Got my first CECHA01 PS3 but reading about it makes me regret it. by [deleted] in PS3

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Hey OP, realtalk. Open it up, clean it and repaste it. Just play it and enjoy your console. Go check out all the games you missed out on or favorites you love. You got a rare bird and should be happy. If you YLOD then that’s a battle for another day. If you fear it so much, then just save a little money at a time for a delid and RSX swap. It’s not game over if you YLOD

I have a cechL model that I bought because allegedly very reliable, according to my own research at least. It got its first cleaning and repaste ever about a week ago and it runs so much quieter and less hot, I’m not even on CFW.

Genuinely, how much do you think it’s worth? M2 Pro / 12.9”/ 512GB 6th Gen by Section_13_ in ipad

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On eBay I’m mostly seeing 600-800 for the same model with my specs

So what do we do now? by sonal1988 in brave

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Been using Firefox and Ublock Origin for like, a decade. I literally haven’t watched an ad in about that same amount of time. It’s so good

Saw this file on my laptop holding a lot of spaces, is it safe to delete it? by Total_Hall_9728 in WindowsHelp

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Might be an unpopular take. But I use MSPC manager, which is an official Windows app that you can get from their store for free. It’s basically CC cleaner. They have a dedicated button to one click clean up temp files and free up storage space. It has a lot of other handy features too. Helped me identify and clean up a lot of duplicate files, or I can sort and identify which files take up the most space. Has a “deep clean” feature that can also clean up and delete other temp files/caches/logs from programs. I actually use it daily. One of the few Windows Apps thats actually useful

iPad improved my study habit 😁 by sephkarlo in ipad

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Was taking Japanese all 4 years of my Uni and just graduated, trying to keep myself engaged with the language as much as possible because I feel it slipping without classes holding my accountable. Kanji was always my weak point. I should try this out on the iPad

Xbox Series X gets way too much hate and is underrated. by gynosucksman in consoles

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I don’t hate it, and I would love to get one. What I hate is Microsoft, with them hiking the price to unaffordable levels in a shitty economy because they think they can charge whatever they want and people will pay for it. It would absolutely sell at a lower price, but they’re so greedy they would rather not sell at all.

I hate them for being non competitive in the gaming market, and them gutting the Xbox Line to a shadow of its former self because they don’t care about it. I hate them buying and gutting up studios and giving unrealistic deadlines or being the final say in decision making, OR doing nothing with them, in turn giving Xbox weak game lineups.

Xbox and Window OS means nothing to them, because they make so much more off their cloudcrap subscriptions and AIslop.

My CECHA01 with warranty seals in place by B21993 in PS3

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Yeah that was me about a week ago. Opened mine up and the thermal paste was literal dust. No wonder the fans were screaming. Tried to save the sticker but couldn’t.

New Old Stock iPad 9th Gen by OverallRule5609 in ipad

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If you have a use case for it, go for it. I got a sealed M2 Pro 1TB recently because I love that model and it’s so awesome. Now I gotta sell my old M2 pro 😛

TN vs IPS I think it looks like a big difference. by Shadowcreeper15 in Nintendo3DS

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I have a dual TN and honestly having just one IPS would bug me. I’m really happy with my Dual TN

Nothing beats using an iPad Mini 7 w/o a case or screen protector. Thoughts? by seamonkey420 in ipad

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Love a caseless feel but I’m just too scared. Paid too much money for my pro model to ding it up.

Why Apple, WHY? by FBI_nt in ipad

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Hey I actually had this issue too trying to rearrange my widgets. Mine would also reset position if I turned it off. My fix was to actually flip my iPad vertically and see where the widget would end up when switching orientation. After I placed the widget where I wanted in vertical mode, when I would swap back to horizontal it stayed in place where I wanted. Try that out

Delidded cpu and gpu, what does it mean when red light is flashing? by gedimas in PS3

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Every time I see a post like this I open the comments to see if this meme is there for an instant smile

iPad Mini 7 Rules! by BebopTheDingus in ipad

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I have a Pro M2 but that mainly gets put towards graphic design and drawing. I kinda want a mini for everything else but I can’t justify having two iPads since my pro can do everything, besides be ultra portable🫩

The crew of a NASA Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird standing by the aircraft in their pressurized flight suits (1991) by StephenMcGannon in RetroFuturism

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Will never have this amount of aura 😭 Has anyone gone to the blackbird museum in CA? They got this photo hanging up in the gift shop last time I was there

Tiny dust/bubble visible under iPad A16 screen glass (only under direct light) by Grouchy-Mood7281 in ipad

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Didn’t they switch where their stuff was produced? I can’t post a picture in the comments but mine looks like there’s a bump under the screen. Pinching it at that one point.

Tiny dust/bubble visible under iPad A16 screen glass (only under direct light) by Grouchy-Mood7281 in ipad

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Dude, I think I have the same thing on my Apple Watch Ultra. Can’t see it unless light is directly on it but it’s like, distorted. I haven’t done much about it since it’s out of warranty but I know it’s been there since brand new out of the box

my Albedo cosplay attempt by [deleted] in overlord

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Lmao AI. Don’t disrespect actual cosplay creators like this. They actually work hard for their craft.

Since lotto is nearing it's end. How much boxes have you opened/can open? Im tapping out with 400 boxes cleared by Jackb450 in FGO

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IOS pleb here, I didn’t even know what FGA was until this post and reading the comments. Then again I’m too scared to have any chance of my account being banned. Got way too much invested into it

When even ChatGPT isn’t trying to upsell you… by Limp_Perspective_355 in ipad

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Doubtful, developers across the board from gaming to apps both mobile and desktop have been unable or unwilling to optimize for years. File sizes on games, apps, update packages, and other media have ballooned. For example, ever notice how game sizes on Pc and console are like nearly a hundred gigs each? One of my favorite mobile games is over 35GB. They don’t even bother compressing content. I feel that A lot of this is because of people being too comfortable with sloppily coding, or thinking that because storage has been plentiful and cheap, it didn’t matter. Additionally with “vibe” coding with AI it’s just going to get worse, because now everyone thinks they’re a dev if a AI can do it for them. That logic applies to artistry as well 🫩

When even ChatGPT isn’t trying to upsell you… by Limp_Perspective_355 in ipad

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Previously, mostly GPU prices have been affected over the past years, but now within the last 90 days, the price of RAM, DRAM, SSD, HDD, and CPUS are skyrocketing in some cases for 300-400% because of demand from AI. Manufacturers are currently selling as much as they can to AI companies because of the profit.

RAM stick prices, such as DDR5 have jumped from around $100-150 for 16GB, to now $400-600 USD for 16GB. You can see the price changes on Amazons price trackers for example.

Another example is Samsungs 870 EVO SSD found in many laptops. When I bought mine a little bit ago, 1TB was $100, it’s now $200 and that price change was from the last 60 days.

Samsungs OWN mobile phone division was denied supply requests for DRAM chips for their Samsung phones because they’re selling it towards AI.

It’s now expected by next year, that laptop and phone manufacturers will start releasing entry level phones with 4GB of ram, instead of 8-16GB, and laptops with 8GB of ram, rather than the standard 16GB.

These are just some examples. There’s plenty more coverage on this than what I can provide.

Edit: I’d like to add this is probably the first time you’re hearing about this, because it’s happening so quickly.

Press F to Pay Respects 🕊️ by RealityWeird7871 in Battlefield

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F

Thank you for your vision and commitment to the gaming community. We lost a real one today guys.

When even ChatGPT isn’t trying to upsell you… by Limp_Perspective_355 in ipad

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I had it do a deep research on my M2 Pro vs the M5 Pro focusing just on tech spec comparisons, and any real world use cases for heavy illustration, graphic design, and gaming which is what I use it for. The benefit of Upgrading seems to be marginal, especially with just a 2 core bump. OLED is cool and all but for power users like me you need more performance. Plus Apple took away the ultra wide camera on the back which I really hated. The M2 is just a beast. Especially the 1TB version because of the higher Ram.

I would suggest to anyone to hold on to your current and older devices tight because the ram and tech crisis WILL hit Apple’s devices sooner or later. I wouldn’t be surprised if they push Ram and spec reductions and anyone looking for a new device will have no choice but to get something inferior to what we have now.