2015 15" Macbook Pro. The screen size and resolution is perfect for coding and watching movies. Keyboard is super comfortable, the touchpad is the best of any laptop I've ever used. The physical size and weight of the laptop is hardly noticeable in my backpack. It integrates flawlessly with all my peripherals like a mechanical keyboard, mouse, external monitors, etc. macOS is also sleek and simple. The overall experience of using that MBP is a pleasure.
- Maya<p>- Unreal Engine<p>- Microwave oven with just two knobs: one for "power" and one for "duration"<p>- Victorinox swiss army knife (I forgot which model it is but it's going strong for years and will probably last a few decades)<p>- Victorinox trifold wallet<p>- Audio Technica M50 series of headphones<p>- Teostra Timer android app for the game 'Monster Hunter 4 Unlimited'<p>- Not a single product but: Motorcycle. I haven't had as much fun with anything else.
Apple AirPods. They’ve been a pleasure to use unlike any other headphones I’ve had. The way the automatically pair to all my devices works well and the method of choosing which device is connected is well-thought-out.<p>Apple Watch is also well-designed. It doesn’t try to do too much, and every feature has become well-implemented over the years. For example, it used to be a slow and annoying process to load music onto it. In recent watchOS I never have to think about it, whatever I’ve been listening to recently is there automatically and ready to send to my AirPods. But the feature I use most and which was the reason I bought one is Apple Pay, specifically that in Japan it supports mobile Suica for riding public transportation. Since the underlying technology for Apple Pay has been used in Japan for a long time, many businesses including almost every convenience store and even some vending machines supported it out of the gate.<p>“Helper” brand 65W USB-c charger. I can’t find it online anymore, presumably because it’s unsafe like many chargers. However, for $30 it has 1 USB-c port, 2 USB-a ports and compact adapters for most countries’ power outlets. It works for all of my devices including Nintendo switch and it’s dock (it uses a voltage which is often not implemented in USB-c chargers). I have 3, for home, work and my bag.<p>Raspberry Pi. It has some annoyances and I wish the design itself and processor selection was different. But, it was cheap enough and popular enough to arrive at the end result of amazing community support.
My first two Macs:<p>I was a long time Apple //e user and my Mac LCII with a //e card was a great combination of hardware and software with how the //e card could take advantage of the Mac hardware. I also had Soft AT to run my dos compilers for my CS class.<p>But I upgraded two years later to the Powermac 6100/60 with the 486 DX/2 DOS Compatibility Card. The integration wasn’t quite a slick but it worked pretty well.
Cole Haan made a pair of all weather boots that had Nike Air soles that were perfectly designed in every way. They lasted 5 years doing 5-10 miles a day in NYC AND on hikes in the Adirondacks. If I could go back in time I would buy 15-20 pairs to last me till I die
I have a pair of leather Vasque boots with Vibram soles that are still going strong after years. The soles show almost no sign of wear (they make direct contact with pavement very infrequently).
A two-person tent from The North Face that lasted close to a decade. It was so thoughtfully constructed you could make or break camp in under 5 minutes ;)