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[Adam]

I use unblock us. $5/month.

I didn't look too far into that one that you linked

[Zac]

Thanks Adam, didn't think you would

[Adam]

Looks pretty good.

 

 

I'm thinking of letting my HTPC system go because i've switched to a basic WDTVlive.

 

It's an older as rock ION 330HT with I think 4GB Ram and a 250 gig HDD. Anyone interested? I'm not really sure what it's worth.

[Zac]

I'm actually just looking for a slim form factor PC to leave next to the entertainment unit, always connected to the TV via HDMI and on standby usually, so if I wanted to do something on the big screen on the computer, I could just switch the source on the TV and bam, it is up, rather than having to connect up the laptop everytime

[Adam]

This is a net top

[Tim.]

Zac, you need an Intel NUC.

[Zac]

Zac, you need an Intel NUC.

Thanks Tim, sounds about right

[Tim.]

A friend is running one with a xeon, 16gb RAM and an SSD with vmware. Not it's original intention but they are capable little things. You could probably fry an egg on it though.

[Zac]

Haha, that is what I worry about with a mini PC, since it is fanless, it would cook itself if left on everyday

[Tim.]

Not with a Celeron or i5, they are fine and run cool. A xeon puts out much more heat!

[Zac]

Not with a Celeron or i5, they are fine and run cool. A xeon puts out much more heat!

Groovy. I don't even think I'd need an i5.

 

I think I saw some with an i3 which I think would be enough for what I want it for.

[Tim.]

Exactly, it'd be plenty gutsy for XMBC or something like that.

[Hypnotic]

Been looking into the NUC devices, seem pretty cool.

 

Also, Tim, now that you have clearly risen from the dead, you built a Hackintosh correct?

 

If so, was it easy to do? And if not, WHY NOT???

[Scuba-Roo]

I want to extend my wifi range at home.
Ive just got a netgear dgn-1000 that come with the internet package.

Not really after super fast or flashy. Just wanna be able to use my wifi from further away. Do i go a new internet router or some wifi extender thing?

Next one i want an IP monitoring camera thingy for my shed. Anyone recommend one of them?

[Morgan]

I have a range extender. Works well.

[CodeBurn3r]

Might be overkill for most of you guys but look into these. .
http://www.ubnt.com/...i#UnifiHardware

Unify AP

Been using these at work recently. . Petty damn good. . I tested one at home. . From Bro in laws house to mine. . Through trees n shit.. About 200m range. .

And it's poe which is handy.

I had it strung up on a 50m eth wrapped in a plastic bag to make it weatherproof. .
Otherwise any standard range extender from officeworks.. Just don't expect the netgear or dlink stuff to last. . I find the power supplies on this consumer grade equipment are shit and die often.


Oh and Morgan. .

Don't buy a laptop with big hard drive. .
1: more work to lose when it dies. . Gets stolen. . Gets dropped..

2: SSD is so much better.... Go a smaller ssd to save $$ and what you save. . Spend on a good usb3 external drive.

Honestly I didn't buy into the whole ssd thing until I swapped one into my lappy. . Old i5 dell from like 4 years ago. . And it out performs probably 99% of the now sub $1k lappys

[Scuba-Roo]

That thing looks pretty boss. How do they price up compared to what morgan posted?

[Adam]

Poe??

[Morgan]

I've never dropped or lost a laptop (stolen or otherwise). I've got heaps of external HDDs but I need a lot of internal space for work. SSD is a must though.

[Barbbachello]

Poe??

Power over Ethernet i think