[ale] OT: HW depreciation (was Re: micro seconds)

[cfowler]

I think it is pretty curvey :).  Look at Ginstar.  If you need a PC what
is the benefit of buying now.  Why not wait until you really need it. 
That is what I'm doing.  It pays to delay technology purchases until the
delay can happen no more.


On Mon, 2002-12-02 at 11:38, Fulton Green wrote:
> Which brings up a good question: just what does the depreciation curve for
> consumer-grade computer hardware (desktops and/or laptops) look like these
> days?
> 
> On Mon, Dec 02, 2002 at 11:31:33AM -0500, David S. Jackson wrote:
> > Exactly my point.  199.00 is waaaay to much to pay for a p5
> > 200mhz.  Actually, for 199.00 you could get a motherboard and a
> > pretty fast duron with memory I'll betcha.  I even think
> > 299pc.com has a deal something like this under their "barebones"
> > deal.  They even throw in the case and power supply.  (That may
> > not be the right url.)
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