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

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Post by canofbars »

ambivalents wrote: post #61

1) My dog. Does this count as hardware? :) It is not an overstatement to say he's changed my life. 2) iPad + Apple Pencil. I can access the ever-elusive flow state by drawing/sketching/coloring with the drawing program ProCreate.

Also got the ipad (air 4). Wanted to get in to drawing and after ages evaluating all the offerings I concluded that an ipad + pencil is actually better value than the stuff wacom provides even if you completely ignore all the other stuff you can use the ipad for.

Loved the thing so far. I just hope they come out with a 16" ipad eventually.

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

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SeriousM wrote: post #12
axaxs wrote: post #7

Air Fryer. I was always the pessimist...it's just a convection oven afterall, right. Finally bought one and am a convert. We use that thing almost daily.

Would you please share the name of the fryer? I have no experience with them and fear the amazon review hell

I have had a Phillips one for ages and it does work pretty well. Its essentially an oven in terms of cooking (I think) but because its so small it heats up way faster so if you want to cook a single hash brown its the tool for the job.

The main issue I have had is the cooking tray gets gross fast and it seems very difficult to properly clean.

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

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Post by canofbars »

notmyname259 wrote: post #22
mraza007 wrote: post #3

Remarkable 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..?

Don't have the remarkable, but consider an ipad. They are roughly the same price but the ipad is far far more capable (at the cost of no epaper)

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

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Post by orloffm »

Wonnk13 wrote: post #57
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.

As I understand, it's faster. DC Rainmaker complained a lot in his articles about having to wait a minute or two for course adjustments.

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

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Post by jituc »

danielscrubs wrote: post #36

Microwave with air frying functionality from Samsung. It’s really, really convenient. Making gratin without preheating is a game changer. Robot vacuum cleaner. Going for a run and starting the cleaner midrun is quite nice. From cleaning every three weeks to twice a week helps my nose. Apple Watch, using it instead of the phone cut my phone addiction in half. You can’t be addicted by the watch and it has Spotify, call…

Can you share product name??

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Post by aaomidi »

fy20 wrote: post #11

A gas-lift monitor arm from Amazon (€30). I always find monitors too low, and I bend my head forward too much, especially when standing at a desk. This ends up causing me shoulder tension, or I end up slouching on the chair so the monitor is at eye level. Now I don't have any problems! I thought given it was relatively cheap (last time I looked half a decade or more ago they were closer to €100), it would not be very…

Link to item?

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

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Post by poletopole »

ambivalents wrote: post #61

1) My dog. Does this count as hardware? :) It is not an overstatement to say he's changed my life. 2) iPad + Apple Pencil. I can access the ever-elusive flow state by drawing/sketching/coloring with the drawing program ProCreate.

I’ve been looking for a good drawing app for ipad. Is ProCreate easy to learn?
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