My tools

Welcome to the tools page! Here you'll find a showcase of the personal computers and tech I use in my daily tech life. Take a look and learn more about my preferred machines.

Main Workstation — MSI Cyborg 15 A12UCX

This laptop is the core of my MCR workflow. Since January 2025, all MCR-related content has been created and produced on this machine. It’s my daily driver for editing, rendering, and general content work — a reliable system that balances portability with enough power to get real work done.

Specifications

  • CPU: Intel® Core™ i5-12450H (12th Generation), boosting up to 4.4GHz

  • Memory: 8GB RAM

  • Storage:

    • 512GB Micron M.2 NVMe SSD for the operating system and active projects

    • 5TB WD Game Drive (USB) for media storage, archives, and long-term backups

  • Graphics:

    • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050 (4GB VRAM)

    • Intel UHD Integrated Graphics (hybrid graphics setup)

  • Networking: Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (160MHz)

Operating Systems

  • Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2024, used for most content creation and editing work

Content Creation Tools I Use

I use a mix of professional and open-source software, depending on the project and workflow.

Video Editing & Post-Production

  • Sony VEGAS Pro (13–21)

  • DaVinci Resolve 20

  • Adobe Premiere Pro 2025

  • Adobe After Effects 2025

  • Adobe Media Encoder 2025

  • Kdenlive

Graphics & Design

  • Adobe Photoshop 2026

  • Krita (x64)

  • GIMP

Main Phone — iPhone SE (3rd Generation, 2022)

My main phone is the iPhone SE (3rd generation), released in 2022, and heading into 2026 and beyond it continues to offer excellent value for the price. It does exactly what I need a phone to do without unnecessary extras, which is why it’s still my daily driver.

I mainly use my phone for everyday tasks — social media, internet browsing, messaging, and light gaming — and the SE3 handles all of that effortlessly. Thanks to Apple’s long-term software support and efficient hardware, it remains fast, responsive, and reliable years after release.

Specifications

  • Chipset: Apple A15 Bionic — still very capable for daily use, multitasking, and casual gaming

  • Memory: 4GB LPDDR4X RAM

  • Storage: 64GB

  • Operating System: iOS 26.2

Everyday Use & Experience

Despite its compact size and older design, performance has never been an issue. Apps launch quickly, animations remain smooth, and iOS updates continue to keep the device feeling modern. The smaller form factor is also a plus — it’s easy to use one-handed and fits comfortably in a pocket.

Battery life is solid for my usage pattern, and the phone’s simplicity means less distraction and more focus on what I actually want to do. It’s a good reminder that you don’t need the latest flagship hardware to have a good smartphone experience.

Why I Still Use It

  • Long-term iOS update support

  • Strong real-world performance from the A15 Bionic

  • Compact and practical design

  • Excellent value for money, even several years after release

For me, the iPhone SE 3 proves that a phone doesn’t have to be new or expensive — it just has to work well.

My tablet

Tablet — iPad (10th Generation, 2022)

My tablet is the Apple iPad (10th generation), released in 2022 and currently running iPadOS 26.1. It acts as a flexible middle ground between my phone and laptop — ideal for lighter tasks where a full workstation isn’t necessary.

I mainly use it for media consumption, browsing, note-taking, light creative work, and general day-to-day tasks. It’s especially useful when I want a larger screen than my phone without committing to a full laptop setup.

Specifications

  • Chipset: Apple A14 Bionic

  • Memory: 4GB LPDDR4X SDRAM

  • Storage: 64GB

  • Operating System: iPadOS 26.1

Everyday Use & Experience

The A14 Bionic still holds up very well for everyday use. Apps load quickly, multitasking is smooth, and iPadOS remains responsive and polished. For browsing, streaming, and casual productivity, the experience is consistently reliable.

The larger display makes reading, watching videos, and working with multiple apps more comfortable than on a phone, while still being portable enough to use around the house or on the go. Battery life is also dependable, easily lasting through typical daily usage.

Why I Use It

  • A practical balance between portability and screen size

  • Reliable performance for everyday and creative tasks

  • Long-term software support from Apple

  • A solid value tablet that remains useful years after release

The iPad 10 doesn’t try to replace my laptop — it complements it, filling the gap between mobile and desktop computing.

 

Desktop — iMac 21.5″ (Late 2013)

This iMac is my dedicated testing ground — a machine that exists purely so my main systems don’t have to suffer. It’s where operating systems live dangerously, get broken, wiped, reinstalled, and experimented on without consequences.

While it’s an older system, it still does exactly what I need it to do: boot reliably, run a wide range of operating systems, and stay out of the way. For testing, learning, and messing around, that’s all that matters.

Specifications

  • CPU: Intel Core i5-4570R (4th Gen) @ 2.70GHz

  • Storage: 1TB HDD alongside 120GB HDD for random OSes

  • Graphics: Intel HD Graphics

  • Display: 21.5″ 1920×1080 @ 60Hz

What It’s Used For

  • Installing and testing random and experimental operating systems

  • Linux distro hopping and legacy OS installs

  • General system tinkering and troubleshooting

  • Stress-free experimentation without touching my main machines

The all-in-one design makes it perfect for this role — no extra monitors, no cable mess, no setup friction. Power it on, test what I need, wipe it, repeat.

Why It Earns Its Spot

  • Keeps my main laptop and phone clean and stable

  • Perfect sandbox for experimentation

  • Still dependable over a decade later

  • Proof that old hardware isn’t useless — it just needs a job

This iMac doesn’t need to be fast. It just needs to be fearless.