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(P414RN-51) (14″ FHD, i5-1135G7, 8GB/256GB)", "url": "https://goughlui.com/2026/05/10/quick-review-acer-travelmate-spin-p4-p414rn-51-14-fhd-i5-1135g7-8gb-256gb/", "published_at": "2026-05-10T13:49:14+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c53e-9811-739f-adce-28cc65052d6b", "title": "Notes: Counterfeit Power Cables – A Fire Waiting to Happen …", "url": "https://goughlui.com/2026/05/09/notes-counterfeit-power-cables-a-fire-waiting-to-happen/", "published_at": "2026-05-09T13:08:13+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c53e-9811-739f-adce-28cc65e4eea7", "title": "Review, Teardown: Epomaker TH99 Pro USB/2.4G/BT5.0 Hot-Swap 96% Keyboard w/LCD, Knob & RGB LEDs", "url": "https://goughlui.com/2026/05/05/review-teardown-epomaker-th99-pro-usb-2-4g-bt5-0-hot-swap-96-keyboard-w-lcd-knob-rgb-leds/", "published_at": "2026-05-05T11:38:54+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c53e-9811-739f-adce-28cc661db6fe", "title": "Project: BD & BDXL Archive (2026) – Media & Initial Scans (VERBATIMk, TDKBLDRNC, CMCMAGBA5, RITEKBR2)", "url": "https://goughlui.com/2026/05/02/project-bd-bdxl-archive-2026-media-initial-scans-verbatimk-tdkbldrnc-cmcmagba5-ritekbr2/", "published_at": "2026-05-02T08:36:55+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c53e-9811-739f-adce-28cc66ed76f1", "title": "2.5GbE Tests: Intel I226-V, Fenvi RTL8125B PCIe NICs, Horaco Switches (ZX-SG8T1 & ZX-SG4T2)", "url": "https://goughlui.com/2026/04/30/2-5gbe-tests-intel-i226-v-fenvi-rtl8125b-pcie-nics-horaco-switches-zx-sg8t1-zx-sg4t2/", "published_at": "2026-04-30T11:34:05+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c53e-9811-739f-adce-28cc67a867ee", "title": "Random Catch-Up: H[NY|BD] Reflections, Salvaged PC, VodaQuirks & Public Transport Observations", "url": "https://goughlui.com/2026/04/29/random-catch-up-hnybd-reflections-salvaged-pc-vodaquirks-public-transport-observations/", "published_at": "2026-04-29T11:05:46+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c53e-9811-739f-adce-28cc687d9491", "title": "PSA: Clean Your Fridge’s Refrigeration Coils/Vents, or Replace an Older Fridge with a Newer/Smaller Fridge", "url": "https://goughlui.com/2026/04/25/psa-clean-your-fridges-refrigeration-coils-vents-or-buy-a-new-smaller-fridge/", "published_at": "2026-04-25T10:37:10+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c53e-9811-739f-adce-28cc689060e9", "title": "Quick Review: Maya Mobile Travel eSIM", "url": "https://goughlui.com/2026/04/23/quick-review-maya-mobile-travel-esim/", "published_at": "2026-04-23T09:02:56+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c547-1681-719c-a74b-2a735c468708", "title": "Now Unwelcome: Why I Left OzBargain & The Link-Hostile Nature of Internet Discourse", "url": "https://goughlui.com/2026/04/22/now-unwelcome-why-i-left-ozbargain-the-link-hostile-nature-of-internet-discourse/", "published_at": "2026-04-22T08:22:17+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c547-1681-719c-a74b-2a735c8092b5", "title": "Mega Teardown, Repair: VTOMAN FlashSpeed 1500 “1548Wh” Power Station (PB-58)", "url": "https://goughlui.com/2026/04/21/mega-teardown-repair-vtoman-flashspeed-1500-1548wh-power-station-pb-58/", "published_at": "2026-04-21T11:15:17+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c547-1681-719c-a74b-2a735d1c89ca", "title": "Teardown: A Dead Arris CM8200B NBN HFC DOCSIS 3.1 NTD", "url": "https://goughlui.com/2026/04/19/teardown-a-dead-arris-cm8200b-nbn-hfc-docsis-3-1-ntd/", "published_at": "2026-04-19T11:04:59+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c547-1681-719c-a74b-2a735d8fab41", "title": "Tested: eSimFLAG “Unlimited Data” Travel eSIM", "url": "https://goughlui.com/2026/04/17/tested-esimflag-unlimited-data-travel-esim/", "published_at": "2026-04-17T08:46:17+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c547-1681-719c-a74b-2a735e2b4ca9", "title": "Note: USB Charging & Mains Power Sockets on Sydney Trains Intercity Mariyung Fleet", "url": "https://goughlui.com/2026/04/12/note-usb-charging-and-mains-power-sockets-on-intercity-mariyung-trains/", "published_at": "2026-04-12T10:00:26+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c547-1681-719c-a74b-2a735f24a26e", "title": "Teardown: UGREEN Finetrack G Item Finder for Google Find Hub (CM916, 65543P)", "url": "https://goughlui.com/2026/03/15/teardown-ugreen-finetrack-g-item-finder-for-google-find-hub-cm916-65543p/", "published_at": "2026-03-15T07:31:57+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c547-1681-719c-a74b-2a736015e8f1", "title": "Project: Building an Optical Drive Tower of Power (& Associated Challenges)", "url": "https://goughlui.com/2026/03/15/project-building-an-optical-drive-tower-of-power-associated-challenges/", "published_at": "2026-03-15T01:36:05+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c547-1681-719c-a74b-2a73605f53b9", "title": "Tested: How Many Times Can a DVD±RW Be Rewritten? – Part 2: Methodology & Results", "url": "https://goughlui.com/2026/03/07/tested-how-many-times-can-a-dvd%c2%b1rw-be-rewritten-part-2-methodology-results/", "published_at": "2026-03-07T07:52:23+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c547-1681-719c-a74b-2a736085d99f", "title": "Tested: How Many Times Can a DVD±RW Be Rewritten? – Part 1: The Contenders & ECMA Standards", "url": "https://goughlui.com/2026/03/07/tested-how-many-times-can-a-dvd%c2%b1rw-be-rewritten-part-1-the-contenders-ecma-standards/", "published_at": "2026-03-07T03:27:36+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c547-1681-719c-a74b-2a7360aa0d86", "title": "Tested, Modified: YX-Q01 Two-Way Automatic Mains Switch Module", "url": "https://goughlui.com/2026/02/28/tested-modified-yx-q01-two-way-automatic-mains-switch-module/", "published_at": "2026-02-28T09:29:44+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c54f-ea3d-72ba-9159-f1a0773f9e94", "title": "Notes: Westinghouse EasyCare 500 8kg Front-Load Washing Machine (WWF8024M5WA) Energy Usage", "url": "https://goughlui.com/2026/02/25/notes-westinghouse-easycare-500-8kg-front-load-washing-machine-wwf8024m5wa-energy-usage/", "published_at": "2026-02-25T09:36:06+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c54f-ea3d-72ba-9159-f1a07775166a", "title": "Project: DVD-RAM Testing feat. New-Old-Stock Ver 2.x (2x/3x/5x) Discs", "url": "https://goughlui.com/2026/02/22/project-dvd-ram-testing-feat-new-old-stock-ver-2-x-2x-3x-5x-discs/", "published_at": "2026-02-22T10:37:03+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c54f-ea3d-72ba-9159-f1a077929fd4", "title": "Tech Flashback: Acard ARS-2050B 1-to-11 CD/DVD/BD Duplicator Tower (ft. MSI DH-20AS 6 DVD±RW Drives)", "url": "https://goughlui.com/2026/02/21/tech-flashback-acard-ars-2050b-1-to-11-cd-dvd-bd-duplicator-tower-ft-msi-dh-20as-6-dvd%c2%b1rw-drives/", "published_at": "2026-02-21T01:38:45+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c54f-ea3d-72ba-9159-f1a077f99c5f", "title": "Review: Eskimo eSIM for Tourists & Travelers – Global/Regional & Long Expiry", "url": "https://goughlui.com/2026/02/18/review-eskimo-esim-for-tourists-travelers-global-regional-long-expiry/", "published_at": "2026-02-18T11:05:10+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c54f-ea3d-72ba-9159-f1a078cb2e1f", "title": "Review, Teardown: Novoo RG100 GaN 100W Wall Charger (2xUSB-C+1xUSB-A, NCAU100D-123K)", "url": "https://goughlui.com/2026/02/09/review-teardown-novoo-rg100-gan-100w-wall-charger-2xusb-c1xusb-a-ncau100d-123k/", "published_at": "2026-02-09T06:40:58+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c54f-ea3d-72ba-9159-f1a0796ab45b", "title": "Review: Kolet “Next Gen” Travel eSIM", "url": "https://goughlui.com/2026/02/08/review-kolet-next-gen-travel-esim/", "published_at": "2026-02-08T10:09:15+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c54f-ea3d-72ba-9159-f1a079e4c67b", "title": "Tested: DVD-RAM2 – The Fastest, Most Reliable, Rare Rewritable DVD (ft. Asus DRW-1814BLT)", "url": "https://goughlui.com/2026/01/31/tested-dvd-ram2-the-fastest-most-reliable-rare-rewritable-dvd-ft-asus-drw-1814blt/", "published_at": "2026-01-31T08:50:20+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c54f-ea3d-72ba-9159-f1a07a257db9", "title": "Tech Flashback: Recordable HD DVDs – Few Recorders, Slow, Flaky Performance & Even More Shortlived", "url": "https://goughlui.com/2026/01/30/tech-flashback-recordable-hd-dvds-few-recorders-slow-flaky-performance-even-more-shortlived/", "published_at": "2026-01-30T10:07:10+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c54f-ea3d-72ba-9159-f1a07aae3801", "title": "Tech Flashback: HD DVD – A Format Abandoned Soon After Birth", "url": "https://goughlui.com/2026/01/25/tech-flashback-hd-dvd-a-format-abandoned-soon-after-birth/", "published_at": "2026-01-25T09:58:13+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c54f-ea3d-72ba-9159-f1a07b6178e0", "title": "Tech Flashback: Blu-ray, but Not As You Might Know It! (feat. BD-RE V1.0, Professional Disc)", "url": "https://goughlui.com/2026/01/25/tech-flashback-blu-ray-but-not-as-you-might-know-it-feat-bd-re-v1-0-professional-disc/", "published_at": "2026-01-24T20:24:47+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c558-27e7-73df-bb8b-f758cad6dabe", "title": "Tech Flashback: Blu-ray Disc – The HD Format War Winner (incl. LDC/BIS Scanning)", "url": "https://goughlui.com/2026/01/24/tech-flashback-blu-ray-disc-the-hd-format-war-winner-incl-ldc-bis-scanning/", "published_at": "2026-01-24T09:08:56+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c558-27e7-73df-bb8b-f758cb2d8b1a", "title": "Update: Telstra’s Free Calls to Santa 2025 (#HOHOHO) – New Tricks & Out-of-Office", "url": "https://goughlui.com/2026/01/18/update-telstras-free-calls-to-santa-2025-hohoho-new-tricks-out-of-office/", "published_at": "2026-01-18T07:25:42+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c558-27e7-73df-bb8b-f758cbcb1ffd", "title": "Tech Flashback: Archival Discs (Mitsui Gold, “Designed for Photo Applications”, Verbatim PhotoSave, Memorex Pro Gold Archival)", "url": "https://goughlui.com/2026/01/04/tech-flashback-archival-discs-mitsui-gold-designed-for-photo-applications-verbatim-photosave-memorex-pro-gold-archival/", "published_at": "2026-01-04T11:00:11+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c558-27e7-73df-bb8b-f758cca20650", "title": "Review: TP-Link Deco X80-5G – A Good 5G Modem or Not?", "url": "https://goughlui.com/2026/01/04/review-tp-link-deco-x80-5g-a-good-5g-modem-or-not/", "published_at": "2026-01-04T07:47:45+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c558-27e7-73df-bb8b-f758cd307000", "title": "Tested: Mitsubishi 2x DVD-R (DHR472U1/5, Made in Japan) [MID:MCC00RG200]", "url": "https://goughlui.com/2025/12/29/tested-mitsubishi-2x-dvd-r-dhr472u1-5-made-in-japan-midmcc00rg200/", "published_at": "2025-12-29T07:10:04+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c558-27e7-73df-bb8b-f758cd456358", "title": "Review: Imuto 1.5V Li-Ion AA (2400mAh/3600mWh) Battery + Charging Station Set (TF-CD-009LDC)", "url": "https://goughlui.com/2025/12/22/review-imuto-1-5v-li-ion-aa-2400mah-3600mwh-battery-charging-station-set-tf-cd-009ldc/", "published_at": "2025-12-22T11:02:29+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c558-27e7-73df-bb8b-f758ce18ea36", "title": "Notes: When Your Ecoflow App Not Working Leads to a Networking Workaround", "url": "https://goughlui.com/2025/12/20/notes-when-your-ecoflow-app-not-working-leads-to-a-networking-workaround/", "published_at": "2025-12-20T12:56:29+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c558-27e7-73df-bb8b-f758ce317e0d", "title": "Review: esim.io OneSIM Worldwide Travel eSIM", "url": "https://goughlui.com/2025/12/19/review-esim-io-onesim-worldwide-travel-esim/", "published_at": "2025-12-19T11:21:35+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c558-27e7-73df-bb8b-f758ced729a5", "title": "Review: Singapore Airlines Exclusive Global Roaming eSIM for 118 Countries (via Pelago, by Frewie)", "url": "https://goughlui.com/2025/12/08/review-singapore-airlines-exclusive-global-roaming-esim-for-118-countries-via-pelago-by-frewie/", "published_at": "2025-12-08T12:45:29+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c558-27e7-73df-bb8b-f758cf95edbd", "title": "Tested: JXND XJS4056-based Mini-USB Li-Ion/Li-Poly Battery Charger Module", "url": "https://goughlui.com/2025/12/07/tested-jxnd-xjs4056-based-mini-usb-li-ion-li-poly-battery-charger-module/", "published_at": "2025-12-07T07:38:54+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c560-d410-73b3-b129-ada573d91de4", "title": "Tested: Printable.2 “as seen on www.dvd-recordable.org” DVD-R", "url": "https://goughlui.com/2025/12/06/tested-printable-2-as-seen-on-www-dvd-recordable-org-dvd-r/", "published_at": "2025-12-06T12:44:57+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c560-d410-73b3-b129-ada574993396", "title": "Quick Review: XTAR L4 Pro 1.2V Ni-MH & 1.5V Li-Ion AA/AAA Smart Battery Charger", "url": "https://goughlui.com/2025/12/02/quick-review-xtar-l4-pro-1-2v-ni-mh-1-5v-li-ion-aa-aaa-smart-battery-charger/", "published_at": "2025-12-01T23:38:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c560-d410-73b3-b129-ada57530c4b8", "title": "Tested: USB-C Barrel Connector Adapters (5.5mm OD, 2.1/2.5mm ID)", "url": "https://goughlui.com/2025/12/01/tested-usb-c-barrel-connector-adapters-5-5mm-od-2-1-2-5mm-id/", "published_at": "2025-12-01T07:13:05+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c560-d410-73b3-b129-ada5754e32d6", "title": "Where Are They Now? More Discs Uncovered ft. Pressed DVD9s, CD-Rs, DVD±Rs & BD-Rs (Part 3)", "url": "https://goughlui.com/2025/11/29/where-are-they-now-more-discs-uncovered-ft-pressed-dvd9s-cd-rs-dvd%c2%b1rs-bd-rs-part-3/", "published_at": "2025-11-29T11:04:57+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c560-d410-73b3-b129-ada575c1168b", "title": "Review: Samsung 256GB Bar Plus (MUF-256BE4/AM) & USB Type-C Flash Drive (MUF-256DA/AM)", "url": "https://goughlui.com/2025/11/29/review-samsung-256gb-bar-plus-muf-256be4-am-usb-type-c-flash-drive-muf-256da-am/", "published_at": "2025-11-29T03:05:43+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c560-d410-73b3-b129-ada57682d4fc", "title": "Quick Review: PNY Turbo Attaché 3 256GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive (P-FD256TBOP-GE)", "url": "https://goughlui.com/2025/11/25/quick-review-pny-turbo-attache-3-256gb-usb-3-0-flash-drive-p-fd256tbop-ge/", "published_at": "2025-11-25T07:01:13+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c560-d410-73b3-b129-ada5771f1df2", "title": "Tested: Ritek 16x DVD±R ft. Traxdata Magic Silver, ValuePack, Maxell & Hi-Disc", "url": "https://goughlui.com/2025/11/23/tested-ritek-16x-dvd%c2%b1r-ft-traxdata-magic-silver-valuepack-maxell-hi-disc/", "published_at": "2025-11-23T07:09:23+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c560-d410-73b3-b129-ada577d3d5c9", "title": "Analysis: Telstra’s Free Calls to Santa 2025 (#HOHOHO) – Actual Number & What’s New?", "url": "https://goughlui.com/2025/11/22/analysis-telstras-free-calls-to-santa-2025-hohoho-actual-number-whats-new/", "published_at": "2025-11-22T09:47:19+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c560-d410-73b3-b129-ada5781bde4f", "title": "Review: XTAR 1.5V AA LR 3000mAh USB-C Rechargeable Li-ion Battery", "url": "https://goughlui.com/2025/11/20/review-xtar-1-5v-aa-lr-3000mah-usb-c-rechargeable-li-ion-battery/", "published_at": "2025-11-20T10:32:32+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c560-d410-73b3-b129-ada578605709", "title": "Review: QCY H3S LDAC Dual-Driver Bluetooth v6.0 ANC Headphones", "url": "https://goughlui.com/2025/11/17/review-qcy-h3s-ldac-dual-driver-bluetooth-v6-0-anc-headphones/", "published_at": "2025-11-17T12:08:26+00:00" } ] posts Claim your blog
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