What Tech Brands Are You Irrationally A Fan of?

[poofyhairguy]

This, as it should be.

But that is not reality. In reality brands matter, and consumers often chose from only a subset of brands.

Even in tech the best doesn't always win.

 

[JMapleton]

Dell Ultrasharp IPS monitors are the bomb-dizzle.

 

[lxskllr]

But that is not reality. In reality brands matter, and consumers often chose from only a subset of brands.

Even in tech the best doesn't always win.

I think most techies make rational decisions, and brand preference is only a starting point. All my preferred brands are only tentative, and depend on exactly what's currently out. I'm *very* firm on my preference for Intel cpus and chipsets, but buying Intel during the Prescott years was foolish. If I had to buy at that time, it would have easily been AMD with little thought about it.

 

[Mai72]

Google, Logitech and Samsung.

 

[bearxor]

I'm trying to think of something that I'm such a fan of and will just always buy regardless. I can't really think of anything.

For phones, it's starting to be Apple. But that's not without extensive experience using an Android or Windows Phone as my daily driver so I don't think it's irrational.

Maybe Monoprice. I'll usually buy their cables without even considering anyone else.

huh, i still haven't had any of mine break, and i got them shortly after they came out in 2010.

Yeah, my wife and I have had one each for a few years now and they're still going strong.

 

[MongGrel]

Yeah, I'd almost think Monoprice for cables almost a gimme.

 

[Dr. Detroit]

Sony products - always last a lifetime and never an issue.

Started with me loving their Walkmans in the 80's.

 

[lupi]

panasonic for plasma tv about the closest I am.

 

[Dannar26]

Newegg for parts
ATI er, AMD for GPU
Can't justify going AMD for the CPU anymore, but I wish it was like '04 again...
HTC for phones

 

[poofyhairguy]

panasonic for plasma tv about the closest I am.

But that isn't an available product anymore.

(I agree in theory I have two)

 

[unokitty]

Heathkits were really great. ... These Heathkits would come with these detailed manuals about how to put this thing together and all the parts would be laid out in a certain way and color coded. You'd actually build this thing yourself.

... It gave one an understanding of what was inside a finished product and how it worked because it would include a theory of operation. But maybe even more importantly it gave one the sense that one could build the things that one saw around oneself in the universe. These things were not mysteries anymore...

Things became much more clear that they were the results of human creation, not these magical things that just appeared in one's environment, that one had no knowledge of their interiors. It gave a tremendous level of self-confidence, that through exploration and learning one could understand seemingly very complex things in one's environment. My childhood was very fortunate in that way. --Steve Jobs

Heathkit doesn't exist anymore. So, I guess that this qualifies as irrational.

Full disclosure. Used to work at the place. Wrote the User's Manual for Heathkit/Zenith's first IBM PC Compatible on an H-89 similar to the one pictured above. Though, my H-89 was better because it had two of the half height soft sectored 90K 5.25 in floppy drives.

Uno

 

[RaistlinZ]

I really miss Abit.

 

[JujuFish]

But that is not reality. In reality brands matter, and consumers often chose from only a subset of brands.

Even in tech the best doesn't always win.

Hence the word "should". Products should be purchased on their merits, not their marketing. It is abundantly clear that is not the case with the average person.

 

[OverVolt]

AMD against all better judgement. They haven't held the performance crown in years. Yet I don't like giving Intel the monopoly on x86. Mind you, they're not bad for budget systems.

I used to be pretty big in to Apple. I was an early adopter of both the iPhone (3G, which was the first to sell in Canada) and iPad. I've had my eye on the OnePlue One though for my next phone, as I'd love something a little more flexible. Especially one I don't need to jailbreak to get that flexibility. Not an app pirate but there's a few power user utilities I like having, and waiting for the hacks after every iOS update is a PITA.

Sony PlayStation, again against better judgement. I have a love/hate relationship with my PS4. Straight up, it's not as good a console on the whole as the PS3 was. Imagine buying a car that's slightly faster than your old one, but has no power options, no air conditioning, and no stereo. That's the PS4 in a nut shell.

I went with a core2duo years ago and a friend of mine went with the FX8350 years later, the AMD systems are much more fun to tinker with IMO. Intel got pretty boring. The i7 is overkill, gaming is all about the graphics card now anyway. I really like the APU idea for gaming on a budget. I dont see where intel really has a future just making faster and faster cpus.

 

[Raduque]

I'm an irrational Samsung fanboy, to the point where I won't consider any other phone manufacturer except for ultra low-end cheap phones.

I also irrationally refuse to consider an Apple product, for anything.

Denon or Onkyo FTW

Tell me, have Onkyo fixed the issue with the HDMI board overheating and dying in, oh, pretty much all their AVRs for the past 3-5 years?

 

[JMapleton]

panasonic for plasma tv about the closest I am.

Who buys plasma TVs anymore?

 

[Perknose]

I'm a huge fan of KY. Their tech is awesome, and allows the user to overcock like a champ.

 

[John Connor]

Case: No brand preference. Just better be to my standards.

CPU: Intel When will AMD compete?!

RAM: No brand preference. Fast speed, low voltage, low CAS and cheap.

Motherboard: Gigabyte all the way! Ultra durable, gold platted CPU socket and dual BIOS.

GPU: Nvidia. I don't care how good AMD is and don't want to mess with catalyst . I have good look with Nvidia.

Heat sink: No preference. Just a good known heat sink that works.

Hard drive: No preference except I won't buy Seagate. I had a WD and it fucked up on me. I currently have a 500 GB Hitachi and a 128 GB Adata SSD. I also have a 64 GB G.Skill Sniper in the laptop. Has over 5 TB written to it and over 14,000 hours power on time and still 100%. I won'y buy Samsung because I'm not a follower even though they may be faster. In fact I will be buying a Plextor M6e PCI-e card that is around 750 MB/s. Equivalent to SATA Express.

Digital Cameras: JVC

Radios: Magnavox

Computer speakers: Logitech

Mice and keyboards: Logitech

Whiskey: Jack Daniels. LOL!

Condoms: Trojan Bareskin. LMAO!

 

[Fingolfin269]

Apple for laptops. Yes I can buy stuff with comparable or better specs for less money but it all feels like garbage. I travel a lot too so having one with a sturdy case with a long battery life (Air) that doesn't weigh a metric ton also keep me coming back.

Agreed. I don't think I'm being irrational though. I'd love to find an alternative with the same (or similar) hardware but have not been able to do so thus far.

 

[Fingolfin269]

Who buys plasma TVs anymore?

Just bought a Panasonic 65" VT60 less than a year ago. Best set I've ever purchased and unfortunately will likely be the last plasma I'll have the chance to own. At this point I'm hoping that when it's time to replace this set something far better than the current alternatives has hit the market at a competitive price.

 

[ultimatebob]

None really. All my choices are rational, and are based on features, or past experience.

Are you sure that you might not just a wee bit of Linux fanboyism?

 

[lxskllr]

Are you sure that you might not just a wee bit of Linux fanboyism?

It's currently the best choice for a libre O/S, but I'd love to be able to run the Hurd kernel, with an all libre userland. I'm a fanboy of freedom, but I'm not particular about the details as long as they work. The Linux kernel is what works best now.

 

[mnewsham]

I have no real loyalty to any particular tech. Whatever is the best price for performance from a reliable company.

 

[mmntech]

I went with a core2duo years ago and a friend of mine went with the FX8350 years later, the AMD systems are much more fun to tinker with IMO. Intel got pretty boring. The i7 is overkill, gaming is all about the graphics card now anyway. I really like the APU idea for gaming on a budget. I dont see where intel really has a future just making faster and faster cpus.

I think we still long for the Athlon 64 days when AMD was creaming Intel in performance. The FX chips can tangle with the i7 but you have to throw a lot of power at them to get there. You're looking at 125w TDP vs 88 tops for the non "E" Haswells. On the other hand, AMD's chips are a lot cheaper. You can get a very respectable chip for less than $200, that will tangle with the i7. Yet that's a price that the slower i5s start at.

 

[s0me0nesmind1]

Samsung. But I certainly wouldn't say my fandom is irrational. They make great products in an unbelievably wide range of goods.

I'm a fan of Samsung, but specifically for TV's. I always find their image much more crisp and well-light.