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What are some things you can/should cheap out on? (lemmy.world)
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I often hear, "You should never cheap out on a good office chair, shoes, underpants, backpack etc.." but what are some items that you would feel OK to cheap out on?

This can by anything from items such as: expensive clothing brands to general groceries.

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[โ€“] 21 points 2 years ago* (6 children)

I'm not sure I'd call this "cheaping out" but unless you can't even afford that or you have a specific reason you need a more expensive one, you should buy mid-range ($200 - $400) phones. The early '10s are over and mid-range is more than adequate for the average phone user. Plus quite a few mid-ranges still have expandable storage and/or headphone jacks.

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  • [โ€“] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I bought mine for a bit over $500. It has a headphone jack, IR Port, 1200 lumen light, and I only have to charge it 1-2 times a week depending on usage.

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    The difference between a 300-400โ‚ฌ phone and a 1000+โ‚ฌ phone is mostly just a faster cpu and a better camera. My 360โ‚ฌ phone even has a 120hz screen.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 2 years ago

    Left Samsung's ever more expensive Note and Galaxy S lines for Motorola's cheap ass G series like three or four years ago and haven't looked back. I buy a new phone once a year on my tax return for like $200-250. I gift my previous device to my younger cousins, nieces, nephews, and mother. Keeps everyone from having to pay off devices on their phone plans and the phones are still running rather well year over year. The only hold out, claiming to "need" the latest and greatest, is my older sister who insists she needs the new iPhone every two years.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 2 years ago*

    Poorly Google Pixels arent very cheap. You can soon get a Pixel 8 used for like 500โ‚ฌ but yeah that is not cheap at all.

    All the other devices you should NOT cheap out on. They have no security updates, and you are the product.

    Buying expensive Samsung stuff on the other hand makes no sense, because you are simply premium spied on.

    GrapheneOS is really the only Android one should use. Everything else is a tracking platform or insecure, often both.

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