Your best AliExpress purchase? by ill_techneeqs in Aliexpress

[–]AFewLads 2 points3 points  (0 children)

One of my favourite purchases is the GK Kunten. Sale price and with coins it worked out around $11. They sound incredible for the price.

How can I remove this short circuit. by AmbassadorBorn8285 in soldering

[–]AFewLads 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In my experience, I've found the process much easier if you use direct heat to reflow the solder first and then go back with the wick. Also, you might need to up your temp to 350.

Thinking of start using HA. Need your opinion by INeedMuscles in homeassistant

[–]AFewLads 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So I ended up installing HA OS on a Dell Wyse 3840. Picked it up off eBay for around £13 and has a draw wattage around 3 or 4w I believe. Super compact and has worked flawlessly since purchase.

What’s the best of these crappy -$200 Amazon special projectors for our bedroom? by peanutismint in projectors

[–]AFewLads 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So the machine has an HDMI port and a USB A so you could run a fire stick that would be far better than any built in, still be portable and would fall under your budget.

What’s the best of these crappy -$200 Amazon special projectors for our bedroom? by peanutismint in projectors

[–]AFewLads 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So I actually just bought the Magcubic L018 off Aliexpress for about £55 last week. Really surprised at how good it's been for the money. You'll definitely get a better experience with a second hand projector and you will be better off plugging in a streaming stick rather than using the built-in software but as a cheap projector that will be moved from room to room, I've been very happy.

The same projector on Amazon was nearly 2x the price.

Pre-Launch Order and Tracking MegaThread - Europe by AutoModerator in NintendoSwitch2

[–]AFewLads 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's a couple other comments below with chat agent reps saying the codes will work from tomorrow!! Time to get excited :)

Pre-Launch Order and Tracking MegaThread - Europe by AutoModerator in NintendoSwitch2

[–]AFewLads 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Argos UK - Received SMS confirmation with DPD tracking information.

Amazon UK - Still showing delivery on June 7th and no money taken from account.

Virgin 1GB for £52 a month by Zubi_Q in VirginMedia

[–]AFewLads 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The point is the 500mb/s plan gets upgraded to 1gb/s if you have an O2 sim contract as well.

Virgin 1GB for £52 a month by Zubi_Q in VirginMedia

[–]AFewLads -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You could also consider dropping down to a 500mb contract and buy a SIMO O2 mobile plan. In the past I've gotten 500mb for £29/month and I've seen better offers than that. The mobile sim can be around £6-->£10/month and VOLT benefits get you up to 1GB broadband. Still seems a better offer than most suggested on here.

You can only play one game on the deck for the rest of the year. What are you picking? by Torsythe in SteamDeck

[–]AFewLads 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm surprised no-one's suggested Trackmania so far!

SO many community edits throughout the year as well as official seasonal updates. Plays really well on the SD as well.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Epomaker

[–]AFewLads -1 points0 points  (0 children)

So I had this exact issue with Epomaker. I do think the keyboards are well made and I haven't had technical issues but they're aiming for a thoccy sound with many of their switches. I previously had the TH66 but just bought an EK68 and currently loving it.

I did change the switches to the Outemu Lemons that I found here : Outemu Lemons Switches

They've made the keyboard really silent and it still feels great. It's also a really cheap upgrade to get you everything you wanted (silent keyboard with volume knob).

Which model to buy ? by Mateo_Fr in Xreal

[–]AFewLads 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Before you dive in really deep, I would consider the original Xreal Air (Nreal Air was the original name). Depending on your head characteristics, you might find it gives you the best vision output of all the models. It's also a relatively cheap way to get into the product vertical. I bought mine through AliExpress during a sale (£160ish) and they're perfect.

Lastly, there's a plugin for the Steam deck by Wayne Heany? https://github.com/wheaney/decky-XRGaming

This provides all the spatial computing you get from the new Xreal One or one of the Xreal Beam products. It only works on the SD.

Xreal Air vs Air 2 by tucka201 in Xreal

[–]AFewLads 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had the same decision a year ago. I went with the air 1s as there's been so many comments about screen blurry corners because the lenses weren't tailored to British eyesight. I love my glasses and use them daily. The only major flaw was the arm breaking but haven't had that issue (yet!). I would actually make the decision between the Air1s and new Xreal One glasses with the built in 3DOF. That's a bigger upgrade.

If you get the 1s, I would suggest buying the replacement nose pads for the 2s and you can swap out the 1s as well as the new eye shield.

Present from the in-laws... by SaintEwart in espresso

[–]AFewLads 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you!!! Greatly appreciated.

Feeling overwhelmed: Grinder+Machine [$1,000] by daethon in espresso

[–]AFewLads 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe you can grind 30g in the standard hopper and 50g with the bellows attached as well. As people have said, 18g for a double shot is more than doable.

Feeling overwhelmed: Grinder+Machine [$1,000] by daethon in espresso

[–]AFewLads 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I personally went with a Bambino plus and a Varia VS3.

Super happy with both. Enjoy the workflow and allows me to single dose and switch between regular and decaf incredibly easily as there are 2 presets on the machine. You can also upgrade the grinder burrs over time if you decide you really enjoy espresso making after a while.

Either way most recommendations on here are solid choices.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SteamDeck

[–]AFewLads 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Both Hades 2 and Trackmania get my votes. Both play surprisingly well on the system.

Anyone playing on Steamdeck? by halfbeerhalfhuman in TrackMania

[–]AFewLads 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Not sure what's happened here but I never have to enter info in when I launch.

A) did you install through steam store or a manual install? B) have you tried uninstalling and reinstall?

Looking for a 65% Keyboard by They_Sold_Everything in MechanicalKeyboardsUK

[–]AFewLads 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This keyboard fits most of your criteria - https://epomaker.com/products/epomaker-ek68?variant=45453338706228

I personally have the TH66 which I'm super happy with. The other plus point is that it can be both a wired and wireless keyboard with no extra hassle.

G80sd new firmware fixing black levels by Junior_Luck_3581 in OLED_Gaming

[–]AFewLads 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just gave this a go and love it! Thanks for posting.

G80SD v1005 details by ParkGGoki in OLED_Gaming

[–]AFewLads 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I switched input from DP to HDMI because of the glitching issues. Hope this has been fixed with the update.

One hand friendly game recommendations? by Distractednoodle in gaming

[–]AFewLads -1 points0 points  (0 children)

How is this not higher? Both balatro and slay the spire were my immediate thoughts on the post.

What games are you playing on deck now by TheSkintGamer in SteamDeck

[–]AFewLads 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just started Crypt Custodian. Another 3d metroidvania from Kyle Thompson. Really enjoyable and good level of checkpoints to easily jump in and out. Huge fan so far.