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You can get your suggestions for me on this list by contacting me, only if it’s good.
Electronics
Laptop
Priorities: Good battery life. Easy to repair. Ability to make a computer scientist happy.
- Lenovo Thinkpad
T480
(Reddit buy guide)
- Released in 2018. Has an old-school appearance but more powerful than older Thinkpad models.
- Supported by Libreboot
- Extensible for most parts.
- Framework Laptop
- Limited availability. Would love to have one though.
Modern laptop models are horrible. I prefer older models just because they look better.
I don’t play games too often so I don’t care much about hardware. Sometimes I may want to play with graphics, compile Rust code and do stuff that consumes a large amount of CPU/GPU cycles, so it’d be better if the laptop comes with a graphics card or a good CPU.
I would also prefer models that supports Libreboot.
In-ear monitor (IEM)
Priorities: Good for various music genres, especially electronic and rock.
Currently using: Simgot EW300
- JVC HA-FD01
- Made in Japan, a place known to have great music and audiophiles.
- Originally recommended by an audiophile living in Japan as this is his favorite piece.
- Went on Discord to ask him again and he still had the same opinion
with the addition of him being a Chinese IEM hater now.
Keyboard
Priorities: Comfortable for long-term using. Optimized for Emacs. Not loud. Low latency.
- Happy Hacking
Keyboard
- Made by a small Japanese company (small is a bonus)
- Had quite a large reputation in the typing world. I mean, “Made for all who create” is their tagline…
- Wooting 60HE
- I saw a large amount of streamers use this.
- If it’s good for gaming then it should work for programmers. Hopefully.
- Dygma Raise
- GMK Hanami Dango
Mouse
Priorities: Low latency. Hybrid is better. Doesn’t break. Multiple buttons is great.
- Logitech
Superlight
- Pro players use this.
- Logitech
G203
- I used this mouse a lot and could say that it’s very good for its price.
Mousepad
Priorities: None specifically.
- Artisan FX Zero
- Used by a lot of pro players.
- or some random mousepad on some marketplace idk
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