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Re:New Laptop by neilc on Thursday May 22, 2008 @12:54PM (#197276)
If you're optimizing for the best bang-for-your-buck, then I agree. But if you spend all day working on a computer or depend on using a computer to make your living, I think it is very easy to justify buying highend equipment. $2.5k vs. $1.5k is not a very significant difference if it is amortized over 8 hours per day * 300 days per year.
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Re:New Laptop by mattmaroon on Thursday May 22, 2008 @03:38PM (#197460)
Well, it's certainly justified, but if you have $1.5k to spare and not $2.5k, then that doesn't matter.
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Re:New Laptop by xlnt on Thursday May 22, 2008 @01:16PM (#197305)
you only use a computer 300 days a year? and only 8 hours a day?
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Re:New Laptop by neilc on Thursday May 22, 2008 @01:31PM (#197320)
Well, those were just madeup numbers. If you use a computer more often, the case for getting good equipment is more compelling, of course.
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