• eldavi@lemmy.ml
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    5 days ago

    i envy people who have good luck w second hand personal electronics; i’ve had nothing but bad experiences w doing so.

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      My issue with a lot of second hand electronics around my area us that buying new isn’t much more expensive.

      I have a Samsung Galaxy s24+ I got for less than $550 last year directly from Samsung. Stores were trying to sell previous models for more than that.

      Same with miniPCs. Why would I get an old corporate mini workstation for like $300 if I can get an N100 miniPC for like $250?

      And the retro video game market had gone insane. I bought Miyoo Mini+ like 2 years ago rather than getting a vintage Gameboy.

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        5 days ago

        My issue with a lot of second hand electronics around my area us that buying new isn’t much more expensive.

        that’s why i jumped ship to buying linux only laptops since they were only a little bit more expensive than windows laptops with the same specs.

        it was the best decision i’ve ever made since it made using an ultra smooth experience for me.