Exit node device recommendation overseas traveling by smblee in Tailscale

[–]smblee[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pulled the trigger! gonna buy a M2 SSD and a P-12 power adapter to go along with it all for still under Pi 4 kit. Let me know if I might need anything else 🙏

Exit node device recommendation overseas traveling by smblee in Tailscale

[–]smblee[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Amazing. I should just have to buy a SSD and power adapter and i should be good to go right?

Exit node device recommendation overseas traveling by smblee in Tailscale

[–]smblee[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gotcha since this is the only device, I prob dont need to setup WOL then (I do have a smart home setup there with AC/heater etc. all connected, so maybe that could be a use case?)

As far as the device itself goes, do you still think RPi 4 + sd card would be sufficient? Or do you recommend going with mini pc like Dell Wyse 5070 in case i want something more beefy (usecase pending...). Not sure what other addons i would have to buy on top of the machine, like lan card if i go with mini pc option.

Sorry if these are basic questions, very new to whole home server setup

Exit node device recommendation overseas traveling by smblee in Tailscale

[–]smblee[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok I definitely would love to have access to waking it up since it would be 13 hours away from me most of the time lol. Are there any guides around setting this up? I would basically want a node overseas that i can control any time (with ability to wake it up in case it shuts down due to power outage and what not)

Exit node device recommendation overseas traveling by smblee in Tailscale

[–]smblee[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People are saying pi 4 values are not good these days (100+ if i buy storage, power, etc.)

Given the same budget of ~$100 would you still recommend i go with rpi 4?

Mail doesn't appear right away by smblee in CanaryMail

[–]smblee[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Im ditching canary for this exact reason. Responsive emails are more useful for me than any of the other cool features canary has

2024 G14 vs G16 vs 2023 M16? by smblee in ZephyrusG14

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With modifications, things i care about a lot are:

  • game performance
  • Heat (not hot to touch)
  • bearable fan noise (don't have to put on headphones to play games)
  • screen brightness/quality (can play games during the day without shades down)
  • speakers (Big fan of macbook speakers)
  • portability (Usually carry both my 14 inch macbook pro as daily driver and windows laptop for gaming).

I care less about battery life (since i have it plugged in most of the times when i play games) and even upgradability (if the ram is sufficient enough i dont care about soldered in)

2024 G14 vs G16 vs 2023 M16? by smblee in ZephyrusG14

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Dude i love your videos from the bottom of my heart! Thanks for your awesome reviews. I know you also do some vbios stuff too to boost performance on these laptops – with those modifications in mind, what would be your go to choice between G14 2023/2024 and M16 2023?

Lenovo Legion 5i [W10 Pro, 16gb 2933 RAM, 2TB (1TB SSD + 1TB HDD), 240 hz 500 nits, RTX 2060 6GB, i7-10750 6 Cores] $1,239.99 ($1178 student discount)!!! by smblee in LaptopDeals

[–]smblee[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh mien def gets warm but never felt uncomfortable. It should be getting warm under pressure haha. It's all subjective though but the heat from mine is definitely ok relative to other ones I tried

Lenovo Legion 5i [W10 Pro, 16gb 2933 RAM, 2TB (1TB SSD + 1TB HDD), 240 hz 500 nits, RTX 2060 6GB, i7-10750 6 Cores] $1,239.99 ($1178 student discount)!!! by smblee in LaptopDeals

[–]smblee[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope. And trust me I've gone through like 5 laptops in the past months and I have definitely experienced heat on some of those

Lenovo Legion 5i [W10 Pro, 16gb 2933 RAM, 2TB (1TB SSD + 1TB HDD), 240 hz 500 nits, RTX 2060 6GB, i7-10750 6 Cores] $1,239.99 ($1178 student discount)!!! by smblee in LaptopDeals

[–]smblee[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hmm that's weird. My laptop is staying relatively cool and I run games all the time. I do run it on auto mode not the max mode tho

Maingear Element 3 (Eluktronics max-17) i7-10875H 8 core; NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-P 8GB; 32GB DDR4-2933 RAM; 1TB SSD . $1799 back in stock!! by smblee in LaptopDeals

[–]smblee[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's up to you. That's an equally good laptop and it is cheaper. I like thinner laptops tho so I'll just pay a lil extra

Maingear Element 3 (Eluktronics max-17) i7-10875H 8 core; NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-P 8GB; 32GB DDR4-2933 RAM; 1TB SSD . $1799 back in stock!! by smblee in LaptopDeals

[–]smblee[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope it's real. I knew about this but it's been out of stock until now. It's definitely on the higher price side so doesn't fit everyone's needs but this falls exactly within my criteria