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[Zed Clampet]

Okay, I've done some research on this. Apparently, people list themselves as 3rd party sellers on Amazon, collect payments for months and then try to take off with the money. One potential way that you can tell if this happened to you is if you ever received a tracking number for the package. Not every scammer sends out tracking numbers, but some do to buy themselves more time. Apparently this is something commonly happening in Australia because Amazon, which is trying to combat it, is relatively new to Australia, so it's easier to fool customers there, and also because Australians expect long shipping times.

What seems to have happened is that Amazon figured out the seller was fake and closed it down before they got any money out of it.

 

[Colif]

Guess it was coming from Asus then, mark anyone who ordered on the day it appeared as a bot perhaps

The seller is pretty official

ASUS

ASUS is passionate about technology and driven by innovation. We dream, we dare and we strive to create an effortless and joyful digital life for everyone. We're always in search of incredible ideas and experiences, and we aspire to deliver the incredible in everything we do.

www.amazon.com.au

they didn't charge me anything at all. I was only to be charged once it was sent out.

 

[Zed Clampet]

Guess it was coming from Asus then, mark anyone who ordered on the day it appeared as a bot perhaps

The seller is pretty official

ASUS

ASUS is passionate about technology and driven by innovation. We dream, we dare and we strive to create an effortless and joyful digital life for everyone. We're always in search of incredible ideas and experiences, and we aspire to deliver the incredible in everything we do.

www.amazon.com.au

That's possible. Did you buy the main listing instead of a lower priced listing on the same page?

 

[Colif]

Did you buy the main listing instead of a lower priced listing on the same page?

I found the page for the monitor via google search, I didn't use Amazon to look for it. So no other listings showed anywhere for me to pick the wrong one.

I found the page I bought it from a few weeks before I ordered it. Its possible it was unlisted as I had been doing searches of google using "PG32UCDM3" to restrict all the searches for the previous models. I may have found it before I was meant to.

When Asus first put it on their site it was showing as open for pre order then but I waited a few days wanting to buy on the following Monday, but by then it had gone into its current unavailable status.
So I was checking it almost daily after that to see when it open up again.

At about 3am on the 23rd I noticed it had changed to open to order again, so I made 1st order which they cancelled that day... After I gave Amazon the right ID to open account on the next day, I noticed it was cancelled and ordered it again... and sat waiting for two months just to get a repeat.

I suspect Asus just did it to clear the orders.

Searching Amazon now shows no results for the monitor. Just the old ones.

 

[Colif]

I might as well buy that UPS while I wait.

CP1600EPFCLCD | CyberPower

CyberPower CP1600EPFCLCD with Pure Sine Wave output safeguards mid- to high-end computer systems, servers and networking hardware that use conventional and Active Power Factor Correction (PFC) power supplies. Designed with GreenPower UPS™ Technology to improve UPS operating efficiency and to...

www.cyberpower.com

ripped off, the US models have 12 outlets, mine only gets 6. Difference is I use 230v power, the US versions use 110. Also, all of my 6 are battery and surge protected, half of the US outlets are only battery protected.

6 is enough since I can plug my current power board into UPS, probably attach monitors and maybe speakers directly to the UPS. I can't plug UPS into one, but I can run one off the UPS.

 

[Zed Clampet]

I might as well buy that UPS while I wait.

CP1600EPFCLCD | CyberPower

CyberPower CP1600EPFCLCD with Pure Sine Wave output safeguards mid- to high-end computer systems, servers and networking hardware that use conventional and Active Power Factor Correction (PFC) power supplies. Designed with GreenPower UPS™ Technology to improve UPS operating efficiency and to...

www.cyberpower.com

ripped off, the US models have 12 outlets, mine only gets 6. Difference is I use 230v power, the US versions use 110. Also, all of my 6 are battery and surge protected, half of the US outlets are only battery protected.

6 is enough since I can plug my current power board into UPS, probably attach monitors and maybe speakers directly to the UPS. I can't plug UPS into one, but I can run one off the UPS.

I thought that was exactly what I have, but mine is cp1500. Maybe that's just the US version?

 

[Colif]

I thought that was exactly what I have, but mine is cp1500. Maybe that's just the US version?

that is my guess, top here is the CP1600, next one down is the CP1450, We don't have a 1500 but I saw it in all the review videos.

PFC Sinewave | CyberPower

The UPS adopts CyberPower's patented GreenPower UPS™ technology to enhance UPS operating efficiency, reduce heat generation, consume less power and save more energy costs than conventional UPS models.

www.cyberpower.com

6 outlets at 230va = 1380, whereas 12 outlets at 110va = 1320. So the output power is very close.
Perhaps they account for spikes or maybe our power standards differ in other ways besides the input shape

AS/NZS 3112 - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Should get it tomorrow. I wasn't expecting it so soon. Probably leave it charging over night. I assume it has the sticker on top saying to charge before use.

The AMD CPU history video (they did an intel one last week)

 

[Colif]

looking into difference between your UPS and mine, seems mine is a newer model.
No idea why its not on sale in USA, its only the AU/UK models that are 1600 so far
There doesn't appear to be much of a difference internally. I haven't seen anyone take the 1600 apart though.

Google AI's answer is incorrect if I look at the specs of each and compare. The run times off both appear to be about the same.