Any tech purchases you regret making?
I recently started full-time and I have been thinking about finally making some of the tech purchase that I have been putting off (e.g. getting a work PC as my personal/school computer was a Mac, deciding between a iPad and an ereader as iBooks on my Mac is kind of annoying sometimes, etc.).
Are there any tech purchases you regret purchasing or never use anymore? Alternative, any tech purchases you're getting a lot of value out of? Items you have been gifted work as well.
Tech purchases I regret: Iwatch or whatever it's called. Ebook reader (My eyes just don't enjoy reading off a screen)
Things I would like to purchase: New PC (Mine is old and I'd like to revamp it with Intel/Nvidia instead of my AMD combo) New Phone [Mine's extremely slow (S5)] A work laptop, just because I don't have one and it would make working away from my desktop much easier
Bought a digital camera back in mid-2000s. Used it like once or twice. This was right before all the smartphones started getting high-end cameras in them.
Why are you signing your posts?
My fitbit. Lost it 2 months in, and whoever found it is tearing up the step game.
Why don't you trace his steps, tackle him, and take it back?
Because I'm not a fighter. I'm like sandpaper - I may be skinny but I'll scratch the hell out of you. You don't wanna fight me, I'm a heavy bleeder I'll ruin your clothes!
No I lost it somewhere at the gym, I hated having it on my wrist while working out and having to take it off in the steam room.
Not really, I only buy stuff I think I'm going to use.
Only tech I ever owned that I hated was a Windows laptop. Never again.
iWatch. What a fxcking waste of money.
McAfee security software. It's bogus.
aren't they all?
Dozens pairs of cheap headphones that keep breaking. Should have bought a quality pair from the beginning.
DSLR Camera. Useless.
DMC DeLorean.
It accidentally sent me to the 1950s, where I ran into the younger versions of my parents!! I had to make sure they fell in love (banged) so I didn't disrupt the space time continuum and disappear. Just a raucous adventure.
I'm pretty much a Luddite and rarely if ever buy anything "tech."
However, best tech purchase ever: 160GB iPod Classic. The only Apple product I own. Still going strong, still use it all the time. Fingers crossed that it doesn't break, since they don't make the fuckers anymore.
Lost my 160GB iPod Classic - 10k catalogue down the drain. Have been thinking about getting on on the resale market. Good to hear yours is still holding up.
Probably this iPhone 8 I am going to buy for $1k+.
Any have a desktop PC for remoting in? Is it worth it? Thinking of getting a $1k+ PC w/ high-end graphics card and all that, dual monitors too. Think it would have any purpose for work?
"iPhone 10" they're calling it
With you on that iPhone, I anticipate buyer's remorse within 6 months of purchase. Get hyped!
Re. the PC for remote access - what do you need it for? Unless you're crunching through big data in Hadoop / Spark chances are you don't need more than a high-end laptop. If you're set on remote access, just get an EC2 instance via Amazon. Way more power at a much lower cost without you having to own the hardware.
It's less the power and being able to have 2 monitors and a keyboard and mouse. I know this is technically possible with a laptop, but the PC route is simpler.
Depending on how your VPN / remoting software works, it's highly unlikely you'll be limited by the power of your computer. I could be wrong here but I believe that you connect to a work server which runs your work desktop via what is essentially a browser on your home laptop - therefore you only need something with minimal power. Personally for remote working I always have my MBP docked into 2 screens at home so that works fine. Also, $1k will not buy you a decent computer + good GFX card + 2 monitors.
Tech purchases I regret..... Probably none. I get several analysis paralysis when spending anything over $50 on an item like that so I spend about 3 weeks doing research and end up with the right choice. Although I'm now eyeing up a new $3k MBP to go with the $1000+ iPhone so chances are one of these will give buyers remorse.
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