Ask HN: I have $1200 to spend on gadgets, what should I buy? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: I have $1200 to spend on gadgets, what should I buy?

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Post by vinchuco » Mon, Sep 16, 2013, 8:13 AM UTC

Donate to the EFF

Re: Ask HN: I have $1200 to spend on gadgets, what should I buy?

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Post by bhoomit » Mon, Sep 16, 2013, 8:20 AM UTC

pavlov wrote: post #5

If you don't have any specific needs, are you sure it's worth spending that money on electronics? Personally I hate the remorse that comes every few months when I go through a drawer and discover a barely used iPod touch or other device that I once thought might improve my life, but didn't.

I was worried about the same thing when I bought my point and shoot. But I used it like one use his cellphone. And the other thing is for a long time I wanted to hack new gadget like leap motion.

Re: Ask HN: I have $1200 to spend on gadgets, what should I buy?

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Post by cowls » Mon, Sep 16, 2013, 8:21 AM UTC

Grammar police here.

The (all) is not needed, "what should I buy?" already covers the plural case. I have noticed this a lot in Indian English.

Re: Ask HN: I have $1200 to spend on gadgets, what should I buy?

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Post by U2EF1 » Mon, Sep 16, 2013, 8:24 AM UTC

VTSMX

Re: Ask HN: I have $1200 to spend on gadgets, what should I buy?

#35

Post by evadne » Mon, Sep 16, 2013, 8:25 AM UTC

Accidental damage insurance.

Re: Ask HN: I have $1200 to spend on gadgets, what should I buy?

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Post by umrashrf » Mon, Sep 16, 2013, 8:28 AM UTC

throwaway_yy2Di wrote: post #4

A vacation. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1474454

I think it exceeds his budget by the fact that he will also have to spend time which he can otherwise use to make more money. Doesn't it?

Re: Ask HN: I have $1200 to spend on gadgets, what should I buy?

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Post by giffo » Mon, Sep 16, 2013, 8:30 AM UTC

Forget things. Invest it into your progress, your own projects. Purchase value, Whatever makes you more productive in the things you like doing.

Re: Ask HN: I have $1200 to spend on gadgets, what should I buy?

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Post by moneyrich4 » Mon, Sep 16, 2013, 8:32 AM UTC

1. one of those aeron (?) chairs - 300 on ebay

  could be really uncomfortable or the best chair ever, nerds are

  picky about chairs and unreliable at furniture advice

2. your favorite game, GTA 5 coming out soon

3. a phat screen, 25" lcd or 50 tv - 400 bucks at frys

4. oculus vr dev kit (VR) - 300$

  VR half life, tf2, portal... cool. also really stoked to try a really scarey game.

5. lucid dreaming goggles on kickstarter - cheap lucid dreams... cool

Re: Ask HN: I have $1200 to spend on gadgets, what should I buy?

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Post by razzaj » Mon, Sep 16, 2013, 8:38 AM UTC

for 200 extra i would go for a makerbot digitiser http://store.makerbot.com/digitizer.html assuming you have a 3D printer, that is.

Re: Ask HN: I have $1200 to spend on gadgets, what should I buy?

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Post by murli » Mon, Sep 16, 2013, 8:42 AM UTC

I'm guessing you're asking because you have a gadget allowance from a new job? If so, and assuming whatever you're buying needs to be at least slightly relevant to your job, looking around at what your co-workers bought may be useful. This doesn't mean you buy what your co-workers buy but at least you may get some ideas.