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🧰 My Gear — The Stuff I Use (and Sometimes Overuse)

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People like to say “It’s not about the gear, it’s about how you use it.”

Sure… but it’s also fun to talk about the gear.
So here’s mine — the essentials, the nice-to-haves, and the “why do I even own this” stuff.


Generated by ChatGPT- Ownership belongs to Arnav Batra


📱 Daily Driver: Pixel 8 (128GB)

My main phone. Does the job, takes great photos, and gets updates before most other Androids know an update exists.

Color? Obsidian. Case? Of course, because I like my glass unshattered

PS: Review coming soon!

Buy Now!!!(Link)

📟 Tablet: iPad Pro 10.5-inch

Old but still a champ. Mostly for watching stuff, quick browsing, and pretending I’ll draw on it one day.
It’s got a cover because I drop things. A lot. (Case Link)

🎧 Audio Situation

  • JBL Tune 770NC — Noise-cancelling headphones for when I need to block out the world (or my neighbor drilling at 7 AM). Buy Now!!(Link)

  • Zebronics Speaker— For when I’m not feeling fancy.

  • Alexa Echo Dot — Mostly used as a glorified speaker and to set timers I forget about. Buy Now (link)

⌨️ Desk Setup

  • Keyboard: Asus TUF K2 — Clicky enough to feel productive.

  • Mouse: Logitech G502 Hero (wired) — The mouse equivalent of a Swiss army knife. Buy Now

  • Monitor: Just your regular no-fuss display. Does the job.

  • Desk Lights: Because RGB makes everything feel 10% faster. Buy Now

🖥 PC

Custom build because I like control over my parts (and because pre-builts were overpriced).
Specs: Ryzen 5 5600G, 16GB RAM, Samsung SSD 980 1TB, WD Green 240GB, MSI B450 Pro VDH MAX, MSI 650W Bronze PSU, Lian Li LANCOOL 215 case.
It’s fast enough for work, games, and running 10 tabs of “how to fix…” without freezing.

🥧 Raspberry Pi 4

The little computer that could. Currently running projects like Uptime Kuma, with a tendency to go into “mystery error” mode just for fun.

BUY NOW!!!

🎮 Gaming Gear

PlayStation 4 (1TB) — Still running strong. Perfect for late-night gaming marathons… or Netflix binges when I’m too lazy to reach for the remote.

Buy Now!!

That’s the current setup.
Nothing over-the-top, just the tools (and toys) that keep TPL running — and me entertained.

Updates will be posted soon!

Thank You


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