed it was exactly half at 200g even though it showed no signs of being opened and inspected or tampered with in any way

>>106836825
i am pretty sure he is chinese

>>106836184
...lol
the guy's hand is super chinese and he's using an AI text to speech program

>>106829888
thousand dollar transaction with aliexpress sounds like playing russian roulette. Just by reading this thread regularly you get enough customer support horror stories, they're inconsistent
I got fucked with one $500 purchase but it was a different ecommerce platform, maybe that's why I'm paranoid

>>106836883
>>106837094

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyCpFhjnuoQ
He says he is British, but been living in China for 20 years.
>I actually got the impression this guy was in the industry, or maybe he works at a university physics faculty in China or something.
Maybe, although university-level foreign experts usually get paid a lot, and this guy describes himself as barely middle class.
Could be that he came to China as a student and decided to stay after finishing his education.

>>106836743
You can switch on deadzone for the sticks by holding Settings and Square for a second or two.
Other than that, I'm not sure. I usually bring the stick back to the centre somewhat I guess. Never really thought about it.
There are links to the manual here for a few different tweaks you can make on the hardware:
https://gulikit.com/productinfo/1523654.html

>>106837289
>You can switch on deadzone for the sticks by holding Settings and Square for a second or two.
yeah I think that's enabled by default and makes it slightly better but it was still really bad coming from much "stickier" sticks like the xbox series controller

>>106837479
Nah it's off by default on the Gulkit ES Pro. The manual I linked tells you the defaults.

>>106834791
How about the Bosean FS-5000? Supposedly it's a bit better than the Fnirsi

>>106837101
His hand is clearly not Chinese. I don't care about the text-to-speech. He uses idiomatic English that few Chinese would have the proficiency for.

>>106837621
See >>106836184

>>106836833
the average chink is like 5 foot and weighs as much as some wet tissue, none of their stuff is gonna fit you.

As far as gaming laptops go, are HP Victus laptops any good? How long do they last?

>>106836535
I want that one

>>106836743
Snapback's more QC lottery than anything else, my worst experiences with it were potentiometers. My Elves 2 and both my Dualsenses have minor snapback. My Cyclone 2 has zero snapback, but a review I saw shortly after ordering it showed significant snapback. I've had consistently bad luck with it on Nintendo and 8Bitdo hardware as well.

chinkshit monitor stand? I have msi mag401qr which is 40" and 23lbs and can't find any decent cheap monitor stand /monitor arm for that size

>>106838679
north bayou

aliexpress recently switched me to uniuni from another courier
uni puts the item contents on the package
the previous courier was discrete
no wonder i've seen people say uni steals shit
they're tempting their gig wagies to do it

>>106831370
>waterproof socks
This sounds retarded on a conceptual level. Why would you want waterproof socks? You want socks that wick moisture away from your feet, if you have waterproof ones they'll either prevent that from happening (very bad) or do it badly (best case).
Just get proper hiking socks (big fan of Merino wool, if money is of no concern Silverlight socks are amazing but you pay for the privilege).
If you need them to be water retardant (not quite waterproof but almost) spray them with a silicone spray from the outside, the kind that prevents droplets from forming on the outside so you don't get humidity trapped.
If blisters are an issue, either double sock it (outer sock made of wool, inner sock made of polyester and shorter) or use the tried and true tape method.

>>106834632
No, Alibaba for those.
>>106836535
Beyond based

how to buy in aliexpress if you need a proper receip bc you are self employed? i want a thermal camera
do i need to buy in alibaba?
i am from Spain, in the EU

Looks like Temu is using some sort of "A.I." assistant shit to create the translations slops. Kinda weird when there is dedicated things for this very purpose, even if there is an LLM inside them. it's just weird that this is being fed into a general purpose LLM.

>>106839250
Google search sealskinz.
Apparently they work really well.

>>106840012
I can't imagine they work better than the spray method. Simply because the laws of physics make it hard; at best they can be longer lasting.
I'll note them down though, might give them a try eventually depending on how expensive they are.
Silverlight are actually amazing, but you have to sacrifice your wallet at an altar for a made in china product which feels wrong. Then again I've never had better socks than those.

Is it a bot that keeps talking about gaming laptops or is it just a lost retarded anon?

wtf chan??

My chinkshit machenike mouse scroll is already failing.
What's the point of having a nice sensor when everything else crumbles before it.
The worse part is that I can't even attempt to fix it, removing the skates would destroy them and it'd take months for a replacement to come, if it even exists.

Has anyone ever bought a linear actuator sex machine?
The ones on amazon are basically the same 3 models and over and over with different brand names, and they all have similar capabilities.

>the squareish one that looks like a rifle and has a strap
>the rounded one with the purple circle on it
>the rounded one with a molded carrying handle
They all come with like a dozen toy accessories and a flat insert to use your existing suction cup toys.

>>106841229
bwo boys have penises you cant put your dick in there

I see loads of infrared thermometers on ali, for ridiculously small amounts too. Any that are worthwile? I'd like one to check my pan heat for some delicious meats

>>106841229
Isn't there like a Foss version? I vaguely remember an anon post about it, apparently you can get preassembled ones or kits for them on Ali if memory served me right.
Maybe worth googling the name of and then searching it on Ali, those seemed to be fairly popular to the point of having integration with a lot of media and games.
>>106841269
I have a cheap gun shaped one and it is accurate enough for cooking. I wouldn't trust it for precise measurements, but for frying oil or a pan it's sufficient. If you get one, do yourself a favor and read the manual, due to the way they work the reflectiveness of a surface influences readings and you can program a reflectiveness index in. Also look up how they work, most people I see who complain are using them wrong (too far, bad angle, on a bad medium)

>>106841217
it's very common for people to remove original skates and put generic dot shaped ones instead for better glide, no reason to hold onto original skates when your mouse is already broken

/csg/, I took into consideration of your wisdom (and insults). I applied more epoxy to the fan blade. It works. The fan blade has held up. For now. I applied a glob to the opposite side of the fan to balance the weight. A bit janky but it works.
It's one of those handheld mini fans. Someone was junking it but I think I've managed to salvage it.
Though I still doubt this epoxy is strong enough to bond the physical strains of a laptop hinge as stated in the guide.

>>106841490
>dots
Never heard of it, I used to play a lot of FPSs which is why I still try to pick good sensors but I don't even have one installed right now.
Do you have any nice cheap suggestions?

>>106841561
I mean stuff like that, random picture from reddit, I see it done very frequently to install what I presume are higher quality skates
I can't recommend any, not much a gamer anymore either

Any advice for buying mini PCs? Are there pc models I should check out?
The budget is 170-200 usd, not a hard limit.

>>106830491
> wear a mask or have a fan blowing away from where you're soldering

Naahhhh. But really yes, you should, but that's because of the flux, which is actually even nastier in the lead-free stuff because it's shittier at soldering. But unless you're working at 1749 °C, there's no risk of metal poisoning.

>>106831381
found the attached pic while browsing for similar hats. I'm tempted...

>>106842317
Go for Beelink

>>106841671
Feels like the reason someone would replace OEM mouse skates with dots is 1) the autistic obsession with mouse weight and 2) less surface area means less friction even if the material of the dot is the same as the original skates

>>106839743
after reading link related I'd say that it's probably more trouble than it's worth
https://www.eevblog.com/forum/chat/aliexpress-buying-as-a-business-from-eu-vat/
(4 years old thread but I doubt that much has changed)

>>106836901
>update
i sent a message and immediately got bounced to their chatbot which responded in korean. it's super duper omega over. i can't believe i got spitroasted by kim via a chang proxy.
so yeah, lessons learned.

Is it me or have soldering irons become more expensive on ali?
Is there anything that's still good value?

>>106844827
I'm afraid it's you.
There's an entire section on soldering irons in the guide, read it.

does china sell some nice upskirt shoe cameras

>>106844943
I did read the guide
>TS100
mostly 50€ and over with zero accessories, not even a spare tip, no brand specified so hard to say whether random ones are worth that much
>A-BF GS60 (or GS90)
got zero results when searching this
>Yihua 936/937D
mostly results with "2 items sold", but I did spot a 937D for 42€ with an impressive 54 units sold so maybe I should go with that

>>106845037
actually scratch that, just saw the Yihua 982-V for a smidge more and it looks like it's a sleeker and more modern model. Also 600+ units sold, I bet that the 936 isn't even produced anymore, the guide is ancient

>>106845086
old model <> bad model

How is this >>106840607 going to affect our cheap chink shit electronics?

>>106845104
it's also a matter of availability, I don't see the point in scrounging for the leftovers of an old model unless it was some holy grail and the newer stuff is comparatively garbage

fuck ass 10.10
anyway
>mfw get some chink shit pos
>earliest is this 13th monday
what the fuck (yes im asian)

I ordered a bunch of chinkshit 3 days ago, and half of it still havent even shipped. what's up with that?

>they updated the app where when you scroll down and it loads the new section up, the items fade in slowly instead of instantly loading
that's nice....now fix the search function!!!

>>106845480
From my experience if it doesn't ship within 3 days it wont ever ship, but then again maybe they are still recovering from disaster

>>106842317
I always found them cheaper on amazon and not ali unless you are just wanting something that's completely barebones. Anyway there are only like 8 manufactures of mini pcs and a shit ton of white labeling going on. Just make sure to stay away from CYX machines (Kamrui/acemagic and a few others) as they have had malware preinstalled in the past. Also discounts always cycle so don't get chinked.

>>106844744
thnaks, i will look into it. bc everything i find is seo bullshit, or shit for dropshippers
but i guess i should actually buy in alibaba

I picked up a HD60 Capture Card from NXZT for 30 bucks during Cyber Week. Many recommendations said it was good but there were alleged claims about the USB C to A connection being unreliable. Should I buy an extra USB C to C cable to capitalize on the 20Gb/s port of my mainboard or just get a better C to A cable?

>>106845141
5% up

>>106845700
There's no reason not to use a CC cable. Just make sure you get one with a high enough data throughput. Chinks often will sell you a 480Mbps cable.

>>106846159
I have one lined up from the Cyberweek sales under 5 bucks. Thanks for the response.

Hello, fellow cancerous plastic enjoyers. I've been out for a while, but now I'm back to consumerism and ordered some things. A lot of boring sundries and a couple of more interesting things -- rear bike light and a gamepad for one (two). Will update once something arrives.

>>106845405
>yes im asian
Why tho.

>>106842317
Don't get anything from Chuwi. Really locked down BIOS and questionable hardware choices.

>>106841521
You can get into the plastic welding if you want to.

anyone experience with importing furniture from china? like tables/drawers/chairs or even a fridge or something? Ikea and electronics are pretty expensive around here

>>106846361
Obviously those things are heavy as shit, unless you have a courier in your country specializing in chinese imports you probably don't want to bother.
Biggest thing I've bought from china was a ceiling lamp.

my chinese cum finally arrived after 5 weeks

>looking for marital aids to liven up muh waifu and I's sex life
>come across aliexpress.com/item/32351173132.html
Why the fuck would anyone want to stick his dick through a goat's eyelids?

What's the coolest, or QLZest as the zoomers say these days, item you've bought from China? I'm looking at a diy 3d printer

>>106845480
I have two orders from last week that haven't shipped. Maybe they're still hung over from celebrating Mao day or whatever.

>>106839743
I got a thermal camera for fun (sadly, the gf doesn’t agree on my idea of becoming the pioneer of IR-pron; it’s a mileseey, and ts quite good and easily beats anything of the “professional grade” brands at even double the price point, they’ll only start to get interesting at around 1k€; pic related, NSFW!) and I jhave st checked, AliExpress has changed again. I used to get a slightly chinglish pdf receipt, now I just get a picture that tells the price, all discounts and that it’s got VAT included, but not exactly how much.
>>106846650
>looking for marital aids to liven up muh waifu and I's sex life
What stuff are you looking for? For swimsuits or fake nipple piercings, I could recommend you some quality stuff.

>>106847097
Nta but I've been considering bondage stuff. We also really want to try wax play but I'm definitely not buying that from the chinks

>>106847097
>I used to get a slightly chinglish pdf receipt, now I just get a picture that tells the price, all discounts and that it’s got VAT included, but not exactly how much.
that is the problem actually. aparently the answer is just goign to alibaba...
>becoming the pioneer of IR-pron
anon all of us have tought that kek

>>106846650
there is probably some culture in which a bald dick is bad

What kinds of chips are they using for these laptops?

https://aliexpress.com/item/1005005542582463.html

>>106847926
Think Phil or Adrian did a teardown of these.

>>106847926
Says right there, no? Reused industrial boards or something.

>>106808098
You could and should replace its internal circuit with rasberry pi zero or something like that.

I need to stop wasting money on radio modules. Those clone cc1101, lora, nrf24l01 boards. >50% are useless transmitting farther than a room. Like a fool I keep trying my luck at receiving decent ones. More often than not they've been useless.

>>106847926
Why did you post this link? Why am I now considering if that would be a good idea? How’s the battery life? Would be neat as a hipster-no-distractions writing machine.
And LMFAO at this selection for me.
>woodworking tools
>novice anal opening

>>106831370
you can't help getting wet.
wearing stuff that will dry quickly is better.
shoes don't dry quickly so get waterproof shoe covers instead and polyester socks that will dry quick and not be cold when wet

>https://igwiki.lyci.de/wiki/Headphones
Was the differential equation really necessary?

>>106842317
Get a lenovo thinkcentre and call it a day.

>>106848361
Buy a lot of anal stuff there pal? Any recommendations?

>>106848361
buy it and be sure to give /csg/ a full review

not sure if this is the right place to ask but are any of you buying cheap digital audio players on aliexpress? Or should I just stick with my iphone, or buy a cheap old android to use for music? Some of these DAPs look pretty cool and are like $80 or less but maybe it's just the consooomer urge making me want to buy one...

>>106845086
>the guide is ancient
The soldering station section isn't even a month old man. Soldering irons are one of those areas where going for the newest one is usually not smart as issues take a while to appear. Inb4 spares, ts12 t100 and C210 tips have been here for a decade and will still be here in another decade or two.
>>106848454
Listen here you little shit I didn't sit through two semesters of diff eq cock and ball torture to not brag about it. Don't take this from us, we need to believe all that suffering was worth it for something anon... Please...

>>106849891
I heard people also just buy a second hand iPod for stuff like that, but I'd probably go ask >>>/iem/

>>106850353
ty anon

>BREAKING: AMERICA TO IMPOSE ADDITIONAL 100% TARIFF ON CHINA
chinkshit bros, we lost. it is so over.

>>106850772
In the story of the boy who cried wolf, really the moral is to believe in the 75th fakeout, that's the one that sticks around.

>>106833891
Verum 2

>>106849891
Yeah.
I've got a Snowsky Echo Mini myself. It's great if you like to just put it on shuffle and throw it in the pocket. UI isn't great, but it's light and has very prominent physical controls.
In general, you want to look at what Hiby, Fiio, Snowsky and Shanling have to offer -- all solid brands, with a decent lineup. Tempotec is also up there with their V1. The rest is meh at best.

>>106850353
Old ipods are ridiculously expensive now, thanks to a certain youtuber and zoomer's general desire to buy shit we grew up with.

what is this superdeals faggotry whenever I add it to cart its not the fucking listed price
First it was the pick three bullshit now this?

How far ahead of 11.11 should I blow my diamond load on $5 credits?

Tariffs are back, baby.

>>106815804 (OP)
Ive $800 to spare. Recommend me some cool gadgets

>>106820396
Just find the right seller and if you can always use an agent. Its safer that way(returns are easier) and you get qc pics from your agent so you can decide if you want it or not. Ive bought 30 shirts last month and the quality is superb 100% cotton.

>>106820396
>>106820487
>idk if these are counterfeit with fake pics or not.
Also 90% of online stores dropship from china

Which one? Need to replace the screen in my M1 Macbook Air.

I'm a bit wary of the one that is $50 cheaper with free shipping.

>>106851229
> Old ipods are ridiculously expensive now,
I’ve got a first gen nano, but I just checked at my local marketplace, most seem to go in the 10-20€ bracket. Which is neat for what’s essentially e-waste im hoarding , but not really worth the hassle of wiping it.
>>106852973
> It is absolutely unheard of in International Trade, and a moral disgrace in dealing with other Nations.
Kek. Pot, meet kettle. Orange baby can’t handle his own medicine.
It was an honor shopping with you, ameribros, I’ll pour one out for you! (Again)

>>106852973
Forgot to highlight this gem:
> America will impose a Tariff of 100% on China, over and above any Tariff that they are currently paying.
>they are paying
lol, he’s trying this angle again. Guess there’s still some maga-tardd left who believe this, but most folks by now should have realized that the customer (=american) pays it.
>Also on November 1st, we will impose Export Controls on any and all critical software.
Neat. Please also do that for the EU! We really need to emancipate us from US-big-techs enshittification (and replace it with our own enshittification + more bureaucracy)

>>106849895
>The soldering station section isn't even a month old man
wait, really? My bad, the fact that I could barely find the specific suggested models had made me assume otherwise but suggesting only tried and true ones makes sense
>>106849891
I still have my Xduoo X3 somewhere, it's pretty nice although I can't be arsed fiddling with dedicated DAPs anymore.
Sadly that brand seems to no longer make stuff in that price range, but I'm sure there's other equivalent stuff. Sadly it seems that new DAPs tend to all have touch screens, which inflates the price.
The Hiby R1 should be a competent one

>>106854008
>>106849891
oh and I see the Tempotec V1 is well regarded, might be a bit over $80 but it'll sound way better than a fucking ipod that's for sure

Why don't any promo codes work?

>>106853626
>URMINE store

>>106853687
>Nano
Oh, right, I was thinking more about classic/video
Nano and shuffle are valid options, but very limited storage is meh.

>>106853283
You can get a decent steel gravel frameset and either wheelset or a groupset for that amount of money. A solid start.
But you can also get a whole used bike locally easily with that.

>>106854029
Ipods do sound good, BUT they have troubles with modern in-ear headphones (IEMs) -- they've become very sensitive, and ipods have quite high noise floor. I had to use an impedance adapter with my old classic.

Any recommendations for Wattmeter wallplugs? Been wanting to monitor the power usage of a few devices. Are they worth it to get from aliexpress? Home assistant compatible would be very nice e.g. supports some wireless protocol. I have seen people use the Ikea one which would cost 10 bucks, would chang be any cheaper?

>>106855155
a smartplug that supports energy monitoring, a lot of shit like kill a watt aren't meant to be plugged in continuously

What is the best home automation platform device family from AliEx? I have some sonoff smart sockets on ewelink, want to pair a 3rd one with a temperature/humidity sensor to power on and off upon changes. Or should I look into the other ones - e.g. smartlife, tuya etc

>>106855155
The "cheap" (they really aren't that cheap) ones work fine and are actually pretty decently built. Downside they only support one particular type of plug, you have to choose when buying one.

What are some options for a more premium variety of controllers?

i need:
-xbox layout
-decent QC
-the ability to put the L2/R2 on a hair trigger with -short travel time
-good ergonomics
-feels hefty if possible

pretty much everything else is optional, i'm only going to play it wired on PC anyway

Poking around these are the ones i've seen mentioned:
GameSir G7 Pro/SE
Flydigi Vader 4
GameSir Cyclone 2

anyone with one of these care to make comparison to the base xbox/xbox elite? (i have both)

>>106855421
i don't have any suggestions but is there a reason why you're not using the xbox controllers? i was under the impression that people buy chinese controllers because they don't want to spend as much

Last month the app said cashback not available in my region. I was getting cashback on my purchases. This month I could pick a cashback team. I'm not getting any cashback.

>>106816946
ToT

>>106855484
standard doesn't have the hair triggers.
the elite is good, but mine is starting to have some problems, and a new one is like 150 bucks, i wanted to see what kinda options i've got

>>106855421
I have the Flydigi Vader 4 and I really love them, only thing I'm not a fan of is how loud and clicky all the buttons are.
They all feel and sound like mouse buttons, which is good because they'll probably last a very long time, but it gets kinda annoying if I'm not wearing headphones and I have to mash the A button or whatever.
It has the Xbox layout, feels hefty and extremely well built, way more comfortable than my 8bitdo and has the hability to turn the triggers into buttons with a quick switch.
I also like how many extra buttons it has (4 on the back and an extra 2 face buttons).
It does bluetooth and has a 2.4ghz dongle, adjustable TMR sticks, and you can even get a charging station for them.
Battery life is alright, a bit worse than my 8bitdo.
The app has some pretty in-depth options and you can set-up multiple profiles that get saved in the controller and work both on BT, wired and dongle.

>>106855782
>>106855421
Oh, I forgot to add that the battery is probably due to the LEDs.
I'm usually a guy to turn those off but they're the only indicators of which profile you're on, so I have to leave them on. You could probably turn those off if you'll only be using a single profile.
I can't really comment on the rumble (always turn that shit off) and the d-pad (don't really play games that depend on it) tho.

>>106855782
sounds good.
could you confirm if it works wired if you don't put the battery in?
as i said, i plan on using it wired exclusively

>>106856081
Battery isn't removable, but it does work wired, yeah.

>>106855421
I have a GameSir Cyclone 2, and an xbox one controller. Overall I'm pretty satisfied with it, I don't think what I'd ask more from a controller at the price range. It doesn't feel cheap, the hair triggers are nice and easy to change between them since it's a physical switch and I use them most of the time.

I have never seen anything actually useful in these threads. Do you all just like throwing your money away on garbage?

>>106856165
Yes

>>106856081
Can't speak for the Vader 4, but I can confirm Vader 3 Pro works fine with the battery unplugged (loose cable on the left)

>>106856088
>>106856089
>>106856449
sounds good, thanks for the answers.
i think i'll look into the Vader, unless someone says something bad i might have missed about it

>>106856165
I never post about good stuff because it just works.
The shit stuff is funny.

>>106849891
Oilsky M308
>>106852973
dob bless the burgeristani will pay
>>106856165
to a hammer, everything is a nail

are there any sim racing wheels in china? or pedals
or whatever else

>>106853313
howd you even get in contact with an agent in ali? sorry if its mentioned in the guide im lazy

Any advice on power banks, is picrel reliable?

>Buy fake lego
>Pay the $2 extra for box
>Box arrives tattered and damaged
>Seller actually packed it well in fairness
>Tell seller just to see what they say, maybe I get $2 off a future order or some shit
>Seller offers $10 refund no questions asked

Wtf when did this become a thing lads. I only paid like $25. Do I just take it? I almost feel bad, the box isn't really important, everything inside seemed fine

>>106857365
Do you really need your portable battery to charge at 65W?
Consider the weight of carrying around a 65W-capable charger vs a 45W or 35W one

>>106849891
I picked up the FiiO M21 off Amazon for $320 and liked it so I returned it and got it off Aliexpress for around $250.

>>106857458
Take it as credit toward the next time you get scammed without recourse.

>>106857525
It's going to be in my bag with the laptop just in case I don't have access to an outlet. The laptop whines (giving me an error screen saying it's not up to spec) when I plug it with a max 29w PD charger, although it gets charged nonetheless.
I picked the screenshot since it's among the first results and it's one of the more affordable ones with a brand. I don't trust cheaper-no brands. Other choices from that brand are either 100w+ or 22.5w.

>>106857585
If it's for a laptop then a 65W one makes sense.
My own laptop (came with 65W regular charger) displays a slow charging warning with a 45W power bank but will still gain charge if I'm not doing anything intensive.

>>106835158
They're the paracord kind, and tend to come with the mouse if it's a wireless one, as they tend to be keyed to the particular mold. Normally, paracord cables you'd buy for a mouse are terminated with a connector that's meant to be plugged directly into the pcb of the mouse, for wired mice.

>>106836184
After fuckyoushima remember some US guy showcasing a counter that was like a bigger pager which could identify individual isotopes, but that went for over 3k then...

>>106815804 (OP)
I'm done with AliExpress's erratic dispute resolutions; last straw was some shitty lego style parts, where i ordered a set of euro banknotes and they sent me a set of military crates (with writings partially in Russian...), but didn't matter the (obvious) evidence, they just shut it down as insuficient evidence.
Wouldn't mind if it was some more subjective issue, but no, so fuck em. Will use temu till they unavoidably become like AliExpress, then fuck em all; out of sight, out of mind.

>>106857129
yes, but iirc correctly they're pretty shit and not worth it.

>>106857365
You might want to check locally as well, I got a pretty good 65w 20000mAh Iniu one from amazon for about the same price as that.

>>106816946
End of thread update. The epoxy is holding.

>>106857129
>>106858418
Wrong.
Moza and Simagic are both are well respected. The competition in the lower end the last few years has been incredible, there's no reason to get a G29 or a Thrustmaster anymore.

>>106858527
Fair enough, it's been awhile since looked into it myself.

>>106858527
what is the new beginner meme on the g29 pricerange?

>>106857559
Interesting tactic.
I suppose I can do this and also be a repeat customer.

>>106858354
they shadowban your account if you return a lot, make a new account. I wanted to return something for 5usd and they just gave me the money, didn't have to return it

>>106858517
try counterbalancing the opposite blade as the one you glued has a bit of extra weight from the extra glue. does it wobble?

>>106855155
>Any recommendations for Wattmeter wallplugs?
>Home assistant compatible would be very nice
Sonoff S31. $10 or less with deals, and you can easily flash it with ESPHome. Make sure you don't buy the S31 Lite, which lacks energy monitoring.
https://roborooter.com/post/flashing-sonoff-s31-with-esphome/

>>106859112
I've actually returned barely anything, but got refunded *A LOT*, and even chargedback a couple items.
My beef is with the randomness and the gall to deny refund precisely on the most objectively undeniable cases (while granting it on the most objectively iffy cases).
That and the robo-denying/granting, according to how/where you file the dispute, regardless of arguments/evidence.
My advice from my (extensive) experience is to *always* try "item not as described" whenever you possibly can: I've had bunches of items robo-denied within miliseconds under other items, just to cancel disputes and reopening them as not as described, to have them also robo-approved within miliseconds, without changing a word or evidence in the dispute; it's absolutely crazy and unserious.

>>106859112
>if you return a lot
wrong, all it takes is a single refund/return request, thats what happened to me and i had an account for 5 years and spent thousands (more like tens of thousands, oh god..) with it.
its fine, there are a bunch of other chinkshit websites (ebay has been surprisingly quick now, no more 1 month long waits, its usually a couple of weeks)

anything against getting utterly raped by Eskimos that won't give me cancer?

>>106859355
>eskimos
Ah yes and would you believe I actually manually corrected this one
mosquitoes

>>106858527
are those companies?
is ffb good?
is it direct drive?

>>106859348
What shadowban does to your account?

>>106859348
Again, every month I've ordered for a few years; pretty much every order (several a month, some times) I filed for (frequently multiple) refunds. I'd say, in the end (with some really hard and insistent counterarguing thrown in), they were 90% granted...
Guess it depends on how you present (and counterargue) your case. but like I've said, it's the complete lack of seriousness/consistency/predictability, the randomness, which really did it for me.
Btw, the funniest dumbest shit is, whenever they refund, they refund quote price, not actual (e. g.: discount) price (up to order grand total), so I've actually gotten a *bunch* of orders for 100% free...

MOAR TARRIFS

>>106859439
cant pay, regardless of method. and support basically ignores you

>>106859476
https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/itll-happen-to-you

>>106859476
>Refunds
Btw, when the refund total is greater than order total, the excess is listed as coupons (but actually never awarded).

>>106859355
good 'ol zapper

>>106859526
You need screencaps?
Believe it or not, don't care; not my problem.

>>106815804 (OP)
may I have your attention CSGIGGERS PLEASE
make the new thread
thank you

>>106858250
>identify individual isotopes
Yes, that's a gamma ray spectrometer. That's what the radiacode is. And it's only ~$200-300.

>>106858963
What do you mean by G29 price range? The price is all over the place and you can get one for pretty much nothing if you buy a used one.
The cheapest offering from Moza is the R3 at 300 bucks. It's probably more expensive than the G29 but you get a DD wheel.
There's also alternatives from other brand like the Cammus C5 or the PXN V10 but I don't think they're as good and the ecosystems are probably worse too.

>>106859410
>are those companies?
Yes.
>is ffb good?
Yes, but old games may not be supported I think.
>is it direct drive?
Yes.

>>106859616
so moza is go to?
do they make pedals and stuff?
is there a cheap mounting solution? maybe some DIY or IKEA?

>>106859603
Well, that was a long time ago, wasn't Chinese either, and prices depend on many factors anyway.

>>106859665
Just to prove it, that one particular model alone goes from 229 to 559 €, depending on version...

>>106859651
>so moza is go to?
To be honest, I don't know. I don't own one but I've been doing my research the last few weeks, I'm waiting for 11.11 or BF to get something.
>do they make pedals and stuff?
The R3 comes with (kinda shit) pedals and a desk mount. They also sell shifters, handbrakes, rims and some other stuff, but I haven't looked too much into the ecosystem, I'm just looking for a cheap DD bundle at the moment.

>>106859766
>I'm waiting for 11.11 or BF to get something.
>or BF
a-anyway thanks for the info.

is this some weed thing

>>106857365
for $10 more you get a legit company with an actual warranty

>>106859968
Yeah. Shottie tube. They suck but Ali probably has the cheapest ones. It's just a steel or aluminium tube.
You put a lighter flame on the bottle there to melt the plastic and then drive the tube through to make the world's shittest bong. Sometimes you use a little ball of tobacco as gauze and pull it through when you've burnt all the weed.

>>106860139
smoking weed through a plastic bottle seems like a good way to give yourself super cancer

https://aliexpress.com/item/1005001869146137.html
https://aliexpress.com/item/1005002129463368.html

Can anyone explain the price difference between these two?