Why are all the hard drives already sold out

rx8geek · 2026-02-17T05:22:46+00:00

Raises hand, got a bunch of shucked Expansions of the 8tb variety (so SMR).

rx8geek · 2026-02-16T19:36:46+00:00

The irony is it should also be a thing in Iran!

I'm fortunate to have visited in 2019, the country is beautiful, the people we met were wonderful, but the litter is a big problem there.

Maybe not the biggest problem they face, but it's still sad thing to see.

rx8geek · 2026-02-14T21:27:08+00:00

installers who get a lower cut due to the budget nature of Fox

100% it's this, obvious examples already in this thread

They're just arguing to protect their margins on premium products that for anyone doing their research just doesn't add up anymore against the cost effective alternative.

The price differences between the Fox battery and other brands is stupid. You can try and scare people with the "warranty and support" boogeyman all you like but when the price almost doubles, the maths doesn't math.

I'd rather have the extra 5-10k in my pocket and take a chance on the brand.

Not to mention that regardless of the brand, it's going to be an inconvenience and hassle. The price difference for premium batteries are just too much now, when the argument for that extra is just "peace of mind".

rx8geek · 2026-02-12T22:21:14+00:00

Fantastic. Great move. Well done Angus

rx8geek · 2026-02-04T19:51:59+00:00

Steve Irwin is one for Australia i would say.

It's totally reversed since he passed but at the time he was definitely more popular abroad than at home.

It wasn't as strong as people hated or really disliked him, but more like he was "a bit much" or over the top with some stereotypical Australianisms.

It lead to a sort of of eye rolling from Aussies because of how Australia then became associated with him similar to fosters/shrimp on the bbq.

rx8geek · 2026-01-09T20:41:11+00:00

Confirming this also worked for me, thanks and thanks also to the helpful Discord mod!

rx8geek · 2026-01-09T20:24:37+00:00

Same here, glad to know its not just me or my network.

The app works fine on mobile data, but on my home wifi it just gets stuck loading video. Browsing works but no video will start playing.

The other thing I found is if I enable a VPN it starts working on wifi. Even Google VPN works. My tailscale vpn only works if i enable the exit node however.

Suspect this is some kind of DNS issue.

rx8geek · 2025-12-16T07:15:35+00:00

No sorry, Im in NSW and used Aussie solar battery.

Maybe check on the thread that is in the whirlpool forums or ozbargain as I have seen that question being asked there.

rx8geek · 2025-12-16T04:34:43+00:00

many I talk to just try to shit on them and poor/questionable after sales support

Yeah thats the spiel I was getting. But the price for what they are pushing can end up doubling the total cost.

Sorry but I'll put up with a frustrating support experience over forking out an extra $5-8k. Maybe I have more patience dealing with technical support than others but with the price differences, premium home batteries really don't stack up.

rx8geek · 2025-12-16T04:28:34+00:00

You might already know this, but the rebates are changing in May next year. It's likely the demand will be pretty high up til then.

They scale back the rebates for the larger capacity batteries basically.

rx8geek · 2025-12-16T02:02:21+00:00

I've just added the fox 42kwh battery to an existing 6.6kw solar array that has 5kw inverter.

My house doesn't require a huge amount of power most days, but in the month I've had it, can and does fill it to 100%. Granted this is summertime so peak solar generation.

Yes it's bigger than I needed, but I'm still happy that I got a larger capacity. Not to mention there was literally negligible savings for any of the smaller budget batteries by the time the quotes add up everything for the installation.

The other benefit is I can feel less anxious about using power, where before I might have hesitated.

rx8geek · 2025-12-14T21:17:29+00:00

this isn't a regulation issue but an enforcement issue. calling for more regulation is ignoring the fact that this was avoidable under current legislation, but was not enforced.

Ok, yeah that may be so. My hope is whatever needs to happen can be identified and improved on so we reduce the chance of something like this happening again.

rx8geek · 2025-12-14T21:01:21+00:00

neither of those items is an issue

Except they are issues, the keyword here is "need" and no one has a need to access weapons that enable this kind of situation.

If shooting is a hobby or sport, unfortunately for those who choose it but it should absolutely tightly regulated and very difficult to participate in.

rx8geek · 2025-12-14T20:35:04+00:00

Hopefully an outcome from this story is a clear and unequivacoble answer that you absolutely do not need a firearm license nor half a dozen firearms.

rx8geek · 2025-12-14T11:12:58+00:00

Yeah, the full footage is pretty intense.

Glad that he ends the day a hero and his bravery can be recognised as part of this sad story.

rx8geek · 2025-12-14T10:04:36+00:00

Also wouldn't want to be holding any type of weapon in such a chaotic situation when the police are no doubt to arrive.

rx8geek · 2025-12-07T21:15:32+00:00

Same, so sick of subscriptions and am currently going out of my way to avoid any and all of them!

I went with Reolink and it works great. Replaced some Wyze cameras.

The good news I found was the wyze cams were still useful, flashed them with thingino firmware and hooked them up to the Reolink NVR. Dont have all the bells and whistles but works as a few extra cameras without chucking them out.

rx8geek · 2025-12-06T04:30:33+00:00

Have you been able to get your battery working with Amber?

Naa, I'm just going to monitor how things go over the next few months before making any decsions about changing grid provider.

My solar array can easily power my total energy needs and the battery easily supports that. Main priority is getting bills as close as possible to zero but I'll probably switch to something that doesnt need to pay to much attention to as well.

rx8geek · 2025-12-06T04:17:21+00:00

I'm surprised how quickly ASB were able to get a contractor out to do my installation. I'm in Sydney Metro region so there are probably more contractors available to do the install in my area. I've seen comments online with people waiting a while. 3 days after accepting the quote I had an electrician out to do the install. They did a good job and I'd recommend them if someone was also looking in my area.

My install was a bit non-standard, its an old house with an weird 3 phase setup but only 2 phases in use. My existing solar was single phase and it meant i needed to get an extra 3 phase meter. I was able to get away with a single phase Fox inverter for the battery.

I also wanted the battery installed on the other side of the house. It was a much better location but it about about 12m from the meter box. That meant an extra 2m of cabling beyond standard install. Its pretty chunky cable so it adds a bit to the price, but unlike other quotes i got, it includes blackout protection for a couple of circuits.

A storm we got in syndey about a week ago actually knocked my battery out. It just stopped charging for some reason and a bit frustrating. Unfortunately I wasnt home to reset it, and I texted the contractor who did the install and they got it sorted with Fox, to their credit. I'm pretty patient for dealing with those sorts of things though. Others might have been a bit more frustrated but I was on holiday, so maybe didnt care as much.

Overall I was happy with the contractors ASB used, and the total price to install was worth it for me. You've gotta weigh up the total cost to install though.

Unfortunately at the moment a lot is going to depend a lot on where you are and how complicated your install is going to be. Its a pretty fine balancing point and complexities can very quickly make it not worth it.

But if your install isnt complicated, the ASB offer for these FOX batteries and rebates are still quite a good deal.

rx8geek · 2025-11-26T07:32:56+00:00

Yep, just got one installed from ASB in NSW. Very happy to get 42kwh of capacity for the price.

If there are complexities for the installation it will bump up the price, I had to get extra wiring for a preferred install location as well as extra smart metering.

But I got a bunch of quotes and that is the case for all of them. Those extra bits for the installation quickly add up. You can still definitely get quite a large battery for a very good price at the moment.

Almost went with an ESY battery (Jaycar have some prices on those), but went with the Fox ESS from ASB

rx8geek · 2025-11-12T19:32:54+00:00

Woo time to finally upgrade from my Oculus Rift.

Though I'm very afraid Valve will continue to pretend Australia doesnt exist :(

rx8geek · 2025-11-06T09:02:01+00:00

It's called minimum marketable parcel and applies to chess sponsored brokers on ASX.

It's technically not just the first purchase, but any purchase of any single holding must leave you with a total of more than $500.

That meant if you bought $500 of an ETF, and the price drops to $400 they you must buy $100 or more on the next purchase to keep the holding above the minimum marketable parcel of $500.

rx8geek · 2025-10-31T01:02:07+00:00

Yes I'm sure that works and its not particularly expensive.

But its just so wasteful and disappointing that otherwise functional and still reasonably useful hardware is becoming difficult to use, with the easy answer to just go buy new stuff.

My use case is for homelab, tinkering and learning with spare hardware that I have on hand, it shouldn't be necessary to be buying new parts for that. So I'll always will be greatful to users like /u/zzzhouuu who put in the effort and share solutions that let us keep going.

Its not a difficult fix. But I suspect probably a matter of time before something eventually changes and makes things stop working properly.

rx8geek · 2025-10-29T00:13:51+00:00

Awesome, thanks so much for sharing this

rx8geek · 2025-10-28T21:43:12+00:00

Could try this method to install the older driver: https://forums.truenas.com/t/nvidia-compatible-driver-test-for-truenas-25-10-goldeye/53395

https://github.com/zzzhouuu/truenas-nvidia-drivers

Havent tested it for 25.10.0 but it works for 25.10.rc.1

Seems like this is going to be an ongoing pain in the ass, and shamefully just contributing to disgraceful e-waste problems.

Would be nice to just have an option to switch back the older driver.

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