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I’m a Pixel fan. I’ve been using one of Google’s phones for a few years now and genuinely don’t plan on switching to another brand. It’s easily my favorite and most-used tech product, but over the years, I’ve made plenty of other tech purchases that have proven to be well worth the money.
Today, I’ll walk you through a list of my top five essential devices that I own and use regularly — at least once a week. What’s interesting is that some of these were actually quite affordable and are relatively old at this point, yet they still perform more than good enough. Because of their continued reliability, I don’t plan on upgrading any of them anytime soon.
What was your favorite tech purchase outside your phone? 16 votes Bluetooth speaker 19 % Headphones 31 % Keyboard 19 % Mouse 0 % E-reader 31 % Other (let me know in the comments) 0 %
1. Logitech MX Keys S and MX Master 3S
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These are technically two separate products, but since I use them together for most of my work, I’m bundling them as one. As you can imagine, my job requires me to stare at a screen for eight hours a day and do a lot of typing. A good keyboard is absolutely essential for me, and I honestly don’t think you can beat what Logitech’s MX Keys S has to offer.
The typing experience is simply wonderful by my standards. The keyboard itself is very thin and looks incredibly sleek on my desk. There are plenty of customizable shortcut buttons available, allowing me to do almost everything from setting my preferred brightness levels to adjusting the volume without even touching the mouse. Plus, there’s a convenient backlight that comes in handy at night. I’ve tried countless wireless keyboards over the years, and you couldn’t pay me to switch to any of them. The MX Keys S is just that good.
It’s a similar story with the MX Master 3S mouse. Its ergonomic design is superb, fitting perfectly in my hand. It boasts more customizable buttons than your standard mouse and can be extensively personalized via the Logitech Options+ app. I genuinely can’t find a fault with it, although I must admit I was just as happy with the smaller Logitech MX Anywhere Mini that I used before. Both are fantastic.
2. Kindle Paperwhite
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