My favorite geek gadgets
Thursday, June 26th, 2008
My favorite geek gadgets
By an Amazon.com customer
By an Amazon.com customer
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Toshiba Satellite U305-S2816 13.3″ Laptop (Intel Centrino Core 2 Duo T8100 Processor, 2 GB RAM, 250 GB Hard Drive, Vista Premium) Onyx Blue Buy new: $1,299.00 This is the laptop I currently own, light, powerful, but simple. The only real ‘con’ is that it does not have a dedicated graphics card, but since I use it for school, its ok. The second semi ‘con’ are the speakers.
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Case Logic 13″ Black Student Shuttle Buy new: $22.57 / Used from: $18.08 Excellent for carrying around the laptop, since I am always walking around with my book bag, and didn’t want an extra ‘carry-able’, I just tuck the laptop in the sleeve and then in the bag.
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Logitech VX Nano Cordless Laser Mouse for Notebooks Buy new: $44.11 / Used from: $56.29 A bit pricey, but worth every penny for ‘mousing’ while on the go.
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Logitech Cordless Number Pad for Notebooks Buy new: $31.28 / Used from: $35.73 For numeric entry, nothing is best than a number pad, and provided the fn-key combos in the laptop are less than ideal, a couple of dollars invested in this item proves its worth.
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Etymotic Research ER6i Isolator In-Ear Earphones (Black) Buy new: $79.48 / Used from: $80.92 Its like carrying around a quiet room with you :), a very quiet one, for use with the laptop, psp or with the digital audio player.
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Sennheiser HD-280 Professional Headphones Buy new: Too low to display / Used from: $70.00 These are not so portable as the ER6i’s but, for when you are already in a quiet or even a not-so-quiet room, these are more comfortable to use, at least for me.
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PSP 2000 Console - Piano Black Buy new: $169.99 / Used from: $128.25 The most versatile handheld gaming device I have ever owned. Hours of fun while not at home or away from a “gamer place”.
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Sony MSMT4G 4GB Memory Stick PRO Duo (Mark2) Media Buy new: Too low to display / Used from: $47.05 Storage for the PSP, movies, music, etc…
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PSP Pouch and Wrist Strap Buy new: $16.99 / Used from: $2.29 You ought to protect your investment, no? I say yes.
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Creative Zen 16 GB Portable Media Player (Black) Buy new: $179.99 / Used from: $159.99 Very good digital audio player, that is more than just a DAP, you carry along music, video, and pictures, plus FM radio, and a voice recorder for your ‘note to self’ kind of things.
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ZEN Leather Case (Black) Buy new: $20.51 Stylish and protective, yet a bit pricey, I see it as ‘optional’ :).
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Transcend 8GB SDHC CARD (SD 2.0 SPD Class 6) Buy new: $23.44 Very cheap storage space for the DAP, and just about anything else that uses SD.
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Sandisk MobileMate SD Plus Memory Card Reader Buy new: $11.61 / Used from: $19.98 Card Reader + 8gb SD Card = big pendrive, with a feature I have not seen in a lot of pendrives, a ‘raed only’ switch.
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Western Digital My Passport Essential 320GB USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive (Midnight Black) Buy new: $129.19 / Used from: $178.12 More storage is always good, and if it is affordable and compact, all the better.
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Brother HL-2170w 23ppm Laser Printer with Wireless & Wired Network Interfaces
Buy new: Fast, affordable, and reliable laser printer, this is my pick, but there are tons of others out there, need one for turn-in papers.
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Belkin 15FT YELLOW CAT5E SNAGLESS ( A3L791-15-YLW-S ) Buy new: $3.28 / Used from: $4.04 No wireless? No problem!
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Monster MP OTG400 BK Outlets To Go Power Strip, 4 AC Outlets (Black) Buy new: $15.24 / Used from: $9.26 Power for the masses, well… not actually, power for 4 plugables.
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