Rant: The $900 laser level that sat in my truck for 6 months before I trusted it

Bought a rotary laser level last spring for $900 because a buddy in Columbus swore by it. I kept using my old string line and bubble level out of habit. Finally tried it on a deck job in July and it cut my layout time from 2 hours to 40 minutes. Now I feel dumb for dragging that case around. Question is, what other tools did you buy and ignore for way too long before they proved worth it?

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robin89621h ago

Jeez, that hits close to home. So after finally trusting it, have you completely retired the string line, or is it still hiding in the truck as a backup? I ask because I got a laser years ago and still can't fully kick the old habit. Takes one screwup with a level to make you second-guess the new tech.