Live data from Hacker News

Ask HN: What sub $200 product improved your 2022

news.ycombinator.com

101–110 of 1001 posts

Re: Ask HN: What sub $200 product improved your 2022

#101
Ergonomic mouse: Logitech Lift - 80 bucks

Use to have cramps and pains in by hand, not nothing. Amazing purchase

Its over 200, but Sony XM4s are great. I use it without ambient mode and noise cancelling, i think its the perfect amount of noise cancellation at least when working from home, and still wanting to be aware of surroundings(family members, dog, etc)

Re: Ask HN: What sub $200 product improved your 2022

#103
post #44

A keyboard tray, that attached to my desk, I never realized how many of my frustrations were just the slightly awkward ergonomics of my keyboard being a few inches too high

Upgraded to a standing desk last year. At first I didn't add my existing keyboard tray since the desk height can be adjusted for correct keyboard ergonomics. Very soon identified some problems:

1. My display cannot be adjusted high enough (this can be fixed by putting a book under the display).

2. Keyboard and mouse take up valuable space on the desk.

3. (most important) Display is physically closer and occupies more of my field-of-view. After a day of work this made me dizzy.

So now I'm happily using the keyboard tray again.

Re: Ask HN: What sub $200 product improved your 2022

#104

A laptop stander. Coupled with a keyboard and mouse. I don't have space for a discrete monitor so i have to rely on the laptop for it. Using it makes it upright to eye level, making my neck pain go away

Me too, these make a huge difference in screen ergonomics compared to just using a laptop directly, and most of them fold, so they're much more portable than an external monitor.

And using the computer like this you also get the benefit of a real keyboard that you chose yourself, and is easy to repair/replace, etc.

Re: Ask HN: What sub $200 product improved your 2022

#105

Wacaco Nanopresso. I'm travelling a lot these days and I need coffee every morning. Many hotels don't have electric kettles so I also had to buy a tiny water heater to boil water right in its tiny cup. Saw some people go as far as using a portable coffee grinder but that's a heavier toy

For people that don't enjoy espressos, the CLEVER Dripper is a good option[1]. I think this gadget combined with a cheap burr grinder is the best way to get flavourful filter coffee.

[1] https://cleverbrewing.coffee/products/clever-dripper

Re: Ask HN: What sub $200 product improved your 2022

#107
post #64

Instant pot (rebuy with air fryer lid). Use this thing for everything. The air fryer lid is amazing. So much better than my stand alone air fryer which I got rid of. Much quieter. Takes up same space as the air fryer that I had before, but with much more functions! I don't do many fancy recipes in it, but makes cooking rice, chicken, yogurt or anything else simple fast and efficient. I live in the Eurozone so heating…

If you don't mind me asking, which brand and model did you get?

Re: Ask HN: What sub $200 product improved your 2022

#108
My AirPods. They work well and allow me to listen to podcasts while grocery shopping and doing mindless tasks. There other headphones out there but for whatever reason these fit best and sound OK.

A 30w phone charger. iPhones charge rather slow. This charger helps get over that. A lot of my daily routine is done through my phone.

Re: Ask HN: What sub $200 product improved your 2022

#109
1. Gymnastic rings - cheap, so simple yet so complicated. Magic ancient alien technology from the future (whatever that means) 2. Anki - free, you remember what you want to remember, but you have to RTFM to use it properly. 3. Wax earplugs - cheap. My sleep quality is at least 2x better since using them. 4. Org-mode - free.
Post reply on HN