In /csg/, we discuss the cheap shit you see on Gearbest, Taobao, AliExpress, Banggood, eBay and similar sites. Free of proprietary safe-chat referral link spam edition.
>News • user got some gel pens • user's EDC is complete • user's new joycon shells are transparent • user got memed into some earbuds • user's mailbox is under the sea • user tested a bunch of new USB floppy drives • Chinked, hard, • Mailman stole user's waifu! • *chink rubbing hands*
Whats a good preamp i can use for my turntable? I was thinking of grabbing this one: s.aliexpress.com/3MfaimmA
Gavin Phillips
What chink arduino clone should I buy? :^)
Nathaniel Jenkins
if you are getting into this, then any uno clone will do. if you want to make smaller stuff, or cut costs, ask yourself, do i want to use it as a "fake" usb device (keyboard, mouse, joystick, etc.)? if not then any will do. i usually get chinkduinos based on mega32u4 for stuff that needs to be "fake" usb devices, and mega328p for stuff that doesnt. mega328p needs an external usb-to-serial for programming. aliexpress.com/item/CH341A-programmer-USB-motherboard-routing-BIOS-LCD-FLASH-2425-burner/32599473821.html works great with the selection pin in mode 2-3 TTL
Elijah Carter
Any rad T shirts r baseball caps you guys can recommend. Already got this one and the DO NOTHING CLUB cap.
Owen Hall
forgot to add, that ch341a doesnt have a dtr pin, so you have to hold reset on the chinkduino before data upload during flashing (release once data starts uploading). if you dont want to bother with that, either develop on an mega328p/168p or get an ftdi serial-to-usb clone with the dtr pin instead (the ch341a does come with the added bonus of also functioning as a eeprom reader/flasher in 1-2 mode, nice chink software too)
Xavier Kelly
I've only bought things from Gearbest but is there any other site where you can buy many things and have them all sent in one package?
Joseph Richardson
tinydeal?
Eli Stewart
look here for a sample recording from the chink mic I mentioned recently in a couple threads
Brody Watson
banggood
John Lee
was deleted so still on about the microphone I bought this week that I mentioned in a couple previous threads I found a way to obtain a usable sound out of it, here's a piece I recorded the mic was used on vocals
New chink shit arrived. Cat approved it. Comfy/10.
Kevin Reed
Anyone have any good cheap watches to recommend? I got a couple of Nomos ripoffs from DHGate that keep good time and look really nice for the pricetag, but I'm looking to expand my collection with a few different watches.
So you delete the obvious samefagging posts in this thread and instead delete the thread with actual news and a higher unique poster count? Makes sense
Jack Cox
This thread was made first you fag.
Justin Perez
>created first means it's the right thread hurr Your thread has shit news.
Joseph Peterson
>the right thread How is this thread wrong? Which btw isn't even mine
Oliver Rodriguez
I get nanos for about $2 ea. Good enough for many things. Get a bunch of usb cables to hack up for power.
Nolan Hall
-not made by RegOP -no link to Discord -no Mitu OP pic
Wyatt Gomez
>Whats a good preamp i can use for my turntable? I was thinking of grabbing this one: >s.aliexpress.com/3MfaimmA You're going to need something that is marked specifically as a phono preamp, since it needs to have RIAA equalization. Without it, it will have absolutely no bass and sound like crap due to the way that records are pressed and mastered. What is your setup?
Juan Nelson
got some ching chong bing bong for my ding dong
Pretty good and identical to their $20 CK counterparts
Julian Cox
Perfect.
Joseph Hill
I hope no one sees that waistband user.
Are there any less shit ones?
Jeremiah Barnes
>no namefagging/tripfagging >no degeneratecord >no furfagging Thanks for confirming this is the right thread
Nathaniel Sanders
Send link pls
Oliver Cook
Actually both pairs had the correct CK lettering
Which might of been why the ali shop is no longer open
Jaxon Gomez
Haha I spoke too soon. If it's no longer open, I guess there's others with the same boxers..
Kevin Powell
Just found a pair
2017 NEW Summer dress Caienkeni Cotton Underwear Men Boxer Shorts mens underwear Male Panties s.aliexpress.com/nIrqaIzE?fromSns=Copy to Clipboard (from AliExpress Android)
Juan Ortiz
>tfw the review pictures all have the Caien Keni branding lmao
Caleb Thompson
about to order some, then noticed this.
Luis Barnes
Haven't chink shopped or stopped by csg in quite a while. Are sharks still the best and fastest SDs or is there a new meme in town?
Nathaniel Bennett
JESUS Is Wish for real? The prices are bizarre. So this is what happens when you cut out the middleman shekelisms?
Is there any way to vet electronics beforehand, to see if it's actually a decent manufacturer somehow? or should I simply disregard electronic shit if I'm not interested in explode-in-your-hand Beijing-KGB-surveillence devices?
Gabriel Johnson
No longer price competitive versus getting something locally most of the time. Gearbest sometimes has decent cards on flash sale. Also RegularOP made a new thread like half an hour after this one and just shitposted in this one until his got deleted, really makes you think about what motivates someone like that.
Colton Myers
They're not worth it anymore. They cost $2 less than a name brand card now. Before they were like 1/2 price. I'm not sure if it is the popularity, or something having to do with actual memory prices.
Hunter Martin
Depends what you're looking for, only thing to really worry about is stuff that uses li-ion/po batteries.
Joshua Diaz
right, thanks.
I saw like.. a 1TB hdd posted for like $11. and all kinds of other shit as extreme prices. surely it's a scam? what you'll actually find is a fake filesystem pretending to be huge, while it only has a 2GB usb stick glued inside of it?
can one expect everything with a usb connection to be filled with Chinese botnet malware?
Bentley Moore
Jesus, just checked and while big retailers are still expensive (60€ for a 128 class 10), amazon is the difference of 2-3€.
Must be general memory cell prices.
Nathan Davis
ha. I got lucky I suppose
Chase Green
Yeah, I wouldn't buy SSDs from them either, wish is probably one of the more dodgy Chinese websites, I woudn't order anything high value from there.
Josiah Smith
Got some cheap posters from aliexpress. They're pretty decent for the price and come with double-sided tape to stick it them to the wall with. They also sent me a few extra ones for free which is nice, although I'm not a huge fan of some of them so I don't know if they'll get used.
The material is interesting. It's pretty thick and a little yellowed, though the lighting in my room makes everything look yellow anyways so I'm not sure that will come across in the photo.
Luke Brooks
What's the jam jar for?
Carter Stewart
rec me some compact knives I could carry in my pockets
Josiah Watson
I am looking for a "back" massager, anyone got any good recs?
Caleb Nelson
which seller gave extra ones? maybe he was having one of those promotion buy 3 get one for free
Joshua Davis
Technics sl-d2
Bentley Roberts
What do you plan on playing it through? Do you have an amp or powered speakers?
Adam Ortiz
Anybody a lockpick set? There are two popular sets one is a 5pc the other 10pc. They just seem like they'd fall to pieces the second I use them
Eli Rivera
Store is called small fish shop. They could've been having a promotion, dunno.
Is it that silk shit? Last time I ever order one of those pieces of shit.
Ethan Myers
About to place my first order, few questions
>Mobile number, does it really matter if I use a real one?
>PayPal, I'm going to be using PayPal rather than my card and assume this is the best way to go
>Buyer Protection, when do I need this? My first order is without tracking info purely just to see if it arrives, it's a hat for 2 dollars, do I need protection for this?
Blake Hall
Yeah, that's the type that you'd need.
>Mobile number I have been buying stuff for a really long time. I always put down my real phone number, and I have never gotten any calls. >Paypal Aliexpress stuff goes through alipay, which is essentially the Alibaba version of paypal. I think certain sellers and sites use paypal though. I use it on all sites except aliexpress if it is available. >Buyer protection On aliexpress buyer protection is free. It's just an agreement that if your item does not arrive, you can get a refund or a new one sent out, or if it arrives damaged, you can take a picture as evidence to get a refund or new one sent. Where are you buying from?
Ayden Walker
I'm yet to complete the order came here to confirm, it asked if I want to use my card or PayPal to pay, no mention of AliPay? The buyer protection is offered at a price of 50 pence. It might be because I am shipping to the UK but I doubt it
Brandon Martinez
What website is this that you're buying it from? If it is from aliexpress, just putting in your credit card will make it go through alipay.
Julian Allen
Are these craft paper?
Eli Price
All silk ones I bought were great. But the shop closed down. Haven't bought any more since then.
Lucas Lewis
HOLY SHIT IT'S HERE
MY MOST ANTICIPATED /csg/ ARRIVAL
(package came yesterday but I didn't have time to open it until now)
No. I bought a silk poster and it smelled like shit and left ink residue on my hands. I ended up throwing that away.
Feels like it, yeah.
Daniel Baker
OH YEAH BABY
how badly did user get CHINK'd? will BangGood honor buyer protection? will it start a housefire?
Dominic Sanders
What card was it sold as? What card is it in reality?
Carter Robinson
first look at the beast, lovin that bent PCI slot plate
GTX 750 ti, and we're going to find out soon (probably a 550 ti, the 750 does not need a power cable)
Kevin Powell
why is there no aggregate of computers related stickers
Henry Robinson
>Multimedia 3D Graphic Accelerator >that car I feel like I'm back to the 2000's.
Ian Taylor
Yeah it's AliExpress
Joshua Bailey
How much and where can I get one?
Levi Wilson
nothing says quality like a silk screened Transformer on the PCB of your no-brand fake GPU
Nicholas King
back of the card, fortunately the PCI plate is made of chinesium so I was able to bend it back into shape by blowing on it
you don't want one
Nathan Roberts
Cool, thanks
Dominic Hill
OH SHIT IT'S IN
LOOK AT THOSE MATCHING COLORS
FUCKING WORTH IT
Dominic Price
I got an AnyCast M4 as a ChromeCast substitute. Don't buy one. They are laggy and terrible.
Robert Richardson
what gpu is it im dying to know
John Powell
OH SHIT OH SHIT
LET'S FIRE THIS BITCH UP
Henry Moore
Redmi 5 plus vs Redmi Note 4x? Similar prices rn, should they? IDK which to get Want a Xiaomi phone for less than £150 (closer to 100 than 150 but I'd stretch), What to consider ordering to UK with customs and the likes on standard shipping?
Christopher Miller
post faster im almost in the hospital now
James Brooks
xioami mi a1 >>>>>>>> everything else
Ethan Richardson
it looks like a genuine GTX 750 ti GPU-Z, probably because I installed drivers off the CD because I couldn't get the latest from Nvidia's website to install
downloading a benchmark application now
James Ortiz
Cheaper pls
Gavin Fisher
just weird that it needs a powercable and can you compare the temps to lets say a more branded card like an asus one or something?
Kevin King
>might of might have*
Lucas Baker
Look at Nvidia spec sheets for Shaders are Bandwidth. It may not be to spec and may be an older 550 card.
David Campbell
UPDATE: It seems to have corrected itself. Wireless Display is limited to 30fps. Not a bad device tbf.
Ryan Clark
Ask the seller to mark the package as an mp3 player with a value of just below whatever £16 is in US$
He's too poor
Nathaniel Lopez
do the chinks make any half decent + cheap bluetooth earbuds?
key word being earbuds, not an iem
Ian Murphy
can someone link some knockoff clothing
Bentley Turner
See what is actually under the heatsink.
Alexander Brown
What type of knock off clothing are you looking for?
Elijah Russell
I don't know really maybe an adidas t shirt or some underwear oh and if i live in europe (denmark) is it then illegal to buy from china
Seconding, would love me some cheapo bt earbuds, but there's only IEMs everywhere...
Lucas Robinson
How about you find out the legality stuff yourself
Benjamin Davis
>is it then illegal to buy from china No (I think, unless Denmark has some weirder laws than the rest of EU), but customs may make you pay VAT for the things you bought.
Hunter Hernandez
oh yeah it's the vat shit i fear
Jayden Watson
only thing i bought from china was the deepcool ice edge 2.0 was pretty nice tho
Levi Roberts
If the seller declares it as £108.21 then 108.21*0.2 + 6 = £27.64. The seller will probably declare it as a much lower value without you asking though if they are used to selling high-value items like this. I paid £9 on my A1 because Banggood marked it as about US$25 which was over the £16 threshold when converted to proper currency, so about £3 VAT plus Royal Mail's £6 fee to send me a silver card telling me that I owed them money.
