I would call that enthusiast level rather than rich person. It’s not more than a decent drone or camera or many other technology hobbies. Less than half the price of a ps5 or meta quest 3.
Sure, you could argue it probably has less function and replay value than those. But it’s still not ludicrously expensive if you REALLY want it.
How much use cases would those have? Like it seems like a tool but you gotta use something like a same priced power tool quite a lot to make it worth the price
I had the same issue/concern and so shared the price with someone else. We intended to timeshare but they were kinda done with it after a few days whereas I love it and use it at least weekly since like three years now
The local library has one for loan. I’d recommend getting that before you buy it outright indeed
I measure everything, like
“is everything in this microwaved meal heated through, no cold spots?” (after stirring)
“oh it’s freezing out, I’m curious how cold food got that we transported in the trunk of the car while the cabin was warm” (so I go and point it at the trunk area to get an idea of the cold/hot spots, as well as the food of course)
new phone/laptop: I’m curious how hot it gets to the touch
The insulation checks that people mention
instantly see which pieces of laundry are not 100% dry yet. You can feel it individually, but the wife acceptance factor is in getting an instant answer for a whole rack
Pouring a cold liquid into a hot one (or vice versa) is beautiful to see. Like watching a fire, except it’s at 320x480 (but it’s a new kind of fire! Exciting nerdery!)
I’ve tried finding animals in the forest but it turns out that branches, leaves, ground, sky etc. all have very different temperatures and you can’t easily make out an animal among all that. Was interesting to try though, I enjoyed myself for a few hours across different visits (“it’s cold out, maybe now animals show up with better contrast? Are the plants keeping warm? Let’s go see!”)
cat buttholes =). I noticed randomly at some point that this is where they leak the most heat, and figured getting a few baselines while our cat walks by is good to have ahead of the time you want to know if their temperature is elevated
gimmick to show people who haven’t seen it before. If they’re interested, you get to talk about how it works and what things look interesting
edit: wait, I remember a legit use case: we used it to find where we can drill. One of these magnetometer devices was going wild and we couldn’t otherwise locate the cable that runs to an outlet. Connected a 1500W space heater for iirc 20 minutes and it was crystal clear! /edit.
Still not sure if this all justifies the price but I own it now and I’m making the fullest use of it and enjoy it :)
I have a crap ton of things I really want but would never choose to spend the money on myself and wait for it as a gift. That’s basically the entire point of gifts imo, getting things you want but can’t justify spending the money on.
It was in the 1000s a few years ago. That was “professional level”, not “rich people shit”, because it can be a useful investment.
Now, it’s "enthusiast level; affordable enough for interested people to play around with it, and cheap enough that you can let it rot in a drawer after losing interest.
What you want is probably “cheap e-waste” level.
So its rich people shit
I would call that enthusiast level rather than rich person. It’s not more than a decent drone or camera or many other technology hobbies. Less than half the price of a ps5 or meta quest 3.
Sure, you could argue it probably has less function and replay value than those. But it’s still not ludicrously expensive if you REALLY want it.
How much use cases would those have? Like it seems like a tool but you gotta use something like a same priced power tool quite a lot to make it worth the price
I had the same issue/concern and so shared the price with someone else. We intended to timeshare but they were kinda done with it after a few days whereas I love it and use it at least weekly since like three years now
The local library has one for loan. I’d recommend getting that before you buy it outright indeed
I measure everything, like
Still not sure if this all justifies the price but I own it now and I’m making the fullest use of it and enjoy it :)
Do you think the husband REALLY wanted it and that’s why he waited for his wife to gift it to him?
I have a crap ton of things I really want but would never choose to spend the money on myself and wait for it as a gift. That’s basically the entire point of gifts imo, getting things you want but can’t justify spending the money on.
So rich people shit?
It was in the 1000s a few years ago. That was “professional level”, not “rich people shit”, because it can be a useful investment.
Now, it’s "enthusiast level; affordable enough for interested people to play around with it, and cheap enough that you can let it rot in a drawer after losing interest.
What you want is probably “cheap e-waste” level.