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

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kepler1 wrote: post #463
holy_diver wrote: post #209

A bidet. We got one with heated water and seats and going to the bathroom feels super luxurious now. Not to mention all the toilet paper we save and increased hygiene.

Problem here is getting electrical to your toilet location? I was thinking about that too, but I didn't feel like making the leap to hiring an electrician to install / create a new outlet there.

140 year old victorian home. I managed to run a new 12 gauge circuit to my second floor bathroom myself to get an outlet in the right place. Took me a few hours to puzzle through how to get the line up there without breaking open a wall, but I managed it in the end.

Its going to be a _little_ tricky to get lines to the other bathrooms, but I'll figure it out when the time comes.

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gennarro wrote: post #680

Not the first to say this but: Sodastream. I wanted glass bottles so I didn’t think a sodastream was possible for me but it turns out there is a glass bottle Sodastream and Lu can get it on sale for a bit above $100. I have bottles and haven’t spent a penny on Perrier since buying it. Plus I can take advantage of my fancy home water filter. Reference: https://helpatmyhome.com/which-sodastream-and-soda-makers-ha...

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Post by nucleardog »

megamark16 wrote: post #639

I didn't buy this, I inherited it from my dad, but now that I have one, if it broke I would immediately go replace it, and that's a nice DeWALT cordless drill combo, with two batteries and a charging station. In the past I have always had cheaper cordless drills, because spending $150+ on a cordless drill seemed kinda silly, but I use this thing all the time, everywhere, for all sorts of stuff.

Would definitely recommend for anyone that does more than the bare minimum. Or anyone that only does the bare minimum but has some cash to spare.

The gap in reliability, quality and functionality between the little Ikea drill or $50 Black and Decker and even a low end Dewalt is _huge_. The gap between that and a $300+ drill is _mostly_ in longevity and its ability to stand up to sustained abuse.

Keep an eye out around father's day. There's pretty consistently sales on tools, or at least some sort of deal. I picked up tools up on fathers day a while back and it was was on sale _and_ included two extra free batteries. The batteries charge quickly enough that I've never been able to run them down before the other could charge.

I fought with cheap power tools for years before I finally bit the bullet and I regret not doing it sooner.

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

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Post by tibbon »

megamark16 wrote: post #639

I didn't buy this, I inherited it from my dad, but now that I have one, if it broke I would immediately go replace it, and that's a nice DeWALT cordless drill combo, with two batteries and a charging station. In the past I have always had cheaper cordless drills, because spending $150+ on a cordless drill seemed kinda silly, but I use this thing all the time, everywhere, for all sorts of stuff.

When I bought my house I went deep into battery powered tools (Ryobi, but I think its all similar). I have 2-3 drills and 2 impact drivers. It is really nice to not need to change bits often, and with my ADHD having a few sitting around in the room where I'm actively doing heavier work is nice too. Lots of batteries, handful of other tools from them.

Having multiple of some seemed very silly, but it really is so useful!

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Post by pcurve »

megamark16 wrote: post #639

I didn't buy this, I inherited it from my dad, but now that I have one, if it broke I would immediately go replace it, and that's a nice DeWALT cordless drill combo, with two batteries and a charging station. In the past I have always had cheaper cordless drills, because spending $150+ on a cordless drill seemed kinda silly, but I use this thing all the time, everywhere, for all sorts of stuff.

+1 for the cordless drill. I don't use it every month. But when I need it, oh I need it.

Reciprocating saw is also useful to have it lying around, especially if you live in a single family home.

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

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Post by ElijahLynn »

ezekg wrote: post #204

The Carpio 2.0 by DeltaHub ( https://us.deltahub.io/products/carpio-2 ). It's a wrist rest, but not like you probably think. I would get severe hand pain being at the PC all day, but this little contraption completely relieved that pain. It took a couple weeks to get used to, and now I use it while working and gaming. One of the best purchases I've made in a long time.

Nice, I use IMAK RSI Computer Gloves which have little beads in the palms. Now, I don't use them for carpal tunnel or RSI at all, but just pure comfort of because the hard surface of a desk or sharp edges of a laptop are annoying as heck.

Your Carpio 2.0 suggestion looks like it could be an improvement because I don't have to put the gloves on and take them off. Because my main complaint with the IMAK gloves is that when I'm on a video call and use hand gestures people always assume I have some injury or pain and ask me about it, and I have to explain that I just don't like hard surfaces, sharp edges and shiny palms, so I end up not wearing them as frequent as my hands would like to be comforted. Carpio looks like a way to solve that!

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