I was one of the early buyers of the Arc Battlemage. I love it, it's been trouble free and a massive upgrade from my Radeon 6600. Just under $300 shipped.

And that's a failure in education and basic planning. Nothing can be expected to last forever. This is why emergency funds exist, for emergencies like this. It's not unexpected. Same with a funeral. Dave Ramsey has been preaching this very basic concept for decades.

I changed out the battery in my 4a last year, no swelling or anything. Wasn't hard at all. Couple weeks ago I dropped it and broke the digitizer. Have a Pixel 9 now, it's pretty amazing.

Sounds like a job for their new 500 billion dollar AI.

I bought the B580. So far, no problems at all. Way faster than the Radeon 6600 it replaced. It was $280 I think after taxes shipped.

What don't you like about the 6a? I'm still using a Pixel 4a, it's been a perfect phone. No issues, great camera. Replaced the battery myself a few months ago.

When their consumer reports reliability score breaks out of the low 50s into the 70s then let me know about how great their cars are. Until then I'll stick with brands that are serious about what they are for instead of faking it.

And what happens when a small phalanx style system is put in action shooting drones out the sky the moment they come in range?

Wonkier IT People is the name of my 80s cover band!

The building process may take 5 years, but just to get it approved can take 10. It's going to take several years before even that for design, location etc.

As far as I can tell, it's a workout machine that you not only buy but pay a subscription fee to even use it. To me, that's beyond stupid.

If someone did grab them, and they were late for their flight, they could have been running through the airport with them and we can't have that.

9 looks pretty cool, but its still hard to replace my 4a as it's working perfectly. Replaced the battery 2 months ago, feels like it's brand new. I'll wait for the 10 I think.

When my mx518 finally wore out I replaced it with whatever the new model of it was. It's the 2nd mouse I've bought in over 20 years. I didn't think of replacing the cable.

I have a 2011 Prius. 140k-ish miles and have only done regular maintenance to it. I think the hybrid battery will need replacing soon however, down to 36mpg around town.