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