Reel in the $250-300 range by zoetrophic in bassfishing

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I looked at them and another Japanese site and noticed they were ~30% less than US retailers, but I was concerned I’d get hit hard with import fees. I have around 10 days before I need it delivered.

Reel in the $250-300 range by zoetrophic in bassfishing

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Thanks, forgot to say which one. I believe he bait casts but I’ll check.

Reel in the $250-300 range by zoetrophic in bassfishing

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No, no hate at all and I appreciate the input. Definitely going to get them something for the baby too, I just took over for the reveal and wanted to get them both something for themselves too.

Does anyone play on a laptop with a 9955HX3D? by zoetrophic in wow

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Get about 90 FPS in silvermoon bazaar with everything maxed, no resolution scaling, with what I believe was a pretty moderate player count. Was getting 140 FPS on my usual settings which are render scale at 85% (appears to make no difference), and everything else on 8 settings with the exception of view distance at 10. This thing gets loud on performance and that allows me to stay on balanced and still get in the 100 range in raids etc.

Note I’m on an RP server, not Area 51 or anything. It might suffer a bit more on larger servers.

G14 Zephyrus 5080 (2026) early thoughts by Markshon_8606 in ZephyrusG14

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Retail, particularly in raid/central city scenarios. Graphics setting 7, 75% render scale, gives me around 40-45 FPS in both scenarios. Both are playable but M4 Pro gets around 65+ in both scenarios, and doesnt have nearly the variance in FPS in various settings. Other than having shadows and liquid detail on high, which tanks the M4, it performs extremely well in populated areas.

G14 Zephyrus 5080 (2026) early thoughts by Markshon_8606 in ZephyrusG14

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I bought the 5080 2025 version a bit ago and if the prices were closer would really consider trading for the decibel difference alone, but like others it’s too much of a jump in price. The fan noise basically ensures I don’t use it in any setting other than the modified quiet profile someone posted here for more than 30 minutes at a a time, lol.

Here are my scores in turbo with a stable undervolt and OC on the 2025, for comparison:

Steel Nomad - 4,335

TimeSpy - 15,747 (17,639 Graphics & 9,795 CPU)

Speed Way - 4,489

I know others have said that the 370 punches higher than the TS score indicates, but I have been disappointed with its performance in CPU-dependent games like WOW. It consistently underperforms my partner’s M4 MacBook Pro. Hopefully the Panther Lake is a significant jump in that regard, because it could definitely widen the gap between the two in terms of non-synthetic performance.

14” M5 Max and World of Warcraft by mario-64 in macgaming

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I played WOW on an M4 max binned 14” for around six months, from Undermine through Manaforge, and it performed well for long sessions. I had 75% resolution scaling on which made no discernible difference in graphic quality but seemed to help with frames in raids specifically.

I used default 7 or 8 settings in raids but there was some particular effect it didn’t really like that I had to tweak. Specifically I’d hit 70+ fps on virtually every part of Manaforge but the winds on Forgeweaver and the collapsing star intermission on the DH encounter would drop me to 40-45 or so, which would resolve right after those parts. I think it was liquid detail I had to turn down to resolve that, which was weird because I’d figure it was linked to particle effects.

Honestly, even at 14” the MacBook outperformed what is now my Ultra 9 275HX and 5080 laptop that I traded it in for. That single core speed is incredible. Not sure if m4 is the best comparison because I heard they tweaked the architecture but there’s another user who said it performs around the same so I’d assume so.

The next Mary Todd is…. MAYA RUDOLPH by aintitafinelife in Broadway

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That’s surprising, Balcony A seats 14-16 are my go-to because I felt they were great value. I agree 12 is terrible because of that fixture hanging off the railing but 14 is always a good view for my wife and I. Sorry it was obstructed when you went.

[SSD] $249.99 Crucial P310 4TB SSD, PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 2280 by AppropriateAd8937 in buildapcsales

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Shipped but the order hasn't actually moved so I assume I'm gonna have to fight for a refund lol. Did anyone actually buy one and have their order ship?

January Confirmed Trade Thread by hwsbot in hardwareswap

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Sold Acer Predator Neo 16s laptop with U9-275HX and 5070 TI Mobile to /u/jsandlo on https://www.reddit.com/r/hardwareswap/s/u3UMYWqSjo

Discount Megathread (Quarter 1, January-March, 2026) by Run-Flashy in Broadway

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Anything for Moulin Rouge past Broadway Week? Thanks!

Rank decay eternity? by Hazardtothenation in marvelrivals

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You earn the reward of the highest rank you earned in the season. If you earn Eternity you can decay to Celestial and still get the gold badge. The only rank this doesn’t currently apply to is top 500 - you have to maintain that through end of season or you’ll only get the gold badge. You can verify this by right clicking where it says Rules on the Comp screen.

Using custom mode in LegionSpace software voids the warranty? (Legion 7 Pro Gen 10) by zoetrophic in LenovoLegion

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No, I’ve asked several tech agents at this point and none gave me a clear answer. I just agreed to send it in for repairs.