I went down the #ebay #ebitch hole last week, and found a #computer #workstation with a #Supermicro X8DA3 #Motherboard and a #Tableau T3458is #tableau #forensic Bridge

Shipping across the continent though - and how do you think it was packed?

#poorly

The damage to the plastic top of the workstation case, which is now falling off - though still connected by the wires going to the #USB & #firewire ports in the lid. Some loose cables and screws fell out when opening the case.

Reached out to the seller for #return and they offered to send a replacement. Waiting to see what is next...

#ebay_find #ebay_finds #computer #workstation #forensic_workstation #shippingDamage #shippingHell

Success! found an "Sonnet Tempo SATA Express Card 34 with 2 eSATA Ports" over on #eBitch aka #eBay

A good seller experience - timely shipping, arrived promptly - packing could be better though, wrapped in a #walmart #wallyworld bag inside a cardboard box? 🤦‍♂️

The #Expresscard was auto-detected in #windows10 on the #lenovo #R400 as a "Silicon Image SiI 3132 #SATALink Controller", drivers were pulled from online and installed, and I was wiping an old hard drive in my #eSATA drive dock in minutes.

#computing
#vintagehardware
#hacking
#hackers
#hardware
#hardwarehacker
#hardwarehacking
#upcycling
#personalComputing
#personal_computing #vintagetech
#vintagecomputing
#geek
#hacker
#ebay_finds #BoycottWalmart #WalmartSucks