cletus Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 I ended up with a galaxy tab s7. There was only two options really, that or a different one with keyboard that was over twice as much $ I looked at Apple ones but immediately got lost when trying to use it also got a cable that goes from different types of USB so I should be able to plug my cd writer into the tablet, I assume there will be some app that allows a tablet to work with a cd drive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bling Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 I'll look into that tonight, you'd think so, but i've never tried it. Not sure on Androids capability in that regard. /ling got a model number for cd writer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h4nd Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 1 hour ago, cletus said: also got a cable that goes from different types of USB so I should be able to plug my cd writer into the tablet, I assume there will be some app that allows a tablet to work with a cd drive Could be / maybe. You also may find you'll need e.g. a powered USB hub to supply enough grunt for the writer. Have a go! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 39 minutes ago, Bling said: I'll look into that tonight, you'd think so, but i've never tried it. Not sure on Androids capability in that regard. /ling got a model number for cd writer? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajg193 Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 Did the tablet come with a S Pen? That should be able to draw on pdf file just fine Also, does lvvta have the ability to accept USB stick instead of CD? You can get the sticks for less than the price of a blank CD these days Would be nice if they just had a Dropbox account or something and you could just dump the files in 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nominal Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 12 minutes ago, ajg193 said: Did the tablet come with a S Pen? That should be able to draw on pdf file just fine Also, does lvvta have the ability to accept USB stick instead of CD? You can get the sticks for less than the price of a blank CD these days Would be nice if they just had a Dropbox account or something and you could just dump the files in Just post em up here so we can have a squiz / mock their life choices. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 1 hour ago, ajg193 said: Did the tablet come with a S Pen? That should be able to draw on pdf file just fine Also, does lvvta have the ability to accept USB stick instead of CD? You can get the sticks for less than the price of a blank CD these days Would be nice if they just had a Dropbox account or something and you could just dump the files in Yes, came with pen , and have tested it using 'notes' and it works , I need to find a way of organizing each formset better I'd happily use USB if that was an economical option, I have not checked for ages but last time I did, cd was the cheapest way, ordered some the other day and I think it was $80 for 100 cds I should check how much usbs are now Each job would have to go on its own USB so I'd get through a few of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajg193 Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 A bit more expensive than that, $140+gst on aliexpress for 100x usb sticks https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004949380312.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.0.0.3891517eiJln1r&algo_pvid=2ed90a51-7a1b-4522-9b1c-677a2ef2d8ec&algo_exp_id=2ed90a51-7a1b-4522-9b1c-677a2ef2d8ec-27&pdp_ext_f={"sku_id"%3A"12000031123265212"}&pdp_npi=2%40dis!NZD!141.63!141.63!!!!!%40210318b916697752137334195ee55a!12000031123265212!sea&curPageLogUid=VNgsCgOzPEB3 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bling Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 Pretty hard to beat CD's price wise, i'd say they are more reliable too for long term storage. I grabbed one out to put photos on for this reason this week and each time I plugged the USB stick in, it wanted to be formatted lol. Gave photos on a SD card in the end as have no means to burn a CD easily. Check out Amazon.com.au for CD's Clint, half that price there (unless you buy them with cases) with free delivery if you spend over $xx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adoom Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 Be sure to store your CDs in the dark. Had some dropped on my desk at work that must have been kept in the sun or something, they were totally fucked and turning weird colours. Straight in the bin. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kws Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 1 hour ago, Adoom said: Be sure to store your CDs in the dark. Had some dropped on my desk at work that must have been kept in the sun or something, they were totally fucked and turning weird colours. Straight in the bin. I've had a few CDs suffer from disc rot over the years too, with no obvious way to stop it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disc_rot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nominal Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 I always imagine that the CD's sent to LVVTA just get stored in some vast vault underground 5 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h4nd Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 On 30/11/2022 at 15:23, cletus said: Each job would have to go on its own USB so I'd get through a few of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shizzl Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 Not many laptops etc are made with cd drives anymore. I went to insert the rx3ute build disc into my laptop... no drive...ugh Everything seems to be going the usb plug in route now I hate technology 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kws Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 Check trademe for a cheap usb disc drive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bling Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 It's because no one uses CD's anymore* and people want laptops that weigh nothing. I haven't had a CD drive in my PC since forever. On the plus side, USB drives are cheap and you don't have to carry around CD drive components in your laptop for that one time you need it. *Certifiers are made to 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bling Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 Idiot proof methods to bring car window glass back to new? Lots of grime and some wind-blown dots from painting. Have used razorblade in our of the way places as a test and it comes up good. But could damage glass so wondering what others do? Does a clay bar take all that stuff off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 24 minutes ago, Bling said: Idiot proof methods to bring car window glass back to new? Lots of grime and some wind-blown dots from painting. Have used razorblade in our of the way places as a test and it comes up good. But could damage glass so wondering what others do? Does a clay bar take all that stuff off? I use claybar and it goes hard 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowzer Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 On 20/10/2022 at 12:13, tortron said: What does a top switch/high gear switch do on a manual gearbox. Obs. it's activated when it's in top gear. Tell the ecu to change something like lean burn or timing? On a Triumph it's the overdrive switch. Has a planetary overdrive stuck to the end of the manual box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bling Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 4 hours ago, tortron said: I use claybar and it goes hard Cheers, working well so far. Only the most stubborn of tiny (sub 0.5mm) epoxy primer dots staying put. So they'll get the blade. The rest is silky smooth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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