What are some (realistic) things you wanted to get for a while, just for fun?

u/lukmly013 💾 (lemmy.sdf.org)@lemmy.sdf.org to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml – 126 points –

I've got 3 on my list.

  1. BT-PAN Access Point - Kinda ridiculous, but I'd like to have one. I've also found a few BT-PAN-enabled dial-up modems, but I'd have no way to connect those up. Some of those could even be connected to USB printers for wireless printing. Not particularly useful anymore, I just find those devices interesting.
  2. Dot matrix printer - This one isn't even as ridiculous. I really love that sound and how the text they print looks. Sadly, if I am looking for new ones, a basic 9-pin Epson dot matrix is around €200. But the ribbons are cheap as chips. In fact, often even cheaper. Just imagine casually handing out a document printed on dot matrix to someone nowdays.
  3. Nano pocket drone - Something like FQ777-124. Maybe a toy like that is a bit childish, but it still can be fun. In fact I already tried to order this one. From 4 different sellers, twice on AliExpress, twice on Amazon. I never got it :(
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  1. A custom gaming pc built by Digital Storm to replace my HP Omen laptop. I've done quite a bit of research. I looked at Digital Storm, AVA Direct, Maingear, Falcon Northwest, and System 76. For a while I was eyeing Maingear, then Falcon Northwest, but Digital Storm has most of the options that I'd want.

  2. An 85 inch 8k tv for enthusiast purposes.

  3. A three set bookcase for my room so that I can replace my old bookcase and to better store the books that I have and more.

  4. A Purple queen-sized mattress with an adjustable base to replace my old bed and twin-sized mattress and also my incline pillow.

I'm curious, if you've done that much research into gaming PC prebuilts, what's keeping you from building your own?

There are some pros to prebiilts. Having to deal with a single company for warranty instead of one for every component, for example.