Ask HN: What under $100 item would you recommend everyone buy? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: What under $100 item would you recommend everyone buy?

#21

Post by nereus » Thu, Mar 27, 2014, 4:58 AM UTC

A vintage road bike.

A lot of secondhand bikes go really cheap and only need a little attention and your on your way to cheap and healthy transportation.

Re: Ask HN: What under $100 item would you recommend everyone buy?

#22

Post by seferphier » Thu, Mar 27, 2014, 4:59 AM UTC

i would say mechanical keyboard since we spend so much time on the computers.

but the great mechanical keyboards are over $100...should be able to get a second hand one for cheap.

Re: Ask HN: What under $100 item would you recommend everyone buy?

#23

Post by tdicola » Thu, Mar 27, 2014, 5:01 AM UTC

Raspberry Pi - seriously fun gadget with a ton of potential. Hacking on one gives me the same kind of joy I had hacking on QBASIC programs as a kid.

Re: Ask HN: What under $100 item would you recommend everyone buy?

#24

Post by rfelix2121 » Thu, Mar 27, 2014, 5:02 AM UTC

An Inka Pen. The older, metal ones, not the new terrible ones that Nite-Ize makes: http://www.amazon.com/Nite-ize-Stylus-Carbon-Fiber-Stainless...

Re: Ask HN: What under $100 item would you recommend everyone buy?

#25

Post by ryannevius » Thu, Mar 27, 2014, 5:02 AM UTC

A "dumb phone," and ditch the smartphone.

Re: Ask HN: What under $100 item would you recommend everyone buy?

#26

Post by phinnaeus » Thu, Mar 27, 2014, 5:03 AM UTC

erikig wrote: post #15

toomuchtodo wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&c... Yes, I know, not $100. Sorry for breaking the rules. I don't know any "good" $100 monitors.

I know it is a break from the $100 budget but a 4k (3840x2160) monitor is almost a necessity for me right now. I have two Seiki 39" each of which has replaced four 21" monitors.

I just bought Dell's UP2414Q, a 24" UHD display. Never going back.

Re: Ask HN: What under $100 item would you recommend everyone buy?

#27

Post by toomuchtodo » Thu, Mar 27, 2014, 5:03 AM UTC

erikig wrote: post #15

toomuchtodo wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&c... Yes, I know, not $100. Sorry for breaking the rules. I don't know any "good" $100 monitors.

I know it is a break from the $100 budget but a 4k (3840x2160) monitor is almost a necessity for me right now. I have two Seiki 39" each of which has replaced four 21" monitors.

Thoughts on the 50 inch version as a monitor?

http://www.amazon.com/Seiki-Digital-SE39UY04-39-Inch-Ultra/d...

Re: Ask HN: What under $100 item would you recommend everyone buy?

#28

Post by monksy » Thu, Mar 27, 2014, 5:06 AM UTC

Floor jack for your car and a battery jumper. You never know when your battery is going to go dead or when you'll need to change a tire.

Trust me... just happen tonight.

Re: Ask HN: What under $100 item would you recommend everyone buy?

#29

Post by jedrek » Thu, Mar 27, 2014, 5:07 AM UTC

ryannevius wrote: post #25

A "dumb phone," and ditch the smartphone.

To what end?

Re: Ask HN: What under $100 item would you recommend everyone buy?

#30

Post by longlurker1000 » Thu, Mar 27, 2014, 5:09 AM UTC

on topic: a wireless headset for your computer/phone. even for watching movies, this has been essential (think cooking while watching videos)

off topic: As a long time lurker, this news item feels too reddity for what was originally a software vc community. I understand that HN is getting more popular, and it's attracting broader content. However, Reddit has subreddits, so I can filter out the banal. Please don't let hacker news become digg.