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 bhoomit » Mon, Sep 16, 2013, 9:02 AM UTC

razzaj wrote: post #39

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

Don't have a 3D printer.

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

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Post by [deleted] » Mon, Sep 16, 2013, 9:03 AM UTC

umrashrf wrote: post #36

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?

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

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Post by 1337biz » Mon, Sep 16, 2013, 9:09 AM UTC

throwaway_yy2Di wrote: post #4

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

Upvoted this thread just because of this link to that post. Excellent advices!

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

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Post by [deleted] » Mon, Sep 16, 2013, 9:21 AM UTC

umrashrf wrote: post #36

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?

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

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Post by serf » Mon, Sep 16, 2013, 9:22 AM UTC

mosselman wrote: post #12

A course on 'stop being an insensitive douche', that is probably where you should start. We have had posts about helping Syrian developers get jobs outside of Syria, people hit hard by economic crisis, people dying. But you don't care, you want to waste $1200 on crap you don't need. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/fight_club/quotes/#quote_386... This is an international place to share news about technology and how it…

what are you upset about?

Are you upset because the wheels of capitalism continue rolling for the people that aren't under direct distress due to a bad situation happening elsewhere in the world, away from them?

Or are you upset because the first time you hit on the philosophical and existential elements of materialism it was in a brad pitt movie?

What, exactly, does Syria have to do with OP?

Given that there is something terrible happening at all times, do you find yourself fatigued after so many years of trying to convince everyone to stop living life and to start needlessly becoming anxious about a war they can't influence instead of looking for a new toy?

I eagerly await your response to the hundreds of consumer product reviews that get posted on HN on a weekly basis. I hope you can convince all of them, too, that they are out of touch and need to focus their attentions on whatever some pseudo-anonymous guy on the internet deems important at the moment.

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

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Post by markgreville » Mon, Sep 16, 2013, 9:23 AM UTC

nazdak wrote: post #44

staunch wrote: post #27

High quality 24-27" IPS monitor, mechanical keyboard, mousepad, earbuds, chair. 1. Dell Ultrasharp 2. http://www.elitekeyboards.com/products.php?sub=special&filte... 3. SteelSeries QcK 4. Logitech G500 5. Etymotic ER4 6. Herman Miller Aeron

etymotic ER4 are a bit expensive for earplugs that are not molded to your ear canal.

You can get buds moulded separately, they are fantastic IEMs if you are prepared to pay the money IMHO.

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

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Post by [deleted] » Mon, Sep 16, 2013, 9:28 AM UTC

1337biz wrote: post #53

throwaway_yy2Di wrote: post #4

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

Upvoted this thread just because of this link to that post. Excellent advices!

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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, 9:32 AM UTC

meerita wrote: post #18

Kindle, Nexus 4 and that's all I would need.

Already have Nexus, would probably buy iPad mini.

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, 9:38 AM UTC

murli wrote: post #40

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.

No, you can think of it as a reward for some part time work.