My WORST Tech Purchases

Well marketed, but a portable blender solves no real problem and is small, battery-limited and hard to clean.

A good mechanical keyboard, but too loud and tall for him, slowed his typing and aggravated his wrists.

Hyped for Halo and split-screen co-op, but weak exclusives left it as a glorified media player in his basement.

Used as the benchmark for polish and social play that PC handhelds fail to match.

Feels like magic when it works, but Windows, the single-player focus and one to two hours of battery make it frustrating.

Lumped in with the ROG Ally as a handheld PC that doesn't match the dream, though he pre-ordered it.

A $6,000 food 3D printer that never worked: messy, explosive and unable to hold structure.

A $25,000 purchase that was only about 25% faster than his MacBook and was made obsolete by Apple silicon.

The M1 MacBook was so fluid in Final Cut Pro that it made the Mac Pro redundant at a fraction of the price.

A spaceship of a car, but real-world range of about 250 miles and UK charging hassles made it a regret.