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Tech Hardware Discussion Thread 1: Never buy HP products edition Anonymous 03/10/2020 (Tue) 22:42:54 No.1973
Discussion for all things Hardware. Buys, Wants and recommendations. I obtained a HP Probook 64xxb recently however the machine bios was locked along with the OS selection, I researched for about 30 minutes and found leaked OEM bios restore keys along with the functionality to enter bios reset and flash mode insert OEM key it was easy as fuck even a child could do this. What i did on probook was doing a combo of f10 pushes to then install Linux. It's fucking pathetic to sell such a glaring factory backdoored product like this and these were marketed to the professional sector. I'm also considering purchasing a LG 27GL850-B for a nice 4k screen, stingy price but something tells me with china going down and innolux closing shop thanks to corona sama panels may not be properly available for some time. FREE Recommendation: TPM chip functionality. It can be added to LUKS and even used as auth for such things as servers and on system PC adding layer of security to any filesystem. Very useful and very overlooked little chip. https://www.invidio.us/watch?v=NFQ22SBlejk
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27gl850b is a 1440p screen
>>1974 You are correct, im thinking about not going for le gayming screen but now that i've had 144 my eyes can't go back. Also I'm sick of this TN panel. Quality isn't bad but its nothing compared to IPS.
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Another recommendation from me goes to Fluid F5's studio monitors. Company by Kevin Zuccaro who worked for JBL labs. What's better than cheap and good. They cost nothing and compare easily with Genelec(albeit genelecs are better but for x6 the price lol)
How much money would buying the cheapest 1080p (Full HD) monitor with either 10 bpc or HDR have costed me? I fell for the TN 144 Hz gayming maymay and I want to redemption arc myself. Can be either VA or IPS, as I'm mainly watching anime anyway. OLED's are out of the question, as they're too expensive compared to their poor lifetime thanks to burn-ins after just around 9000 hours.
>>1976 looks great too. thanks for the tip anon.
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Which used Thinkpads (or any laptop with a decent clit mouse) have the best battery life? The T400 that I have only lasts about 2-3 hours. I might get another used Thinkpad model, but most of them have drained batteries. I have considered Dell Latitudes, but I don't know which ones have BIOS/UEFI fuckery. HP is likely out of the question due to this.
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>>1978 Newer monitors with higher refresh don't mean shitty image quality anymore as they did before. www.rtings.com have some options laid out. Cheapest and best requires some poking around. Maybe check for some korean brand cheapos as well.
>>1976 Front ports are hard to design (to avoid audible resonances or cancellation due to leakage), so I wouldn't take it on a cheap monitor. They're also completely useless unless you want to wall mount your monitors; people not understand that bass frequencies are omnidirectional is still a good laugh. Also, I wouldn't take a monitor without dip switches unless you plan on doing equalization yourself. I'd try the new Presonus Eris XT (yes, even with that front port), since its waveguide looks suspiciously like the one from Neumann's much more expensive KH120A; yes, even with a front port. But seriously, there's no replacement for Genelec 8000's monitors. https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?pages/SpeakerTestData/ if you want actually useful data to choose a speaker (more speakers are added all the time).
>>2025 Thanks pretty good rec interesting those are about the same price range as the ones i listed. And as you said with studio monitors it's mandatory to direct them to listener headpsace. Wall mounts are def optimal but not necessary, you can simply put something under the speakers to lift them up and direct them.
>>1982 >that battlestation
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>>2036 Not too much a fan of wall mounting, L-shaped stands are the best, really. I'm buying a pair of 8030 with pic n°2 in two months. Using pic n°1 with Yamaha HS7, currently; they're quite good, with extremely low hiss, but I want the cream of the cream to match my ColorEdge. If you're shopping around those prices, Adam's T5V is good too (they provide data: https://www.adam-audio.com/en/t-series/t5v/#technical-data), Tannoy's Gold 5/7 is a cheap way to go coaxial, as is Fluid Audio's FX50 (you even get a DSP based crossover!).
>>2053 Also, let me add the the Adam is a recent design and has a 5 year warranty.
>>1981 X200 is the meme laptop for a reason, Anon. It's actually breddy gud in a lot of respects.

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