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Recommended Gear

Tech Products

Curated hardware, dev boards, networking gear, and books for engineers and makers. Every product is something I've used or thoroughly researched.

Processors
Intel Core i9-14900K

24-core desktop processor with 8 P-cores and 16 E-cores, up to 6.0GHz boost for maximum performance.

$549.99
Processors
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D

16-core gaming champion with 3D V-Cache technology for incredible gaming and content creation.

$599.00
Processors
NVIDIA RTX 4090 Graphics Card

Ultimate GPU for AI, gaming, and professional work with 24GB GDDR6X and DLSS 3.0.

$1,599.99
Processors
Apple Mac Mini M4 Pro

Compact powerhouse with Apple Silicon M4 Pro chip, incredible efficiency and performance.

$1,399.00
Microcontrollers
Arduino Uno R4 WiFi

Latest Arduino with built-in WiFi, LED matrix, and 32-bit ARM Cortex processor.

$27.50
Microcontrollers
ESP32-S3 DevKit

Powerful WiFi+Bluetooth microcontroller with AI acceleration for IoT projects.

$9.99
Microcontrollers
Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)

Quad-core 64-bit Arm Cortex-A76 running at 2.4GHz with 8GB RAM for serious projects.

$89.99
Microcontrollers
Raspberry Pi Pico W

RP2040 microcontroller with WiFi for only $6 - perfect for IoT beginners.

$9.99
Microcontrollers
STM32 Nucleo-64 Board

Industrial-grade ARM Cortex-M4 development board with Arduino-compatible headers.

$22.95
Networking
Ubiquiti UniFi Dream Machine Pro

Enterprise-grade router with 10G SFP+, IDS/IPS, and UniFi controller built-in.

$379.00
Networking
TP-Link WiFi 7 Router BE19000

Tri-band WiFi 7 router with 19Gbps speeds and Multi-Link Operation technology.

$599.99
Networking
Netgear 24-Port Gigabit Switch

Unmanaged metal desktop/rackmount switch for home labs and small offices.

$109.99
Networking
USB 2.5G Ethernet Adapter

Upgrade to 2.5 Gigabit speeds on any USB 3.0 port - works with laptops and Raspberry Pi.

$29.99
Wireless
Zigbee USB Coordinator

SONOFF Zigbee 3.0 USB dongle for Home Assistant and smart home automation.

$29.99
Wireless
LoRa Development Kit

Long-range (10km+) LoRa radio modules for IoT sensors and off-grid communication.

$19.99
Wireless
Thread/Matter Smart Home Hub

Apple HomePod Mini - doubles as Thread border router for Matter devices.

$99.00
Wireless
WiFi Analyzer / Spectrum Tool

RF Explorer handheld spectrum analyzer for troubleshooting wireless networks.

$299.00
Security
YubiKey 5 NFC

Hardware security key for FIDO2, WebAuthn, and legacy OTP authentication.

$50.00
Security
Ledger Nano X

Hardware wallet for secure cryptocurrency storage with Bluetooth connectivity.

$149.00
Developer Tools
LG 32" 4K UltraFine Monitor

High-resolution IPS display with USB-C, perfect for coding and design work.

$699.99
Developer Tools
Keychron Q1 Mechanical Keyboard

Premium gasket-mounted keyboard with hot-swappable switches and QMK/VIA support.

$179.00
Developer Tools
USB Logic Analyzer

24MHz 8-channel logic analyzer for debugging I2C, SPI, UART, and other protocols.

$12.99
Developer Tools
Oscilloscope DS1054Z

Rigol 4-channel 50MHz digital oscilloscope - the hobbyist favorite (hackable to 100MHz).

$399.00
Infrastructure
Synology NAS DS923+

4-bay NAS with AMD Ryzen for home labs, Plex, and business storage.

$599.99
Infrastructure
Mini PC for Home Server

Beelink SER5 with AMD Ryzen 5 5560U - perfect for Proxmox, Docker, or Home Assistant.

$319.00
Books
Designing Data-Intensive Applications

Martin Kleppmann's essential guide to data systems. A must-read for backend engineers.

$45.49
Books
Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach

Kurose & Ross classic textbook covering internet protocols from applications to physical layer.

$172.00
Books
The Art of Electronics

Horowitz & Hill's legendary hardware reference - the bible for circuit design.

$120.00
Books
Making Embedded Systems

Elecia White's practical guide to embedded development - patterns and practices that work.

$59.99

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