computers

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Apple MacBook Air (M1, 2020) 01

Hardware > Apple >

(on Wikipedia - Apple silicon)
https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/macbook-air/welcome/mac
https://support.apple.com/en-us/111883

A laptop that's light and thin, with a long battery lifespan, quality display, and running a custom CPU and completely rewritten and optimized operating system.

You know, I'm fucking tired of the accordion of modifier keys; returning it and never trying macOS / Apple again.



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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga 3rd Gen modes

Hardware >

(on Wikipedia)
support page
product page

A 14" 2-in-1 laptop/tablet.

Amazing: Great ports, a great keyboard which retracts when in tent or tablet modes, keyboard spill protection, fingerprint on-chip that Windows can't see, built-in stylus, and the manufacturer has repair videos and detailed troubleshooting/maintenance documentation.



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apps_pdp_s22_ultra_burgundy_pc - cropped

Hardware >

(on Wikipedia)
was https://www.samsung.com/us/smartphones/galaxy-s22-ultra/

A chunky rectangle that's like a phone and a tablet with a pen.



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Macbook Pro 2012 - 01 - picture

Hardware >

(on Wikipedia)
https://support.apple.com/en-us/111958

A entry-level mid-2012 Apple laptop.

Great keyboard, easy to repair, good ports; an all-around winner since it has been upgraded and can be upgraded further, including the OS.



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Umidigi Power 3 image

Hardware > Phones (Android > Android 10) >

(on Wikipedia)
was umidigi.com/page-umidigi_power3_activity.html

A fantastic mid-range phone, notable for a 6,150 mAh battery, NFC and near-stock Android 10.

  • Abandoned, as CVE-2022-0847 was not fixed.
  • Subject to the dirty Pipe security exploit (CVE-2022-0847).
  • The whole company is not recommended, as they neither update their devices nor even remove spam on their forum e.g. this.



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Kobo Aura ONE 01a

Computers >
Hardware, Reading >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.kobo.com/
https://ca.kobobooks.com/products/kobo-aura-one

An E-book reader.

Because this is my first e-reader, I can't judge it against it's peers. It works well.

It is spectacular hardware-wise. Its software works, but it is sometimes obviously or even critically lacking. It lacking a file browser and respecting directories is bad enough that I can't really use it for its intended purpose, and almost regret buying it.



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