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Stuff like a pretty case with slots for optical drives, a laptop with a shitton of ports and all-day battery life or anything else that seems to go against the trends.

This thread is for complaining about how you can't find it and (maybe) finding it thanks to someone else.

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[โ€“] Valmond@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I don't know if it's possible but it feels like a cheap box for (sata) hard drives would be super useful for people having a bunch of old drives. The only ones I can find are top of the line expensive NAS or DAS stuff for say 2 to 4 large drives, not my 7 drives from 500GB to 2TB...

I use a 5โ‚ฌ sata-usb connector but it's not very practical, a usb hub + 7 of these connectors would cost like 40โ‚ฌ ... Not reliable or anything but it would just need a box!

[โ€“] Blisterexe@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

https://www.amazon.fr/ORICO-daccueil-magn%C3%A9tique-Adaptateur-Compatible/dp/B07QD5DXV2

there is this ^ thing for 130, which is more expensive that what you mentioned but seems to fit your criteria moreso.

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[โ€“] glans@hexbear.net 5 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I'd like a way to disable all the various way too bright indicator lights.

[โ€“] crime@hexbear.net 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
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[โ€“] Taiatari@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

An app like Shazam but that shows me : this is the song you played and these are the songs it reminds you of because the melody is from here and the vocals melody is from here etc. I am mad that every other song reminds me of another but I cannot check which one it is.

[โ€“] lemming741@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

A laptop with trackpad buttons

Lenovo is the only one I can find, and they're above the pad for the nub

[โ€“] Securus777@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Water bottle that auto seals and is easy to clean.

[โ€“] shasta@lemm.ee 4 points 1 week ago

I need an ecmascript library that demuxes mpeg when fed individual frames. Every lib just wants to take in a whole file or URL to a stream. I need to filter the websocket sending the data so I need to feed individual frames to the lib. I'm only finding commonjs libs that do this

[โ€“] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 weeks ago

A SEGA Dreamcast

[โ€“] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Folding screen eReader....it would be extremely niche, but I want it

Recently heard about RePebble, so my complaining about smart watches may have to end

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[โ€“] carp1@lemm.ee 4 points 1 week ago

A small android smartphone with good software support

[โ€“] Azal@pawb.social 4 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Is a truck tech? Fuck it I'm calling a pickup truck tech.

I just want a pickup the size of a 90s ford ranger that's a hybrid. Since I'm making it a unicorn, lets go 4wd

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[โ€“] boaratio@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

A phone that runs Linux, has decent battery life, and doesn't cost an arm and a leg.

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[โ€“] kratoz29@lemm.ee 4 points 1 week ago

A Steam Deck with stock pricing in Mexico.

[โ€“] BullishUtensil@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)
  • Phone with dual sim card slots and a sdcard, plus pop-out camera (my present phone has all of that except the second simcard, and I refuse to replace this phone!) ** Charging port on top ** Slightly thicker to fit a larger battery - and possibly slightly better optics for the main camera.

  • Computer mouse about 15% larger than the "large" mouses they presently sell.

  • Detachable 10-key that's mirrored for easy left hand use.

  • In general, small electronic devices should have more than one button for interaction. It's easier to remember 3 different buttons than 3 different Morse codes to achieve the three different functions.

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[โ€“] Mad_Dugan@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

A physical slide out keyboard case for iPhone.

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[โ€“] BodePlotHole@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Magnetic audio cable break-aways

[โ€“] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 weeks ago

Reliable software. It's a thing of the past.

[โ€“] getoffthedrugsdude@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

A way to easily remove dust and debris without busting open the tower

[โ€“] monovergent@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 weeks ago

I'm jealous of my friend's workstation that has an easily accessible filter in front of the case fans

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