I like tools that are durable and simple to use.
Miscellaneous
- Filson briefcase: I’ve used it to go to work everyday since
c.2012.
- Blundstone boots for a very long time.
Stationery
- Lamy ballpoint and fountain pens.
- Leuchtturm1917 and MD notebooks.
- Staedtler and Uni Kuru Toga mechanical pencils with Faber Castell 2B
lead refills.
Current Devices
- iPad Air 2 128 GB: 2015-05-14 (my current tablet).
- iPhone XR 64 GB: 2019-11-30 (my wife’s current phone).
- Apple TV: 2019 (current).
- Apple Watch Series 5 32 GB: 2019-12-26 (my wife’s current
watch).
- iPad Air 4 256 GB: 2020-11-16 (my wife’s current tablet).
- Apple Pencil Gen 2: 2022-07-09 (my wife’s current pencil).
- Mac Studio: 2022-11-11 (my current computer).
- iPhone 14 128 GB: 2023-05-12 (my current phone).
Retired after Approx. 9
Years
- MacBook Air: 2011-09-09 (the battery did not hold charge).
Retired after ~8 Years
- iMac 24”: 2007-11-11 (recycled at Apple store).
Retired after ~7 Years
- iPhone 4S: 2010 (first smart phone, still keeping it).
- iMac 27”: 2015-11-11 (still in running condition, keeping it as
backup).
Retired after ~6 Years
- Apple TV: 2013-12-14 (keeping it in storage).
- iPad Air 16 GB: 2014-11-24 (still in running condition, keeping it
as backup).
References
- Book 2019, p.220
- Book 2020, p.4
- Book 2022, p.4