Electronics and Money (2 Viewers)

[raymondchouku]

What products do you tend to pay for cheaper models and what products do you feel necessary to spend an exorbitant amount of money for quality:

Personally, things like inner-ear headphones I tend not to spend much on since I can get a gummy jvc 9.99 pair to last for 6-12 months... In contrast, I tend to avoid (when speaking of computers) brands that aren't as common, such as Acer and Asus, in favor of Dell and HP.. I've personally had better experience buying $700-1000 computers (i.e. Laptops, Desktops). Also, phones. I have had the free phones that come with a service provider.. One was a Huawei from 2009 when it was 2013... That phone was bad for the year I bought it. Versus the Samsung Galaxy,,, Also, Televisions.. You can get cheaper one's that aren't Smart TV (I have an Element TV for $~100, but if I want Netflix, I have to hook up an external device like roku.. However, with my last TV Samsung was a smart TV ($~139) and I could use all the streaming services, free channels that were associated with the TV... and so on.

In addition, I do scrimp on Over the Ear Headphones, but that usually leads either the left or right band breaking after a few months because of the cheap plastic.. Plus my head shape is probably not for the target market and has to stretch a lot and eventually snaps.

 

[TaeKpop]

i want a tablet so i can make more art online

 

[Tickita]

Same, when it comes to earphones I just buy the 9.99 at Walmart and those last me over a year.
Laptops, my dad spent $500 on both of mine. I'm now saving to get a good gaming laptop that's probably $800-$1000.
Tablets I don't buy. It just seems like one too many electronics.

 

[raymondchouku]

Laptops, my dad spent $500 on both of mine. I'm now saving to get a good gaming laptop that's probably $800-$1000.

I remember going to best buy with my nephew and he was eyeing up an alienware gaming laptop and the geek squad guys were like you gotta get this one.. It was like 2.5k... Probably the most expensive one there 🙄 ....lol

 

[gongchan]

For most electronics, I try and go for the cheapest but most efficient products which isn't represented currently considering my phone and computer are Apple products, but still.

One product I do always try and save up for long before buying though is tablets. I've wasted so much money on cheap drawing tablets ($25-$50) and the results have never been that great. Now I save up before buying, and go for more expensive brands. I use a Wacom Intuos Pro medium size now, and its lasted me for 2 years now with at least an hour or two of usage every day, and I've never had to replace the pen.

I'm loving your dp btw, lol.

 

[raymondchouku]

One product I do always try and save up for long before buying though is tablets. I've wasted so much money on cheap drawing tablets ($25-$50) and the results have never been that great. Now I save up before buying, and go for more expensive brands. I use a Wacom Intuos Pro medium size now, and its lasted me for 2 years now with at least an hour or two of usage every day, and I've never had to replace the pen.

*looks up what drawing tablet is*...

I wonder if that's what Sal Khan uses for Khan Academy. lol

 

[gongchan]

*looks up what drawing tablet is*...

I wonder if that's what Sal Khan uses for Khan Academy. lol

Its like a black pad with keys on it, you draw on it with the pen and it shows up on the computer. Pretty simple.

It probably is actually, lol.

 

[yeji]

well it depends. I think for phones, laptops, tv‘s you gotta spend something you are comfortable with at the end of the day. Like I just wanted a bigger TV for my own place that is a smart tv( aka a tv where I can watch netflix on directly, have access to a browser etc.) so I was pretty lenient on what I wanted to spend on it cause I knew it wouldn’t be the cheapest

 

[jasque]

Its like a black pad with keys on it, you draw on it with the pen and it shows up on the computer. Pretty simple.

It probably is actually, lol.

Is it Intuos pro paper edition? I saw videos and it seems quite nice to use

I have a cheap intuos mangá and was never very satisfied with it...

 

[gongchan]

Is it Intuos pro paper edition? I saw videos and it seems quite nice to use

I have a cheap intuos mangá and was never very satisfied with it...

Nah, it’s just the basic intuos pro black version. It was like $300? It works super nicely, and the keys on the pen are suuuuper useful.

 

[jasque]

Nah, it’s just the basic intuos pro black version. It was like $300? It works super nicely, and the keys on the pen are suuuuper useful.

I see

It still seems very nice

 

[gongchan]

I see

It still seems very nice

Yes, it is, I very much recommend it.