But Mi Notebook Pro is like NZD$1275

The battery on the notebook pro is 8000mAh compared to the Air's 5000mAh

what to get

ok the battery on the pro lasts like double the time of the Air

weird difference but ok

there's no contest basically

here's the price difference in the Air and the Pro models. Just gonna get the base model, don't need more for what we will do

not going to ship with DHL even if it's cheaper because they fuck you raw with import and duty fees

I think I could get a job here

/jobs/jobs/jobs/jobs/jobs/jobs/jobs/jobs/jobs/jobs/jobs/jobs/jobs/jobs/jobs/jobs/jobs/jobs/jobs/jobs/jobs/jobs/jobs/jobs

that fucking redirect

@dankbutts a MacBook clone but better

pihole is cool

but I found it blocking shit that made no sense

and then failing to block other things

print it out and stick it on the parcel you'll send back to them

Well don't you have the parcel it was sent in?

can't you print it out in like A5 size?

even just putting it in paint and scale 50%?

fuckin GIMP then

sweet

so yeah, when the cash comes back in, I'll get the Pro variant

The money came back into the account post laptop damage

Yay

Will order it next week

Wow

I'll order it next week

Cause the refund for the laptop I brought came in

And I decided to get the Pro instead of the Air

Got some new USB cables in today

Now I have both an orico adaptor and orico cables

@Jignx they are Orico though

And rated for 5V3A

Which is probably a massive lie

I'm sure it's charge capacity will speed up over time

But it's much faster then the aging cables I have

I just got out a usb charge tester

at 38% it's taking 5V1.5A

Hmmst
Air = NZD$1150
Pro = NZD$1250
Pro gtx1050 = NZD$1440

What type to get

Big hmmst

@timsandtoms Air and Pro have MX150. Unless specified by the list

The pro has double the effective battery life than the air in office tasks

And that is what's gonna sell me on that

But then you also have a Pro model with GTX 1050

So then

Would I really need that when I have a cool boye desktop, and the most intense I would play is WarFrame?

Certainly all of those are well priced compared to the local market

@Jignx so that means, get the 1050 model?

or don't?

and how could I tell the difference between the two mx150 models?

ok I think I already figured it out

MX150 in Air plays at 936MHz on core and 1250MHz on memory

MX150 in Air plays at 1252MHz on core and 5010MHz on memory

"A GeForce GTX 1050 adds about another 75% performance on top of the MX150"

big hmmm

"NotebookCheck has found the slower MX150 in the Lenovo IdeaPad 320S-13KBR, Asus ZenBook 13 UX331UN, Asus ZenBook 13 UX331UA, **Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air 13.3 2018**, and HP Envy 13-ad006ng."

More of a reason to choose the pro I guess

sadly yes

you mean chinks?

Resoldering is possible

So is it worth getting the 1050 model or the regular model?

The price difference is ~NZD$200

and is it worth it for the GTX 1050?

Ok but like

If the most I'm realistically going to play is warframe, do I go the Pro MX150 model only, or pay the extra NZD$200 for the GTX 1050 model?

https://i.giphy.com/media/fxtExbNfg6lveQgIvS/200w.gif

@Jignx I'll have a look to see if I can get the 1050 model for cheaper than I say

But with a proper desktop now, gaming is not important

@Jignx the gaming laptop doesn't make much sense price wise

I mean the spec is good, don't get me wrong

but 5 hours of battery life

only a 1060 for a NZD$650 price increase

It just doesn't make sense sorry

Nah I'm just gonna get the Pro with MX150

I don't see myself needing to get a higher spec graphics chip

Now, for anyone who has had the unfortuante experience of shipping via DHL, how bad is it?

yeah, It's gonna be a Xiaomi Mi Notebook Pro

https://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/Original-Xiaomi-Mi-Laptop-Pro-15-6-Inch-Intel-Quad-Core-NVIDIA-GeForce-MX150-1920x1080-FHD/2338199_32853532030.html

this is the listing, shipping to New Zealand

@Goz3rr so Aliexpress Shipping is almost certainly China Post, right?

I have enquired with them

So we'll see

"Aliexpress Standard Shipping are partners with many shipping services and transport companies: Singapore Post, Posti Finland, Correos and some others."

Yeah, for us they come through Singapore Post

yup, just checked my past orders of sizable value and yes, they get a Singapore Post tracking number

and are grossly undervalued

The Redmi Note 5 I have, was declared as a photo frame, and for USD$20

There is still that fear of buying it, being 3.5x the price of the phone, and getting stung with large entrance costs

>mini USB for charging

I'm sorry, what year are we living in?

Sadly no, we have working brains

If I ask the seller to undervalue the item, does that buyer message appear on the parcel?

Can I trust the seller to get it right?

Yeah I guess so

Without asking about the phone, they did it, to a shocking degree

NZD$350 phone declared for NZD$30

@Julian it's NZD$400

I chose the Pro MX150 model

It's around USD$260