One space I think that really needs some more competition is the NAS space. So, UGreen has decided to throw their hat into the ring... and it sure is far from perfect.
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One space I think that really needs some more competition is the NAS space. So, UGreen has decided to throw their hat into the ring... and it sure is far from perfect.
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My Gear: iFixit Tool Kit - amzn.to/3DgiF3A Fujifilm X-T3 - amzn.to/3ltUtFm Fujifilm XF16-55mm F2.8 - amzn.to/3qARLjK Sigma 30mm F1.4 - amzn.to/42rxGtHI Almost Lost Faith in Thinkpads.aChair Leg2024-10-15 | I've been noticing a sharp decline in quality for the Lenovo Thinkpad series, but with the new Thinkpad T14 Generation 5, I had some optimism due to the exceptional reparability. Let's see if this is actually any good.
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My Gear: iFixit Tool Kit - amzn.to/3DgiF3A Thinkpad T14 - amzn.to/3RZ2XSbThis is the Best ThinkPad Ever Built. Its Awful.aChair Leg2024-07-07 | Every day, I stare out my windows and watch the rain drip along the glass thinking to myself, what would it be like to use the best ThinkPad with the best keyboard? Well today I saw the light and got a ThinkPad T61 to see what the hype is about and see if there's any reason at all to get one of these.
After watching my last video, Ugreen responded to me and gave me some information and feedback on my last video with them. They decided to give me a 6bay NAS to look at and I decided to have some fun.
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I've been needing to upgrade my workstation PC from the puny 8 core Ryzen 3700x I've been using for a while now, and finally bit the bullet. This is my $600(ish) dual CPU 40 core monster of an editing PC using a Dell Precision workstation as a base.
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I have a problem with a lot of micro PCs getting thrown away since you can't really do much with regards to upgrading them... so I wanted to see how far I could take a cheap Optiplex Micro PC before I take it too far.
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Today I wanted to see if you could game on the go on a budget. That led me to finding this, an Asus FX 505 gaming laptop, for just $400, can we game on it?
Get yourself a budget gaming laptop
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I've been on a hunt to find the best upgradable laptop for as cheap as possible. That search lead me to the Thinkpad T480, the only downside was the horrible gaming performance. So today I'm trying my best to get as much gamer out of this little old cheap business laptop as possible.
Build your own T480 EGPU setup.
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With how expensive gaming PCs have gotten, I wanted to take a look at DDR3 and see if even though it's well past it's end of life, if it's still a good idea to build a DDR3 gaming system.
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My Gear (Affiliate) iFixit Tool Kit - amzn.to/3DgiF3A Fujifilm X-T3 - amzn.to/3ltUtFm Fujifilm XF16-55mm F2.8 - amzn.to/3qARLjK Sigma 30mm F1.4 - amzn.to/42rxGtHI Was WRONG About LaptopsaChair Leg2023-07-24 | ...I Was Wrong About Thinkpads.aChair Leg2023-07-15 | I was completely wrong with my prior Thinkpad recommendation of getting the Thinkpad T470... Because I FOUND THIS.
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My Gear (Affiliate) iFixit Tool Kit - amzn.to/3DgiF3A Fujifilm X-T3 - amzn.to/3ltUtFm Fujifilm XF16-55mm F2.8 - amzn.to/3qARLjK Sigma 30mm F1.4 - amzn.to/42rxGtHIs it time to Move on From Pascal?aChair Leg2023-06-06 | I've been using GPUs from the Geforce 10 series for...quite a long time now. After looking at some more modern options, I'm starting to wonder if it's still worth it to buy any old Pascal card used, or if newer better options have FINALLY eclipsed it.
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My gear (Affiliate) Fujifilm X-T3 - amzn.to/3ltUtFm Fujifilm XF16-55mm F2.8 - amzn.to/3qARLjK Sigma 30mm F1.4 - amzn.to/42rxGtHI WISH I Could Keep Using This $100 Phone.aChair Leg2023-05-22 | ...This Is The PERFECT Budget Phone I HAVE to Throw Away.aChair Leg2023-05-09 | New phones are a total scam, so I decided to try out a $100 Google Pixel 4a to see if there are any good budget alternatives...too bad there's one major problem.
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My gear (Affiliate) Fujifilm X-T3 - amzn.to/3ltUtFm Sony A7s ii - ebay.us/SEfvwa Godox SL-60w - amzn.to/3X6JX47 Canon 50mm F2.5 Macro - ebay.us/G8ouDi Canon EF 28-70mm F2.8 - ebay.us/7UDmqQ$100 4K MONITORaChair Leg2023-04-23 | ...I Was SCARED To Buy This...aChair Leg2023-04-15 | After getting a taste of 4k glory in the Dell XPS 15, I decided it was finally time for me to go 4k. But I'm cheap AND picky... so finding the perfect monitor was a challenge.
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My gear (Affiliate) Fujifilm X-T3 - amzn.to/3ltUtFm Sony A7s ii - ebay.us/SEfvwa Godox SL-60w - amzn.to/3X6JX47 Canon 50mm F2.5 Macro - ebay.us/G8ouDi Canon EF 28-70mm F2.8 - ebay.us/7UDmqQRyzen is Finally DIRT CHEAPaChair Leg2023-03-27 | Finally, we can build a build a budget ryzen system for $500. Not only with a proper big boy dedicated GPU, but also with an 8 core CPU and 16gb of ram.
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My gear (Affiliate) Fujifilm X-T3 - amzn.to/3ltUtFm Sony A7s ii - ebay.us/SEfvwa Godox SL-60w - amzn.to/3X6JX47 Canon 50mm F2.5 Macro - ebay.us/G8ouDi Canon EF 28-70mm F2.8 - ebay.us/7UDmqQWHY Are People Still Buying These CPUs? - AMD FX Series in 2023aChair Leg2023-03-13 | Back in the early 2010's AMD released the FX CPU lineup including the FX 6300, 8120, and 8350. So I went ahead and got all three of those CPUs to see if they're still worth anything in 2023 and if you should consider them for your next budget build.
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My gear (Affiliate) Fujifilm X-T3 - amzn.to/3ltUtFm Sony A7s ii - ebay.us/SEfvwa Godox SL-60w - amzn.to/3X6JX47 Canon 50mm F2.5 Macro - ebay.us/G8ouDi Canon EF 28-70mm F2.8 - ebay.us/7UDmqQMy WORST Budget Tech Purchase - HP Proliant DL 380aChair Leg2023-03-05 | I've always been so tempted by all these cheap servers I see dual cpus with cheap power supplies and 24 to 48 cores along with tons of room for hard drives, so I finally decided to get one, and it went nothing like I expected.
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My gear (Affiliate) Fujifilm X-T3 - amzn.to/3ltUtFm Sony A7s ii - ebay.us/SEfvwa Godox SL-60w - amzn.to/3X6JX47 Canon 50mm F2.5 Macro - ebay.us/G8ouDi Canon EF 28-70mm F2.8 - ebay.us/7UDmqQHow is the Nintendo Switch Holding up?aChair Leg2023-02-20 | It took years, but I finally decided to revisit the Nintendo Switch, and in Nintendo fashion, the best time to buy it is after almost 6 years...
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My gear (Affiliate) Fujifilm X-T3 - amzn.to/3ltUtFm Sony A7s ii - ebay.us/SEfvwa Godox SL-60w - amzn.to/3X6JX47 Canon 50mm F2.5 Macro - ebay.us/G8ouDi Canon EF 28-70mm F2.8 - ebay.us/7UDmqQI Expected This to be HorribleaChair Leg2023-02-13 | Today I'm looking at one of the cheapest capture cards I could find on amazon, a $30 capture card that can capture 1080p video to see if it's worth the $30 or even if it works at all.
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My gear (Affiliate) Fujifilm X-T3 - amzn.to/3ltUtFm Sony A7s ii - ebay.us/SEfvwa Godox SL-60w - amzn.to/3X6JX47 Canon 50mm F2.5 Macro - ebay.us/G8ouDi Canon EF 28-70mm F2.8 - ebay.us/7UDmqQThe FINAL Upgrade For My 10 Year Old Thinkpad T430aChair Leg2023-02-05 | Today I finally go ahead and see if there's anymore performance I can squeeze out of our Thinkpad T430 by adding an external GPU with a special adapter.
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Sony A7s ii - ebay.us/SEfvwa Godox SL-60w - amzn.to/3X6JX47 Canon 50mm F2.5 Macro - ebay.us/G8ouDi Canon EF 28-70mm F2.8 - ebay.us/7UDmqQMy FAVORITE Laptop In The World Right Now #shortsaChair Leg2023-02-03 | Just wanted to show off my favorite laptop, and daily driver, my Thinkpad T14 Gen 1. It's an insane budget laptop, and can be gotten for around $400 used which is insane value.The ONLY Budget Gaming Laptop I Would Buy - Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3aChair Leg2023-01-29 | Today I'm taking a look at the Lenovo IdeaPad 3 Gaming. A really solid budget gaming laptop that can easily be had for under $1000, and as of the time of this upload, is currently $650.
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My Gear (Affiliate) Sony A7s ii - amzn.to/3wAQYiT Godox SL-60w - amzn.to/3wAQZTZ Canon 50mm F2.5 Macro - ebay.us/G8ouDi Canon EF 28-70mm F2.8 - ebay.us/7UDmqQUPGRADING My Cheap Gaming PCaChair Leg2023-01-23 | After looking into the $100 gaming PC more, I saw that there really is a lot more options for upgradability than I thought, so I figured, let's see how far we can push this thing to turn it into a budget $250 Gaming PC
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My Gear (Affiliate) Sony A7s ii - ebay.us/SEfvwa Godox SL-60w - ebay.us/pmmjRM Canon 50mm F2.5 Macro - ebay.us/G8ouDi Canon EF 28-70mm F2.8 - ebay.us/7UDmqQSO CLOSE Dell... - Dell XPS 9560aChair Leg2023-01-19 | Today I'm taking a look at the Dell XPS 15 9560. It's completely different than my normal laptops I prefer, but It's $500 now, has some serious specs, and I almost wanted to keep it... almost.
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My Gear (Affiliate) Sony A7s ii - ebay.us/SEfvwa Godox SL-60w - ebay.us/pmmjRM Canon 50mm F2.5 Macro - ebay.us/G8ouDi Canon EF 28-70mm F2.8 - ebay.us/7UDmqQYou Might Not Want to Build the CHEAPEST Possible NASaChair Leg2023-01-11 | Today I wanted to show off a cheap $200 NAS/server I put together. I think for starting out with budget storage, you don't need to spend crazy amounts of money, and can actually put something together for reasonably cheap.
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My Gear (Affiliate) Sony A7s ii - ebay.us/SEfvwa Godox SL-60w - ebay.us/pmmjRM Canon 50mm F2.5 Macro - ebay.us/G8ouDi Canon EF 28-70mm F2.8 - ebay.us/7UDmqQFine. You Win. Ill Try Linux.aChair Leg2023-01-08 | After literally hundreds of comments telling me I need to try Linux, I decided it was time to give it a go, and try using it for about 30 days and see if modern Linux is good enough for me to switch over.
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My Gear (Affiliate) Sony A7s ii - ebay.us/SEfvwa Godox SL-60w - ebay.us/pmmjRM Canon 50mm F2.5 Macro - ebay.us/G8ouDi Canon EF 28-70mm F2.8 - ebay.us/7UDmqQLenovo Does NOT Want You Doing This...aChair Leg2023-01-01 | I've always wondered what the best budget streaming/workstation PC would be, so I went ahead and put together a build with a 14 core Xeon, RTX 2070 Super, and 16gb of ECC DDR4. Best part, it only cost me $500.
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My Gear (Affiliate) Sony A7s ii - ebay.us/SEfvwa Godox SL-60w - ebay.us/pmmjRM Canon 50mm F2.5 Macro - ebay.us/G8ouDi Canon EF 28-70mm F2.8 - ebay.us/7UDmqQThis is NOTHING Like I Expected - Canon 5D ClassicaChair Leg2022-12-16 | Today I'm taking a look at the original Canon 5d, and this thing completely blew away my expectations.
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My Gear (Affiliate) Sony A7s ii - ebay.us/SEfvwa Godox SL-60w - ebay.us/pmmjRM Canon 50mm F2.5 Macro - ebay.us/G8ouDi Canon EF 28-70mm F2.8 - ebay.us/7UDmqQThere Will NEVER Be Another Laptop Like This... and Its $100 - Thinkpad T430aChair Leg2022-12-06 | Today I'm taking a look at the Thinkpad T430, the best budget laptop you can get. Best part? This laptop is under $100 and is even upgradable...
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My Gear (Affiliate) Sony A7s ii - ebay.us/SEfvwa Godox SL-60w - ebay.us/pmmjRM Canon 50mm F2.5 Macro - ebay.us/G8ouDi Canon EF 28-70mm F2.8 - ebay.us/7UDmqQSTOP Buying New Cameras - Canon 70DaChair Leg2022-11-19 | So the Canon 70D, this was the camera dreams were made out of when I first got into cameras. So I figured I'd take another look at it, almost ten years later and see if it still holds up, especially with the bargain bin pricing.
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My Gear (Affiliate) Sony A7s ii - ebay.us/SEfvwa Godox SL-60w - ebay.us/pmmjRM Canon 50mm F2.5 Macro - ebay.us/G8ouDi Canon EF 28-70mm F2.8 - ebay.us/7UDmqQI Dont Know How to Feel About This - Canon FL 55mm F1.2aChair Leg2022-10-16 | I've been curious for a while if vintage lenses can also be budget low light lenses. So I decided, hey I don't need $200, so I bought a Canon FL 55mm F1.2 lens to review. To justify the cost to my accountant I don't have, I figured at least I'll make a video justifying my spending to everyone
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My Gear (Affiliate) Sony A7s ii - ebay.us/SEfvwa Godox SL-60w - ebay.us/pmmjRM Canon 50mm F2.5 Macro - ebay.us/G8ouDi Canon EF 28-70mm F2.8 - ebay.us/7UDmqQI Did Not Expect This AT ALL - Thinkpad P51aChair Leg2022-08-17 | Today I'm taking a look at the classic Thinkpad P50 I mean P51... I'll explain. Either way, I went into this thinking I was going to get a subpar business laptop and got an amazing budget workstation/gaming laptop
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My Gear (Affiliate) Sony A7s ii - ebay.us/SEfvwa Godox SL-60w ebay.us/pmmjRM Canon 50mm F2.5 Macro ebay.us/G8ouDiI Bet Youve NEVER Heard of This - Canon 135mm F2.8 Soft Focus ReviewaChair Leg2022-07-31 | This is such a strange lens, I hardly even knew how to write a review, but since it's under $200 and really fantastic, I found a way.
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My Gear (Affiliate) Sony A7s ii - ebay.us/SEfvwa Godox SL-60w ebay.us/pmmjRM Canon 50mm F2.5 Macro ebay.us/G8ouDiI Wanted to Love it - Canon 5D Mark II ReviewaChair Leg2022-07-12 | Today, I am reviewing the famed Canon 5D Mark II. For years this was pretty much the best Canon Camera to buy if you wanted a great all-rounder full frame that recorded 1080p video. Now-a-days? Well...
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My Gear (Affiliate) Sony A7s ii - ebay.us/SEfvwa Godox SL-60w ebay.us/pmmjRMI Will NEVER Make a Full Review of This Camera #shortsaChair Leg2022-07-04 | ...I Couldnt STEAL A Better Laptop... I Tried - Lenovo Thinkpad T470saChair Leg2022-06-07 | Today I am looking at the Thinkpad T470s. A serious laptop if you're on a tight budget and really need something that just...works for $200 with good build quality.
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My Gear (Affiliate) Canon 80d - amzn.to/3llop4s Sigma 17-50mm F2.8 - amzn.to/3Cj2Esf Godox SL-60w - amzn.to/3jkuxr5 MXL BCD-1 - amzn.to/3iheg6YWHY Are People Still Buying This? - Canon T2i ReviewaChair Leg2022-04-23 | Today I am tackling the age old question... why are people still buying the Canon T2i. A 12 year old camera that I'm surprised still works. Well it's because it might be a tiny bit good actually...
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Canon 80d - amzn.to/3llop4s Sigma 17-50mm F2.8 - amzn.to/3Cj2Esf Godox SL-60w - amzn.to/3jkuxr5 MXL BCD-1 - amzn.to/3iheg6YThis is My CHEAPEST and FAVORITE Lens Right Now #shortsaChair Leg2022-03-16 | ...The BEST Budget Ultrawide Lens - Sigma 10-20mm F4-5.6aChair Leg2022-01-03 | Today I'm testing the Sigma 10-20mm F4-5.6. It's an insanely versatile lens that I hardly ever use. It's cheap, has somewhat decent image quality, and is an entirely new perspective for your photos. I highly suggest trying it out.
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My Gear: (Affiliate) Canon 80d: amzn.to/3EL0QIk Sigma 17-50mm F2.8: amzn.to/3HyG5kQDid the Wii U FINALLY Become Good After 9 Years?aChair Leg2021-08-03 | Today I'm looking at the wii u in 2021. This console somehow got better as time went on even though I thought it would age like a freshly poured glass of milk left in a basement for ten years.
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Pikmin 3 - ebay.us/vFvz0O Wii U Tablet Charger - amzn.to/3jku5ZVIs a $200 Sony Camera a WASTE of money? -Sony A5000 ReviewaChair Leg2021-05-25 | Today, I am reviewing the Sony A5000 and finding out if it is a good way to spend $200. I have a lot of small qualms with the Sony ecosystem personally, so I'm explaining those and sharing my opinion on it. Whether or not you agree with me on that I think this camera is still pretty good value for $200. Better than the EOS M at least.Can this $250 Lens replace ALL of your lenses? - Sigma 17-50 F/2.8 ReviewaChair Leg2021-03-30 | Review of the Sigma 17-50mm F/2.8 lens. This lens is available for nearly every camera from Canon's EF Mount, Nikon's F mount, and even can be adapted to Sony's E mount. I'm going to see if this cheap lens is a worthwhile purchase and if it is versatile enough to replace all of my other lenses with photo and video tests.Pentax SMC 35mm F3.5 - Cheap, Sharp, Small, Full FrameaChair Leg2019-10-21 | This is my new favorite lens, the pentax super multicoated (SMC) 35mm F3.5 lens. I tested it on full frame and micro four thirds (mft) and it produces sharp wide angle lenses on full frame and beautiful tighter images on m43. This lens is fantastic on my full frame sony and micro four-thirds G7.
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Instagram: instagram.com/achairlegLowel Omni - 500 Watt Light For $30aChair Leg2019-09-14 | Review of the Lowel Omni 500watt light. I got this tungsten video light for only about $40 and absolutely love it, so I did a review. This is possibly he cheapest video light I've ever seen on ebay that is actually good. Any clips that did not contain the Omni were filmed using the Omni as the only light.