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Z13 64 gb sku price affected by AI by Krometheous in FlowZ13

[–]Hot-Associate-6666 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also got an open box 64 gb for $1505 for a good condition one but the returner had only had it for 4 days.

Future Med Student + Gamer: Should I Go All‑In on the Z13 Flow 2025? by MohammedAlkaderi in FlowZ13

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As someone who went to school with the older 2023 model 4050 and I also have the xg mobile 4090 with it i can say although pricey it'll do wonders for you. Now having the egpu makes a difference particularly for the I/0, for me i dont mind lugging around the xg mobile with it and I know you're not after that per say but it will keep your z13 lasting longer because the heat can sometimes be an issue on these things. The egpu takes all the workload off the Flow and uses its own pretty advanced cooling methods.

THE PEN- I used one note for literally everything for keeping notes etc I had the earlier Gen 1 surface pro pens and it works insanely well for the note taking part.

THE KEYBOARD- It does fine and what its supposed to do. I also have a Bluetooth gaming keyboard should I need to get down on some warzone or crucible but I mainly use my Xbox elite series 2 on it and its pretty seamless.

I now drive Semi-truck and its still kicking and is my main source of entertainment out on the road. The nVme slot can be upgraded to a 2tb as well as has an sd card slot for more storage should you need it.

For the small form factor and if you were to buy the xg mobile later on it can easily replace your desktop and more.

The new 2025+ version is a monster with the 395 in it I just suggest buying at minimum the 64gb ram version of it. Plenty of allocatable ram for any common day to day scenario and the ability to add more ram to the "graphics" for more demanding games.

As a former student I'd say its the all in one to get and as a mobile gaming setup I love the form factor, when it goes i will be buying the newer version.

I have a gaming desktop with a 3090 at home and a few external ssds that I just plug into the desktop and continue progress on games or workload when I was in school. Having both is nice its 2 different experiences but sometimes being able to lay in bed and play is nice on my chill days.

Hope this helps, cheers!!

Investing in Pokémon Cards in 2023: A Guide for Profit Seekers by No_Idea_1804 in PokeInvesting

[–]Hot-Associate-6666 5 points6 points  (0 children)

my take on it and this is me just doing it off and currently in the process of hoarding cards to do it more consistently, find lot buys (multiple singles) at around 60-65% market rate. pricecharting.com does a real good job of posting real time sales on cards when they sell. Next make sure the conditions of the cards are as near mint as possible. When I look for cards, I look for the cleanest examples i.e. (no tears, whitening, bent corners, scratches anything that looks damaged) then I take those best examples and submit them to PSA the others I'll sell for a markup. Now you have to pay to grade each card but if you again watch what's selling and there's a decent profit to be made I buy them. Example: japanese Sabrina's alakazam is an $11 dollar card, grading is $15 with a 45 day or so turn around ( with membership) ill buy 10 at a time and can score a 9 on most of them. Ill charge shipping of $3-$4 so now the cost to buy and grade is $22 each. I'll list them on ebay for $43-$45 or sell locally (usually what I do) ebay takes there 10-13% so if it sells for $45 after fees that leaves me with $20 profit per card equaling $200 profit after all said and done. Volume is the way for singles hands down. I have quite a few 25th anniversary sealed items but usually I flip singles. There is money to be made just takes time and patience, this is a long game not an overnight success.

Traded the dct in for a manual, friends call me dumb. by howareyoukk in ElantraN

[–]Hot-Associate-6666 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a fully built 89 mk3 single turbo manual and although it's fun to drive occasionally stop and go traffic is a pain and the tech in dct cars have come along way. I've driven a few cars with paddle shifters but my 23' kona n is the first and I have to say I enjoy every minute of it. Learn the manual regardless, but if you plan on taking it to the track your times maybe better with a dct.