1. Remarkable 2
2. Jarvis Laminate Sit stand desk.
Ask HN: What are your best purchases in 2020?
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Re: Ask HN: What are your best purchases in 2020?
#42Not sure this counts as hardware, but I finally bought a hi-fi and spent quite an uncomfortable amount on old Congolese records.
I found the idea of spending so much on something so indulgent difficult at the time but it brings me immeasurable joy, so ultimately no regrets.
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#43Macbook Air M1, 16GB, 2TB. Sold my hot, noisy, always-fan-running 16" MBP for it that was in no way faster and way less portable (obviously).
Kudos to Apple for the fast and successful transition of their own and third-party software to M1. I'm 90% native already, mere months into the transition.
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#44Tregren T6 kitchen garden. So relaxing to see things grow without putting too much effort in it.
Valco headphones. Price-quality wise the best you can get.
Roborock S6 maxv. Damn convenient especially if you have furry pets.
1Password. Finally got my passwords under control.
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#45Dreame D9 Robot Vacuum cleaner - Saves a lot of time and it's fun watching it run through the house.
OnePlus 7TPro.
Nedis WiFi Smart LED Bulbs.
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#461) Akai Force (sampler, looper, sequencer). Superb creative tool for making music. I've been recording/looping my djembe and Hang Drum into it. Thinking of picking up a Digitone soon and then I think my setup will be pretty complete for a while.
2) A couple AMD RX GPUs that I picked up second hand.
3) 50mm Nikon Z-series lens.
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#47- MacBook Pro 2020. This is my first personal Apple device (I already had a MacBook Pro 2019 for work) and I love it. It's expensive but really has a nice premium feeling and UX. The only comparable non-Apple ultrabook on the market was the last XPS 13 but it was actually MORE expensive than the MBP.
- Jabra wireless earbuds. I was skeptical at first but they're amazing.
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#481. Garmin ForeRunner 245 watch. It's actually a _watch_ and it doesn't feel like a wrist computer. Plus, the notifications work amazing, and all training-related things are awesome. Software updates over the year brought very needed improvements.
2. Garmin Edge 830 bike computer. Also wonderful piece of engineering, again feels like a thing and doesn't add any overhead to rides as a phone with Komoot or some other app does. Now I'm thinking that a non-sensor-screen 820 would be a better choice.
3. Mountain bike, Ghost Kato 7.9 2019. I'd go for full suspension next time for sure, but it still opened a whole new world of unpaved roads around the city for me.
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#49Remarkable Tablet. It has allowed my save paper and definitely worth buying it. It just makes things so much easier such as taking handwritten notes and sharing it
I'm thinking of buying it for my girlfriend who's a biologist and uses a lot of paper. What are the pros and cons in your experience..?
Honestly my experience has been great so far. To me it feels like I’m writing on the paper and sharing the notes have been so easy for me
Re: Ask HN: What are your best purchases in 2020?
#50An eReader. I was skeptical, but it's pushed me to move to reading more books and less social media. Still a long way to go to achieve a better balance there, but significant results so far.
What eReader did you choose?