I worked for Asurion and they are a bunch of crooks. Charging people to reload a factory image on their device. I used to do it for free anyway and give away back glasses with screen repairs.

I think that it’s a little dodgy not guaranteeing a review. That’s probably why it’s not considered a payment for services and instead a “donation”. Ultimately it comes down to what you value your time and platform at, but still not providing a service for the fee is scummy.

This was me! I remember being in 3rd grade at a school with old technology. Using the Mac SE? The monochrome one with an external floppy drive. The next year I went to a new school and all the computers were the iMacs that had all the fun colors. The school ordered teal and pink ones. I still adore that clear and color matched keyboard with transparent dark grey keys.

I’m really interested in the tab s9 series. Anything stand out to you such as performance or screen quality? I really want to get another Android tablet to replace my old tab s6 but I really want something more performant for the money.

I’m in an interesting camp because I mainly reside in apple land, except for my desktop and tablet. I have the galaxy tab s7 plus and that thing is all I could ask for out of a tablet. As a media consumption device it does one thing well and that’s emulation. I love using an 8bitdo controller with it too.

This is super awesome. I’ve always wanted to do like a 1tb personal music archive one with a huge battery. The enclosure makes this one extra special.

Would you blame them for wanting a good machine? I know Chromebooks are fine for papers and browsing but like budget windows computers, they’re built like shit.

I’d say it’s not overkill if you’re going for high frame rates, not to mention it should age well for 1080p years into the future. If you wanted to focus more on performance right now and you don’t want crazy high framer rates then a 6650xt could be a way to save money.

Dude! That dinosaur game where you collect eggs?

I keep chromium as a secondary if something breaks on Firefox. It’s the foundation of chrome without all the silly Google shit.

Saw them here in Michigan at pine knob amphitheater. It was insane.

I wish the zune community was this extensive, maybe it is? I loved the zune too, honestly didn’t get the tribalism towards one or the other. An og model zune with a massive battery and some flash would be very cool.

Fellow Michigander here. I’m located towards Flint in Mount Morris and I can agree that public transportation is a joke. Where I live it isn’t as feasible either, as there is more rural homes.

I’d like to piggy back in this. I worked for Asurion and Assurant Both are authorized for Google in warranty and insurance repairs. They have to have your device factory reset. Google claims this is a security measure which it is to a degree but it’s mostly because the pixel diagnostic suite requires full access to the biometrics on the device.

I listened to this today and I believe they have a lot of potential to last. They’re working out some kinks like audio but I know they’re all more than smart enough to get it. Getting sponsors for hardware reviews is going to be crucial too.

Microcenter is a really cool place just to visit sometimes even if you aren’t buying anything. It reminds me of what RadioShack could have become.

Hey there, thanks for posting here. I’m down to help but I need to know a budget and if you prefer a certain form factor (ATX, Micro ATX, ITX). Also is this in US currency and are you ok with mail in rebates?

Wish I had the time for it myself, I really hope to see this blossom like the Reddit counterpart did.

This guy gets it. No need to gatekeep either way you let it hang.

What’s interesting is that Gmail acts the same way with google drive. I once had a woman who hadn’t received an email in over a year because she stuffed her gmail drive full of photos.