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infernal machines posted:As requested: I’m not expert, but I think your supposed to take the plastic wrap off the slice of American cheese before you solder it. 
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The walmart site is lovely but if you actually buy stuff sold by walmart you're probably safer than if you buy stuff sold by amazon because of amazon's crazy inventory commingling scheme (if you're buying stuff like SD cards). Walmart doesn't necessarily have the best inventory for electronics, though. It seemed like they were trying to improve that a year or two ago but then maybe gave up. Also, YMMV, but I've bought a bunch of things from aliexpress now and I've somehow never had anything literally not work. I'm not sure it's worse than random sellers on amazon. Recently I've bought several things from amazon that just simply weren't as described (earphones that were supposed to be noise cancelling but weren't, containers that were supposed to be microwave save but were labelled on the bottom as not microwave save), although I think this was just sloppiness and not intentional. One thing that seems to be good about aliexpress is that despite the bad English and stuff, sellers realize that it's just a huge waste of time/money for everyone if there's any confusion about products, so in a lot of cases they tend to go into extreme detail and err on the side of disclosing everything. For example, in the case of clothes a lot of sellers have huge red warnings saying "Chinese sizes" and then extremely specific instructions on measurements so there can be no possible confusion. mystes fucked around with this message at 19:10 on Aug 6, 2020 |
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https://www.aliexpress.com/item/400...earchweb201603_ tempted to get this for my famicom, i havent ordered much from ali though. is it likely to be functional?
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On the other hand you don't necessarily want to buy random, expensive electronics off aliexpress without reviews you trust from other sites. You can try looking to see if you can find better reviews elsewhere. Amazon has a similar product but it's a different color so who knows if it's actually the same thing or not: https://www.amazon.com/EverDrive-N8-Famicom-Nintendo-NES/dp/B079X342S4 Other sites also have positive reviews (https://gbatemp.net/review/everdrive-n8.167/) but again there's no way to be 100% sure you're actually getting the same thing rather than a clone. mystes fucked around with this message at 19:17 on Aug 6, 2020 |
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Aug 6, 2020 19:12
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https://www.aliexpress.com/item/329...earchweb201603_ gonna buy my own scabby
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mystes posted:On the other hand you don't necessarily want to buy random, expensive electronics off aliexpress without reviews you trust from other sites. It's been tested to work with the Canon M50, but on the downside the trip I wanted to use it on had to be canceled due to corona so 
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Second time ever dealing with a refund and it was super easy and quick. With the pandemic I had a lot of sellers preemptively extend the purchase protection for orders back in March and April. Everything has been rolling in eventually except one package from 29th April. Protection ran out today and I checked the mostly useless tracking and all it said was “Shipment cancelled”. Full refund of AU$45 within an thirty minutes of opening the dispute. Advice on buying batteries from Ali? Is it just “don’t” or are there reputable vendors? Looking to replace some very old 18650s.
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I don't have positive advice on batteries. I bought some button batteries that had Panasonic on the labels. They died incredibly quickly.
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DRINK ME posted:Advice on buying batteries from Ali? Is it just “don’t” or are there reputable vendors? Just don't. Unless you can get genuine Samsungs or LGs.
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A small supplier can produce knock-off designer clothes, but not knock-off batteries.
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I did a small price comparison a while back and it was cheaper to buy them locally. And that wasn't even taking into account that the local ones would actually have the capacity that they claimed they did.
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I've always been fine with batteries off Ali. As long as you know to expect about half the rated capacity. The various batteries that are available now with a micro USB port in the side for charging are really handy, I replaced most of the batteries I use with them and they're surprisingly good.
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i ordered a laptop charger that should arrive soon (it says it's "in my country" anyway), it was less than 10 euros including shipping so we'll see. it's for an old laptop so if it explodes i can live with it
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If you only get half the capacity, you should only pay half price. What with the cheap and good IKEA batteries I can get a bus drive away, I'm not seeing that on Aliexpress.
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mystes posted:On the other hand you don't necessarily want to buy random, expensive electronics off aliexpress without reviews you trust from other sites. I don't know how it is for the Famicom version but for the Megadrive Everdrive the product is literally just the board and the reseller are the ones who put it in a cartridge shell (either donated from a real game or a repro shell) and slap a nice label on it so the cart looking different isn't necessarily a sign it's real/fake. That said there's a list of authorized resellers on Krikkz.com so I'd either use one of them and make sure you're getting the real thing or go the opposite way and grab some random $20 flashcart off AliExpress and deal with like, 3 games in the entire software library not working right.
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Snackula posted:I don't know how it is for the Famicom version but for the Megadrive Everdrive the product is literally just the board and the reseller are the ones who put it in a cartridge shell (either donated from a real game or a repro shell) and slap a nice label on it so the cart looking different isn't necessarily a sign it's real/fake. Be careful with the MegaDrvie ones. Krikkz DOES have some DRM in their upgrading of firmware. ALso there are some things different amonst the various editions on the hardware level. I'm donating my knockoff MDEverDrive to a mate because it doesn't do one stupid niche feature I want purely for nerd-wank factor.
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if dipper pines was a goth... (yeah, i ordered it) 
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Moo the cow posted:I did a small price comparison a while back and it was cheaper to buy them locally. I noticed the same. Plus the ones you buy locally will have things like consumer protection laws* if you get a fake or dud. For the likes of 18650s check out your local e-cig/vape shops as they will sell them. I got an LG 18650 from a local e-cig shop for the same price as ebay/amazon/CPC with just being able to walk in and buy it. *Offer not valid in third world countries and the USA
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My best purchase was a set of 100 tiny compasses. I was going to use them for a lab demonstrating how "fossilized " magnetism in rock formations can show seafloor spreading. Nothing fancy, just little 1 cm compasses that only had the cardinal directions on them, but that's all I needed. Got the package and after testing a few tossed the whole lot. The needles were plastic. Didn't respond to magnetism. At all.
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DRINK ME posted:Advice on buying batteries from Ali? Is it just “don’t” or are there reputable vendors? Definitely a no. Even Amazon is a no, but still a bit better. Counterfeit batteries are a huge fire risk, especially if you're using it in a high drain device. As others have said, you'll probably have best luck at a local vape shop. (Unless they did something dumb like buy a bunch from AE to sell individually)
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Thanks all. Will buy batteries locally. Got this lovely confusing message from the supplier after Ali approved my refund quote:Dear friend,
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MrUnderbridge posted:My best purchase was a set of 100 tiny compasses. I was going to use them for a lab demonstrating how "fossilized " magnetism in rock formations can show seafloor spreading. That is a cool lab idea you had and I can't help but lol they were completely unfunctional and essentially 100 tiny decorative compasses.
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wheatpuppy posted:Translation: Fleta Mcgurn posted:You wouldn't be a dumb idiot if you didn't know  Yeah, now that you mention it I think I heard their story on the Last Podcast On The Left. Gonna watch some puppies to bleach my eyes in a moment. In good purchase news, I'm cross-posting myself from the coffee thread. I just received these scales from AliExpress for the travel kit I'm assembling:  https://nl.aliexpress.com/item/32991450273.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.57c54c4d3Oe01a I got the 1kg, .1 precision version. It accurately returned the weight of a couple of coins when I tested, so it seems like a good deal. So get 'em if you wanna weigh coffee, jewelry, or drugs but spend less than 
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I haven't replied yet but I'm guessing this is some sort of scam: Customs for a 35 cent silicone brush?
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Lord Stimperor posted:
You motherfucker, now my Aliexpress is in Dutch.
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Catpain Slack posted:You motherfucker, now my Aliexpress is in Dutch. Kind of apt that it happened with a weed scale.
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Catpain Slack posted:You motherfucker, now my Aliexpress is in Dutch. It always has been (holds gun)
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Moo the cow posted:Kind of apt that it happened with a weed scale. You don't measure weed to +/- 0.01g 
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norp posted:You don't measure weed to +/- 0.01g Do you eyeball it? Like you would phenazepam? 
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norp posted:You don't measure weed to +/- 0.01g In fairness, a $10 Ali scale ain’t measuring fo +/- 0.01g anyway.
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DRINK ME posted:Thanks all. Will buy batteries locally. If you end up not local - cehck out Jehu's youtube channel. He sometimes gets on some good bulk deals (and I sorely wish I was in the when some deals drop). https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcMfCkN1juSa49DJFYltOTw I do laugh how early on he stated he didn't want to be known as 'that battery guy' and just wanted to EV swap his VW Samba.
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Tokamak posted:A small supplier can produce knock-off designer clothes, but not knock-off batteries. Knock off batteries are super common when dealing with China and they're less sophisticated than you'd think. Rather than just not making them to the same standard I've seen AA cells that were literally hollow tubes with smaller random cells inside. (This was at work when some products were failing and turns out something like 30% of the batteries supplied by the manufacturer were fake. I'm still amazed that the effort was worth the money)
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Mojo Jojo posted:(This was at work when some products were failing and turns out something like 30% of the batteries supplied by the manufacturer were fake. I'm still amazed that the effort was worth the money) Step One: buy a bunch of random hearing aid cells that failed qa, you pulled from a recycling stream, etc. Step 2: pay basically nothing for the Labor to create fake AAs Step 3: sell them or exchange them into the real distribution network and disappear into the night Big Clive pulled apart a bunch of fake capacitors that they didn't even bother adding electrolyte to!! He actually added the borax and got them working too. Real electrolytic capacitors the size are like $0.10 each
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I grabbed some unprotected 14500 from Shockli on AliExpress specifically for high drain devices (Nerf Blasters). They had good reviews and seem to be performing quite well so far.
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Can anybody recommend a decent heartrate smartwatch that also doesn't look like a robot condom? I'm thinking of this one but I have no idea if it's any good. And good luck finding actual reviews of shady Ali Express knockoff electronics. [edit] I bought this one. For $26 it's worth a gamble. MustardFacial fucked around with this message at 21:55 on Aug 10, 2020 |
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Yikes, my Aliexpress name comes up as "NZ shopper" and I just noticed that when I leave reviews the user name comes up as "N****r" 
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Rozzbot posted:Yikes, my Aliexpress name comes up as "NZ shopper" and I just noticed that when I leave reviews the user name comes up as "N****r" lmaoooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
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I hate these emails I’ve been getting lately that say “Bad news for order 8013962934711” in the subject. Then it just tells me I’m too late to confirm delivery. Meanwhile idgaf about confirming anything, just send me my crap, we don’t need to maintain a relationship.
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