This is something I got few mails regarding what I carry and use on day to day
basis + somethings I really like about my work setup.

> [!note]
> I dont endorse any company neither am I saying what I use is superior, I dont
> get paid from these companies, use something else if you want to. But this is
> what I use daily.

## The Laptop

I use the Thinkpad E14 Gen2 (AMD). I use it for everything, I dont have any
other "computer" other than this laptop and it has served me well so far. I
pretty much abuse the shit out of this.

![laptop1](/img/edc/laptop2.jpg)

IK the banged up corners looks shit and I assure you those are held together by
medical tape (not electrical tape) but anyway here are the specs for this
laptop

1. CPU: Ryzen 7 4700U with Radeon Graphics
2. RAM: 16G
3. Disk: 1.5T Internal + 2T External Drive (Attached)

The system is pretty scuffed but I holds strong for my work.

For OS I have VoidLinux as my main daily and I have been using the same
instance for over 3 years now. No fresh install no extra distro hopping. Its
great, stable while also being "almost" bleeding edge.

I use an External Drive which is encrypted by luks for storing my essential
stuffs. It is not mounted by default. But I dont want to loose it in my pile or
drives. I cant track which one is which. It loops cursed but once I get a good
enough environment where I can have more data on my NAS I will be removing this
from here, but for now its pretty important.

For any future laptop, I would like to get one of the Framework or System76
Laptops. Those seem to be good and powerfull + framework have upgradability
that just works which is a plus.

## Keyboard and Mouse

![laptop1](/img/edc/keyboard_mouse.jpg)

Keyboard is the Keychron Q1 V2 (knob) I think its a good quality keyboard, I
have a hybrid key-switch layout that works for me. I use the gateron browns (i
think) for the mod key and any other key except for the charecter keys. For
character keys I use gateron milky yellows. IDK why but I like the feel of this
kind of layout for most of me work. Rest of the stuffs are default. Tho I have
mapped most of the keys in this keyboard using [via](https://caniusevia.com).

[Here is my configuration for my mappings](https://gist.github.com/iamb4uc/6c06915e89a6dfb556181cde9ee242dd)

For the mouse its Logitech G304, its pretty decent mice and its the second one
I bought, previous one lasted over 5 years I think, and I dont really use mouse
that much since all my workflow runs in my Window Manager and everything has
vim bindings. I use it mostly for playing games if I get the time and GIMP /
other task that require mouse.

## Remarkable 2

![laptop1](/img/edc/remarkable2.jpg)

I recently heard that this one got discontinued for a new model called pure, I
dont know about that but this thing really works well with my workflow for
tracking and reading books for my study and work. I love the paper like feel it
has and the design. I dont like how strict it is with its hardware and
software, end of the day its also a spyware, even tho they are running linux
the hardware feels a bit slow now.

I have tried multiple hacks but my favorite is the Appload and xovi apps, I can
load syncthing and load my ebooks on KOReader since the default pdf viewer
feels slugish to me. Anyway for notes its good, for everything else its not
even a choice. But I guess thats what they pitch it to be.

Anyway you can [download the suspended
wallpaper](/img/edc/remarkable/suspended.png) and also if you want I have this
[poweroff wallpaper](/img/edc/remarkable/poweroff.png). Welcome.

## Notebook

![laptop1](/img/edc/physicalnotebook.jpg)

Just a normal notebook that I write on, it has journal, gratitude and other
stuff, this is the first thing I grab in the morning and the last thing I touch
before going back to sleep.

## Complete Setup

![laptop1](/img/edc/completesetup.jpg)

I did not mention the monitor on a seperate section but I use a generic lenovo
monitor and I bought it form a store so I dont recall the model tbh. It just
works and has been working for over 6-7 years if i recall correctly. I dont own
a vesa mount since I dont care about that, I can just put some books under it
and call it a day.

At the end of the day, I hope you understand you dont need any of these except
for a laptop to work on. Thats basically it, rest is just fluff. Anyway bie.