Rating my $650 WFH coding 👨‍💻 setup

Here’s the cost💲and review of all my items for anyone interested:

Total cost: $650

🖥️ Central Monitor (24" Essential S3 S33GC FHD Monitor)

💰 Price: $123

Rating /⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

📝 Review: Does its job, nothing too fancy here. Clear and fast enough for my needs, no need for any fancy 144Hz refresh rate if you’re not gaming… Bought it a few years ago because it was cheap.

🖥️ Vertical Monitor (24" Dell S2421HS Monitor)

💰 Price: $149

Rating /⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

📝 Review: Very smooth pivot that allows me to rotate the monitor whenever I wish to. Dell also probably has the best displays out there!

📸 Webcam (Asus C3 Webcam)

💰 Price: $69

Rating /⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐: ⭐️⭐️

📝 Review: 1080p quality, not the most HD honestly but no one has called me out… yet. Should have paid double - triple to get something much better.

🐭 Mouse (Logitech MX master 3S)

💰 Price: $139

Rating /⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

📝 Review: GREAT BUY! Mouse is incredibly ergonomic and I love the side-scroll feature it has. Would NOT recommend if you have small hands though.

⌨️ Keyboard (Keychron K2)

💰 Price: $130

Rating /⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

📝 Review: ANOTHER GREAT BUY! The different RGB settings 😍. Great basic starter keyboard for mechanical keyboard lovers.

💻 Laptop Stand (Shopee - Can’t link it here SORRY)

💰 Price: $22

Rating /⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

📝 Review: Generic metal stands - would recommend you pay a bit more for a better one (preferably not Shopee quality). This is rather flimsy. If you have a light laptop it’s okay but it doesn’t hold well with something heavy…

🛋️ Wrist-rest (Shopee)

💰 Price: $8

Rating /⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

📝 Review: GREAT BUY! Your wrists get incredibly tired after long periods of typing this was essential for me.

🐭 Mousepad 800mm by 300mm (Shopee)

💰 Price: $10

Rating /⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

📝 Review: Nothing much - generic mouse pad. Wouldn’t recommend a leather one as it is usually not waterproof, peels easily.

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💺Chair (Ergotune Supreme Chair)

💰 Price: $529

Rating /⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

📝 Review: BEST BUY OUT OF THE LOT, I think this single-handedly cured my back problems. The breathable mesh material just makes it so cooling especially with SG humidity and the ergonomic support 😍. The chair is also highly customisable (different heights, head rest and hand rest position).

🧑‍💻🧑‍💻🧑‍💻 ALL IN ALL, I think I’m pretty satisfied with my setup, and the vertical screen really helps me with productivity (seeing more lines of code…). Everything comes together pretty well, I just wish I had a bigger table for more gadgets but this is what I can make do with for now!