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Trump tariffs result in 10% laptop price hike in U.S. says Acer CEO (www.tomshardware.com)

submitted 3 days ago by yarr@feddit.nl to c/technology@lemmy.world

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IT'S OFFICIAL, FOLKS! Trump thinks he can just slap tariffs on our friends abroad and watch us 'compete' again? Newsflash: this only hurts the little guy (and the planet). Just got word from Acer CEO that those tariffs have already led to a 10% price hike for laptops in the US. That's right, we're paying more for the very devices that are supposed to help us succeed in an era of 'American greatness'. Meanwhile, Trump is too busy coddling his corporate pals to care about the real American people. Wake up, sheeple! It's time to stop voting for politicians who only look out for their buddies on Wall Street.

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[–] thejml@lemm.ee 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Correct, except that more people buying used laptops will incentivize people to upgrade more often as they can depend on a strong secondhand market to recoup some of the cost of the new one by selling the old one.

[–] shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip -1 points 3 days ago

That's a fair point. The way I see it, it's similar to buying a car. If you buy a new car, as soon as you drive it off the lot, it loses $3,000 in value and depreciates quite a bit within the first year. If you buy a one-year-old used car, it's still in pretty good condition and has had the "new" tax deducted already.