Technology reviews have become pretty ’safe’ in most publications.
“Here’s the good, here’s the bad… some people might like it… 3.5 stars!”
That’s nice. No idea if I’d actually buy it, though.
Here at Midnight Update I figure I can offer few better recommendations than telling you what I own, and what I’d buy next if I was upgrading right now. Generally, I’m a price/performance lover, so I don’t just buy on a whim and I rarely spend on the top of range unless it is a magical leap of progress I can’t live without.
Obviously this will be a dynamic list, so through the show I will reference this list as the benchmark for my comparisons when testing out new gear and giving reviews on the daily update show.
Here are a few items for starters. I’ll elaborate the list of gear in coming days to get a fully fleshed out reference list by the end of the month. Right now I’ll start with my most beloved items that come very highly recommended. Get ‘em while they’re hot, they’re lovely!
Digital camera: Canon G9
Video camera: Panasonic NV-GS250 (old SD miniDV, good enough for now…)
Laptop: Apple MacBook Pro (2.4GHz Core 2 Duo / 2GB RAM)
Laptop bag: Crumpler ‘Considerable Embarrassment’ style
Monitors: Dell 24-inch 2407WFP / Samsung SyncMaster 206BW
Printer: Samsung SCX-4500W
Desktop speakers: Creative Gigaworks T20
Home storage: Infrant (now Netgear) ReadyNAS NV+
ADSL2+ Router: NetComm NB6plus4W
Wireless router: Apple Airport Extreme
Mobile: Blackberry Bold / iPhone 3G (undecided… still testing both…)
TV: Philips 32-inch LCD TV (can’t remember specific model… about 2 gens old…)
DVR: Apple TV (w/ ATV Flash) + Beyonwiz DP-S1
Desk: AME System ActivDesk (Expert w/ 12 powerpoints + 2 monitor arms)
Chair: Herman Miller Aeron
Task light: Herman Miller Leaf Light (LED lamp)
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