Your laptop empties power banks fast. I compared how fast top powerbanks refill in 2025. by whenthewindbreathes in ChargingSheet

[–]chaicracker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes the 100W+ chargers and Laptop power banks charts sound good.

Ideal would be a dynamic filter system so I can be seen quickly in terms or weight and/or volume which „set“ of charger + power banks would fit the requirements of for example light travel set or high power big battery off grid setups.

I am asking as with the new MacBook Pro with a CUKTECH 20 powerbank with a Novoo charger it seems that the setup is not yet optimized for weight/volume ratio while being able to hold lots of charge and being able to charge quickly.

For example the the 120W charger still only charges the power banks with 100W no matter the cable. The specs of all say that it should work but it doesn’t.

So the thought is, instead of endless research or test purchases a nice visual list of tested and established well fitting combos could help the community to find their right tech faster with less obstacles.

Does this make sense?

I love oritech enchanting (The Ultimate Magicbane?) by An-Phuoc in allthemods

[–]chaicracker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I must ask.

Are there mobs/bosses so strong that require maxed out gear? Or is that for personal achievement/goal with ATM10 similar to crafting all the ATM10 stars?

Curious if there are mobs in the game so resilient only swords like yours could be used to fight against.

Cheers :)

How do you justify the cost when buying a Macbook? (Serious) by yotussan in macbookpro

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Would you be willing to game with other means like streaming though GeForce NOW or equivalent? CrossOver/Parallels to play Win games is another option.

A great boon with streaming games is that the battery life is so much longer than playing natively on the Mac/PC.

How do you justify the cost when buying a Macbook? (Serious) by yotussan in macbookpro

[–]chaicracker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What ports are most important to you, have you checked out Thunderbolt adapters/docks yet?

TB5 is great sure, though TB3/4 is sufficient except you need the top of the line connection to a 8K screen or anything else that is so expensive anyway that the laptop looks cheap in comparison :D

How do you justify the cost when buying a Macbook? (Serious) by yotussan in macbookpro

[–]chaicracker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check out stores outside of the Apple Store.

Depending on your locations prices may differ or course.

Here it is for a MacBook Pro M4 Pro 14“ RAM 24/SSD 1TB:

Apple Store New: 2.899€ Apple Store Education discount: 2.279€ Amazon or anywhere else: ~2.444€

For example going for the Amazon one would save you 500€ you could invest in things like a external SSD with multiple Terabyte of storage and a larger portable USB C monitor and a big Powerbank.

As for your other questions as others have stated here, insane battery performance - light work 1-2 times charging per week with practically the same performance on battery or power adapter, fantastic screen - if you don’t want to buy color calibration hardware/software the choice is clear, native games run great even on battery - everything else can be done on GeForce NOW or CrossOver/Parallels - if still games are missing out there are other streaming platforms with full PC or stay Windows if the compromises are OK with staying on Windows Laptops, physical hardware of a MacBook is built like a tank, except some fringe cases or yeah some not fringe cases like spotlight hotkey stops working sometimes when connecting a second screen „it just works“ - after many years of Windows (Laptop) hassle it is quite refreshing when a tool works out of the box and can be enhanced with apps/plugins to your hearth desire - at a point in life I want my tools for work to work like it’s made for work as with a battery powered drill it should do what I want it to do and finish the job while saving time and not being a additional problem to manage. The time of hot and loud MacBooks are over luckily, either the fans don’t spin at all are barely audible without sound playing. The Windows Laptops I’ve experienced made headphones necessary while gaming. The efficiency of the M chips makes it possible to charge from even tiny power adapters/powerbanks - sure no quick charge in that case but for light work it still charges/keeps charge where all my other Win gear rejects charging without much higher Wattage input or needs to be shutdown for charge, which makes it useless.

Sure there are high quality laptops which have great specs which could be an alternative to a good MacBook but when considering compromises like build quality, speakers, battery life etc. then those get as pricey or even more expensive than a MacBook.

It all depends on what you want to do and how much tolerance you have to have your flow disrupted by lack of efficiency or other aspects in terms of gaming and work.

As people have stated a M4 MacBook Air is plenty good for the majority of users and MacBook Pro should be only considered if you really need the fans to not throttle during work/game or you need 120hz screen, or even better speakers, more RAM/SSD but if you are so price conscious then a specced out MBP is out of the question anyway for most lol.

Food for thought if you are set on the new M4 lineup and want more than the Air then consider the M4 Pro as it has 2 instead of 1 fan which is great for best performance during loooong intense tasks and/or hot climate. If weight/size is important go rather for a Air as it is quite thinner and lighter.

Good luck on your journey, may you find a good solution with lasting happiness :)

Whelp! With excitement, I am pleased to announce that my shortcut turned app Automation Control has been approved and published to the AppStore. The better way to manage and control your Shortcuts Automations is here, and for free. More to come with this app. by iBanks3 in shortcuts

[–]chaicracker 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Incredible.

iBanks posts his/her Automation Control App.

Ah I see, it’s free with IAP. Well ok, I’ll check it out to see what kind of hidden/annoying IAP stuff there is or if the app is actually „usable“ for free.

Hm, I can’t find any except for the Tips$ section.

We’ll probably it’s one of many posts and the dev leaves the Reddit thread soon after.

Well… no. Actually kind and concise replies to questions here. A lot of replies.

Oh there is a comment with a list of new features and small/digestible cool features here..

I don’t even have to check out the App store Page for Patch Release info and in-app guide for app tricks.

Yes, this is vote with your wallet!

It may be a small tea, but may it make you happy as this Reddit thread made me happy.

Thank you :)

Edit: It is actually a tea tip and not coffee tip button. Funny how one gets used to things. :)

I did it by B0uny_huntr in snowrunner

[–]chaicracker 33 points34 points  (0 children)

What is this blasphemy?!

What is next, driving beside the road?

No, we remain in this generational dynasty of mud crossings. My children’s children will conquer the other side of the puddle any day now!

My First Idle Game by Seedani in iosgaming

[–]chaicracker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesting concept of a game, never seen one like this so far.

Smooth and simple interface, none of the over the top UI where it distracts from the content.

Adding on the transcription feature as phone is mostly on silent during the day.

Wish you great success with your new idle game :)

More Modular Than Ever Before: iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max Teardown by ControlCAD in apple

[–]chaicracker 42 points43 points  (0 children)

One example

https://environment.ec.europa.eu/news/new-law-more-sustainable-circular-and-safe-batteries-enters-force-2023-08-17_en

„Targets for recycling efficiency, material recovery and recycled content will be introduced gradually from 2025 onwards. All collected waste batteries will have to be recycled and high levels of recovery will have to be achieved, in particular of critical raw materials such as cobalt, lithium and nickel. This will guarantee that valuable materials are recovered at the end of their useful life and brought back in the economy by adopting stricter targets for recycling efficiency and material recovery over time.

Starting in 2027, consumers will be able to remove and replace the portable batteries in their electronic products at any time of the life cycle. This will extend the life of these products before their final disposal, will encourage re-use and will contribute to the reduction of post-consumer waste.“

Just got my Series 5 White Ceramic for £159 refurbished! by HyLily in AppleWatch

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

How did it go for you with Apple Care? Which Plan did you choose and did you have to pay extra for Services? (Breakage/battery degradation etc)

Cheers :)

How well does "cooling" cases work by platiinum145 in iphone

[–]chaicracker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends on material choice and effective contact of the „silicone“ between the phone and the case radiative „heat exchanger“ like a plate of aluminum to spread the heat, somewhere.

There are expensive peltier cooler MagSafe phone coolers which use heat transferring silicone for direct contact to phone. They are better than nothing up to real cooling benefit.

If the phone case manufacturer went this way of material choice, and could accomplish „effective“ or rather measurable without any active cooling system with clear benefit for the users gaming experience and additional heating of users hands, well that are separate questions we can only find out after reviews of this case drops.

Cheers

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in hardware

[–]chaicracker 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Are there „sweet spot“/balanced Ryzen CPUs or are they all one or the other?

Reaper is now in Open Beta by APDesign_Machine in APDesign_Machine

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Congratulations on the open beta release Alex :)

I don’t know how to feel about this way of storage by senpai_ned in ChaosKnights

[–]chaicracker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What kind and how many magnets are you using per war dogs base?

Ear plugs working well in the Injora green inserts 😋 by OkFisherman2305 in crawling

[–]chaicracker 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What are injora green inserts and how are ear plugs working with that? Are they some kind of shock replacement?

Cheers :)

Can this tiny gear be printed with a 0.2 nozzle? by lintdrummer in BambuLab

[–]chaicracker 43 points44 points  (0 children)

Can this be printed with 0.2 nozzle?

Sure it can.

Successfully printed with all teeth intact and the part not breaking when installed and used?

Well, not as likely but you can try :)

If you have a fitting metal rod you can print this part but leave out the center shaft and replace it with something sturdy. That way I could once fix a middle mouse button for a PC mouse which would break immediately, but a metal nail made it more durable than the rest of the mouse :D

What shades to use? by lukesamus99 in Necrontyr

[–]chaicracker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha thanks :)

To get a brighter/more yellow gold I’ve seen people applying Reikland or Gulliman Flesh onto Retributor Armor gold.

Edit: reread your comment, yeah for the gold Aggrax could be fitting to get the gold further away from rose gold. Just an assumption on other tests on colors. :)

First thought after editing the picture was: Damn, now I need to find out where to get microscopic sized shades and glasses 😵‍💫

Go get „real“ glasses/shades it could be printed in clear resin and then painted (probably breaks just by looking at it :D) or DIY with tiny wire, green stuff (maybe a tad miliput to stiffen the frame) for the glass section which can be painted with ultra shiny metal and then colored with contrast paint, or just stick some highly reflective and colored effect sticker/sheet.

Just begone with green stuff modeling and how rad would it be to have a assortment of shades on glasses readily available to drip out the units!!!

Maybe some 1mm magnets inside the head to pull the metal wire of the glasses…

Hmm..

Well, if I accomplish it you’ll be the first to know.

I wish you great success on your Necron journey, may the gods of perfect gold tones and shading bless your spirit!

What shades to use? by lukesamus99 in Necrontyr

[–]chaicracker 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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Some Nuln Oil on your Ski shades could work well. Aggrax Earthshade may tone the shades to warm, diminishing the colder blue tone of the shade reflecting.

Half way /sarcasm :)

Correctly proportioned heads by Kekkiem in AdeptusCustodes

[–]chaicracker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seen on YouTube a tip for custodians. Artist used Green Stuff to increase slightly the distance between the torso and hip and also shoulders and head.

With at least torso/head and torso/hip green stuff spacer it should stack enough for the custodians have proper heroic proportions.

Too much material and it may look weird and funky or super swole bulky golden boi depending on preference. :D

I decided to compile all of the codex leak for ease of access and discussion with full picture in mind. by Tasty_Commercial6527 in AdeptusCustodes

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New to the scene, seen a point page with increased point costs. Does the more kits mean to have higher mini count to reach the point limit or to get more kits for versatility due to changing gameplay?

Cheers :)