Personal computing discussed
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just brew it! wrote:Maybe GPUs too, if you happen to buy right before the next big crypto-currency bubble hits.
Anovoca wrote:I wouldnt be surprised if old videocards become a collectors item some day. TBH, I wouldnt mind paying a pretty penny myself for an xfx geForce 1,2,3, or 4 in original packaging with the bulldog boxes.
Anovoca wrote:I wouldnt be surprised if old videocards become a collectors item some day. TBH, I wouldnt mind paying a pretty penny myself for an xfx geForce 1,2,3, or 4 in original packaging with the bulldog boxes.
whm1974 wrote:This whole idea of investing in Hardware is rather silly. The only real way of getting your money's worth out of any hardware you buy, is to use it as we should be doing in the first place. Now that said, I can see collecting older hardware that are considered to be the classics of computering such as the Atari 800XL, the ST/TT or the classic Amiga and the like. But spending good money on hardware that is too old to of any use is downright silly.
TwistedKestrel wrote:P.S. If you ever bought a used laptop that has a socketed CPU that was top of the range for that socket, the CPU has probably appreciated in value
farmpuma wrote:A year or more ago I passed on a Crucial 250GB MX200 SSD for around $100, Amazon now wants $172.
whm1974 wrote:farmpuma wrote:A year or more ago I passed on a Crucial 250GB MX200 SSD for around $100, Amazon now wants $172.
Why would anyone pay that much for 250GB when you can buy a 512GB SSD for the same or even a lower price?
just brew it! wrote:whm1974 wrote:farmpuma wrote:A year or more ago I passed on a Crucial 250GB MX200 SSD for around $100, Amazon now wants $172.
Why would anyone pay that much for 250GB when you can buy a 512GB SSD for the same or even a lower price?
All SSDs are not created equal. Some of the newer "budget" models have pretty lousy performance.