I have, for example, the best luggage possible, because I spend a ton of time traveling long distances to spend time with people I care about.
I have the best camera I can afford because I use it to take pictures of time spent with those people.
I have the best mobile devices because I don't like to waste time dicking about with software when I am trying to get directions to meet with... (you guessed it) people.
They're tools. They're a means to an end. The best is important, because when you don't have it, oftentimes you find yourself not reaching that end in an efficient manner.
But the time you spend learning about it is not interacting with people, at least not the same way.
I buy crappy luggage and once lost some time with a friend because my luggage fell apart. But that's less time than I would've lost becoming an expert on luggage before buying any.
It's not hard. Just ask someone who knows wtf they're doing.
I learned about luggage from rdl (who is on HN), who often ranted about his pelican cases while working in Iraq. I have a Pelican carry-on.
I was at a hotel once when there was a convention of flight attendants, and there was a gaggle of them checking in all at once, all carrying IDENTICAL hard-sided Delsey luggage. It took me under 30 seconds to ask them the make. Now the checked luggage side is done, too.
I guess the moral of the story is to pay attention and you don't have to spend a lot of time knowing what works the best.
I have, for example, the best luggage possible, because I spend a ton of time traveling long distances to spend time with people I care about.
I have the best camera I can afford because I use it to take pictures of time spent with those people.
I have the best mobile devices because I don't like to waste time dicking about with software when I am trying to get directions to meet with... (you guessed it) people.
They're tools. They're a means to an end. The best is important, because when you don't have it, oftentimes you find yourself not reaching that end in an efficient manner.