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Where to sell laptop parts?

gabe_flxtcher — Wed, 22 Jan 2025 11:49:56 +0800

I have a broken laptop (dead mobo) sitting around and just disassembled everything this morning. Idk what to do with it other than reusing the display as an HDMI external monitor. I think parts other than mobo are still fine. I checked Carousell and I don't see anybody seeking or selling laptop parts so idk if there's anyone that would be interested in them.

If got, how about computer shops? Are there any in Malaysia that will buy laptop parts? Thank you.

Cheap Wifi 6 router with Sim card slot?

gabe_flxtcher — Wed, 27 Oct 2021 17:20:04 +0800

Hi. I'm thinking of buying a Wifi 6 router to play VR games wirelessly. I only have Huawei mobile wifi but that's not suitable for VR. At first, I wanted to buy TP-Link AX1500 but I can't figure out how I can connect my SIM to the router (apparently I need a modem with SIM slot and Ethernet port for that to happen).

Are there any Wifi 6 router that has SIM slot? I know I could connect my mobile wifi to my laptop using USB but I'm pretty sure there's gonna be complications since the laptop is connected to 2 networks (the other router through the laptop Ethernet port), so maybe better to just simplify everything and have the Wifi 6 has a dedicated SIM slot which then be connected to the laptop through Ethernet.

Thoughts on ASUS TUF Gaming F15 (2021) FX506HM?

gabe_flxtcher — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 12:31:03 +0800

I'm planning to buy a new laptop since my current laptop has reached 5 years old now. So I did a research and found the best one for me based on specs. Asus TUF Gaming F15 2021 (FX506HM) – not to be confused with TUF Dash F15 – seems good enough for its price and I might use it for the next 5 years more. I'm choosing the FX506HM variant because I need 8 cores and the 6 GB VRAM.

I'm just wondering if there's anyone that has got their hands on it and if there's any problems with the machine. Heard that 2020 TUF A15 has design problems (blocked vents) so I'm worried about throttling.

I also accept any suggestions if there's any alternatives equivalent to or better than F15 (RM6k below)

Here's the spec I got from Asus MY website.

OS
• W10 Home

Graphics
• NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060 Laptop GPU,Up to 1630MHz at 90W (95W with Dynamic Boost),6GB GDDR6

Processor
• Intel® Core™ i7-11800H Processor 2.3 GHz (24M Cache, up to 4.6 GHz, 8 Cores)
*Malaysia doesn't have the i9 variant.

Display
• 15.6-inch,FHD (1920 x 1080) 16:9,anti-glare display,sRGB:62.5%,Adobe:47.34%,Refresh Rate:144Hz,Value IPS-level
*Malaysia doesn't have the 100% sRGB 240hz IPS variant

Memory
• 16GB DDR4-3200 SO-DIMM,Max Capacity : 32GB

Storage
• 512GB M.2 NVMe™ PCIe® 3.0 SSD

So what do you guys think? It is still sold out everywhere for the time being.

Cheap custom gift wrapper printing service?

gabe_flxtcher — Thu, 10 Jun 2021 20:47:27 +0800

Does anyone know which service offers cheap but good custom gift wrapper printing service?

I can't find the design that I want online so I'm planning to make some for my own.

Thanks!

Shipment from USA to MY

gabe_flxtcher — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 20:57:38 +0800

I bought something online 2 weeks ago and 3 days ago the parcel (courier - UPS) already departed from the carrier facility.

If anyone is familiar with UPS shipment from US to MY, how long would it take to arrive to destination?
Thank you.

Shipping address problem?

gabe_flxtcher — Tue, 15 Jan 2019 16:22:24 +0800

Idk if this is the right place to post this but I'm just puzzled because somehow Represent.com changed the State/Province info automatically after I checked out.

So I bought PewDiePie's new merch there and I've put my address accordingly. I put SELANGOR in the "State/Province" text box. But when I checked out, it changed SELANGOR to "10" (just the number 10, followed by my postcode).

Is the number 10 represents SELANGOR or what? Maybe Represent.com did something wrong? I need help :')

Buying CDs online

gabe_flxtcher — Sat, 08 Dec 2018 17:56:59 +0800

I wanted to buy Petit Biscuit's album but I can't find it elsewhere and I came across Fishpond.com. I read some reviews online about Fishpond and they're mixed.

Amazon's shipping fee is too high for me. Is Fishpond good?

Possible scammer on Mudah.my?

gabe_flxtcher — Wed, 28 Nov 2018 17:48:04 +0800

I'm not sure if I'm posting this at the right topic but I think my buyers are scammers. I'm selling 2 things on Mudah.my (XLR cable and USB soundcard) and I immediately got a possible buyer each. They both told me to WhatsApp them to negotiate and so I did.

Here's where I noticed something fishy.
Buyer A wanted to buy the cable and buyer B wanted to buy the soundcard. I WhatsApp them and they both told me to post them to their friends in Malaysia since they're currently not in Malaysia.

Buyer A told me that he's currently in Russia for a project and told me to post the cable to his friend in Perak.
Buyer B told me that he's currently in Europe for work and told me to post the soundcard to his friend in Sabah.

They both used the same excuse and I was wondering if they are trying to scam me.

Pictures look blurry

gabe_flxtcher — Sun, 12 Nov 2017 11:33:09 +0800

I bought a camera in Dec 2012 (Canon PowerShot SX500 IS). I loved the camera for its 30x optical magnification and very light compared to a regular DSLR. It was quite cheap; around RM 1000 only at that time.

In mid-2013, I realised that the pictures taken didn't look crisp as when I first bought it. I thought I overused the zooming function. The warranty was overdue.

If it's the lens problem, is there a way to fix it by yourself?

Here are the samples:
Before: https://imgur.com/a/yd52a
After: https://imgur.com/a/5hX6u

UPDATED:
More samples here https://imgur.com/a/IRv0H