Re:ASML EUV Lithography Machine Could Keep Moore’s Law on Track
by wtallis on Sunday July 30, 2023 @04:35PM
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> There were like 10 different brands of 64GB 2.5" SATA SSDs to choose from at the time, in the most popular PC components shop in the city, so it wasn't just my little niche.
Your story gets even weirder! Sourcing components from the local brick and mortar store when building your own desktop usually negates most of the benefits of building your own desktop computer. It's not entirely surprising that they had an excess of outdated SSDs on display.
> Plenty of people had laptops, sure, but most daily-driver work machines were still desktops.
Are we suddenly confining the discussion to corporate-owned office PCs, or do you genuinely not understand that laptops have been outselling desktops for a very long time?
Your story gets even weirder! Sourcing components from the local brick and mortar store when building your own desktop usually negates most of the benefits of building your own desktop computer. It's not entirely surprising that they had an excess of outdated SSDs on display.
> Plenty of people had laptops, sure, but most daily-driver work machines were still desktops.
Are we suddenly confining the discussion to corporate-owned office PCs, or do you genuinely not understand that laptops have been outselling desktops for a very long time?