Ask HN: What are your best purchases in 2020? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: What are your best purchases in 2020?

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Post by catacombs » Tue, Dec 22, 2020, 5:10 PM UTC

> 1) Apple Watch. I have been moving a lot more since I got my watch. I also check my phone less often now.

Yikes. That's more digital tracking when a simple, "dumb" watch can do the same thing, without harvesting your data.

"But...but... muh health data!"

Some watches have internal pedometers that don't constantly send your health information to a trillion-dollar company.

Re: Ask HN: What are your best purchases in 2020?

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Post by Karuhanga » Tue, Dec 22, 2020, 5:19 PM UTC

garbene wrote: post #26

longnguyen wrote: post #14

Mi Laser Projector[1]. This projector is incredible [1]: https://www.mi.com/global/mi-laser-projector-150/

Wife and I picked up a laser projector three months into quarantine. It’s keeping us sane.

Hi, does this have the capability of a smart TV?

Re: Ask HN: What are your best purchases in 2020?

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Post by Caprinicus » Tue, Dec 22, 2020, 6:08 PM UTC

Karuhanga wrote: post #52

garbene wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Wife and I picked up a laser projector three months into quarantine. It’s keeping us sane.

Hi, does this have the capability of a smart TV?

Most projectors don’t and it’s wonderful. So many smart TVs get loaded up with ads because you are essentially a captive audience tied to a very expensive purchase. Throw a Roku or Apple TV on there and you’ll get the same thing with far less premature obsolescence

Re: Ask HN: What are your best purchases in 2020?

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Post by wikibob » Tue, Dec 22, 2020, 6:38 PM UTC

jack_pp wrote: post #38

wikibob wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If she uses paper and is happy with that system, I would honestly suggest /not/ getting her a remarkable unless she specifically says she wants it. Digital notes are totally different than writing on paper.

Or he could gift it and return it if she isn't happy

Getting a very expensive gift that you don’t want is often an unpleasant experience.

Re: Ask HN: What are your best purchases in 2020?

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Post by ronyfadel » Tue, Dec 22, 2020, 6:45 PM UTC

kristianp wrote: post #18

Nintendo Switch, I'm impressed by the quality of the hardware.

I bought one too, and thought the complete opposite. Being used to iPhone-quality hardware, it felt too plasticky. Also, 720p? No bluetooth audio? In 2020?

This being said, it’s such a fun device.

Re: Ask HN: What are your best purchases in 2020?

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Post by bmitch2112 » Tue, Dec 22, 2020, 8:15 PM UTC

peapicker wrote: post #24

1) Flexispot standing desk & standing desk monitor arm 2) Wobble stool for the in-between standing and sitting height at my standing desk. Between 1 & 2 my back health is so much better it is hard to believe. My old home office furniture was horrible. Best investment I made early in the 9+ months now working from home. 3) Elektron Model:Cycles FM Synth. Making happy bleep bloops. 4) Almost to the front of the line to…

Good to hear about the Flexispot desk. How long have you had it? Looking to get a standing desk and these look decent.

Re: Ask HN: What are your best purchases in 2020?

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Post by Wonnk13 » Tue, Dec 22, 2020, 8:20 PM UTC

orloffm wrote: post #48

1. 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 ap…

any particular reason you went with the 830? I'm looking to upgrade my 520.

Re: Ask HN: What are your best purchases in 2020?

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Post by unwantedchild » Tue, Dec 22, 2020, 8:37 PM UTC

E-drums Roland TD-1DMK and Headphones Bose QS35. It's good not to give up on hobbies even if work drains you hellishly.

Re: Ask HN: What are your best purchases in 2020?

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Post by jdmcnugent » Tue, Dec 22, 2020, 8:48 PM UTC

1. Roland fp30 digital piano - coming from a guitar background, learning the piano has made my music theory knowledge grow exponentially 2. Ubiquiti unifi home wifi - fun project to learn some more in depth networking 3. Synology nas - runs my pihole, Plex, and time machine backup 4. Charlottes web cbd / melatonin sleep gummies - way better than melatonin alone, feel great in the am

Re: Ask HN: What are your best purchases in 2020?

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Post by asciident » Tue, Dec 22, 2020, 9:31 PM UTC

Karuhanga wrote: post #52

garbene wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Wife and I picked up a laser projector three months into quarantine. It’s keeping us sane.

Hi, does this have the capability of a smart TV?

The one mentioned here does have Google TV, basically an old version of Android unfortunately. I agree with you that it'd be better if they were just dumb projectors, and you can easily get a $50 casting device if you want, rather than obsolete a $1000-$2000 projector.