My Worst tech purchases as a Linux user (and in general): hardware & software ! https://tilvids.com/videos/watch/33913573-8da6-42dc-b920-abf6ae819b45 Use a secure, encrypted, and fast VPN with Proton VPN: https://protonvpn.com/TheLinuxEXP Grab a brand new laptop or desktop running Linux: https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en# πŸ‘ SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: Get access to: a Daily Linux News show, a weekly patroncast for more thoughts, your name in the credits, YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thelinuxexp/join Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelinuxexperiment Or, you can donate whatever you want: https://paypal.me/thelinuxexp Liberapay: https://liberapay.com/TheLinuxExperiment/ πŸ‘• GET TLE MERCH Support the channel AND get cool new gear: https://the-linux-experiment.creator-spring.com/ Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:02 Sponsor: Proton VPN 02:00 iPhone 05:30 AirPods 07:31 Fitness Trackers 10:14 Davinci Resolve 14:09 My Keyboard 16:35 Nintendo Switch 18:10 iPad Mini 20:54 Conclusion #linuxdesktop #tech #linuxdistro Thu, 14 May 2026 07:45:08 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://peer.acidfog.com My Worst tech purchases as a Linux user (and in general): hardware & software ! https://peer.acidfog.com/lazy-static/avatars/5041eeae-28f5-4f1c-918f-b4d2658f9a6f.png https://tilvids.com/videos/watch/33913573-8da6-42dc-b920-abf6ae819b45 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peer.acidfog.com/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder. <![CDATA[My Worst tech purchases as a Linux user (and in general): hardware & software ! - Dariusmiles2123]]> https://peer.acidfog.com/w/7nk5yJDu1p4zPjXD6eTvqr;threadId=18995 https://peer.acidfog.com/w/7nk5yJDu1p4zPjXD6eTvqr;threadId=18995 Tue, 12 May 2026 08:46:19 GMT @root@peertube.chrisco.me Yeah a video of your best compatible Linux devices would be great!

]]> Dariusmiles2123 <![CDATA[My Worst tech purchases as a Linux user (and in general): hardware & software ! - ed_ankleton]]> https://peer.acidfog.com/w/7nk5yJDu1p4zPjXD6eTvqr;threadId=19009 https://peer.acidfog.com/w/7nk5yJDu1p4zPjXD6eTvqr;threadId=19009 Tue, 12 May 2026 00:33:57 GMT why do you charge your lights and mic? do they not have a way to be wired?

]]> ed_ankleton <![CDATA[My Worst tech purchases as a Linux user (and in general): hardware & software ! - Vashlex]]> https://peer.acidfog.com/w/7nk5yJDu1p4zPjXD6eTvqr;threadId=18999 https://peer.acidfog.com/w/7nk5yJDu1p4zPjXD6eTvqr;threadId=18999 Sun, 10 May 2026 13:59:17 GMT I would wait until Motorola ships with or allows to install Graphene. It has no bloat at all, very stable, strong privacy focus

]]> Vashlex <![CDATA[My Worst tech purchases as a Linux user (and in general): hardware & software ! - atro_city]]> https://peer.acidfog.com/w/7nk5yJDu1p4zPjXD6eTvqr;threadId=19000 https://peer.acidfog.com/w/7nk5yJDu1p4zPjXD6eTvqr;threadId=19000 Sat, 09 May 2026 19:24:02 GMT I like shitting on Crapple. Please do it more. Every experience I've had with it, especially in conjunction with anything linux (or non-Crapple).

What are you replacing the Crapple stuff with though? That would be good to know. Curious which de-googled phone you'll end up using and how it'll work out in France. Doesn't every banking app require Googlag or Scrapple?

]]> atro_city <![CDATA[My Worst tech purchases as a Linux user (and in general): hardware & software ! - movodehe]]> https://peer.acidfog.com/w/7nk5yJDu1p4zPjXD6eTvqr;threadId=19001 https://peer.acidfog.com/w/7nk5yJDu1p4zPjXD6eTvqr;threadId=19001 Sat, 09 May 2026 13:45:13 GMT @thelinuxexperiment The first regrets that come to mind are bad smart phones. First a cheap Motorola and later on a Shift phone. The Motorola simply had bad specs and updates stopped too soon. The Shift was way worse. It regularely shut down while at 30-40% and only turned back on after charging for a while. The support blamed my charger, which charged my previous phone with no problem. Updates were messy. I think they did often not install successfully. After I sent it back a few years after purchase I belive I did not even get the full Pfand (deposit?) back without them giving a reason. But at that point I did not really care anymore...

Regarding software: I bought some movies, apps etc. on big tech platforms on accounts I cannot access anymore without uploading my ID.

]]> movodehe <![CDATA[My Worst tech purchases as a Linux user (and in general): hardware & software ! - Tyropitoubas]]> https://peer.acidfog.com/w/7nk5yJDu1p4zPjXD6eTvqr;threadId=19002 https://peer.acidfog.com/w/7nk5yJDu1p4zPjXD6eTvqr;threadId=19002 Sat, 09 May 2026 05:58:13 GMT @thelinuxexperiment 100% agree on the AirPods Pro. After 3-4 years of not so much usage battery is at best two hours, and the left one is making an unbearable static noise whenever noise canceling or transparency mode is on. Only way to use them is with these off. Let alone that before this happened the noise canceling has been significantly degraded with the updates compared to the beginning.

]]> Tyropitoubas <![CDATA[My Worst tech purchases as a Linux user (and in general): hardware & software ! - eluc]]> https://peer.acidfog.com/w/7nk5yJDu1p4zPjXD6eTvqr;threadId=18998 https://peer.acidfog.com/w/7nk5yJDu1p4zPjXD6eTvqr;threadId=18998 Fri, 08 May 2026 21:39:41 GMT @thelinuxexperiment On the excellent stuff I bought, and you mention keyboard, my Keychron Q6 Max is just a massive master piece. Works perfectly with any machine, you can reprogram it's internal memory, swap keys virtually and it stays what ever the machine you plug it to. Also each switch and keycap is replaceable, no more issue like the expensive Logitech G910 crap that failed on me after half a decade and that is not programmable outside Windows with the proprietary Logitech app.

]]> eluc <![CDATA[My Worst tech purchases as a Linux user (and in general): hardware & software ! - eluc]]> https://peer.acidfog.com/w/7nk5yJDu1p4zPjXD6eTvqr;threadId=18989 https://peer.acidfog.com/w/7nk5yJDu1p4zPjXD6eTvqr;threadId=18989 Fri, 08 May 2026 21:34:49 GMT @thelinuxexperiment I could do a very long list of purchase regrets but also a nice one on excellent purchase decisions.

Usually I regret more buying cheap stuff, I say to myselft, hey why not, it's just 10, 20, 30 bucks but then it's just one more useless Chinoisium crap taking space in my drawers or directly to get burned in the trash. Last in date, a USB vacuum / air blower to clean up keyboard and electronic but it sucks or sucks not at all, completly useless.

]]> eluc <![CDATA[My Worst tech purchases as a Linux user (and in general): hardware & software ! - Edoardo Regni]]> https://peer.acidfog.com/w/7nk5yJDu1p4zPjXD6eTvqr;threadId=18990 https://peer.acidfog.com/w/7nk5yJDu1p4zPjXD6eTvqr;threadId=18990 Fri, 08 May 2026 15:59:40 GMT Just remember: every useless/EOL smartphone is still, potentially, the best music/podcast player you could dream off compared with mp3 players back in the day :-p. With bluetooth. And without a sim card you will not be disturbed anymore while listening music. I didn't know a fitbit is a good alarm clock.

]]> Edoardo Regni <![CDATA[My Worst tech purchases as a Linux user (and in general): hardware & software ! - sem]]> https://peer.acidfog.com/w/7nk5yJDu1p4zPjXD6eTvqr;threadId=18984 https://peer.acidfog.com/w/7nk5yJDu1p4zPjXD6eTvqr;threadId=18984 Fri, 08 May 2026 13:26:28 GMT Glad to be wrong!

]]> sem <![CDATA[My Worst tech purchases as a Linux user (and in general): hardware & software ! - White]]> https://peer.acidfog.com/w/7nk5yJDu1p4zPjXD6eTvqr;threadId=18984 https://peer.acidfog.com/w/7nk5yJDu1p4zPjXD6eTvqr;threadId=18984 Fri, 08 May 2026 06:44:24 GMT No, it runs on Windows, MacOS and Linux

]]> White <![CDATA[My Worst tech purchases as a Linux user (and in general): hardware & software ! - Fractal917]]> https://peer.acidfog.com/w/7nk5yJDu1p4zPjXD6eTvqr;threadId=18994 https://peer.acidfog.com/w/7nk5yJDu1p4zPjXD6eTvqr;threadId=18994 Fri, 08 May 2026 05:04:09 GMT regarding degoogled mobile phone i have swiched grom iPhone to Fairphone runnig murena OS. i am using it for few months now and i am very happy with this change.

]]> Fractal917 <![CDATA[My Worst tech purchases as a Linux user (and in general): hardware & software ! - sem]]> https://peer.acidfog.com/w/7nk5yJDu1p4zPjXD6eTvqr;threadId=18984 https://peer.acidfog.com/w/7nk5yJDu1p4zPjXD6eTvqr;threadId=18984 Fri, 08 May 2026 03:30:36 GMT Isn’t that windows only?

]]> sem <![CDATA[My Worst tech purchases as a Linux user (and in general): hardware & software ! - Chriscos]]> https://peer.acidfog.com/w/7nk5yJDu1p4zPjXD6eTvqr;threadId=18995 https://peer.acidfog.com/w/7nk5yJDu1p4zPjXD6eTvqr;threadId=18995 Thu, 07 May 2026 23:36:53 GMT Love this! Maybe you can do a companion video on your favorite linux devices? Or linux adjacent?

For me, my worst purchases are:

  1. Ouya
  2. pixel phone(s)
  3. ebook tablet (I forget the name but it was one of B@N first iterations of it).

And a host of others.

Best was:

  1. 5th gen kindle (just replaced the battery) more than a decade old.
  2. system 76 laptop is my daily driver. Its 7ish years old now and still working very quick.
  3. Tape player that doubled as a clock....30 years later still works and is useful every day!

I also love the steam deck but ive been reading more than playing games lately.

]]> Chriscos <![CDATA[My Worst tech purchases as a Linux user (and in general): hardware & software ! - Joe Bleau]]> https://peer.acidfog.com/w/7nk5yJDu1p4zPjXD6eTvqr;threadId=18996 https://peer.acidfog.com/w/7nk5yJDu1p4zPjXD6eTvqr;threadId=18996 Thu, 07 May 2026 22:07:25 GMT Volla phone: not that it's a bad phone, but they don't sell battery replacement in Canada, so mine is a useless brick now. I tried contacting them and they agreed to sell me one but they never sent me the links so I can pay and it takes 2 weeks to get any responses.

]]> Joe Bleau <![CDATA[My Worst tech purchases as a Linux user (and in general): hardware & software ! - Guda Blues]]> https://peer.acidfog.com/w/7nk5yJDu1p4zPjXD6eTvqr;threadId=18997 https://peer.acidfog.com/w/7nk5yJDu1p4zPjXD6eTvqr;threadId=18997 Thu, 07 May 2026 18:47:48 GMT @thelinuxexperiment Great video. I'm having hopes that the Motorola - GrapheneOS understanding may bring Graphene to a lot more devices than it supports right now, and that would be neat!

]]> Guda Blues <![CDATA[My Worst tech purchases as a Linux user (and in general): hardware & software ! - White]]> https://peer.acidfog.com/w/7nk5yJDu1p4zPjXD6eTvqr;threadId=18984 https://peer.acidfog.com/w/7nk5yJDu1p4zPjXD6eTvqr;threadId=18984 Thu, 07 May 2026 18:42:55 GMT You can try Lightworks

]]> White <![CDATA[My Worst tech purchases as a Linux user (and in general): hardware & software ! - White]]> https://peer.acidfog.com/w/7nk5yJDu1p4zPjXD6eTvqr;threadId=18979 https://peer.acidfog.com/w/7nk5yJDu1p4zPjXD6eTvqr;threadId=18979 Thu, 07 May 2026 18:41:43 GMT πŸ˜‚

]]> White <![CDATA[My Worst tech purchases as a Linux user (and in general): hardware & software ! - Asterisk πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦]]> https://peer.acidfog.com/w/7nk5yJDu1p4zPjXD6eTvqr;threadId=18981 https://peer.acidfog.com/w/7nk5yJDu1p4zPjXD6eTvqr;threadId=18981 Thu, 07 May 2026 18:30:22 GMT @Yama @thelinuxexperiment

I can say from experience this is false. I've been able to use Resolve on my AMD/AMD setup.

]]> Asterisk πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ <![CDATA[My Worst tech purchases as a Linux user (and in general): hardware & software ! - Murat]]> https://peer.acidfog.com/w/7nk5yJDu1p4zPjXD6eTvqr;threadId=18981 https://peer.acidfog.com/w/7nk5yJDu1p4zPjXD6eTvqr;threadId=18981 Thu, 07 May 2026 14:24:17 GMT @thelinuxexperiment pretty sure davinci doesnt support encoding with AMD GPUs on linux and linux only.

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