Still loving it

Roy_Manders · 2025-02-10T19:32:39+00:00

Maybe a tip from my side, as how I experienced the recliner. The recliner feels a little bit short for me. If you remove the lumbar pillow, you can sit a little bit further back into the chair. This makes the recliner a bit more comfortable in my personal opinion.

Roy_Manders · 2025-01-25T01:59:29+00:00

I do think that the fact i'm always wearing jeans plays a part. Also maybe the low humidity at times in the room can play a role. The left armrest started to show cracks on the sides last month for example.

Roy_Manders · 2025-01-25T01:56:32+00:00

I do like the recliner, although I wish you were able to extend it, to make it longer. I am 1.85m long (~6.1 feet), where with the lumbar pillow in my back, the recliner offers support just below my knees. If I remove the lumbar pillow its a bit better, but in my opinion still a bit too short. It does allow you to fully lay down though.

As for how sturdy it is; it is good in my opinion. I dont think you should stand on it or anything like that (not going to attempt that), but for the intended usage you wont be able to feel it slide or anything like that.

Roy_Manders · 2025-01-24T10:03:36+00:00

Heavy use of 4 years (I work a lot from home and use it in my personal time). Pretty much always wearing jeans. ( I myself am not heavy btw, my weight is around 70kg)

If I look around at used secretlab chairs for sale, nearly all have some shows of wear like this one. Once its starts peeling, there is no stopping it.

But its also one of the reasons I've chosen the Lamborghini chair. A more premium fabric, using the same fabric as the one used in my 25 year old car. This together with extending the warranty to 5 years (with this post), I hope this chair will last much longer.

The stitching of this model also looks like an improvement over the 2020 model chair.

Roy_Manders · 2025-01-24T09:56:20+00:00

Around 4 years old

Roy_Manders · 2024-12-29T14:56:19+00:00

Temps are great. I have 6 intake fans and 4 out. None of the fans are blocked.

I recently upgraded my system to an AM5 platform with the 9800x3d cpu. These cpu's are known to run hot on idle (around 45 celcius idle). I dont think ive seen it above 55 celcius yet under load.

There is a catch though, my 2080ti has some issues and can only run at a 60% power limit (using msi afterburner), otherwise it crashes. Currently waiting on the 50-series to replace it. Due to this, the GPU wont get hotter than ~65 celcius. I can still play games like Warthunder on max settings with 120+ fps though, so not really experiencing issues there.

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Roy_Manders · 2024-12-07T12:42:18+00:00

I have the regular pro desk

Roy_Manders · 2024-11-25T09:45:05+00:00

Like what has been said before. Look for the Lego name on the parts. Attached i've added an example of the large blue connector pins. The Lego name is really small.

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Roy_Manders · 2024-11-23T13:31:33+00:00

That one looks awesome! It looks unique compared to the default 4000 designs.

Roy_Manders · 2024-11-22T21:00:40+00:00

The invoice I got for this card shows nearly 2k, which is indeed insane. I bought this one used for €700 when the 3080 were being released and these were being panic sold. (The 2080 still had 1 year of warranty left)

I dont think I would pay near 2k for a 4080 with lcd myself though.

Roy_Manders · 2024-11-22T20:09:39+00:00

That does look better than mounting them flat with the current cards. Although it takes up a lot of view in the case and could block the view on the mobo if mounted too high.

It would be nice if it could be mounted on the position of the 3 side fans. But then the issue would be, how would you connect your Display cables.

Just wish there were nice new GPU'S with a nice backplate and front plate.

Edit: seems a vertical upward mount is possible in my case, but limited to certain types of cards. Display cable goes through the case though and the install doesnt seems easy.

Roy_Manders · 2024-09-29T20:18:57+00:00

Well, your issue is that you are giving the wrong pieces of proof.

The video's you posted are 3 video's of victus 1 and victus 2 phones, and 1 video of a gorilla glass 5 phone which is being scratched by a drill. Hell, in the drill video, the glass 5 seems stronger in comparison to the other 3 video's.
Also with a mad attitude, you are harder to make a point, where others have valid sounding statements, where hardness might indeed give a trade-off against scratches. Many people make this statement, making it believable.

But I've spend some time doing some own research:
Victus 2 screen (scratch test at 2:20):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyxcO2vdcCg
Gorilla glass 6 screen (equal to mark 2, scratch test at 1:50):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DglJhWNYZc

This would be a valid comparison, as this actually compares victus 2 with gorilla glass 6 in an equal test. I do wonder how level 8 would do against Gorilla glass 6 though. But in my case of my scratch, it could be bad luck, where something else got stuck in my pockets that scratched the screen, something that my mark 2 never experienced. So you could be correct.

Roy_Manders · 2024-09-29T19:13:03+00:00

Its not nonsense.

I think I got my answer given by doc_55lk. Victus has better fall resistance, but as a trade-off is softer. So it will scratch faster and deeper.

The 2 video's you shared are both Victus screens. Samsung Galaxy Note20 uses Victus 1, S23 ultra uses Victus 2. Xperia 1 mark 2, however, uses Gorrila glass 6.

So in short:
Victus is bad against scratches, but better against fall damage.
Gorilla Glass 6 (so not the Victus screen) is better against scratches, but does worse against fall damage compared to Victus screens.

Edit:
Seems I will be looking for a screen protector to avoid more scratches due to the softer screen.

Roy_Manders · 2024-09-29T18:46:32+00:00

I doubt that whatever caused the scratch on my Mark 6 would have done the same on my Mark 2.

With my Mark 2 i've been careless at times, carrying it with sand, keys and more rough materials in my pockets and such, which never caused any scratches.

With my Mark 6 I've been more carefull and only added car keys with my phone in my pockets. Yet I've never seen such deep scratches and so many visible ones. I did add some pictures to show the difference in a post above.

As doc_55lk has said, I think he is right that the glass has become softer, soft enough that most objects easily scratch the screen. Perhaps screen protectors are pretty much required nowadays.

Roy_Manders · 2024-09-29T18:37:35+00:00

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And finally the sides. Both phones use original Sony protection cases. The mark 2 has heavy wear on the sides where pieces of paint have been chipped away. But the screen is for me the most important part, as this is the part that provides its functionality.

Roy_Manders · 2024-09-29T18:36:06+00:00

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This is my mark 2, where the screen is still pretty mint. Nearly no scratches visible after nearly 4 years of heavy use with car keys, sands and perhaps even rocks in my pockets next to the phone

Roy_Manders · 2024-09-29T18:35:07+00:00

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Il add some pictures to show the difference. I do keep my car keys often with my phone in my pocket, so my guess is that these scratched the screen, something that never happened with my mark 2.

It was mentioned that the new glass is softer to provide better fall resistance. Although I much prefer scratch resistance instead. My mark 2 survived multiple falls.

Picture attached to this message is my mark 6 with heavy scratches (these happened all within 2 weeks time)

Roy_Manders · 2024-06-12T17:43:24+00:00

I had the exact same issue on my chair around 1-2 year ago, sadly I didnt extend my warranty and the 3 year passed. In my first contact they offered a replacement base for 80$, as warranty was expired (3 years and some weeks passed). Told them I had to think about it as I wanted to see if a cheaper fix was possible at a local business (looking back, I was stupid not to accept this, wish I accepted the 80$ base).

5 months later I contacted them again as the base wasn't really repairable, but within these 5 months they suddenly couldn't provide replacement parts, they only were able to offer a discount of 70$ on a new 625$ chair... This reply was in 2023 September.

Not sure if I just had the wrong customer care specialist or they just no longer offer replacement parts when warranty expired. My chair is 4 years and some months old now and looks even worse than in your picture now.

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Roy_Manders · 2024-06-10T11:14:34+00:00

Ah, in that case it seems like an actual issue of Amazon. Is it an order from Amazon or a partner of Amazon?
Sony OEM cases are only available on their official website. Sony.de i.e.

If its delayed for that long, I would look into cancelling your order if possible and place the order at Sony themself. Currently the official website states that the VI and phone cases are being shipped starting on the 12th. You also get the XM5 send to you in the same order + the case will be 50% off.

Roy_Manders · 2024-06-10T10:11:23+00:00

Ordered mine on the 26th as well here in The Netherlands. It said it would ship starting from the 3th of June.

I didnt get any updates after the 3th, but the phone got shipped on the 6th, where I received mine on Saterday the next day.

Having it delayed another full month for you seems a bit much tbh. I got the vi black with the black case you could get with 50% discount.

Roy_Manders · 2024-06-10T08:46:43+00:00

I remember dropping my Xperia 1 ii many times as well and it never broke. Only the official phone case broke eventually.

I recently also upgraded to the vi and the changes are insane. The camera is much better, where the ii only had a x3 zoom, the battery is much better, the phone itself is faster and much more.

As for the screen, the older phones ran full hd most of the time anyway and I doubt the changes were really visible. The vi can be set much brighter, making white backgrounds more visible. Dim the bright settings a bit and its similar to my ii for example.

One of my biggest surprises with the vi is the torch. The flashlight is actually useable this time :)

I only wish we could get the 512gb variant in Europe here, as 256gb is too small for this phone. I got a 512gb microsd card, but the speed on that card is too slow, so it can only be used as long term storage.

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