PSA: the new release after a year [v3]

This came up at a meetup recently and the room was split, so curious what the broader community thinks.

For context, I am working with a pretty modest budget so high-end suggestions probably will not land. Been thinking about this for a while and curious what the community thinks. Maybe an unpopular opinion but here we go.

Been thinking about this for a while and curious what the community thinks. There is a lot of conflicting advice online and most of it is from 2019. Maybe an unpopular opinion but here we go.