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[–] RedFrank24@piefed.social 11 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Me when I buy a bunch of computer parts because my PC is dying and I know for a fact that the prices for components are only gonna get worse. Nearly £2000 down the drain and that's not even including the GPU!

[–] addie@feddit.uk 5 points 1 day ago

Oof. The second-hand market is full of stuff that businesses are throwing out since they won't run Win11, but which run Linux perfectly well. I've just recently replaced my NAS / home server with a £20 core i5 mini-PC that if anything is a bit overpowered for the job. Runs Mint desktop very nicely.

I'd imagine that if you're spending a hundred times as much, then you don't just have "web and office" in mind, though...

[–] SpikesOtherDog@ani.social 4 points 2 days ago

Aww, that blows. Good news is you can recoup some of your costs by parting out your old rig.