solarwind wrote:
>> When you're doing work professionally, el-cheapo tools rarely make
>> sense.
>
> And where do you draw the line between hobby and professional work?

Generally when you get paid to do the work instead of paying to do the work.

Getting paid certainly puts you out of the hobbiest realm.  Getting paid for
the odd project on the side may technically or legally be professional, but
I like to think of professional as meaning you make a living from it or
derive a substantial portion of your living from it.


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