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What do you give the geek who has everything? What about a man cave? Padre & Jason Howell take you through the gear THEY have inside their man caves!

Storage

Synology DS418 Play - $429.99

• 4-Bay (48TB Maximum capacity - 12TB x 4)
• Quad-Core Intel J3355 Processor WITH an encryption engine
• Dual GigE ports (with support for aggregation and failover -- or dual-homing)
• Dual-Channel, on-the-fly encoding (Two simultaneous transcoding streams up to 4K)
• 2GB DDR3 Memory (expandable to 6B)
• ENCRYPTED Throughput (226MB Read/185MB/s Write)

PERFECT FOR

• Media Server
• Backup Server
• Security Camera Server
• File Server (CIFS/AFP/NFS/FTP/SFTP)

Music

Etymotic MP 9-15 - Music Pro High Fidelity Electronic Musician's Earplugs - $299

• Professional-level Ear protection
• Can protect your from noise up to 120db while not affecting WHAT you can hear.
• Uses a three-part process
  1. Microphone picks up room noise
  2. A compression processor cleans up the sound, removing overt noise.
  3. A driver delivers the compressed sound at a sound level you can choose (9 or 15db cut).
• Has an array of tips
• Uses a coin-battery (lasts about 8 days)

Etymotic ER20XS High Fidelity Earplugs - $19.95

• Multiple tips
• Carrying case
• Can reduce noise by 13db

OWC USB-C Travel Dock - $49.88

• 60W Pass Through
• PC & Mac
• 2 x USB 3.1
• SD Card Reader
• HDMI 2.0 (Supports 4K 30Hz)

Anker Premium 60W Wall Charger - $49.99

• 5 Ports (4 x USB, 1 x USB-C)
• Can deliver 60W

Anker PowerCore+ 26800 - $82.99

• 2 x 15W USB POrts (3A max)
• 1 x 30W USB-C Port
• Comes with a 27W USB-C Wall Charger
  • Lets it charge at 27W (Zero to Full in 4 hours)
• Supports PowerIQ for compatible devices (fast charging)
• Weighs just under 600 grams (1.3lbs)
• 26.8 Amp/Hours of power (96.48 Watt/Hours)
  • To put that into perspective:
    • an iPhone 7 has a 7.45 or 11.1 Wh battery
    • a OnePlus 5 has a 12Wh battery
    • the Acer Chromebook R13 has an 18Wh battery
    • a MacBook Pro has either 54.5 Watt/house or 49.2 Watt House
• It can charge an iPhone 7 8 to 13 times
• It can charge a OnePlus 5 7.5 times
• It can charge a high-end Chromebook 5 times
• IT can charge a MacBook Pro roughly twice (But it won't quick-charge)

Cons:

• It cannot charge while it is being charged
• (You can't charge from the USB-A ports while it's being charged via the USB-C port)

VR

Acer AH101-D8EY Windows Mixed Reality Headset (w/2 wireless controllers) - $379

• Same price as Oculus Rift, but with better sensor tech & controllers
• Uses what they call "World Scale" VR/MR
• It's what the rest of the industry call "inside out" tracking
• That means there's no external hardware that you have to install
• Six degrees of freedom (roll, pitch, yaw, forward/back, up/down, left/right)

Specs:

• 1.35lbs
• 13 foot cable (HDMI + USB 3.0)
• Dual 2.89" Hinged 2880 x 1440 LCD displays (90Hz refresh) (1,440 x 1,440 per eye) (706ppi)
• 100 degree field of view
• Proximity sensor, gyroscope, accelerometer, magnetometer
• Tracking camera
• Bluetooth sync
• Spatial audio
• Motion controllers

Acer Aspire 7 - $899.99

• 7th gen Intel Quad Core i7-7700HQ
• 8GB DDR4 (expandable to 32GB)
• 256GB Intel PCIe SSD
• 15.6" 1920x1080 LCD
• NVidia GeForce GTX 1050 (2GB GDDR5)
• Gigabit Ethernet + 802.11ac (with collapsing jack)
• 1 USB 3.0 + 2 USB 2.0
• HDMI
• USB-C 3.1
• 3230mAh LiPoly Battery (7 hours)
• 5.29lbs

HyperX Cloud Alpha Gaming Headset - $99.99

• 50mm Dual-Chamber Drivers
• Memory foam + leather (super comfortable for long sessions)
• Aluminum frame
• In-line controls
• Detachable cord and microphone
• Works for PC, PS4 Pro, Xbox One S, Nintendo Switch, phones...basically anything!

Roccat Sova (Gaming Lapboard) - $149.99

• Full Keyboard (Membrane) - mechanical version is $16 more
• ROCCAT backlit keyboard (6 brightness levels)
• 4 meter breakaway cable
• 2 x USB 2.0 ports
• Includes a write rest and mouse pad
• Cable management (including a cable bungie)
• Swarm enabled (color, control)

What Would Jason Have in His Man Cave

What he does have:

• Pro Tools (yearly subscription - $100)
• Avid Artist Mix - $995
• Akai MPK249 - $399
• HiFiMan HE-400i headphones - $219
• Spire Studio - $350
• Arcade cabinet (with Raspberry Pi 3)
• Hue Gen 3 color bulbs - $49.99 each

What he wishes he had:

• Dell 43 Ultra HD 4K Multi Client Monitor - $749.99
• Pro Tools S3 - $5,000
• High-end VR (any system, preferable with Superhot)
• Nintendo Switch with Super Mario Odyssey 
• A lava lamp - $99.99

3M Portable Screen - $100

• 26" Diagonal
• 5lbs

Anker Nebula Mars Portable Cinema Home Theatre - $599.99

• 500 ANSI Lumens - equivalent to 3000 Lumens - Generated by a 3000LM LED lamp
• 1280 x 800
• Dual 10W speakers
• 19,500 mAh batter (3 hours of operation)
• Wireless Connectivity (2.4 & 5G WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0)
• Android
• Remote
• Less than 4lbs

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