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Luis Diego Hernandez

So nice to see so many people using many computers. I was feeling kinda bad about thinking I'm forcing myself to "need" more computers.

Currently I'm using 3 computers but looking to extend the family. But in terms of all devices, as others have shared, I use:

  1. MacBook Pro from work, which now I use solely for work - before I used to use it for both work and sometimes personal stuff after work, like checking social media and stuff. Now I prefer to use another device for that.

  2. Personal MBP that I used to use for work and I use for personal/freelancing work. I do all work outside my job on this one, and I do most browsing and video calls (over Zoom, for example).

  3. Gaming laptop that I rarely use. I sometimes have a big urge of playing WoW or some other thing. I think I use it once a month recently. I was trying some streaming and podcasting setup, which I found to be able to do it more easily on this laptop than on the MBP.

  4. I use an iPad for most of my video consumption. Most of my YouTube, Netflix, Disney+, etc., use is done on the iPad. Also, I use this device for recording instruments on GarageBand (I'm not professional :P) and photo editing on Lightroom.

  5. I also use my phone a lot for voice-only calls, social media, browsing and reading short articles, and also a bit of YouTube, some games, and email.

I guess that I could live without the gaming laptop and the iPad, as I don't play so often and I could do mostly everything I do there on the laptop. Now I'm thinking of getting a Chromebook to do most of my browsing and some social media instead of the personal MBP so I can leave that only for work. I'm finding it really hard to justify, though. I've also thought about getting a Raspberry Pi, but I'd have to get a new monitor probably and all.

Anyway, just wanted to share. I think with the current situation there must be so many interesting setups now!