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Re:Hacking together a USB-C charger for a cheap Chromebook by paulcarroty on Monday October 12, 2020 @06:39AM (#24753088)
> my awfully cheap ($190 for 4GB of RAM) Samsung Chromebook 3

Wait, for $190 you can buy a better used i3/i5 laptop? At least in pre-codvid times, not sure about today.

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Re:Hacking together a USB-C charger for a cheap Chromebook by martin_a on Monday October 12, 2020 @07:32AM (#24753354)
> in pre-codvid times, not sure about today

Covid really ramped up prices. The "big" webcams we use in our conference rooms just got 30% more expensive since the start of the whole Covid situation. Prices also seem to stay up high. Also delivery takes 8 weeks or more now instead of one week.

Supply and demand I guess...

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