Images of items I have purchased (except trainers [no feet pics])

hughtrimble · 19 Oct 2018 at 11:10

the-evaluator said:
Or, "All highs, no lows, it must be Bose"

Mine was a spin-off of that, given it's supposed to be a subliminal message from Bose

Semple · 19 Oct 2018 at 11:27

PardonTheWait said:
Got some new worktops for my desk and workbench type thing, as well as some new speakers and a better mount for my screen, and had a move around of some stuff.

Any particular reason you've not fitted the drawers flush with the wall?

I guess it makes it easier to hoover, but think it would annoy me about having space on the side that is left empty.

Kol · 19 Oct 2018 at 13:49

RSR said:
Few new bits

Where'd you get the XM3s from? I can't find stock anywhere.

RSR · 19 Oct 2018 at 14:24

Kol said:
Where'd you get the XM3s from? I can't find stock anywhere.

Curry's oddly.

Kol · 19 Oct 2018 at 14:54

Thanks @RSR I'll take a wander to the Moorgate one later.

Rich · 19 Oct 2018 at 15:55

Thats bloody annoying. Ive had my preorder in with amazon for ages....

LewisRaz · 19 Oct 2018 at 20:33

ubersonic said:
New Laptop ^^

17" ACER Predator Helios 300

i5-8300H
8GB DDR4
6GB GTX1060
256GB SSD
1TB HDD

I think this edition was made specifically for the place I bought it from as this spec usually includes the hex core i7 (which I didn't want as it will add nothing to my experience except heat lol).

Thats a nice laptop. Even more interesting is that retro PC case in the background!

PardonTheWait · 19 Oct 2018 at 21:44

Semple said:
Any particular reason you've not fitted the drawers flush with the wall?

I guess it makes it easier to hoover, but think it would annoy me about having space on the side that is left empty.

They're not attached to the worktop, so I can move them and I might try it with it flush. But basically on the right is the door, and the desktop is 2400mm long, so I felt like if the drawers were fully out to the sides they'd be far enough apart that it would annoy me, and also be annoyingly close to the door. Also I kind of like the way it looks and I can put things down the sides to store them if I want.

ubersonic · 20 Oct 2018 at 00:30

LewisRaz said:
Thats a nice laptop. Even more interesting is that retro PC case in the background!

It's a Deskpro EN, 1GHz Pentium 3, SD-RAM, built in Nvidia GPU, IDE SSD. Use it as a retro Win98 machine for older games.

Participant · 20 Oct 2018 at 16:01

Trying it out for dinner tonight.

LuckyBenski · 20 Oct 2018 at 16:08

Participant said:
Trying it out for dinner tonight.

Might be a bit crunchy.

Participant · 20 Oct 2018 at 16:10

LuckyBenski said:
Might be a bit crunchy.

lol

Malevolence · 20 Oct 2018 at 22:42

Participant said:
Trying it out for dinner tonight.

Had one of those myself a while back, but an ex stole it when we split up. Did me a favour really, as it gave me an excuse to to grab a granite one.

Janesy B · 20 Oct 2018 at 23:58

Participant said:
Haha, touché.

I was really curious about these as I love falling asleep to YouTube etc. I've discovered that you can only listen to soothing sounds through the Bose app though, which considering the price, is UTTERLY INSANE.

They sound like a really good idea, but why not let people use YouTube / music collections too? Deal breaker for me, so I'll wait for someone to copy the design at 25% of the cost.

Are there any competing products, i.e. bluetooth earbuds that are very comfortable to wear at night?

I suspect having bluetooth and the bigger battery/controls would make them too big to be comfortable to sleep in. Proper wireless earbuds always seem to have a fair chunk sticking out of them.

Buffman · 21 Oct 2018 at 08:51

Bought some turf for front garden

Before pics here
Bungalow build log

Also new mirror/rad cover (don't think I posted here before..)

datalol-jack · 21 Oct 2018 at 09:50

Too much glass, but the picture in the mirror is cool. I'm guessing from the arrangement that at least one woman was involved?

easyrider · 21 Oct 2018 at 11:26

ubersonic said:
New Laptop ^^

17" ACER Predator Helios 300

i5-8300H
8GB DDR4
6GB GTX1060
256GB SSD
1TB HDD

I think this edition was made specifically for the place I bought it from as this spec usually includes the hex core i7 (which I didn't want as it will add nothing to my experience except heat lol).

How much ?

{SAS}TB · 21 Oct 2018 at 14:07

A staple gun and staples

some timber to stud out for a cupboard / door, moulding to finish off the timber cladding , new saw, angle and coat rail thingummy

Participant · 21 Oct 2018 at 15:51

Malevolence said:
Had one of those myself a while back, but an ex stole it when we split up. Did me a favour really, as it gave me an excuse to to grab a granite one.

How do you rate the granite one compared to the steel?

The Funktopus · 21 Oct 2018 at 15:58

Rock solid perhaps?