That's pretty sad. I mentioned a server project in the future. I'm pretty sure now it's going to be a AMD 5000 series, power consumption and all that. Sucks people still have stereotypes about it because of a problem over 10 years ago.
So you're saying the best time to buy a new intel laptop is soon? Also interesting info.
I don't think I've seen a group get so caught up in the "I had a bad experience with company X 10 years ago, I'll never buy them ever again" than pc users. Usually it doesn't even have to happen to them personally, they just have to hear about it happening to some other random dude on twitter/ reddit.
Deep inertia like this is why so many things are the way they are. People will refuse to change unless they are painfully forced to.
Part of it is probably money. But the other part is wanting the "best". AMD broke once so it always will now. It's very autistic, which fits a lot of people into PCs honestly.
Yeah that's a factor. PC buyers, especially high end, will be the sort to tell you that "Pffft, a $2000 gpu is cheap compared to other hobbies" while simultaneously having a meltdown if they get a lemon $100 pc part.
If someone tells me a 4090, a 2000 dollar gpu is "cheap", I want to know what they're smoking. I still think a 4070 super in the 600 dollar range is high, and that thing can play virtually any modern game at mid to high settings depending on what it is.
Uh, cars and guns i guess. We're getting into big shit at this point if blowing 2000 is considered mid.
Hiking: $2,000 is overkill. You have enough to buy perfect gear for any weather and money leftover for permits. I guess if you extend to camping the budgets get bigger, or if you include gas to get to hiking spots.
If you have to pay monthly for computer parts, you can't afford them
I mean yeah. But I'd rather just put that money in savings. Graphics cards go under disposable income. 2000 dollars is a old car.
"fool me once..." and stuff.
Because shit changes and it should be a basic human ability to re-evaluate a product lineup 10 years later?
but why spend the time and effort re-evaluating when the shit you already have a) works and b) the next shit will most likely too based on past experience? it's much faster and simpler to check "is the next product from the company I'm already using shit? no? alright" than gamble, assuming you spend the time reading reviews first to make a conscious purchase. if it's shit you have to do that whole process anyway, but if it's not you don't, especially these days where it's mostly about features/price.
