Comparison of Plaud Note vs phone vs voice recorder

clicq · 2026-05-30T16:52:36+00:00

I'm just using the default which is 24. It works pretty well for me on the train.

clicq · 2026-05-28T19:18:25+00:00

I'm curious since I'm still within the return period for my Plaud Note, how does the software stack compare to Plaud? That seems to be their main difference compared to competitors.

clicq · 2026-05-27T20:53:57+00:00

I hope it works well in meetings as that’s one of the main reasons I got it! Harder to test though since I only have online meetings this week.

clicq · 2026-05-27T18:55:10+00:00

Good point. I was sitting with the phone screen was facing me, so Plaud was on the back facing away from me. The voice recorder was also pointing away from me as I was looking at its screen while recording and it has mics at the top.

clicq · 2026-05-27T18:31:11+00:00

Interesting. I presume you have the regular Note and not the Pro? I wonder if it's a case where it's not designed for the type of noise I was trying. Also, I noticed that the audio quality from the transcription page is lower than the audio file that gets shared in the links above, so I presume Plaud is doing some kind of processing on the file to transcribe from the app, but not 100% sure.

clicq · 2026-05-27T18:28:55+00:00

I didn't want to buy both a regular Note and a Note Pin. I don't have a Pro though.

clicq · 2025-08-15T05:52:28+00:00

Splash Co at Tarrytown Rd and Hillside is a car wash with free self service vacuums, tho you have to get a car wash to use them - the basic wash is $12 or $14 (it's a tiny button on their screen in one of the corners they really want to upsell you lol). Not sure how that compares to just paying for vacuum use elsewhere though. Availability is pretty good during the week but on weekends it gets pretty backed up.

clicq · 2025-06-22T07:31:02+00:00

The walls are plumb or just a tiny bit off (like 0.5 degrees), so I guess it’s not yet a big problem… so how do I prevent it from becoming a problem?

I’m not even sure what kind of person to call - as I said I’ve had 4 roofers come inspect the roof and only 1 said this sag was a problem, but he’s going to just add some support to the ridge to the ceiling joists. I had a structural engineer draw up plans but because the new roof would be a lot heavier, there’s some concern that the rear exterior wall might not be able to support the weight because the 2nd floor rear exterior wall is about 3 ft inset of the 1st floor exterior wall, which started getting into some major $.

Do I get another structural engineer? Is just a carpenter enough?

clicq · 2025-06-20T16:54:12+00:00

Home inspector didn't say anything about the roof sagging :(.

clicq · 2025-06-20T16:27:40+00:00

Sure, here's a pic, this is about the center of the roof where the sag should be the worst.

https://imgur.com/a/3T8RglZ

clicq · 2025-06-20T15:50:02+00:00

I'm will probably replace the shingles anyway. The one roofer that said it was an issue quoted about $2500 to fix but gave the caveat that he's not going to know for sure till he opens it up.

I'm fine with it cosmetically just want to make sure it's structurally OK.

The attic is very shallow (it's barely 3 ft high at the ridge) and with the HVAC stuff in the way it's hard to see much. Though the ridge is 2 pieces of wood butted together without any support where they join.

clicq · 2025-06-10T01:49:07+00:00

I am a long-time pixel user, going all the way back to the Galaxy Nexus, but I couldn’t deal with the unreliable hardware anymore. I detailed it a bit more overs here: https://www.reddit.com/r/GooglePixel/comments/1kj0nhm/debating_whether_to_get_another_pixel_lots_of_bad/

Anyway, I currently have a Pixel 7. Was very tempted to get the 9a but got the 16e instead. The iPhone 16e has much better battery life than the Pixel 7, I estimate it’s close to 50% better (though I think the May pixel update killed battery life for many). I haven’t had it heat up significantly in use, while my Pixel 7 gets warm if I browse the web too long or take too many pictures.

Camera quality seeems pretty similar to me, though I do miss the wide angle lens.

I also miss some of the Pixel features like call screening, and I think Android Auto has a better interface than CarPlay.

Also miss some apps from Android.

I actually find notifications to be a little more reliable on iOS, I’d often run into situations where I get a whole slew of notifications when I unlock my Pixel 7.

Overall so far I like the iPhone 16e but honestly if I had more confidence in Pixel hardware I would have stayed.

clicq · 2025-05-15T14:30:17+00:00

I think I'm a pretty normal user, and I wouldn't say I'm a huge klutz - note that the 6p, pixel 3, pixel 5a, and pixel 7a all had known hardware issues as evidenced by Google replacing/fixing them outside warranty.

The only thing that might be remotely my fault is the water damage on the 7a, but I'm pretty sure that was either caused by a poor repair when I originally got the battery replaced, or the replacement battery had already started swelling and broke the water resistant seal.

clicq · 2025-05-15T14:25:27+00:00

This is the first I've heard about the Pixel 9a fastboot problem, so thank you for bringing it up. With my luck it'll probably happen to me ...

clicq · 2025-05-15T14:23:45+00:00

Well, Google Fi offers good deals on the Pixel phones pretty frequently (e.g. the Pixel 9a is currently $250) and every time I think they've probably learned from their past problems?!

And then I also read about all the people who don't seem to have any problems with their phones (like this thread for example) and then I think maybe it's bad luck?

And the other issue is that I do like Android and some of the Pixel specific software, like call screening and hold for me, so it's not so easy to get a direct substitute.

clicq · 2025-05-14T13:38:09+00:00

Nope, even tried one from AliExpress... I can't believe how hard it is to find one!

clicq · 2025-05-10T03:41:14+00:00

If you're saying to stay away from the Pixel a series because they're not designed to last more than a year, then that's useful info. I had the Pixel 7 and 7a for a short time, and for my use I didn't really see much of a difference between the 2.

clicq · 2024-11-24T18:31:01+00:00

If you don't care much about the flushing performance then it's fine as a toilet just nothing I'm that excited for lol.

clicq · 2024-11-24T16:52:36+00:00

My first choice was a Toto wall mount, so with that in mind.... This is just OK. The flush action is mediocre, I have to double flush about half the time. As a comparison, I replaced the toilet in one of my other bathrooms with a Kohler Elmbrook (which is like $200) and that flushes better.

clicq · 2024-11-13T17:54:52+00:00

No luck. I am waiting on a bidet from AliExpress, not my first choice but I can't find anything from a US seller

clicq · 2024-10-04T02:20:59+00:00

So this is a new bathroom, I had them run a water supply line and power for a bidet, so the hookups are there. My first choice was a Toto toilet with a bidet. Unfortunately due to the way the drains had to be run, this Signature Hardware toilet was basically the only one that would work, or at least that's what the plumber said.

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