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Recently got my partner a miyoo mini, it looked so fun that I got myself one too. It's been really nice to just play retro games for short moments, and because it gives me a much needed break from scrolling my phone it actually feels productive and restful. I've just finally completed Link to the Past, a game I played for the first time 30 years ago but never finished.

I had to buy a handful of components so I guess it counts

Built my first PC recently. Mostly it's my wife's old components after a few years of upgrades stuffed into a new case, but it's new to me. Pretty much just had to buy the case, a hard drive, PSU, CPU cooler, and a couple fans.

It's not a powerhouse by modern standards (though it was pretty beefy for its time when my wife first built it) with a pre-ryzen amd CPU, and a 970, but it's still running most of what I've been throwing at it (it helps that most of my steam library is 10+ years old)

We're a little short on space in our house, nowhere to squeeze in another desk for a computer so I built it in a HTPC case and I've been gaming on our 70" TV with surround sound with our hue lights synced up to it, and it's been pretty sweet, and astonishingly it hasn't burst into flames from being crammed in my entertainment center with limited airflow.

It's nice to be back to PC gaming, and I'm having almost as much fun tinkering with it and getting everything set up how I want it. Still a couple more tweaks to make, gotta figure out how I want to set up KODI, need to get a decent wireless keyboard and mouse, maybe a couple more controllers, find a way to enable HDMI CEC control so I don't need to fiddle with the PC and receiver volume separately, etc. and then maybe some more upgrades when budget allows

I recently got a molcajete (Mexican mortar and pestle) I didn’t know I needed but making guacamole with it is much more fun than using a bowl and fork.

Can also be used as a fidget toy by idly grinding some rice in it.

Stupid, I know, but Victorinox nail clippers. Best clippers I've used.

https://www.victorinox.com/en-US/Products/Swiss-Army-Knives/Small-Pocket-Knives/Nail-Clip-580/p/0.6463.3

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What object, that you recently bought, do you really love?

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I bought a mini SNES hacked and preloaded with ALL the ROMs. It's been a few years and I still use it more than my Xbox

I always used to use basic "gaming" headsets with my PC. Recently bought a pair of Audio Technica ATH-M50X headphones, they are so much better!

I bought/built a PC. It's my first custom build, and my first personal Linux system. I've turned it into a sort of glorified Steam Deck with Bazzite. The specs are absolutely topped out, and it runs excellent. I got a nice keyboard to go with it (my first linear), and I'm very happy with the setup overall.

Samsung 65" 4k120 OLED TV

Ryzen 9 9950X

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

4TB SSD

64GB RAM

Corsair K100/Nightsword RGB

FiiO K7 4.4mm -> Hifiman HE1000s

The next big step is to get a Retrotink 4K, and get some retro consoles hooked up with a beautiful CRT filter. Essentially, I'll turn the TV into a bigger, thinner and more versatile Trinitron, with all of the benefits and none of the downsides.

All in the living room. It's a killer social environment. Wait until the hookah comes..

I’m enjoying the Steam Deck I bought last month. I was on the fence about getting one for a long time because I already have a decent gaming PC, but I’ve used the Deck a good bit more than my gaming PC since getting it. I thought for sure I would have put Bazzite on it by now, but I’m still enjoying it with stock SteamOS.

A pack of 4 glass panels for the whopping cost of 5€99 shipping included, to make a glass painting pallet:

I don't need a hammer drill a huge amount in my work so I always thought my old, corded Hilti was perfectly sufficient for the job. Well it broke beyond repair a while back which was a bummer but I then bought a cordless 18-volt Makita hammer drill and oh my.. I didn't realise what I was missing.

Glow in the dark dbrand skin. I can draw dongs on the back of my laptop with light...

Worth every dollar

I bought the Remarkable 2 about two years ago, but since I had to get a replacement, I guess it counts. I love the e-paper's magical feeling in general. Remarkable in particular amazes me with the openness e.g. giving me SSH access to the Linux-based system. I wish they'd focus on customization, tinkering and stability, but unfortunately that doesn't seem to be the case.

I got a tablet, nothing fancy, Lenovo M11 or something, IDK, but now I can read in bed and have a huge screen for Anki reviews, it has a little pen too, so I can practice writing Japanese characters or just doodle while reading, so far so good.

Re: your edit, what you want is: “What recent purchase do you really love?”

But it could be worded a number of ways.

Mine is a quantity of One Piece trading cards cause they’re fun to look at.

More practical: a split sprayer / pouring oil dispenser for cooking oil

I splurged on some really nice watercolor paper blocks (Arches cold press), tested them today and I’m obsessed.

My wife's insurance company get this, requires, we track our exercise/activity. Because it's a free country and all. If we don't the insurance skyrockets. To that end her employer gave us money to buy a fitness tracker. I used that and added some extra to buy a Withings fitness tracker. It looks like a normal kind of elegant watch but also tracks fitness. I friggin love this thing. Best watch I've ever owned. It's called a Scan Watch and has a very tough, I think it's called Ruby glass. An elegant look, a low profile( because I bang it on everything).

It's not cheap at all, but it's one of the best things I've bought recently that I'm really satisfied with.

Fortunately, we don't have that insurance anymore, but hey, at least I got a cool watch.

Nice pair of sunglasses. Wanted them, didn't need them, bought them anyway. My wife thinks they look nice on me. Win win.

I've bought a few things recently, but one that really sparks joy is a 3DConnexion space mouse. Bit of a learning curve, but now that I'm used to it, the QoL improvement in navigation while 3d modeling is huge.

New shoes. My previous pair developed holes behind the toe guard so I got a warranty replacement. My new pair is much lighter, softer, and a better design.

A new chair, I had a gaming chair that killed my butt and back (was cheap and had it for 6 years) now I got a true ergonomic chair, and wow! I didn't think the difference would be as big as it is. I didn't want to sit by my computer because of the old chair. This one follows my body movement in the back so I can stretch and move without feeling restricted.

Here is a link to it, but I bought mine from a refurbish store that fix up office furnitures from companies and resell them so I got it for less than half the price and it is like new. https://www.steelcase.com/products/office-chairs/think/

Hoyt Altus target bow.

My puppy.

Wooting keyboard.

A few years ago my previous keyboard broke. It was a Steelseries mechanical keyboard, Nordic layout. Got it cheap, but didn't realise it was because Steelseries completely dropped support for it; the Nordic version's key caps break easily... And so did mine.

Since then I used a cheap back lit keyboard that's a complete piece of junk. I'm no keyboard enthusiast. I just want the key I pressed to get pressed when I press it. But with the replacement keyboard, if your finger is a bit off-centre from the key, the key gets "stuck" and won't get pressed in.

I finally bought a proper keyboard from Wooting, and using it to type is actually feels good!

I've lately started using more paper notebooks for various projects. Recently bought a new sketchbook. Will go buy a paper almanac for the next year today.

I'm a huge tech nerd, but I don't think going 100% digital works for me. Also noticed that one of the ways I can deal with ADHD is to stop messing around with computers and do things by hand.

Bought and old desktop to use as a home server and media storage. The wife and I use it a low pirate media that's not on Netflix

Just recently got a hair band to help me keep back my long hair. I was originally using my over the ear headphones, but decided I need something dedicated to it. My mom, thinking she'd help, sent me some stuff that I was absolutely not interested in, like some sort of beanie hat thing or sports men's camp headband thing, trying to be helpful, but I just ended up getting a Camila Paris headband that I really like.