Recent content by deadken

In my humble opinion: Diet is where you can make bigger differences over exercise. However, genetics can make a bigger difference than both diet and exercise. Diet: Cut back on processed foods and limit your consumption of meats (having fish, turkey, or chicken whenever possible). Incorporate...

My Girlfriend and I are planning a bike tour of Italy. We are both avid cyclists, as we are both triathletes. We both own decent road bikes (Cervelo P3's with Di2), which we may, or may not, bring with us. We are also both 55 and might prefer decent rooms versus hostile style group sleeping...

Hey guys, I figured I'd post an update: I ended up getting a Moto 5G Stylus 2021 256GB. I found one on Craigslist where the older guy bought it thinking it would work with his carrier and he had problems with Tracfone. He waited too long to return it, so was selling it. He paid $416, so I knew...

Thanks for your suggestions. I will look into each one. I really don't like Google as a company 😔 They really screwed my girlfriend and I around with the deal we got on the buy one Pixel 3 and get one up to %50 off. The up to %50 of wasn't really as close to %50 as it should have been, the...

Longtime Google phone user here. I switched over from a Sumsung to a Nexus 4 a LONG time ago at Anandtech's suggestion. And, I had a long a great ride... That is, until I got my Pixel 3. So, I'm now looking for a newish phone that isn't bloated to hell, reasonably priced, and good quality. I...

I figured that I'd take a minute to update this thread. I did in fact buy the MSI X470 Gaming Plus ATX motherboard from Microcenter along with a Noctua fan. I also bought a Seasonic 850Plus Gold power supply from Newegg (was going to get the 750, but after rebate the 850 actually worked out...

I don't want to sound like an idiot, but I'm not entirely sure what the first 4 replies have to do with anything. I know that my initial post was long, but I really did mention that I prefer ATX, would consider a M-ATX, prefer to reuse my case, and DVD burner. I have no idea why I'd get a B350...

EDIT: I'm looking to buy a MSI X470 Gaming Plus ATX board for a Ryzen 1700X w/ 2x16Gb of Kingston HyperX memory. Any thoughts, comments, or suggestions? Backstory: I'm still running my PhenomII dual core unlocked to a 955 quad core on a Asus M4A79XTD EVO Mobo with a 7850 that I put together...

I use T-Mobile plan and won't be switching anytime soon. I recently killed the microphone while running in the rain (I've abused my Nexus 5X a lot and it owes me nothing). So, I was trying to get through to October using Bluetooth for the microphone. I really miss the Nexus line of good...

Thanks for the suggestion. While that is a good deal, we are both pretty comfortable with something not the latest and perhaps under $300. Personally, after tasting clean Android, I really would not want to go back to a Samsung. I wouldn't have a big problem rooting it if I bought it for me...

Thanks for all the help and information. I had offered a bit of financial assistance to put the Surface Pro 4 within her budget, but she decided to get the Lenovo instead. She summed it up as one being more tablet and less laptop while the other was more laptop and less tablet. She felt more...

BTW: I like the Microsoft Complete extended warranty. I've read that you have to physically carry the unit into a store location. But, the price is right and there are (2) not too far from her university...

Thanks again for the information! I see that the %10 off would help a lot in getting that $1200 Surface Pro closer to the $1000 budget we set. We just browsed around the MS site and ended up talking with a text representative. He suggested we check out a 3 other offering and we are considering...

Thanks for the great suggestion! I'll ask her about what programs she runs. I do know that she can't use a Chromebook because the test taking software that the University uses won't work on it. This Surface Line Pro might be a perfect fit.

I'm looking to replace my girlfriends Galaxy 4 cell phone. We bought her son a Galaxy 5 refurb for $125 a few months back (right after they announced that it would not get the next version of Android OS). She likes my Nexus 5X (H790) and I still love my phone (IOW: I'm not giving her mine and...