I swapped Spotify for Vinyl and it changed my life

February 21, 2022

We have many streaming music options between Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Tidal, and Amazon music. I didn’t even come close to naming them all. But let’s be honest, streaming music lacks a certain something you don’t get anymore.

Suzanne decided to give up all of her music streaming options for a week and go back to just vinyl. You read that right, not CDs, but vinyl: as in getting out the old (actually new) record player. And according to Suzanne, it changed her life. Check out why in the top story.

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• …and more!

-Josh

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Part of the fun of external hard drives is that they’re portable. You’ll want to keep the hard drive protected during travel, though, which is where a durable storage carrying case, like this one, comes in. It’s made of a tough EVA hard shell with a thick polyester lining that’ll protect it from drops or bumps. Measuring 5.5 x 3.5 x 1 inch, it’s big enough to fit most 2.5-inch drives but still small enough that it won’t take up much space in your bag. It has a strap to keep your drive in place, as well as a mesh pocket for storing cables, earbuds, paper, or other accessories.

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