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What cheap Chinese tech have you bought, and would you recommend it?
Yes, we know everything is already from China but in here we discuss the no/low-name cheap shit you see on eBay, AliExpress and similar sites.
>IRC channel #/csg/ on rizon
http://pastebin.com/jKiAG7yj
News
>Aliexpress is having a sale until April 1 on random shit (hurr durr, Chink gon fooled you)
Previous thread: >>53795605
What VR headset to buy? How come all the plastic chink ones have low FOV?
Funny how only the Chink Shit posters can make new threads right.
Almost like they've been here longer or something...
any good TVs to order?
Just snapped my chomebook in half, ripped off the screen, and ripped out whatever I could off the motherboard.
Fucking faggot computer wouldn't let me restore chromeOs after installing windows. apparently you have to boot linux then flash the bios that way. the bios boot drive never worked so i said fuck it and destroyed it. fuck nthat piece of trash, it should have worked correctly and not been so fucking slow and it might have had a longer life
>>53803046
wow ur a big boy so strong
im a gurl btw
>>53803046
you're a faggot with anger issues
>>53803065
I spent 6 hours on this tonight and got nowhere, god damn it felt good breaking that piece of shit.
I need to buy a real laptop anyway.
Previous thread: >>53759755
IRC: #/tpg/ on irc.rizon.net
Other business laptops are also welcome in /tpg/ (e.g. Dell Latitude/Precision, HP EliteBook/ZBook).
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If you're looking for purchase advice, READ THE BUYERS GUIDE FIRST. Then post, stating budget and requirements (e.g. size and performance).
Don't buy anything OTHER THAN T, X AND W/P SERIES if you want the Real ThinkPad Experience™
Recommended models:
T420 - 14", normal size
X220 - 12.5", lightweight
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Why ThinkPad? (also applies to other business laptops)
>Used machines are plentiful and cheap.
>Excellent keyboards - tactile feel and quiet.
>Great durability: chassis uses a magnesium rollcage for structural integrity, with high quality plastic body panels.
>Utilitarian design: e.g. indicator LEDs, 7 row keyboard layout on older models.
>Docking stations that easily turns your laptop into a desktop.
>Easy to repair, upgrade and maintain thanks to readily available service manuals for every model. Spare parts are easy and cheap to obtain.
>The best trackpoint (that red thing in the middle of the keyboard). Great for those who type a lot or hate swiping their fingers all over a touchpad.
>Excellent GNU/Linux & *BSD support.
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Used ThinkPad Buyers Guide:
http://ktgee.net/tpg
New guides by xsauc:
http://www.dankpads.com
EPP discount for new ThinkPads (USA & Canada only, usually 15%+ off):
http://pastebin.com/UtEixUJD (embed)
ThinkWiki - Info on ThinkPads and running GNU/Linux on them:
http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/ThinkWiki
ThinkPad service guides w/ tutorial videos:
https://www.lenovoservicetraining.com/
ThinkPad wallpaper collection:
https://imgur.com/a/NlepZ
I was hoping to get a tablet computer with stylus and came up on a $54 total HP Elitebook 2740p. Just needs basic stuff like a HDD, HDD cover, power supply, etc.
It's kinda nice that it is an i5 as well rather than a Core Duo for the price.
Good deal?
>>53800658
>HP Elitebook 2740p
How do you deal with the lack of dedicated pointing stick middle button?
>>53800851
Definitely would prefer a ThinkPad, but budget constraints.
OLD THREAD >>53763501
> Discord
https://discord.gg/0qLTzz5potDFXfdT
>IRC Channel
#/g/wdg @ irc.rizon.net
Web client: https://www.rizon.net/chat
>Learning material
https://www.codecademy.com/
https://www.bento.io/
https://programming-motherfucker.com/
https://github.com/vhf/free-programming-books/blob/master/free-programming-books.md
https://www.theodinproject.com/
http://www.freecodecamp.com/
http://www.codewars.com/
>Crockford on Javascript
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7664379246A246CB
>Frontend development
https://github.com/dypsilon/frontend-dev-bookmarks
>Backend development
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_web_application_frameworks
>Useful tools
https://pastebin.com/q5nB1Npt/
https://libraries.io/ - Discover new open source libraries, modules and frameworks and keep track of ones you depend upon.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web - Guides for HTML, CSS, JS, Web APIs & more.
http://www.programmableweb.com/ - List of public APIs
>NEET guide to web dev employment
https://pastebin.com/4YeJAUbT/
> How to get started
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pB0WvcxTbCA
Good videos on the channel too
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVTlvUkGslCV_h-nSAId8Sw
>cheap vps hosting in most western locations
https://lowendbox.com
https://www.digitalocean.com/
https://www.linode.com/
https://www.heroku.com/
https://www.leaseweb.com
php sucks and if you're a php dev then you're part of the problem
>>53795509
If you have a visitor with a bad computer then your Javascript will take forever to load. PHP won't.
Not even half the people are running a computer from the last 5 years, so PHP is best.
>>53795546
React, Angular2, Ember Fastboot are going to change this, server side renderning my man.
UMPC appreciation thread, why did they die /g/?
>>53793881
This thing looks amazing
Steve took our jebs came and released the iPad
They died because they're fucking garbage.
-- PLEASE USE THIS FORM TO GET PURCHASE ADVICE --
>Requesting purchase advice:
http://pastebin.com/hjHkKDyM
Asking "Hey guys, what's your opinion on x?" is frowned upon.
Wireless is frowned upon.
Headset requests are frowned upon.
Isolation ≠Noise cancellation
>/g/ wiki headphone FAQ:
https://wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php?title=Headphones
Previous Thread: >>53773556
So I've been comparing the new HD598SE to my buddies HD558 and my HD650, I use to own the old 598 (I may have had a defective pair), but I swear the new HD598SE has more bass and a richer sound than the old 598 I use to have a couple years back.
The bass is tighter and goes as low as my 650's now. For sure has strong bass on the new 598SE I got. Not to mention they are very neutral and pretty clear sounding. I remember my old 598 being a tad bright, these new 598SE are anything but bright, I would call them warm before bright to be honest. I've used them in both my asgard 2 and bimby and just from my motherboard and desu it sounds great out of both. Super impressed with the new cans. (and this is coming from someone who returned the old 598 TWICE a couple years ago, for sure keeping these)
>>53793631
How do those compare to Earpods?
>>53793678
Any online measurements?
![fostex_rpmk3_series_t20rp_mk3_stereo_1180068[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/fIX5w5m.jpg "fostex rpmk3 series t20rp mk3 stereo 1180068[1]")
I like this meme. Got my mods set up pretty much perfect for my taste.
Got a new desk. Also can't find any other thread.
In this ITT thread: technology buzzwords
I'll start: "cloud"
>>53787718
I used to be with you, now I embrace that term, because I used to have to call it shit like remote computing or remote storage and people wouldn't understand. Now I just say cloud and they think they understand
>>53787728
You just defined "buzzword", just FYI.
>Linux’s Bash shell is coming to Windows, courtesy of a collaboration between Microsoft and Ubuntu-creator Canonical. Type bash into Windows 10’s Start menu, and you’ll be able to instantly get a full Linux command-line environment.
>It’s not a virtual machine or container
>This solution will be an app available in the Windows Store, and it will provide a full Ubuntu image that runs in userspace as a program on your desktop. Programs compiled for Linux will just run without even needing to be recompiled for Windows. You can use Ubuntu’s apt-get command to download and install programs, and it’ll just work. Developers can write Bash scripts and run them on Windows. It’s reportedly just as fast as running the same utilities natively on Ubuntu Linux.
Checkmate, atheists.
>>53815852
What if they're compiled for Arch? Will they still work then?
>>53815906
Yes, as long as you have the full arch root directory. Because it need the shared libraries.
They write a full linux binary emulator hooking the syscalls (lxcore.sys)
Linux users on suicide watch
>why have you not built your future robot wife f.am?
>>53814519
Watch ex machina
I have. Let me roll a name real quick
>>53814895
beautiful name for a woman.
Guys, can you please redpill me on these chinese phones? They seem to be very good, and they're also very cheap. What's going on here? There must be something, right? Are these things portable botnets?
>>53814218
They are nice.
>>53814231
Yeah, but what's the catch? There's obviously a catch.
>>53814242
I don't think they have one besides Chinese botnet.
I installed MIUI on my lenovo k3 note and I'm not liking it maybe I'll buy a xiaomi after my pre-ordered Ulefone Vienna dies
Why do bookshelf speakers cost so damn much?
Theyre such an old piece of tech that've been around relatively unchanged and mass produced for 50+ years
Is it because hipsters cucks will pay anything just to epeen over some frequencies it's been proven the human ear cant even notice ?
Or is there something I'm missing?
Just find a cheaper model or buy used.
It's the same with cars.
>>53814294
It's not the same with cars. Cars have changed alot in 50years relatively.
My Dad has some well looked after speakers from the 60s and 70s. Exactly the same. Same connections. Indiscernable sound quality compared to my mates brand new audio engines. What gives?
>>53814127
No you're pretty much right. There's a certain point where difference in quality plateaus but price keeps rising, driven by brand loyalty and marketing.
Then it hits a point where you have to spend "fuck you" amounts of money to get something better.
ITT: We pretend we're Stack Overflow
*deletes your post*
Works for me lol
>>53814111
Edit: Forgot a period
Let's see if we get any Terry Davises delivering God's message here in this thread
"Install gentoo CIA niggers"
Fuck off CIA nigger
>>53813723
I think we should all prey for systemd's reformation and thank doG for Temple OS.
why would i choose Debian over Ubuntu?
>>53813446
Cause they didn't sellout to Microsoft.
>>53813446
for a desktop machine you probably shouldn't
albeit canonical is now officialy recognised as enemy of your freedom, so i wouldn't advice using ubanto either
>>53813460
>muh feelings
are there any valid reasons?
