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Upgrade your home office.

MONITOR A/ HP Pavilion 32 Display If you’re used to hunching over a 13-inch laptop screen, a big external display will transform your life. This HP is exceptionally valuable for its huge size, and comes recommended for anyone except video editors or serious gamers, who will need a higher resolution. (R5 320) MOUSE B/ Logitech MX Ergo The payoff for taking time to learn a trackball? A conspicuous lack of wrist pain. If R1 500 is too much to spend, the R250 Logitech M325 is an excellent classic-type mouse. Same for anything Logitech, really. It makes awesome peripherals. (R1 500) ROUTER C/ Asus AC2900 Upgrading from the router you got from Telkom will give you an immediate bump in speed, stability, and range. It may seem pricey, but this Asus has all the latest connectivity hardware and software to handle a whole houseful of smart devices and streaming TVS, plus silent security that will keep out would-be criminals. (R5 000) KEYBOARD D/ Matias Tactile Pro Mechanical keyboards, unlike the membrane- and scissor-switch keyboards found in most laptops and desktops, have loads of independent springs that last forever and have a satisfying tactility that will make other keyboards feel mushy and imprecise. Trade-off? They’re loud. But if you’re the only one in your office, who cares? (R4 000) SPEAKERS E/ Sonos One Knockout sound for such a small footprint, ideal for setting on a bookshelf and playing whatever tracks keep you going. The built-in Amazon Alexa function – and, soon, Google Assistant – is a bonus. (R4 000)

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