Prosumer Puns

Apologies for misusing the term prosumer a bit, what I mean is - I presume the high end will continue to be dominated by 80mm+ burrs at $3-$4k range. It seems in the $1k-$2k range (and even now around $500!), 64mm is becoming prevalent.

The point of the question is, are we moving to a time where we may perceive grinders/burrs more like we do camera bodies/lenses? Where you buy a body (ie grinder body/motor) as a sort of “lens mount” or “burr mount” to pair with your favorite burrs?

It seems the 64mm space is seeing a lot right now: Fellow ode, DF64, Lagom p64, acaia orbit. SSP producing a lot. Etc. - as if it’s the lens/burr mount to invest in as a platform.

I ask all of this because if the answer is affirmative, it helps solidify my grinder choice. I have been debating a baratza vario+ with 54mm steel burrs vs a fellow ode with 64mm SSP burrs. The announcement that SSP is now creating ditting lab sweet clone burrs in 64mm has made me think differently, as follows:

The Vario+ does not seem like the future, it seems like the past. It’s stuck with what are essential propriety burrs, not really, but there aren’t many choices. Nothing is happening there. The burrs/body are essentially a package deal. Sure it’s got a proven record, but does it matter?

Enter the Fellow Ode: no I can’t do espresso (officially or heavily), but I have a niche zero already and I can thus do great filter + try an occasional shot. It’s only $250 at Costco, $270 from Fellow with a 10% coupon. It’s essentially a disposable motor and body to carry burrs, which for a home user will essentially last forever. I could get the SSP multipurpose burrs and SSP lab sweet burrs for ~$450 to try things out with filter brew and season the burrs, finding what profiles I prefer and getting different results with different burrs, use the grinder body for 1-2 years, and sell it (or ditch it if it breaks) and jump up to a future acaia orbit or future “niche flat 64mm” (speculative) or DF64 v2 in 2023/2024. Thus adding espresso capability and a more long term grinder body at that time with minimal loss of investment. I keep the majority of my investment (burrs) and just get a newer, updated, 64mm grinder body that is far more capable than the ode… Meanwhile, bringing pre-seasoned burrs and experience with me.

Vs the Vario, it’s sort of an all in package - not much market or value for the burrs themselves, sort of an all in one grinder… and not the future of home grinding. A great all in one, but als

We hear all the time how it's not the gear it's the ear. Yet I struggle to find many examples of great albums that were recorded on bog standard consumer gear, except for EDM and stuff that relies on the box.

What are some great albums that were recorded this way. I'm talking about albums with guitars, acoustic drums, vocals all done in less than ideal circumstances.

I know a couple- Mac Demarco and Guided by voices both used genuinely modest setups (though mac probably still had around $10k of nice instruments and amps by the time he did 2, he was smart/lucky to get on to the analog equipment when it was selling for peanuts before the 2010s resurgence.

Hi there, I'm looking for an upgrade to my current Wifi Router, a roughly 6 year old D-Link DIR-880L (AC1900). We're having some issues with range/speed/connection dropping. Part of the issue is obviously location however even when I move it to a less desirable location it's not perfect, and in any case it's old enough that newer hardware should give me a better experience across the board.

I'm looking at a couple options but a lot of it boils down to mid range consumer (a new all in one wifi router) vs entry level business (router, switch, AP) hardware.

The most important things are speed and reliability/signal strength. I don't need a crazy amount of settings just very standard stuff, port forwarding, static IPs. The option to VPN into my home network from outside would be great though.

I'm looking mainly at 3 TP Link options now (just because I can most easily compare across their own website) but I'm open to anything in this kind of price range ($200 CAD great, $300 CAD doable, more than that needs to be significant;y better). Also worth noting that prices and availability in Canada don't necessarily reflect the US options. I've listed the best prices I can find after a little digging.

Archer AX50 - $180 CAD

EAP265 HD - $190 when combined with a router (ER605) and cheap switch (SG105)

EAP620 HD - $310-370 with the same router (ER605) and a cheaper (SG1005P) or more expensive (SG2008P) switch.

The Archer obviously rings in the cheapest. It also advertises the highest speeds and WiFi Transmission Power of the 3.

Either of the Omada options could go on the ceiling which might give me better signal in the house. Also adding a switch would actually make my cable management a lot nicer just due to the layout of the house. If the AP goes on the ceiling I can't run AC power so it needs to be PoE - the 620 needs PoE+ so I need a better switch than the cheap SG105 as it doesn't come with an injector like the 265.

Weirdly the 620 advertises the slowest 5Ghz speeds of the 3 even though it's a Wifi 6 AP and the 265 isn't. I'm not really sure what's going on there and it's one of the things I'm most confused about.

I wish there was a highly regarded and standardized "router-and-AP-review.com" for me

Besides the typical Milwaukee/dewalt/makita.. What are some favorites around here? Pro-sumer level. Only started to test out the outdoor power tools, kobalt feels pretty nice.

Hey everyone, I'm looking to replace my Netgear R6400 v1 with something else. I originally flashed FreshTomato on it because of Netgear's bad QoS algorithm, which has been good. But now I'm wanting something with really good professionally developed firmware and a better firewall (both of which FreshTomato doesn't really offer), all in one box. Another big reason is that this router will be in my parent's house and I want something more resilient than Best Buy consumer garbage so I can feel more confident that I won't get "wifi doesn't work" texts for a looooong time.

Anyways, got some suggestions? I've seen SonicWall and Fortinet have wireless firewall options but I didn't see anything too recent. Needs at least Wireless AC spec. Or would it be better just to have two boxes (the firewall box and a standard wifi router set up a certain way)?

Hey /r/homenetworking

I'm looking for some advice on my home network setup. My house is ~5000 sq ft and has ethernet wired in almost every room. I'm running Google Fiber with 1 Gbps to the door.

I currently have Google Nest Wifi home router devices in multiple rooms, each of them wired to the respective wall jacks through the in-home wiring, which feed back into a central switch and another Google Nest Wifi router acting as the main router.

This setup works okay, but I realized after the fact I really don't need the "mesh" features of the Nest devices (since everything is wired anyway) - plus I see occasional drops in my hardwired speed (sometimes to as low as 90 Mbps), and I'm wondering if moving to a dedicated "prosumer" router and set of wireless access points would be better than the Nest.

Which brands would you recommend? I've been checking out the Netgear stuff, but it seems most of the non-business products are "all-in-one" router + wifi access point units, which seems less ideal. I've heard good things about Ruckus, but I'm a little concerned their units would be too complex to set up and configure for someone who doesn't have a professional background in networking.

If there are any similar/relevant threads from the past I should check out please feel free to link here as well.

Thanks for the help!

Hello- I need help to decide which espresso machine to get for a price range between $2000 - $3400 USD. I had the breville dual boiler for about 4 years and it finally broke. I was looking at the Profitec 600 dual boiler with flow control.

Thanks!

I just "upgraded" to the latest gateway/router from my ISP (Rogers in Canada) and to my shock, port forwarding is horrendously hobbled now -- only 1:1 mapping (I need external ports to be different from internal ports in some cases) is supported! I've been able to hack it by manually triggering UPnP rules (that's another gripe, I can't even administrate currently active UPnP rules...what a security nightmare!!) But I figure it's time to just get a new router and bridge the gateway.

My current setup: gateway/router, plus orbi mesh operating in AP mode. These have wired backhaul to the 2 nodes I use. I've got about 30-40 IoT devices, 15 or so google home speakers, every TV (about 3-5, depending on the day) has one or two wifi connections either for roku or Google TV, a few consoles, 5 laptops, 5 phones in the house....for a total of maybe 70-90 wireless clients. A few servers and management equipment with static IPs, maybe another 10-15 wired clients there.

I've done the PFSense thing before, but I went back to the built in modem because management became a headache ("help! Xyz game/service isn't working!" From household users -- various ports, NAT mapping, etc) and the consumer stuff just worked.

Having said that, I'm thinking a "buy" prosumer solution might be easier than the super customizeable and bespoke PFSense solution.

Given a budget of, say, $400 Canadian, would I be better off with a high end wifi 6 consumer router, or can I piece together a decent prosumer setup at that budget? I've heard prosumer/professional stuff is much more rock-solid stable...I don't have too many problems with wifi, but resetting things isn't uncommon. At least a few times a year.

Any recommendations?

I have a Fuji x system with 4-5 lenses and its been good- I used it a lit from 2015-2019 or so. But I now have a toddler and when traveling we have more books, toys etc and its hard to bring all the kit and also wearing it around my neck he will want to mess with it. So for the next few years I’d be okay with something like the canon 5gx even though the sensor is smaller, not needing to switch out lenses and keeping it in a jacket pocket sounds nice. But that camera is already over 2 years old. Is anything coming shortly down the pike that would be worth holding out a bit longer? The Sony rx has many versions but i find them less appealing than the canon. But if either company has new releases pending in this category I might want to wait and see. Its a market segment that is not very popular as phones have encroached.

So, I’m sure some may think why? So using Unifi for 5+ years. Then using Ruckus 310 AP for a few months now. Part of me is just thinking…I’m about done with the home lab or Prosumer equipment. Do I really want to be messing with updates/firmware etc…. Do I need all VLANS. Maybe I’m giving up but when I do this all day at work, then feel I need to do this at home. So, yeah. I know, there’s HP Aruba Instant, TP link Omada, more ruckus APs. All options other than Unifi. Then there’s, going to wired mesh. Eero, tplink deco, Netgear orbi, Asus. Parental controls have me thinking, but I believe Firewilla does this too. These are the options I have been thinking, as I know I’ll loose a lot of robust from Unifi (dream machine pro, Poe switch, 3 AP’s, 5 camera’s), I dont get the throughput as I’d like to, does it matter, meh…wireless works. Unifi also brings a lot of stress this past year with their flaws, one reason to switch. Thoughts? Pros/cons. I’ll be using them for awhile, but starting to think for next year as I plan to move to another house, start fresh with something different and sell all my equipment online. Something basic-simple or stay with Prosumer equipment.

Hi all,

I'm looking for a router to suit a rather particular usecase and am not having much luck sifting through the 400 million options that exist nowdays.

Looking for the following features:

- VLAN tagging (I have a home lab and it would be nice to integrate the rack more cleanly into my current setup, as well as a few other use cases)

- LTE backup (current router has this, basically the only reason I hadn't ditched it already

- Small-ish form factor (not looking for a 1ru or anything, this will be sitting in my living room where the ISP decided to put their inbound connection)

- 2 x 2.5G or higher ports (I have a NAS with dual 2.5G ports, currently they're working alright with the inbuilt Adaptive LB and two 1G ports but I have the option, I may as well? This one isn't critical)

- Other nice to haves (WIFI6, LACP, POE, nice web app? IP-helper options to streamline my PXE boot setup? Decent Sec features? Probably more stuff but if I can't think of it now it can't be too important)

Budget's not a huge concern but I would prefer to not spend more than say... $500 USD? Can stretch if there's something that scratches that itch just right.

Da li neko ima iskustva sa kupovinom i prodajom eleketricne energije?

I know of Mikrotik and UniFi. Any other good ones? Preferable one that does not send a ton of telemetry and can be managed without an internet connection (some require cloud management using a app on a phone).

Hi all!

We have gigabit up/down, but have a dead wifi zone in our bedroom. Our current setup is the older OnHub and Google Wifi access points with multiple ethernet switches and backhaul over MoCA 2.5.

Here's my current network setup

I was originally going to just buy the newest Nest Wifi Router, but it looks like it's incompatible with my OnHub. If I stay in the Nest/Google ecosystem, it seems that I need to do one of:

• buy an older OnHub or Google Wifi puck to add to my setup, or
• get the Nest Wifi Router + Point set and us

Still looking for a drone that uses the 900Mhz band (either for just C2 or C2 and video transmission), but I'm having some difficulty finding anything.

So my question is, what available RTF drones (using the standard 2.4Ghz and/or 5Ghz ISM bands) have the longest range available?

DETAILS ON QUESTION BELOW, BUT IF I'M LOSING YOUR ATTENTION, THE QUESTION ABOVE IS ENOUGH TO ANSWER

• Range in congested airspace (as in urban interference from WiFi, etc.), range in open/remote airspace, or best overall. Multiple picks for different scenarios would be appreciated.

• Obviously battery life is also an important factor, preferably 25 minutes+.

• A decent camera would be a necessity, but it wouldn't have to be best of the best. Video downlink would ideally be 720p, but 480p could work.

• Features like "search-lights"/headlights also a plus, obstacle avoidance is cool, but not a necessity at all.

• Wind resistance is important.

• Max elevation is important.

• Speed is important. I don't want a racing drone, but it should be able to cover ground quickly.

• I actually prefer off-brand or lesser known brands to big names.

• Preferably a quadracopter (or hexa/octa-copter), but a VTOL fixed wing would be cool too.

• Chinese no-brands are OK.

• I would like to spend $1,500 or less for something more high end, but budget/good value drones would also be of interest. I would also consider something up to $2,500 if it fit checked all the right boxes

• I don't have time to do a complex kit, so ready to fly would be most preferred, but a fairly simple kit may work.

Thanks so much!

I'm a birder that currently uses a T2i/550D that is beginning to show it's age. I've been holding off on a 90D for two reasons: 1) birding happens late afternoon / early morning, and I'm worried about the low-light performance considering the high megapixels, 2) I have a degenerative eye disease and could really benefit from the new focus systems of the mirrorless cameras.

The M5 is quite dated now, and the M6MK2 is small, has cramped controls, and doesn't have an integrated EVF. The RP is a slightly better size, feels great in hand, has the new focusing, but obviously doesn't have a crop sensor - I'm not ready to lose the extra reach of a crop frame.

The niche for birding seems rather large, but Canon's offering are few and dated. Is there any hope of an "R7" fulfilling the old 7D slot? I'm not familiar with Canon's release schedule, and the "R7" rumors have been going on for a long long time. Since I do hold on to my cameras for a while, I would hate to dole out the money on a 90D only to have a better option top come along shortly after.

I'm a Fusion 360 prosumer, work both on Windows (at work) and Mac (at home). Why, why, why Windows 11 can't provide decent HiDPI support? Why on a Mac it looks crystal sharp, while on Windows you just can't get as much details on your screen as you would need? (yes, I've been through all possible settings of HiDPI settings). I just can't get it. And it's not just Fusion 360, it's same for many apps, like SolidEdge. And it's been for years now. I was hoping 11 will bring the 4K to the world, but how foolish was I. Take a look at the screenshot below of Windows 11 system's dialogue window. Title bar has sharp and nice looking font, but the contents of it is now blurry as hell (It was OK on Windows 10). Why? Should I change HiDPI settings for Windows 11 system content's or what? Is there a hope that Windows will support apps on a HiDPI without sacrifices?

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Hi all, I would like to aggregate an LTE connection and a starlink, and perhaps a DSL line.

Is there a reasonably priced link aggregator which can do this?

thanks!

Hello,

I am a Canadian looking at the different options for a prosumer level home grinder. I have a Rancilio Silvia first gen that still rocks, but my Breville Smart Grinder Pro has left me wanting more control (especially when adjusting for new beans).

I was curious about which brands and models you prefer between 500-1500. I have experience working with professional cafe-level grinders, but don’t have much with lower end gear. In particular, the eureka and baratza line lines of grinders seem to be fairly good bang for the buck - how has your experience been with those? I’ve heard Baratza has quality control issues, but I don’t mind fixing equipment.

Thanks :)

My prosumer firewall supports IPSec. My phone does, natively, and it's working on all my laptops.

But while looking into newer gear, it seems that no one has IPSec VPN anymore. I've seen SSL, Wiregurd, L2TP, and OpenVPN.

Just curious what protocols everyone is using for VPN since it seems I'm stuck in the dark ages.