Ranked List
What Is Ranked List?
Van ranks a class of objects. The rankings are personal and specific to how each item changed his working life. Not spec comparisons, not review scores. The criteria come from decades of hands-on use. Does the machine respect the human's hands? That's the question that drives every list.
Ranked List is a strong recurring candidate. The format lends itself to objects, tools, and machines Van has lived with long enough to have real opinions about.
Every Ranked List
5 Best Computers
Van ranks the five best computers he has ever used, in order. The ranking is personal and specific to how each machine changed his working life. Includes machines from the 1980s to the present. The number-one pick is the Blackmagic ATEM Mini Pro: a dedicated hardware video switcher that Van argues is a better computa dedicated hardware video switcher that Van argues is a better computer than any laptop because it does one thing and does it with physical buttons.
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