/csg/ - No more GB points edition
ITT we discuss shopping from various Chinese outlets such as DealExtreme, Aliexpress or banggood. Share your experiences, post your questions.
>IRC channel #/csg/ on rizon
http://pastebin.com/jKiAG7yj
So, is THIS the 18650 flashlight:
http://www.gearbest.com/led-flashlights/pp_187781.html
Can I use regular AA's, or do I have to use those weird purple batteries? I'd much rather buy one that can use AA's.
WHAT'S A GOOD POORFAG TABLET FOR VIDEO
any good boypussy?
So what's the best shipping method for GearBest if you're an yuropoor?
Expedited is cheaper than Standard, for some reason.
http://www.gearbest.com/virtual-reality/pp_272221.html
does this seem like a good deal? i only want it because its pretty cheap and it's in NYC.
>>53682404
EU warehouse
>>53682416
don't waste your time or money with any vr other than GearVR, Oculus Rift, HTC Vive or PSVR. Seriously.
>>53682404
Yeah, I always use that, it's some weird DPD subsidiary in the UK and then the real DPD here in Germany
>>53682383
yeah totally looks like 2000 lumens... /s
2K lumens is more like a cars headlights on hi
Use the weird purple batteries instead, all the serious business is done with 18650's.
>>53682386
Chuwi has a 7" tablet with lollipop for like $55
Is there any gaming pad/Logitech G13 equivelant from any of the Chink sites? I don't want it for gaming so it doesn't need to have good response types or even be mechanical, just be programmable and comfy to use.
>>53682432
well i dont have a samsung, nor do i have 400 dollars... so are you sure 8 dollars isnt worth it?
i'll be using cakebux
>>53682404
Never use standard no matter were you live, standard means EMS, aka State owned "Express" shipping, and it pays high as fuck taxes 90% of the time.
>>53682434
So always go with Expedited, then.
Should I add Insurance? I don't know how trustworthy this shit is. First time ordering stuff /csg/-related.
>>53682447
Isn't that one 480p?
Anyone have the Chinese knockoff electro capacitive keyboards?
>tfw bought 10 850 evos
lel
still waiting on shark cards
http://www.gearbest.com/tablet-pcs/pp_299987.html
what do /g/ thinks of this tablet?
>>53682477
Insurance is placebo/snake oil.
>>53682432
For ten bucks just to play around with it it's pretty good
>>53682416
I got the snailvr model, it costs 40-50 bcuks, but has better lenses, fit and more options the adjust the lenses
>>53682416
you realize that is just a fancy phone holder, right ?
>>53682443
I'm gonna have to do more research on this stuff before impulse-buying...
>>53682488
Expensive old and busted.
Get the Teclast x98 Plus.
IT BEGINS
>>53681104
apparently it's going to be patched in a BIOS update
I bought one yesterday
>>53682379
I know, but I'm unsure about the quality, I fear they'll either loose all color or shrink three sizes after the first washing cycle
>>53682514
what I would suggest is go look at reputable brands, once you find a flashlight to your liking then you look for that one on GB or Ali for cheap
The vast majority of good flashlights use 18650
>>53682488
>wild enough chipset
How fast will this cable burn down my setup.
http://www.gearbest.com/cables-connectors/pp_217283.html
Need to use my cakebucks on something
>>53682533
I already bought a quadcopter that was posted in the previous thread, $14 after GBpoints discount too.
>>53682561
sick!
>>53682557
why not just buy from monoprice and get it within a week ?
Anyone bought a deskmat for mouse/keyboard they can recommend?
>>53682459
Anyone?
>>53682546
true, and they're slightly more expensive than I'd like for my purpose. Still, I'm keeping them bookmarked in case I can't come up with anything better for this year.
>>53682488
that's terrible price
you can get a cherry trail+4gb+32gb+retina screen for that much
www.aliexpress.com/item/9-Inch-A33-Quad-Core-Android-Tablet-1GB-Ram-16GB-Rom-Wi-Fi-Bluetooth-External-3G/32428707760.html
Is it shit?
>>53682622
>1gb ram
>>53682622
Yes, those generic tablets are trash, get branded pruducts or just burn the money.
>>53682583
because i'm not american and a cheapskate
and because cakebucks
My gearbest order from 3pm gmt yesterday is still processing... Is this normal? chink warehouse btw.
>>53682658
Yes.
Maybe tomorrow.
>>53682658
It depends on the stock, best to always expect some waiting.
>>53682680
Cheers buddy.
>>53682680
they ship on saturdays?
>>53682658
Another black person that wants his $2 dollars Animu Keychain shippen 2 hours after payment.
>>53682555
But will it enough for swim the internet?
>>53682706
yes, it's 0430 Saturday there right now.
>>53682691
Yeah I imagine they sold a fuckton of the note 3 pros which is what I ordered.
>>53682714
White as hell and I spent £140
>>53682658
Before cakebucks happened we all knew Gearbest was gearworst with *slow shipping*.
Just wait a few days.
>>53682744
All my shit ordered from Aliexpress usually took a week to "ship." Then another 10-14 days for tracking to work (when it actually enters Chinese mail).
>>53682744
Fair, I was just wondering as the last order I did shipped kinda quick but I guess there has been a fair amount of cake orders.
>>53682561
Me too! I'm excited, never used a drone before
>>53682791
they're good clean fun!
>>53682768
Same here. And still fucking waiting for Huion tablet that had tracking, left China more than a month ago and is still nowhere. Chinaman told me to wait patiently, but it didn't move for a fucking month.
>>53682416
I have one of those. It works fine, but you get what you pay for.
use this QR code for the display adjustment settings, mine didn't have it printed on the device, box, or manual
>>53682836
what phone do you have? is it worth the $8?
![drone-operator-feature-hero[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/Ek1jymH.jpg "drone-operator-feature-hero[1].jpg")
>>53682806
Yeah, until you find yourself three years later in an underground bunker having just bombed a Lybian wedding and killed 100 people because of some faulty intel and the general pins a medal on you for killing a battalion of is fighters but deep down you know the truth and all the jet pilots look down on you because you're just a glorified rc plane guy and there aren't anymore donuts in the break room, so this day couldn't really be any worse
>>53680848
If you're needing something to spend your cakebux on.
http://www.gearbest.com/motherboards/pp_279765.html
>>53682880
somebody please donate some 24-27" monitors to our MIL
>>53682880
yea but these drones can do flips!
>>53682790
They are packing stuff.
>>53683111
>that bag of assorted packages on the side
>that bag is probably thrown into the dumpster
>>53682790
pls my shit got shipped withing 14 hours after paying
>>53683111
Sweeeet
>>53683111
oh shit is dat sum ePacket.
Can someone recommend me a good mic set up? I need to burn some of these cake points
>>53683130
Probably a mailbag.
>>53683130
no it's sitting on a scale, and the weighed package goes into the santa sack. chinese process packages left-to-right as per custom 2,000 years ago when they packaged sex toys and shark slates for the Romans.
>>53682862
I have an old-ass Galaxy S3 (which I'm probably going to change soon, I want to get an S7 but I also don't feel like spending money and have been considering just getting the nicest chinkphone I can find). All I use it for is to watch VR and 360 videos. Oh, and panoramic pictures, that's always neat.
The headset is reasonably comfy and I've impressed several normalfags with it by letting them try it out. Pentile is less of an issue than I expected. The hilariously low performance of the phone is surprisingly not an issue regarding nausea, at least for me or anyone I've shown it to (but they've all worn it for far less time than me, so that's not saying much). I wear my glasses while wearing the thing (I'm hilariously nearsighted, like 4 inches in front of my face before it gets blurry bad), no issue.
There aren't too many adjustments for the optics, the sliders on it mainly just to account for phone size.
There's a capacitive button instead of the magnet ring, which works much better, although it's a tad poorly placed (it's near where the cardboard settings button is on the screen). The phone sticks on with suction cups, and there's also padding if you don't have a smooth backed phone
as far as I know, drift will be an eternal issue with these things, although all of Google's cardboard apps have great drift correction
but most other programs don't seem to use the latest release of the Cardboard API and thus will drift pretty heavily, so you can't just lie down and enjoy, you'll need a swivel chair or to stand
And yeah, it's totally worth $8. It will still make you wish you had something better, but it's pretty neat.
It's a piece of plastic you stick your phone in and strap to your face and provides a reasonable approximation of a VR helmet.
>>53683166
bm-700 or bm-800 has been the meme mic in these threads.
>>53683166
One got posted in the last thread.
>>53683166
bmeme800 is the best mic meme
next to the pistons and the sharks
So what's up with a Chinese company giving me Swiss Post, Netherlands Post, Post Sweden and Hungary Post as options for postage?
>>53683257
placebos, its actually Chink Post regardless.
How do I apply my points to my purchase?
>>53683257
AFIK oackages gets shipped in big container to Swiss/Netherands/Sweden/Hungary and they handle routing to correct country. This keeps China post's load lower.
>>53683275
They're probably sending it to these countries first and forward the package from there for tax/customs reasons
Used some cakebux, how did I do?
Anything else I should pick up?
>>53683354
get velour pads asap m8
I'm using one, it's good but the stock pads are shit as in very uncomfortable shit.
>>53682555
I'd rather just keep using AA's... and good advice anway.
>>53682486
From GB I assume? I've been wanting to order one as well but I'm sceptical about the warranty from mr chinky mc gook. Please let me know if you know how it works
>>53683371
shark
>>53683354
I got them even cheaper locally and they are great for the price. I even used 80€ headphones and I think that these are much better.
Which one should I order?
>no magic 8 ball on ali
I'm amazed and dissapointed
>>53683393
yes, the 240gb one is $60/each with cakes
Should I pay for insurance at Gearbest?
>>53683354
Buy some velour pads for those.
>>53683468
link pleaseeeee
Wish I could get the Orange Pi case & cables on GearBest but will get those off the regular store on Ali. Other than that I'm happy with what I'm picking up and its all thanks to the cake script.
>>53683380
>>53683494
Where from?
>>53683546
ali, ebay, etc
Just started looking at the oneplus2, I noticed the display is only 1920x1080, but boasts 401ppi @ 5.5in. Obviously this isn't impossible or these stats wouldn't be online, but for some reason I can't get the math to work out for it to fit. Clearly I'm overworked right now or something, but shouldn't the resolution be slightly higher?
>>53683543
What are you buying this tiny tablet for? You know it's 4 inch, right?
>>53683564
15 bucks on ebay, half the price of the headphones. fuck that shit
>>53683593
Probably to play OSU
>>53683543
I hope you have more luck than I do on Aliexpress.
>>53683593
Yeah I realise that, I'm using it for video editing so don't need anything that big. I'm not a graphic designer or playing Osu or whatever.
>mfw this post on miui forums
>>53683600
You can get some for $7 on amazon
What are the chances of this being a Philips SHP9500 clone? It has some visual similarities but other than that I have no clue of its quality.
http://www.gearbest.com/headsets/pp_219256.html
Aliexpress has good quality products, the shipping is outrageous though. Said my processor would be here in 7 business days, 20 days later i finally have it.
>>53683568
best guess is you aren't using the right inches^2 for the device. the oneplus 2 has 12.93 square inches, 401^2=160,801 * 12.93 = 2,079,156.93 = 1920*1080
>>53683622
http://www.amazon.com/Cosmos-Velvet-Replacement-Cushion-Headphones/dp/B00KLPRQMO
>>53683371
What's the color options on the key button for, are they all silver and the little case for it is colored?
>>53683629
quick link i found
http://www.head-fi.org/products/somic-hd-mh463-open-air-dynamic-pro-headphones-black
>>53683642
>Aliexpress has good quality products
well, it depends on the seller, really. I wouldn't expect to get anything in under a month ordering there though.
>>53683715
Yeah, it's just the holder. The black one was 30 cents more so I just got plum
>>53683736
Sweet, I need one for new Redmi 3 I ordered. Thanks for reminding me.
Wait, do GearBest ship everything individually or all together? I may have fucked up by giving my work address, they don't mind one or two packages every so often but if I get like 10 packages pretty close together it'll be tough.
>>53683766
its delete! muahaha
>>53683440
they're all painted with lead and infused with mustard gas so really its down to whether you like black or white cock
>>53683645
That was it.
Thanks mate.
>>53683799
Together.
>>53683799
>all those customs declaration descriptions
Shouldn't have ordered that babbypussi
>>53683830
Jesus I didn't even think of that, at least its nothing too bad (>>53683543). I think its under the customs limit too which means I won't get an angry call demanding I give the receptionist money.
>>53683861
Yeah they're cheap so it'll come in one squashed box or maybe even a padded envelope
>>53683906
Very likely it will be padded envelope.
>>53683927
If it's already boxed they usually just put that white plastic covering over it and call it a day.
>>53677279
Bump. Anyone posted the performance test for the shark cards yet?
>>53683822
np. get the oneplus x, it's overall the better value. if you're spending 350 on a phone, the 2 isn't your best option. better ppi, better screen (OLED vs LCD), and no fingerprint scanner. the oneplus 2 doesn't even have a physical button, as the main button, it's mainly a fingerprint scanner. you're paying the premium on an extra gig of ram and a slightly better cpu, which you just don't use in the phone. you also lose on display quality.
just my two cents but you're better off with the oneplus x over the 2
-a guy that owns the 1, 2, and x.
>>53683957
the last thread or the one before the last thread had usb 2.0 and 3.0 test of the sharkies, they were fine.
>>53683957
There was a bunch last night or Wednesday, have a look at the archive.
>>53683957
See >>53663919
>>53683974
Also see >>53662385
>>53683974
>>53684035
I should add, I personally will be posting tests when I get my order in.
anybody know were can I get some cheap bookshelf speaker ? Or any speaker, it doesn't need to be portable, just to have a good enough sound
Well, should we get /csg/ wiki for product reviews, since people are asking is X good?
>>53683972
>>53683974
>>53684005
>>53684035
Looks nice, thanks a lot.
>>53684092
That would be cool
>>53684092
I'd like it, since we should find the same products we're looking for easier and have posted reviews and identify where they were bought from, which listing, etc.
>xiaomi controller
>only has one real trigger, other is a button
what the fuck? why bother. completely useless for racing games.
>control throttle for gas
>EITHER ON OR OFF BRAKES BRO
>>53684169
you sure it's not an analogue button?
>>53683968
What network are you on? I've been turned off from the Oneplus X due to the lack of LTE support in the US. This issue seems resolved on the 1+2 (at least according to gsm arena)
>>53684195
i watched a review, apparently the two pressure sensitive triggers on the back are actually one button, one really pressure sensitive
>>53684220
that's a strange design choice I agree. There's plenty of controllers though should suffice though.
>>53684212
it depends on where you live. ATT has more LTE bands than you see on the google spec sheet, and I have LTE support frequently in SoCal. call your local rep and check to see which bands they support in your area to be certain but i can see how thats an issue.
unless you're tethered to your laptop or something its not that big an issue. hspa in the states is something like 50mbps/up and you aren't going to need much more than that for a phone. you can trade in that support if its a dealbreaker but you lose on expandable storage, better battery life, etc etc.
again i own both and i mainly use the X. take from that what you will but you'll prally regret the 2 later.
>>53684063
Craigslist is probably better than China in this case because good bookshelf speakers are heavy.
>>53684166
Sure, and disassembly pictures if possible.
http://mysku.ru/ is quite good example of /csg/ blog, but it's Russian. Found that one when I was looking reviews of WiFi repeaters.
>>53684334
okay thx
although I live in France, so Craiglist isn't an option, but we've got leboncoin.com so it's okay
What' /csg/'s recommended flashlight?
>>53684495
>http://pastebin.com/jKiAG7yj
Flashlights/Torches:
Focus on Cree LEDs with a single chip, especially their Q5 (updated version note: The Q5 is a specific bin of the XP-E2 LED, so disregard what the old pastebin says) and XM-L2 series. They have long battery life / super strong output, respectively. Do not pay too much attention to usually bogus lumen ratings.
More info on Cree LEDs:
http://flashlightwiki.com/Cree
Flashlight Guide:
http://flashlightwiki.com/Main_Page
Fake Cree LED awareness thread:
http://budgetlightforum.com/node/41084
Budget light reviews:
http://flashlightwiki.com/Budget_light_reviews
I've been visited by the stinky chinky of Xiaomi Powerbanks.
Wondering if anyone has ever ordered pro audio equipment from ali aside from the BM-800's which are quite popular. I'm looking for a solid XLR to USB interface with ideally 2 inputs.
>>53684995
>>53685027
>>53684995
>stinky chinky
Guess it's not good then?
>>53685027
Are those Samsung 18650 batteries? Might be a good deal if so.
>>53685067
interested
Oh shit guys this is cute!
Sweet little 16MHz ATMEGA32 board.
£4.50
>>53685067
Idk if the 18650s are real or not. I'm going wait to see what they sellers says to do with it before I disassemble it.
>>53685066
Its a fake. The board should be Texas Instruments. The leds shouldn't bleed like that. And the verification number they give you shouldn't be queried 6,000 times. Pic related.
>>53685098
Sweet, now tell me how it works and what can I do with it?
>>53684707
looks like i got a fake XM-L2. It was only $7 so I don't really care. it's about 1/3 the brightness of a real XM-L2.
>>53685141
It's an Atmega dev board. If you need to know more than that then I guess you can't do anything with it?
Oh, sorry, do you only know "RasPi" and "Arduino"?
>>53685106
Some stinky chinky left a hair in there. The 18650s aren't labelled.
>>53684995
board is green
iirc all Xiaomi powerbanks should be blue
I have a fake powerbank with what appears to be the 'B' version of that TPOWER chip
>>53685156
Take a pic with the lense off.
>>53685169
Forgot the pic. Pic related, stinky chinky hair.
>>53685098
With so few pins exposed, you're better off getting a couple of ATTiny85s for the same price.
>>53685201
hard to macro with a damn phone.
>>53685201
lol yea. fake af. i could just drop a real LED in there an solder it on right?
>>53685167
I know nothing, waiting for my first Orange Pi to play with ARM assembler.
Looking it up tells me it's 8bit CPU, but what (and how) can it be programmed with? I see some assember and C in datasheets.
How could I connect to this thing, if I ever got one?
>>53685263
Here's mine. Is it legit?
>>53685350
can't tell shit from your focusing. but from the green pcb and silver corners, it does look like an off brand.
>>53685369
Oh well. It works great. It was hard to get a good pic with my phone.
>>53685305
either 32/64bit, don't worry dude.
just gonna learn for coding with ARM.
>>53685389
>>53685350
actually it might be the original XM-L. If you can twist the copper off I might be able to tell
>>53685098
link?
>>53685421
This better?
>>53685472
lol same fake as mine. the latticebrights are still fairly good compared to standard lights you get from home depot or whatever, but it's still weak compared a real XM-L or XM-L2
>>53685500
Damn. Where can I get an XML? This knockoff is bright as fuck. I'd love to see how bright those are.
>>53685528
http://www.amazon.com/ThorFire-Flashlight-Cycling-Camping-Hunting/dp/B00QSV8BKQ?
I got this one a while back for $15. You're generally not going to find a real XML for under than even from Chinese sellers.
10/10 would become face of the AliExpress again
>>53683111
>>53683142
every fucking time :^(
>>53685704
Time to find way to bot that.
>>53685528
here's brightness comparison. left is fake at full zoom. right is real XM-L2, which doesn't zoom. even at full zoom it doesn't match the center of the real XM-L2.
>>53683440
they are cheap and have mold flashing that cuts your boipuss to ribbons when you inflate them.
>tfw want a Redmi Note 3 or a chink tablet but have an iPhone 6s, iPad mini 4 and iPad Pro and can't even use a Note 3 on my carrier
CONSUMERISM
>>53685753
That's almost too bright. I think I like my zoomable knockoff better.
>>53682404
use Netherlands direct shipping. it ships directly to the Netherlands then to your country.
Faster than China post and free (or a small supplement)
Well I just woke up
It's been a fun ride guys
I bought tons of shit but I'm still unhappy
>>53685753
That left one's module looks pretty same as my UltraFire Cree XML T6.
>>53685923
The cake gaming ended, no more cakefarming unless Gearbest releases a similar game. Maybe this weekend.
>>53683371
Can these take screenshots? That's what I liked about my LG phones, they had a side button that you can program to do things. Some new china phones have this button but they aren't common.
>>53685973
Well yeah.
>>53685898
buy some paracord
>>53685988
Oh nvm I'm foolish, it says right thur
CUBE I9 STYLUS WHEN
>>53686013
>yfw the counterfeit paracord breaks
>>53685012
Those prices are worse than most music superstores. Like that Behringer is only €80 from Thomann in Europe.
AHHHHH! THE CAKE IS GONEEEE
FFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
https://youtu.be/YxE75Otag1M
>>53686072
I'm going hiking with that shit no idea what to use it for but who cares
>>53685098
You could buy three arduino clones for that price though.
>>53686087
Make your wife's son rock climb with it.
Any particularly good media/Netflix boxes?
I'm seeing hundreds of the things on gearbest so it's hard to pick just one.
>>53686140
none of them can do 1080p so
>>53686087
climb a tree and look over across the land at all the plebs
>>53686140
They're all pretty much the same these days. About the only thing you need to make sure is that the box has a decent community and can be flashed easily if needs be.
>>53686082
Something new will come along I'm sure especially when every other site is doing something with easter.
>>53686140
My http://www.gearbest.com/tv-box-mini-pc/pp_324845.html paid with cakebux got shipped today.
Atom x5 shouldn't go horribly wrong.
>>53686140
I've heard good things about m8s boxes. They had a flash sale so I picked one up for 20 dollars after cakebux. Its "processing" now.
>>53686185
yes .. and we will find a way. /CSG/ always finds a way!
t. retired /sp/artan
>>53686158
I'm aware of it, but why is that?
>>53685841
Yeah but you should have a few different brightnesses available right? XM-L2 is the most efficient LED Cree makes, so better battery life on same brightness. If you can solder, you can probably just pop a cheap emitter in.
http://www.gearbest.com/diy-parts-and-tools/pp_142215.html
>>53686158
What? Most boxes can do 4k files no problem these days. Unless you're talking specifically about Netflix then year only things like Roku or Amazon devices get Super HD but its still shit compared to a proper rip.
>>53686219
Can I solder this into my current torch and use the zoom?
>>53686203
http://www.digitaltrends.com/home-theater/why-android-and-other-devices-cant-stream-hd-netflix/
Basically the big companies ganging up to fuck over everyone else.
>>53686248
The problem is that they don't have enough ram to buffer enough of the video to watch shows in 1080p as most sites have spotty speeds.
>>53685156
I have an LED lightbulb that has about 60 of these yellow pads and outputs around the same as a 60W incandescent
>>53686275
Neato
>>53685201
whoa there is chinese hair in there. might belong to a girl!
>>53686158
I don't intend to watch above 720p because I live in a communist dictatorship and have lolbandwidthcaps.
>>53686170
>>53686196
>>53686199
Thanks guys.
I like the look of that box you linked, but now I sort of understand what I'm looking for I'll do a bit more research.
>>53686347
If you run KODI or something like that on there then there's no problem with over 1080p, it's all based off what your network can handle. Playing any file off USB is perfect too, I have a 2 year old ANdroid box and it still works great.
>>53682359
So I'm looking at purchasing during the AliExpress 6 year sale. Trying to find a good desktop mic that ideally won't pick up too much of my clicky blues. Are the bm700 or bm800 still the recommended ones?
>>53682359
I've got a prepaid visa with 24 dollars on it. Looking for some random cool shit. Any and all suggestions welcome.
are the cakebux code not working anymore?
>>53686468
Nope, it ended.
Hey /csg/fags, I'm thinking about building a small media server with the Orange Pi Plus. The reason I wanna go with the Plus is because of its SATA2 connector, but before I do I have a few questions.
First, what solution did you use to power the SATA drive?
And second, do you think it would be too ugly? or do you think it could be done without too many cables?
>>53686640
SATA on OPi Plus is not SATA capable. It's USB-to-SATA bridge, the write speeds do not exceed 15MB/s. Check Sunxi wiki.
guys, do I get a 64gb or 128gb microSD?
I mean, I'm sure 64gb is more than enough... but 128gb is MORE than more than enough
HELP!!!
>tfw consumer whore
>>53686698
2x64 are cheaper than 1x128. One 64 is cheaper than any other combination. Decide yourself.
>>53686684
What? It has a dedicated SATA 2 chip though...
Can you link me to exactly where it says that? I cant seem to find it skimming through the wiki.
>>53686750
It still goes through USB 2.0 bus.
>>53686878
shit...
So should I just go with an RPi 2? It seems like the OPi+ has no advantage now. Seeing as I'd be running it using an ethernet cable anyway.
>>53682391
so far just boypussy accessories
http://www.gearbest.com/microscopes-endoscope/pp_229387.html
>>53686904
If size wouldn't have been a problem, PC built from used components would do 1000x more things 100x better than RPi and it would cost 4--5x as much. If you don't want headaches, go for cheapo computer instead of RPi and clones. You won't look back after that.
>>53686959
was going for incredibly low power and set/forget capabilities
Is gearbest selling fake xiaomi pistons and dual drivers?
HELP PICK.
DRONE OR 3D PRINTER?????
>>53686904
RPi 2 doesn't have SATA either. The ethernet goes through the USB too which creates bottlenecks if that's a big deal.
>>53687013
3D print da drone homie
>>53687013
printer
>>53687017
fuck me dude.
Intel atom it is :^(
>>53686750
I told you where to check for more on the SATA topic. Use Google.
The chip you see is GL830, it's USB 2.0 / PATA / SATA bridge.
I don't think there's any such board with real SATA.
Banana Pi has USB-to-SATA bridge, too.
>>53687034
shit man.
thanks for the info.
>>53687013
Drone, also which ones you looking at?
>>53686915
This is interesting, but I don't want to shove chinese shit up my ass
>>53687034
>>53687044
Oh, wait, sorry. I take that back. Seems that Banana Pi M1 got real SATA controller. M2 and M3, however, use USB 2.0 bridge.
Still researching the topic.
>>53687048
suit yourself, your highness
>>53687062
let me know what you find out. I'm still looking as well.
>>53686976
>set/forget
Then don't even look at RPi and clones. Power outage corrupted my SD countless times, system updates literally broke my installation to point where it was easier to just wipe it. I think that in case of performance/power, computer would still do better. Look for T series Intel processors, they have ridiculously low power consumption and are much more powerful than you would ever need.
Anyone buy /chinkphone/ during the sales?
>>53687079
Thanks man.
Its mostly for Bittorrent Sync and Hentai@Home, so that's mostly what I'm going for.
>>53687032
Fwiw the Orange Pi doesn't make the USB and ethernet share the same bus so there won't be any bottlenecking there but you're still limited to USB 2 so it's around 30 MB/s. I use it as a seedbox and have never managed to throttle it with a 100mb line.
>>53687084
Bought xiaomi redmi note 3 pro
>>53687116
Did you catch the $229 flash sale? Even the 16gb for $130 is good.
>>53686140
MXQ is decent and cheap.
tons of USB ports.
Buy a wireless keyboard, typing with the remote is hell.
>>53687095
It is possible to overcome these flaws, but in the end, you are just patching something that is broken. And spending silly money on it. Good luck whatever you go for and remember to have fun setting it up as well.
>>53687072
Seems that Banana Pi M1, Pro and R1 (Router) all have real SATA. There are possibly other boards with real SATA controllers, too.
Check Linux Sunxi for more info on boards, but read descriptions of devices. Ctrl-F for SATA, to see if USB bridge is mentioned anywhere.
https://linux-sunxi.org/Category:Devices_with_SATA_port
