Windy city1d ago

Question for the knowledgeable folks: Is this a good time to build a PC?

I was talking to a friend and she said, "This is the lowest they'll be for a long time ahead so you might as well bite the bullet."

#askfedi #pc #linux #windows

Yes, prices are manageable
16.7%
No, wait a month
54.2%
(something else - comment)
29.2%
Poll ended at .
Show threadDaniel
@pheonix It was a little surprising to me how industry absolutely swallowed the consumer market for hardware. There is definitely an ongoing war on personal computers (that you actually own) and the availability of reliable components feels like a tool in that war. I say buy and build before some other world event makes it worse/impossible to do.
Apr 7 at 12:06pmWeb
Show threadWindy city12h ago
@daniel in their ideal world, maybe they envision us all RDPing into theif stupid cloud to do everything utilizing just a simple chromebook like end terminal. I don't know what sane person would agree to that. Personal computers need to stay in the consumer market. It's so vital.
Show threadDaniel12h ago
@pheonix A person with a hungry family would agree to that and they’re counting on it.