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Re:Why I use old hardware by tasuki on Friday January 25, 2019 @11:30AM (#18999504)
The OP mentioned a two year old computer. Do things compile 6 times slower than on today's computer? I'd guess at most 1/6th slower, ie 5/6ths of the time...
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Re:Why I use old hardware by seanwilson on Friday January 25, 2019 @11:48AM (#18999735)
It's a hypothetical example to illustrate the point that "anything that slows you down or irritates you eats up more minutes than just the raw time you're waiting".

For the sake of a few thousand dollars for a laptop that can be used for several years, even a 1% increase in efficiency is very likely worth it.

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