• CookieOfFortune@lemmy.world
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    9 hours ago

    Pre-built computers. I’ve just been building PCs for so long I can’t imagine buying something that meet my specifications within a reasonable budget. And it’s fun.

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      2 hours ago

      I have never tried building a PC myself but I have gotten into reviving old ones. I haven’t bought a computer in over a decade. I just inherit people’s old ones and bring them back to life with linux, maybe replace a dead PSU or something. I’m new to hardware stuff. I really wish I knew a way to get these computers into the hands of people who can’t afford to buy one and don’t know how to do this themselves.

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      5 hours ago

      I built my own because I wanted a gaming computer with a blu-ray drive. That was the only way. I also added a floppy drive for shits and giggles.

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        5 hours ago

        Pretty unlikely to find a second hand system with the highish specs I’d want.

        But if you mean if someone just needed a computer, then yes used would be much cheaper given how quickly things advance.