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Why you shouldn't buy off the shelf computers
Just spotted the following in the MS Flight Sim NG...
Cheers Martin --------------------------------------------------- (Don't stop at page one... keep going) http://www.ocia.net/articles/hpmod/hpmod.shtml Dallas |
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The typical off the shelf low priced pc is meant to be used by
someone who is afraid of opening the case on the pc, and who will use the pc as is. Since so many people focus so much on price, computers are designed to be disposable. How many will pay 40% of the cost of a 2 year old pc to repair it? Most would rather buy a new pc. While the actual cost of doing the repair might be cheap(perhaps a cheap part or a software fix), most pc repair shops charge a high price for this. How many people get a broken vcr fixed? Most just throw it out and buy a new one. MC wrote: Just spotted the following in the MS Flight Sim NG... Cheers Martin --------------------------------------------------- (Don't stop at page one... keep going) http://www.ocia.net/articles/hpmod/hpmod.shtml Dallas |
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JK wrote:
The typical off the shelf low priced pc is meant to be used by someone who is afraid of opening the case on the pc, and who will use the pc as is. So are the 'expensive' ones, as well as VCRs, TVs, toaster ovens, and just about everything else. That's a characteristic of consumers, not the 'PC'. Since so many people focus so much on price, Why do people say this as if it's a 'surprise' or some great 'revelation'. Conservation of expended energy is a characteristic of all living things and a fundamental concept of evolution. In economics it comes down to not paying more than the perceived worth of things. computers are designed to be disposable. The so called 'disposable' aspect is a result of technology making it incredibly inexpensive to make incredibly complex electronics. How many will pay 40% of the cost of a 2 year old pc to repair it? See? Or would you prefer the computer to be 2, 3, 4, 5, or whatever, times more expensive so that the repair cost becomes a 'reasonable' alternative? Most would rather buy a new pc. While the actual cost of doing the repair might be cheap(perhaps a cheap part or a software fix), most pc repair shops charge a high price for this. Because it isn't cheap. People like to be paid good wages and the equipment needed to do repair on modern PC boards is expensive, among other things. How many people get a broken vcr fixed? Most just throw it out and buy a new one. Because they're incredibly inexpensive. MC wrote: Just spotted the following in the MS Flight Sim NG... Cheers Martin --------------------------------------------------- (Don't stop at page one... keep going) http://www.ocia.net/articles/hpmod/hpmod.shtml Dallas |
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Hey guys, chill - I was supposed to be funny! Read the link and have a
s******. Martin "JK" wrote in message ... The typical off the shelf low priced pc is meant to be used by someone who is afraid of opening the case on the pc, and who will use the pc as is. Since so many people focus so much on price, computers are designed to be disposable. How many will pay 40% of the cost of a 2 year old pc to repair it? Most would rather buy a new pc. While the actual cost of doing the repair might be cheap(perhaps a cheap part or a software fix), most pc repair shops charge a high price for this. How many people get a broken vcr fixed? Most just throw it out and buy a new one. MC wrote: Just spotted the following in the MS Flight Sim NG... Cheers Martin --------------------------------------------------- (Don't stop at page one... keep going) http://www.ocia.net/articles/hpmod/hpmod.shtml Dallas |
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"MC" wrote:
Just spotted the following in the MS Flight Sim NG... Cheers Martin --------------------------------------------------- (Don't stop at page one... keep going) http://www.ocia.net/articles/hpmod/hpmod.shtml Dallas Excellent, looks like some of the hardware I rigged up when I was going through my SETI stage (over that now though :-) |
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