Handy Tech Under $100 Episode 3
Linus Tech Tips
·Linus Tech Tips
·2015-05-07
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1,338 words · ~6 min read
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with its Factory tuning and data center DNA an Intel 730 series SSD is an
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amazing choice for gamers and performance enthusiasts welcome to Handy
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Tech under $100 episode three where I give very brief overviews of Gizmo's
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gadgets and gear that I or someone in the lineus tech tips crew here has been
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using lately and has been coming in handy for us so first
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is something that I should have gotten a long time ago these things are only a
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few bucks and if you've ever lost like
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one screw one screw while working on
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something like a notebook or a phone where it's basically impossible to
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replace them once they're gone then you owe yourself one of these I actually
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picked up two different kinds of magnetic Parts trays the first one is
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the aptly named taan magnetic Parts tray
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and the second is the sensually named tekon 9 in magnetic Parts tray it keeps
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your nuts and small tools within reach
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it sounds less like Parts tray and more like parte know what I'm saying anyway
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functionally they're both pretty similar you put metal objects in
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them that is to say metal objects containing iron nickel or Cobalt and
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they well most of them okay that's not actually that doesn't have iron in it
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and they stick so you don't lose them they've got sweet rubber bases on them
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so they don't move around on the table while you're working and in case you
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want them to be really secure the bottom is magnetic too so you can actually
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stick the entire thing to a vertical metal surface if you want to I've only
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had them for a little while but they've already saved my bacon a couple of times
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even once when I forgot to use it and had to pick up some screws that I had
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already dropped on the carpet just go like this love these things number two
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today is something that I actually personally can't use comply brand ear
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tips are available in a variety of styles and for a wide variety of
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different inar headphones they're made of super soft memory foam and they
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completely replace the cheap silicone ones that usually come with your
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earphones with the goal of improving Comfort outside noise isolation and
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sound quality particularly at the low end where bass is concerned now I said I
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can't use them but it's not because I don't want to or because they don't work
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with my old steel series flux inar Pro earphones they had all of the intended
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effects and I loved them with my only complaint being that they wear out
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faster than the silicone Alternatives and need to be replaced much more
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frequently with my Sennheiser ie80s the
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drivers are much larger and even the
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smallest comply tips which I usually find to be about equivalent to one size
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up for for a silicone tip just don't fit in my ears well enough for me to use
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them properly so the way you're supposed
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to use them is you squish them up insert them into the ear canal and let them
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expand for a really nice seal but I just can't squish them enough to get them to
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really get in there very well edzel on the other hand swears by them and he
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stocks up on them every once in a while to the point where he just refuses to
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use normal ones so check out their earphone finder pick the series you like
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they range in price for my earphones from about $4 to $6 per pair of tips and
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then pick a color you like and you are good to go item number three is
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something that I've had sitting on my need to make a video about this list for
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quite some time now I would have said not long ago that nothing can really be
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done to improve SATA cables not so with
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the cp11 SATA cable Silverstone has solved a fundamental problem with the
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way that many motherboards have their SATA connectors positioned this is a
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right angle connector and it's great because no components will be installed
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over top of it this is a regular connector one that's more frequently
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found on small high-end boards and
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normal siiz mid-range or low-end boards
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and the problem with them is that they can interfere with things like graphics
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cards making many of the SATA ports on your motherboard potentially useless the
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cp11 has a remarkably thin cable for easy management and a head that is so
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low profile that you can actually populate an entire Bank of plugs
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directly under an expansion card so you can use your motherboard to its full
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potential not the kind of thing I generally make a dedicated video about
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but definitely something to keep in mind next time you're working on a small form
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factor machine and are having trouble with cable management speaking of
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management I was having trouble figuring out where to put all the cool t-shirts
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that I got from being part of the 54 Club so I wore them all at once
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as you probably noticed throughout this video 54 service is incredibly cool you
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sign up in under a minute so you don't have to worry about shopping anymore
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they send you $120 or more worth of clothes every month and to be a member
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you only pay $60 per month well lonus
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how do I know they won't send me something that makes no sense and
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doesn't go with the rest of the Wardrobe I'm building from their site great
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question you submit your preferences during the sign up process and your own
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personal style picks out new clothes for you every month so you can always look
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great without dealing with the vulture I mean uh salese in traditional clothing
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stores sign up for the club today at bit lee/ Linus FFC which is linked in the
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video description and you can save 15 bucks on your first month that's $120
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worth of clothing for 45 bucks give being de-stressed and well-dressed a
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shot thanks for watching this third installment of Handy tech for $100 or
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less as usual with these I'll do my full disclosure bit so I bought the magnetic
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screw holders on Amazon because I'm sick of losing screws uh while the other two
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were sent to me to try out and I didn't pay for them the comply tips definitely
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merited a mention because edzel has been harassing me to do a dedicated video of
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these since I hired them and they really are better than the ones that come with
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your earphones in all likelihood as for the SATA cables I ended up doing a video
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on these because while I told Silverstone that go ahead and send them
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I'll use them for builds but I'm not going to do video they' have come in
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handy quite a few times for me already so I figured you know what hey this is
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something that's come in handy for me maybe it'll come in handy for you guys
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thanks as always for watching guys as usual the link to pricing and availability for all this stuff is
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linked in the video description below the like dislike and share buttons which I'd love for you to use accordingly also
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in the video description is's a support link where you can buy a t-shirt give us a monthly contribution or change your
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Amazon bookmark so we get an affiliate kick back whenever you buy stuff it
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helps us out a lot thanks again for watching and as always don't forget to
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