Re: [PLUG] File System Corruption

[Frank via plug <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>]

I'm pretty sure the last new computer I purchased was an IBM PC jr in 
1984 (technically, it was a gift).

The market has always been flooded with refurbished computers of all 
kinds (laptops, workstations, servers...).  I think that repair makes 
sense for some more durable goods (like autos and appliances), but I 
wouldn't really ever bother to repair a computer.  It's cheap enough to 
just grab another refurbished computer, especially because you're almost 
always going to get a significant upgrade at the same time.  I also 
prefer to live with a bunch of disposable computers... It makes travel 
much easier (You don't have to worry about something happening to a 
laptop). It makes stuff around the house easier (I have at least one 
computer on each floor of my house).  And, at the same time, you are 
getting more use out of hardware that would otherwise have been thrown 
out/recycled.

And to all of you who do buy new computers: Thank you for keeping 
computer hardware so cheap for the rest of us!

- Frank


On 12/20/24 1:06 PM, Rich Freeman via plug wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 20, 2024 at 12:11 PM Rich Mingin (PLUG) via plug
> <plug@lists.phillylinux.org> wrote:
> > You don’t know how good it is until you need it.
> I really want to like these ideas, but they're selling a 2023 Laptop
> at the end of 2024, for double the price of a comparable Yoga (though
> cheaper than a Thinkpad).  Even if I have to toss the Yoga in a few
> years, it still seems like the better deal because I'll have deferred
> half the expense for years, and the replacement will be superior.  The
> Yoga also has a better form factor for what I want.
>
> This seems like a brutal market to get into, with laptops being so
> integrated, and the hardware depreciating so quickly.
>
> I applaud what they're trying to do, really I do.  I just find it hard
> to spend double the price.
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