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Re: Ask HN: What $500-2500 product improved your 2022

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Post by kfichter »

abakker wrote: post #19
giaour wrote: post #18

A Litter Robot 4. Automated litter boxes are easy more expensive than I thought they would be, but you just can't put a price on not having to scoop

You like it? I've been considering it. Any reservations?

I love my Litter Robot 3 but it gets stuck every once in a while which can create a mess if you don't notice it relatively quickly (occasionally the "poopie paw bandit" will strike and track litter all over the floors). I'd love to know if the Litter Robot 4 is more reliable.

Re: Ask HN: What $500-2500 product improved your 2022

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Post by DaveFr »

I really like having a lot of screen real-estate. So, I bought a LG 34WK95U-W, which is a 34" 21:9 monitor with a 5120x2160 resolution. It was about $1100. I also bought a very sturdy monitor arm ($100). The monitor floats above my laptop (the two screens form a squat "T" shape) and I get a lot of screen space and it looks very crisp.

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Post by nickthegreek »

spcebar wrote: post #14
tokamak-teapot wrote: post #12

A really, really good coffee machine for home. Price: about $1k. You can spend more but the coffee doesn’t get better - you just get more automation.

Out of curiosity, what machine was it and what justifies the price tag?

In 2021, I went with the Breville Barista Touch. I paid the extra over the Express version for it to froth the milk without me having to do it. For me, the price tag was justified because my wife used to drink ALOT of starbucks. This thing has already paid for itself.

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Post by iwanttocomment »

Without question, the Grilla Silverbac pellet smoker. With my spouse and I at home during the day, being able to slow-smoke proteins and veggies for dinner without much hassle has resulted in a remarkable increase in the quality of my cooking. In addition, with the intense recent price increases surrounding restaurants or takeaway due to inflation, being able to cook more inexpensive foods with better results has been a huge benefit to our budget.

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Post by microtonal »

A Kinesis Advantage2 (almost 500 dollar in the EU, but read on). I had a flare up of wrist pain again. Decided to invest in a good ergo keyboard. Started with a Kinesis Freestyle Edge RGB (pretty good), then Kyria, Ferris Sweep (meh), and then I did what I should have done in the first place: buy a Kinesis Advantage2. It immediately felt great and after some weeks my wrist pain was gone. Concave key wells are just fantastic!

Since then, I also got an Advantage360 Pro (> 500 in the EU) and replaced the controller of the Advantage2 with a KinT [1], so that I can program it with QMK. I can now keep similar configurations between the 2 and the 360 Pro (which uses ZMK).

[1] https://github.com/kinx-project/kint

Re: Ask HN: What $500-2500 product improved your 2022

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Post by vood »

satvikpendem wrote: post #8

This was technically the end of 2021, but I got a new gaming/workstation desktop. I have an RTX 3080 which I can make AI images with, as well as learn more about deep learning since I have a GPU handy. It also has 16 cores that come in very handy for compiling programs, I don't have to wait anymore. Along with that, I bought an LG OLED 48 inch TV that I use as a monitor, the screen space is amazing. Along with that,…

You have my attention. Can you please give more details about tax savings?

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Post by fhd2 »

tristor wrote: post #28

The Steam Deck 512GB. It gave me a realistic pathway to replay classic games I love, while bringing AAA titles to a playable state on the go. As someone who travels pretty regularly both for work and personally, having a portable way to play games like Cyberpunk 2077, Stray, etc. as well as run emulators for Skies of Arcadia, Chrono Trigger, et al was a huge step up. The ergonomics are great, it gets fair battery lif…

Seconding the Steam Deck - it's surprising how many games work well on it, and as a hobbyist game developer, it's great to run my own games on it. The fact that it makes a perfectly acceptable Linux desktop with zero tinkering blows my mind too.

Re: Ask HN: What $500-2500 product improved your 2022

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Post by iwanttocomment »

escapedmoose wrote: post #49
tristor wrote: post #28

The Steam Deck 512GB. It gave me a realistic pathway to replay classic games I love, while bringing AAA titles to a playable state on the go. As someone who travels pretty regularly both for work and personally, having a portable way to play games like Cyberpunk 2077, Stray, etc. as well as run emulators for Skies of Arcadia, Chrono Trigger, et al was a huge step up. The ergonomics are great, it gets fair battery lif…

I’ve been afraid to move on from my 2015 MBP for the reasons you stated. Good to hear they’re getting back on track

While the 2016-2019 MBPs were a step back, the Apple Silicon MBPs are better than the 2015s in virtually every way.

Re: Ask HN: What $500-2500 product improved your 2022

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Post by abakker »

Here's a non-standard answer. I bought a pair of boots/trail hikers that I like a lot. I wore them for about a week and bought 2 more pairs. (total around $600). I alternate the pairs every day so they are always dry, and they stay in the "good" range of broken in and useful about 3x as long. I walk trails with a baby in a backpack or pushing a stroller about 3 miles / day and was in the habit of replacing shoes after 300-400miles, with the last hundred miles being noticeably worse than the first 300. By alternating shoes, it stays comfortable for a lot longer. it doesn't result in longer lasting per-pair life, but does mean I can go longer between getting to the part where it sucks, and can retire individual pairs that go bad sooner. (even identical pairs seems to have dissimilar life spans)
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