LeonardoVega

I think this is the perfect device for someone like me.

You see, I used an iPhone 6 up until October 2019, when it drowned in a pool. For years my wife questioned me for not upgrading my phone. My response was simply that my current phone still worked. I'm not the type of guy who upgrades his phone every year or two just because I want the latest and greatest. After my iPhone died last year I was tempted to buy one of the big new phones. I thought about buying an iPhone 11 but wanted to wait for the Pixel 4 and Galaxy S20 to give everyone a fair chance. However, to hold me over, I bought a prepaid LG Phoenix 4 for $30. My wife joked that I would end up keeping this phone for years but I told her that there was no way that would happen. Afterall, it's a cheap $30 phone.

Yet, what was supposed to be a temporary phone ended up changing the way I think about phones forever.

I soon realized that this inexpensive phone that cost over 20-30x less than the latest flagships was able to do 90% of the things I needed to do. Obviously, playing games and taking photos were not ideal on this device but it got the job done. That's when I realized that I don't need the latest and greatest. I use my phone mainly as a communication device and for browsing the internet when I'm not at home.

So after being able to do all these things on a $30 phone, I find it terribly difficult to spend $800-$1000 on a phone. That's why I feel that the iPhone SE, at $400, is the right device for me. It gives me everything I need with the peace of mind that the processor will be able to rip through my daily tasks. Plus I will get years of iOS updates.

As a bonus, I can use the money I save to invest on an iPad Pro. I personally would rather have an iPhone SE and an iPad Pro, than have an iPhone 11/Pro and a iPad.

Before I get ripped for being a non-techie or part of the older generation, let me just say that I have been a computer geek since I was 8 years old and I'm in my early 40's.

The Commodore Amiga 500 was the first computer I ever had but I've always admired Apple. In fact, the first computer I bought with my own money was a graphite iMac G3. I still actually have it.

I'd like to get my hands on a Macintosh SE.