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$5k a year is a lot, but not outrageous. * Macbook $2.5k to $3k (with taxes, depending on config) * A desk - $200 to $500 * A chair - $500 to $1k. Don't both
by SkyPuncher 5y ago
$5k a year is a lot, but not outrageous.
* Macbook $2.5k to $3k (with taxes, depending on config)
* A desk - $200 to $500
* A chair - $500 to $1k. Don't bother with a $100 big box one. It will be worn out in months. A $1k chair is cheaper than back surgery (and less painful).
* A monitor - $250 to $500.
* Webcam, Headset, keyboard, mouse/trackpad, cables, likely a spare charger, etc - $250 to $500+
That comes to $3.7k on the low side. $5.5k on the high side.
I bought some of my stuff used, but to recreate my setup would cost around $5k to $7k. Laptop, monitors, and chair is the majority of the cost before getting into any other accessories. Besides triple monitors, most items are budget conscience.
- runako 5y agoThese items should amortize out over 3-8 years, depending on your usage. So using your high end of $7k, this comes to the neighborhood of $1k annually.
- TacticalCoder 5y agoOK with your numbers but a $1k chair should last a decade easily. Mine is nearly 11 years old and looking brand new (and still under warranty for one year). $1k screen: 3 years old and going. MacBook Air here is from 2013 (beginning to fail so I'll buy a M1 soon I guess). Work is done on my six years old desktop (16 GB Ram / NVMe PCIe 3.0x4 SSD): not a speed daemon of a PC by today's standards but not slow either. I don't cheap out on stuff: they just last years, and years and years.