For me it would have been buying the steam frame (but I am still in the waitlist). Also, I recently gotten into the 40k lore, but there is no way I can find the time and physical place to get into wargames.

  • ComradePenguin@lemmy.ml
    1·
    7 days ago

    More professional Bosch tools (Blue ones) for personal use. Maaaaybe I can justify a new drill, drillbits and a multicutter. Bosch professional tools are a true pleasure to use. I cant go back to cheaper consumer grade tools.

    RTX 3090 for local LLM. I just pay for european hosted inference instead.

  • ch00f@lemmy.world
    16·
    9 days ago

    I really want to do an electric conversion of a Geo Tracker.

    One with a blown engine showed up on Craigslist for $1k two weeks before my daughter’s due date.

    Next time.

      • stoy@lemmy.zipEnglish
        6·
        9 days ago

        Last year at about this time one 8TB drive cost 2500SEK, a fair price I guess, now they cost 4000SEK minimum, I don’t have the money for that.

        I have four 8TB drives that I got before the crazy mess started. I want a NAS of 32TB in a ZRAID2

        These last two drives are the last component I am missing ):

    • kossa@feddit.org
      2·
      7 days ago

      I feel you. We hit the limit of our 2 TB in RAID1 like a year ago. Those were old, like some 10 years. I hold off, I thought we could make it until prices come down again. Could not, because one started failing. So I had to bite the bullet, bought two 8TB for 800 € 🙈. Was some 350€ one year ago, where I thought “Nah, those will get cheaper, we still can get by, by deleting some unused Linux ISOs every now and then” 🙃.

      • stoy@lemmy.zipEnglish
        1·
        7 days ago

        It is so annying, this is the first NAS I have ever built myself, and the first proper redundant storage solution I will ever have had at home.

        (I don’t consider the old Intel NAS with four used 2TB drives in a raid 10 to be reliable anymore)…

        Now all my media is on teo drives, one 2TB for photos, and one 4TB for other media.

        I want a modern NAS that can deal with a loss of two drives without any loss of data.

        I am also annoyed at TrueNAS, I have been planning on using TrueNAS since the start of the project, one key feature was that they were open source, now that they have closed the source, I don’t believe I can trust them anymore. Currently considering Proxmox, or Open Media Vault.

        I don’t know how stable OMV is with ZFS, so I am feeling a but stuck…

        My initial plan was actually to use OMV, set up LMV and have a 32bit LV across the six 8tb PVs and migrate as needed, but that just felt like a way too annoying nonstandard setup…

        So I decided on TrueNAS tor their ZFS support, and now here we are…

  • AskewLord@piefed.socialEnglish
    11·
    9 days ago

    A new bike to replace my 8 year old one. I can afford it, but I can’t justify it. I will probably cave once winter boredom sets in or there is a black friday discount. I’ve been sitting on it for about a year.

    Also a new car. Also sitting on that, waiting for the price to drop to 25K or less, probably next year. my current car needs tons of work, so I have been stretching it out because I didn’t want to drop 5K on a 10 year old car that I was going to replace soon anyway. It’s great, but I just want something that’s quieter and more comfortable for long highway driving, which my current car isn’t. after about 2 hours the seats in my current car start hurting my back and the noise from the roadway hurts my ears.

    • otacon239@lemmy.world
      3·
      9 days ago

      I’m in the same place with my bike. I’ve been wanting to upgrade to electric for years now and they’re cheaper than ever. I’ll probably go through with it in the spring.

  • mushroommunk@lemmy.today
    10·
    9 days ago

    So many fountain pens.

    A new NAS.

    A new keyboard (my wife took my mechanical board so maybe I’ll actually get this. The keyboard maxes at three simultaneous keys and it’s killing me).

    Everything to make my basement game room a reality.

    A desk (currently using a borrowed old folding table from the in-laws).

    Several books (like the annotated Lord of the Rings).

    Resin 3D printer.

    Instead of any of those I’m saving for an anniversary gift for my wife and to replace our cutting board which is about to split.

    • tal@lemmy.todayEnglish
      2·
      9 days ago

      So many fountain pens.

      Get something you like that can fit a JoWo #6 nib and just get a number of nibs and stick whatever nib type you need into said pen! That’ll cover a lot!

      • dual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        9 days ago

        You can do this with most Lamy pens, too, which is where I wound up apparently by sheer happenstance. Do I have a $12 steel nib shoved into my Dialog right now beacuse Reasons? Why, yes I do. (If I sold its stock nib, which is currently safely tucked away in a box, I could probably use that to finance four or five new pens.)

      • mushroommunk@lemmy.today
        2·
        9 days ago

        Unfortunately I’m at the other end of the pen. I’ve got a dip pen with different nibs for that, just thicken the ink as needed.

        I want to know how the different pens feel in my hand. I want to see their shiny lines on my desk. I want the magnetic click clack of a Monteverde Axis right next to the sleek and unique Pilot MYU.

    • GoofSchmoofer@lemmy.world
      1·
      8 days ago

      Several books (like the annotated Lord of the Rings).

      I’ve been browsing thriftbooks.com for cheaper books to buy. It’s a clunky site with slow shipping but you can get good deals on lots of books.

      • mushroommunk@lemmy.today
        2·
        8 days ago

        Oh for sure. Thriftbooks and abebooks are my go-tos. It’s just $125 for a set of books is hard to justify when I’ve already got copies of other versions

  • Mister Neon@lemmy.world
    10·
    9 days ago

    I want a new gaming computer and a gigantic monitor/tv to plug into. I’m broke to the point of skipping meals currently.

    • tal@lemmy.todayEnglish
      2·
      9 days ago

      In terms of covering visual arc, you can stick a smaller display closer.

      I used to use a tiny laptop cantilevered out in front of my eyeballs.

      Less power and less heat, besides being cheaper!

      • Mister Neon@lemmy.world
        2·
        9 days ago

        I currently play in my living room and have my PC running to my TV. I had to learn the hard way (screen burn) tvs are not monitors.

        I bought a Couch Master a couple years ago when I had a well paying job.

  • ExtraJudgement@lemmy.world
    101·
    9 days ago

    The new Framework Desktop with 192GB unified memory, specifically for LLM inference. I’ve looked at the numbers and there’s no scenario for me in which it’s economically sensible to upgrade from 20GB gpu vram + rent EU API inference for larger models. Even if the tokens became more expensive by factor of 10 overnight, by the time the hardware paid for itself it would already long be obsolete.

    It’s an impressive machine, but I just can’t justify the purchase.

  • Katana314@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    8 days ago

    I thought about the Steam Frame, and can definitely afford it, but I just can’t see enough VR software I’m interested in. I’ve played through HL:A, and most everything else is very short experiences. Or beat saber, which is too fast for me.

    • Goforce5@lemmy.world
      1·
      7 days ago

      This is my hang up on it too. There’s just not been any interesting VR titles lately, and I havent seen any announcements either. Seems like a waste of money for a blade and sorcery machine.

  • TrackenDaKracken@lemmy.world
    8·
    9 days ago

    The list is long and varied.

    Can’t afford: New floors and AC in my house (~$20K)

    Can’t justify: a XGIMI Aura 3 Max 4K 120Hz UST Projector ($2K)

    Can’t afford: A camper van (~$60K)

    Can’t justify: A new PC (~$3500)

    One thing I did justify recently was $2K on a new bed. My old bed was over 20 years old.

    • tal@lemmy.todayEnglish
      2·
      9 days ago

      AC…$20k

      If you don’t have one already, a window AC unit is a whole lot cheaper than a whole-house AC unit, and it may be a sufficient solution to have a cool room. Most of a house doesn’t get used much in terms of people spending time in it.