Gear 2020

I know its been a while since I made my last gear post that I use daily, and for traveling. Made some major upgrades. I'm really fussy about my laptops so I upgraded to the Dell Latitude E7450 simple ultrabook, I uses the power supplies from my other laptops so no need to upgrade power supplies. I started to use Linux much more that I use Linux on all my computers even on my Xeon workstation desktop at home, where I will make a post about that machine. 

Dell Latitude E7450

Intel i5 5300u

16gb DRR3

256 GB SSD

Linux Mint 19.3

1080p screen

My tablet I had too many tablets since my Tab3, now I have a Tab A8 which is not too bad my Tab3 had better battery life.

I switched power banks still have the old Ravpower but anker is now top of my list of portable power.

Anker Power Core 2 20000

Power Port 2 Quick Charge

Anker Powerline+ USB C and Microusb

Olight MCC 2 charger for my Olight Flashlight SR2 Baton

Tomtoc Tech Case

Olight S2R 2 Baton  One of the best flashlights I have ever owned. Rechargeable with a magnetic charger that you can charge on a power bank or wall charger. It uses a 18650 battery. 

This pouch was bought at Walmart years ago and has been a great case for storing all my every day needs. 

Zebra F-701

Pilot Metropolitan - Uses the G2 refills

Flash Drives

Micro SD cards in the Altoids tin

Leatherman Style PS

Micro USB Cord

USB A to USB C OTG 

USB A to Micro USB OTG

SD/Micro SD card Reader

Drink packets

Ruler 

Skull candy ink'd ear buds

4 days of meds 

Gear Tie

My bags well I have 3 bags I use. All bags have a power supplies so I don't have to grab my laptop and gear.

Swissgear Synergy - For the heavy loads to a quick weekend road trip. Sadly my coffee mug and water bottle will not go in the bottle holder.. 

The North Face Recon - For every day carry looks small but it fits alot of stuff and can fit both coffee cup and water bottle on the sides. 

Timbuk2  Command messager bag - For interviews or light carry only the basics.

 

TaoTronics Soundsurge 60 - Bluetooth or Wired Headset

LG Tone Pro HBS-781 Bluetooth Headset

Hydroflask waterbottle 32oz

Hydroflash Coffee Flask Flex Sip Lid 20oz

Zojirushi Coffee Mug 

My phone Samsung Galaxy Note 9

Leatherman Wave - for those small repairs

CRKT - Drifter Sadly Discontinued I always carry a knife.

Samsung T5 500 GB SSD/Case/ USB C Cable

My Mouse Logitech M510 that hasn't changed good mouse and fits the hand really nice.

DREVO Excalibur 84-Keyboard Cherry MX Switch this goes in my suit case for those trips when I am going be coding with my laptop or I want to use my own keyboard to work on a computer.

My Gear

My Laptops Well I have 3 of them.. I have a Dell Latitude E6430, Dell Latitude E6510, and Asus R500v. I have a power supply for my Dell laptops in my bag at all times, the Dells use the same power supply which is very convenient. Asus is not pictured..
Left - Dell E5410 Intel i5 2.6Ghz 8 GB RAM 160 GB HD Intel 4000 Ubuntu 14.04 Mate Desktop
Right – Dell E6430 Intel i5 2.67 8 GB RAM 320 GB HD Intel 4000 Nvidia 5200 Quadro GPU and Windows 7 Profressional
Asus R500V Intel i5 2.6Ghz, 8GB Ram, 320GB Hard drive, Intel 4000 HD graphics card and Nvidia 610M, 500 Gb hard drive, and Linux Mint 17.

I have a Logitech M510 wireless mouse and mouse pad.

I am currently using a Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 for a tablet. Its in a Fintie case that folds into a stand that you an use to Skype or watch videos on your tablet.

One device I don't know what I wouldn't do without is a RavPower USB battery RP-PB13.It has 2 ports 1 amp and there is a 2 amp port, has a built in flashlight for those nights that you lose power or you just need a flashlight. They make smaller ones but this was biggest Battery at the time that I bought it. For more information and other products check out Ravpower.com.
 
To plug in all my devices into power I use a Monster TO-GO and it has a USB charger on it, it can be used to charge your cell phone or other USB devices, the downside about it only puts out just half a amp. Just enough to charge your cell phone over night.

To charge all my USB devices I use a Skiva USB charger, it has 4 usb ports on it each port puts out 1 amp.

For my cell phone I have a Samsung Galaxy S3, yes its a older phone but it works good for me
 
For my camera I have Canon Powershot ELPH135 a simple to use 16 MP with 8x Optical zoom.

What I use for skype and video chat I have Logitech C270 a webcam that is a 720p HD cam and has a microphone built in. Plus my Dell laptops don't have a webcam and the cam that Dell put in there laptops are junk. They are only 480p which is horrible quality.

My flash drives that I use for storage I have Corsair Flash Voyager 32GB for personal files, Gorilla Drive 16GB extra space, and for system recovery I use a 16GB Sandisk Cruzer. On that recovery I have a copy of my Operating System and Copy of my latest drives for my Dell Laptops. Also watch my video on YouTube that I reviewed the Gorilla Drive, I ready did throw the flash drive into the sink to test its durability and water resistance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOgdKCNlfKs – Review of the Gorilla drive.

As for my card reader that I use both of my laptops have one built in but it only does SD, but my phone and tablet have MicroSD cards so if I take a lot of pictures with my phone I just take the card out and download the photos to my computer. The card reader is a Insignia NS-CR2021 cheap little thing but it works great. It will read both MicroSD, SDHC and SDXC cards. I know there is better quality but but I couldn't pass up the price. It was less than 10 dollars..

For earbuds I use some Skull Candy Ink'd cheap and sound good.

Also I have a little accessory bag in my laptop bag that has my flashdrives, batteries for my mouse, USB cables to charge my devices and for downloading date from devices. My Insignia card reader. Screen wipes to clean my screen, lens on my camera, and clean my glasses. Whoosh to clean my laptop and its safe to use on glasses and the screen as well. Papaya Enzyme for mild heartburn and Excedrin for head aches. Drink packets for extra boost and flavor. Lead for my pencil and bandages. For bad breath little dispose able tooth brush.  

And I to house all that gear is Swiss Gear ScanSmart Backpack 1908. TSA approved it lays flat so that you don’t need to take out you laptop while going through the security line. It’s a great bag price around 60 Dollars on Amazon. Click on the picture for more information on Amazon.