Amazon.co.uk - early black Friday deals on now...

muffler

Westernworld. wrote: »

Amazon is just playing people now with the sales

Give it a rest ffs and take your soap boxing elsewhere.

dinneenp

ozmo wrote: »

I got the Ring 3 last sale

Pros:
* It came with a free Echo Show - watch out for that deal
* It connects to the existing bell using the existing door wires - no need for chime - it rings old style bell and charges from the wires.
* The V3 records before the event happens - main reason I got it.
* It also rings on all the Echos and my phone (a bit overkill sometimes)
* Good fish eye view

Negatives:
* You pay per year - not much, but still more than free with other doorbells
* ok in dark when close up - but not to end of driveway.
* had to use 2.4Ghz wifi - wouldn't work well even short distance with 5ghz - but we have both from Virgin media hub so wasn't a big deal switch it over.

Isn't there an option without any annual fee?

ozmo

dinneenp wrote: »

Isn't there an option without any annual fee?

yes - it still works - gives a live video feed to phone and echo dots and show when someone rings the bell.

So you have a record someone rang the bell or motion happened in the garden - but wont know who if you missed it.

Redlim

Posted on the home automation page but putting it here also for visibility :

Lightning deal on amazon for tado. Ends at 3pm today.

tado° Wireless Smart Thermostat Starter Kit V3+ with Hot Water Control, Works with Alexa, Siri and Google Assistant

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07VXBMC14/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabt1_dlC_wo9TFbSZKHATZ?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

ozmo

The firestick is well worth getting if you haven't one - and is reduced to under 30 pounds - has built in Alexa. 4K res etc.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B079QB9BD7?tag=camelalerts-21&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1&language=en_GB

stockshares

ozmo wrote: »

The firestick is well worth getting if you haven't one - and is reduced to under 30 pounds - has built in Alexa. 4K res etc.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B079QB9BD7?tag=camelalerts-21&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1&language=en_GB

Would there be any point/advantage if you already have an android tv box(Mecool Km9 Pro)?

buyer95

Have a budget of about 600e to spend on a laptop. If anyone has any recommendations that they see in the sales please let me know

stockshares

buyer95 wrote: »

Have a budget of about 600e to spend on a laptop. If anyone has any recommendations that they see in the sales please let me know

Huawei Matebook
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B085YM9K63/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabt1_dlC_7Q9TFbFYKC77Z?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

These were recommended during the prime day sales. There's a thread on them on boards.

€490 atm. Keep an eye on it and see if it drops.

WildCardDoW

stockshares wrote: »

Would there be any point/advantage if you already have an android tv box(Mecool Km9 Pro)?

Hard to say unless you provide specific details on your box specs to be fair.

The android boxes are poorly built except for a specific few and are outperformed by the stick when in same price range usually.

In the higher price range they are outperformed by the Cube.

Any higher just get the Shield.

WildCardDoW

Redlim wrote: »

Posted on the home automation page but putting it here also for visibility :

Lightning deal on amazon for tado. Ends at 3pm today.

tado° Wireless Smart Thermostat Starter Kit V3+ with Hot Water Control, Works with Alexa, Siri and Google Assistant

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07VXBMC14/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabt1_dlC_wo9TFbSZKHATZ?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

IIRC this doesn't naturally support multiple zones. You'd have to put thermostatic valves on each rad to replicate heating zones.

paddyh117

stockshares wrote: »

Huawei Matebook
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B085YM9K63/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabt1_dlC_7Q9TFbFYKC77Z?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

These were recommended during the prime day sales. There's a thread on them on boards.

€490 atm. Keep an eye on it and see if it drops.

I bought one of those a couple of months ago based on the Laptop forum recommendations - it's superb and great value. No regrets at all

stockshares

WildCardDoW wrote: »

Hard to say unless you provide specific details on your box specs to be fair.

The android boxes are poorly built except for a specific few and are outperformed by the stick when in same price range usually.

In the higher price range they are outperformed by the Cube.

Any higher just get the Shield.

Thanks, here's the spec
https://www.androidtv-guide.com/streaming-gaming/mecool-km9-pro

muffler

ozmo wrote: »

The firestick is well worth getting if you haven't one - and is reduced to under 30 pounds - has built in Alexa. 4K res etc.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B079QB9BD7?tag=camelalerts-21&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1&language=en_GB

Sold out unfortunately since yesterday

WildCardDoW

stockshares wrote: »

Thanks, here's the spec
https://www.androidtv-guide.com/streaming-gaming/mecool-km9-pro

I shouldn't do this as there's clearly a link to Geekbench scores on the link you provided and you should be able to make the jump to check what the scores of a Firestick is and compare that way...

However:

You're at the same level as a 1st Gen Firestick 4K.

Firestick probably does a better job of supporting audio and visual codes properly however.

rco2000

ozmo wrote: »

The firestick is well worth getting if you haven't one - and is reduced to under 30 pounds - has built in Alexa. 4K res etc.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B079QB9BD7?tag=camelalerts-21&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1&language=en_GB

Currently unavailable

2lazytogetup

buyer95 wrote: »

Have a budget of about 600e to spend on a laptop. If anyone has any recommendations that they see in the sales please let me know

look for refurbished on ebay. you will get twice as much for your money. only problem is second hand laptop battieries would only last 1 to 2 hours.

i do this all the time. just need to check rating of seller.

homerun_homer

Can anyone tell me the difference between Fire tablet with ads vs tablet without ads?

brightkane

rco2000 wrote: »

Currently unavailable

The Firestick was showing unavailable for me today and for the past week. When i changed my delivery address on the right hand side of the product page to Parcel Motel / Wizard it became available for me.

Just in case its happening to anyone else.

brightkane

homerun_homer wrote: »

Can anyone tell me the difference between Fire tablet with ads vs tablet without ads?

There are ads on the lock screen with the ads one. I have gotten a good few with ads over the years. On each one I got onto chat and told them it was a present for a child and they disabled the ads for me free of charge.

buyer95

2lazytogetup wrote: »

look for refurbished on ebay. you will get twice as much for your money. only problem is second hand laptop battieries would only last 1 to 2 hours.

i do this all the time. just need to check rating of seller.

That is quite the problem

stockshares

WildCardDoW wrote: »

I shouldn't do this as there's clearly a link to Geekbench scores on the link you provided and you should be able to make the jump to check what the scores of a Firestick is and compare that way...

However:

You're at the same level as a 1st Gen Firestick 4K.

Firestick probably does a better job of supporting audio and visual codes properly however.

Sorry I didn't see the link and didn't realise to compare their test scores.

muffler

brightkane wrote: »

The Firestick was showing unavailable for me today and for the past week. When i changed my delivery address on the right hand side of the product page to Parcel Motel / Wizard it became available for me.

Just in case its happening to anyone else.

I had my mates address in NI set as default but noticed at the top of the page that delivery would be to here in Donegal. Clicked on that and set the default NI address again and low and behold the 4k fire stick was listed again but with stock available from 28th November.

brightkane

muffler wrote: »

I had my mates address in NI set as default but noticed at the top of the page that delivery would be to here in Donegal. Clicked on that and set the default NI address again and low and behold the 4k fire stick was listed again but with stock available from 28th November.

It caught me out for a week! Glad you got sorted.

py2006

I've noticed a few items, that I have been keeping an eye on over the last few weeks, have gone up in price in the last few days and today.


I expect these to be reduced in the coming days to previous price under the pretense of 'Black Friday'

celticbhoy27

Fire he 10 back down to 89 sterling. Decent tablet

ozmo

muffler wrote: »

Sold out unfortunately since yesterday

Oh - it was showing available to buy for me today at 29.99


I guess this is one of those scalper things - buy up all the stock when cheap - and sell for 55 to 70 euros a piece throughout they year on adverts.ie - theres so many sellers of these there!


Set up an alert on camelcamelcamel if interested and wait a while - Amazon might keep adding stock.


Its a great device for watching streaming stuff - and the remote controls the tv as well - only major thing it lacks over android boxes is it has no usb port for reading files off usb or sd cards - that would have been nice.



Edit: ahhh - just googled and you can read usb sticks - I might even have this cable too - must give it a go
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rjhe5hSXE_E&ab_channel=Econoballer

Redlim

WildCardDoW wrote: »

IIRC this doesn't naturally support multiple zones. You'd have to put thermostatic valves on each rad to replicate heating zones.

Think it should be ok for 2 basic zones as per below link. But I think it gets awkward if you also want room by room control with the smart TRVs on top of the zones. A TRV calling for heat will never receive that heat if the zone valve isn't open.

https://support.tado.com/en/articles/3481812-how-does-tado-control-a-multi-zone-radiator-heating-system

This is it

Got a few of those Yankee candle things, handy presents

JeffKenna

This is it wrote: »

Got a few of those Yankee candle things, handy presents

Yeah got one, nice set.

SK1979

Any indication that the Deco m5 might be reduced? Could do with adding another one.

timple23

Firestick available in Argos 35 euro delivered?

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/7836648/Trail/searchtext%3EFIRESTICK.htm

Is this the same one on amazon for 29.99gbp?/ Does the Argos one have 4k?

bassy

timple23 wrote: »

Firestick available in Argos 35 euro delivered?

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/7836648/Trail/searchtext%3EFIRESTICK.htm

Is this the same one on amazon for 29.99gbp?/ Does the Argos one have 4k?

no 4k sticks in argos,just standard.

ShineOn7

celticbhoy27 wrote: »

Fire he 10 back down to 89 sterling. Decent tablet

Is this comparable to any of the older iPads specs wise?

lazyman

bassy wrote: »

no 4k sticks in argos,just standard.

40 euro in currys for 4k stick and in stock

py2006

lazyman wrote: »

40 euro in currys for 4k stick and in stock

Can they be connected to pc monitors?

Gooey Looey

py2006 wrote: »

Can they be connected to pc monitors?

If the monitor has HDMI yes

py2006

What time tomorrow do the next deals start on Amazon?

stockshares

wolfenstein3D wrote: »

Roku is a great alternative for streaming. 4K HDR etc.


Roku Streaming Stick+ | HD/4K/HDR Streaming Media Player, Black

I thought Roku is no good in Ireland as it has a lot of US content which is blocked.

Dr. Nick

Degag wrote: »

Do all items ordered from Amazon generally not come in their branded boxes?

Received something today and it wasn't. Can't seem to remember that happening before.

Wouldn't like it to happen if it was an Xmas gift!

A bit OT, but Amazon are having problems sourcing outer packaging (for deliveries). The demand they have created has actually helped lead to paper shortages in Europe.

timple23

If you order from amazon via addesspal is it still free to return it with an post?

Westernworld.

timple23 wrote: »

If you order from amazon via addesspal is it still free to return it with an post?

It's tricky ime

I'd avoid it for expensive items

Gooey Looey

timple23 wrote: »

If you order from amazon via addesspal is it still free to return it with an post?

Parcel motel do returns to royal mail which Amazon offer, pop it into your local parcel motel and they post it up north

This will all change soon. Parcel Wizard have announced they're closing their UK address next month

Aquos76

I had to return a Firestick that went faulty before and I had to send it to their UK address as it was obviously dispatched to a UK address. It cost me a tenner or something but Amazon refunded me the cost of returning it to them.

TheWatcher182

OmegaGene wrote: »

If you tell amazon you’re in Ireland at the moment they will send a label no problem at all, great customer service

Can’t say I had the same experience. They told me to post it myself

The Muppet

My son returned an echo show last week that was out of warranty , It was flickering so he rang them and they asked him it mail it back , they refunded him the postage and gave him a full refund for the echo show. There are not many companies that would do that.

xdark

Gooey Looey wrote: »

Parcel Wizard have announced they're closing their UK address next month

Source?

timple23

xdark wrote: »

Source?

I got an email about dpd closing their virtual address because of brexit

Skippy along

xdark wrote:

Source?

Got the this today from them



Dear Parcel Wizard Member,

Today we're bringing you an Important Service Update regarding the DPD Virtual Address. 

We will no longer be offering our Virtual Address Service from December 11th 2020. This is due to customs clearance requirements for parcels travelling into the Republic of Ireland from Great Britain which will come into effect post Brexit. 

slegs

stockshares wrote: »

Huawei Matebook
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B085YM9K63/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabt1_dlC_7Q9TFbFYKC77Z?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

These were recommended during the prime day sales. There's a thread on them on boards.

€490 atm. Keep an eye on it and see if it drops.

Was just about to recommend this also as I bought one earlier on the year. Beast of a laptop for the money. Great bit of kit

caper23

is their anyway of making the amazon dot wireless?? amazon have a battery cradle but can't ship to ireland..