-- https://cheapskatesguide.org/articles/parts-price-increases.html (blog post not mine, but wanted to share)
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@matthew
True.
However, I saw an increase of the price of DDR3 ECC on ebay. Just an anecdata, could be a fluke, could be a speculation.
Most of the computers I sell currently have DDR4. A few have DDR3. I just sold a ThinkPad T560 earlier this week with 16GB PC3L (two 8GB modules).
@matthew You're right, consumers have no understanding at all.
"It is very easy to be blinded to the essential uselessness of [their products] by the sense of achievement you get from getting them to work at all. In other words - and this is the rock solid principle on which the whole of the Corporation's Galaxy-wide success is founded - their fundamental design flaws are completely hidden by their superficial design flaws."
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@matthew Besides, my new computer is a 9 year old Lenovo T460 running Debian Trixie.
My Lenovo T510, 15 years old, also running Trixie, is still good for daily use (even if it's a bit bulky and the power consumption is higher).
@matthew I've read your article; a few observations:
* a used business-grade laptop is faster, cheaper, and longer lasting than most new consumer grade laptop
* used business-grade thin clients, or compact desktop computers are very cheap
* an somewhat recent i3 or i5 is better than an old i7 (e.g., gen 1 vs. gen 6)
Sorry I did not make clear that the article is not mine, but I quoted and linked to it.
I just agreed with the general sentiment and wanted to share.
My main system is an ASUS ROG with an Intel i7-6700HQ and an nVidia GTX970m with 24GB RAM... and for the things *I* do simultaneously in Linux (including browsing with many tabs, many terminals, graphics editing/viewing with LARGE directories full of images, virtual machines occasionally, etc.)... I had increased my laptop's SSD from the original 1TB to 4 TB (and kept a 1TB spinning drive) and really wanted to upgrade the 24GB SODIMM DDR4 from the 3x8GB sticks to 4x16GB. This sucks.
BUT.. I ended up biting the bullet and just bought a 64GB kit for about $400. I figure it's a rip-off, but it's a FAR cheaper price I'll pay now than into next year and later for a long time (from the looks of it), or maybe not ever find them at all.
This old system that I bought in 2015 has been VERY upgradable and still serves extremely well for playing and working. Even at the $400 price to upgrade RAM, it's cheaper than a new one and works GREAT with Linux!
@matthew mine is an refurbished latitude e5740 or whatever. But you know i'll get back to lenovo after that one. But all my hardware is refurbished since 15 years already. Linux makes it possible. And you know i'm a developer and those are my workhorses. I never had the urge to have somethibg faster no clue why.
@m3tti @matthew For me there is no point in having a fast laptop. I work mostly with technical sales and some general IT education and if I need heavy lifting, I just rent a couple of cloud servers.
The laptop itself, is just used for writing, light browsing, an occasional video or two, and some light scripting.
As for my next laptop, I'm contemplating a Lenovo T14s. My asus has developed keyboard problems, and I'm starting to think that that is the price one has to pay for thin and light.
@matthew i never have bought a new laptop. just doesn't make sense, same as buying a new car. both drop half of their value in short time. when i get a refurbished business laptop anything strangely broken would have shown already and they are dirt cheap for what they are. you can have a good machine for the price of 64G DDR5.
