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What an interesting sentiment. "In reality, it’s exactly backwards: proficient users can deal with a crappy computer, but casual users need as good a computer as possible."
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@ceruleanspark I can see that. It explains people with $2000 Macs that only use them for Facebook.
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@ceruleanspark My mind.... you just blew it
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@xeleanorxrigbyx I think in the end, you should always aim to buy a computer you're happy with, not "the cheapest" or "The most powerful", but one that fits you. People don't do it with cars, or houses, why do they do it with computer?
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@ceruleanspark Who knows. Perhaps they see it as a status symbol. I used to work over the phone with people who bought computer warranties from Staples. You'd get little old ladies with computers with the power a gamer would use because all the numbers sounded good to them.
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@xeleanorxrigbyx Yeah I know an old couple who managed to spend £3K on a computer because they thought that's how much they should cost. It was monstrously powerful.
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@ceruleanspark :whistles:
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@ceruleanspark Geez. And they probably used it to read email and maybe the news. At least that's what I generally encountered.
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@xeleanorxrigbyx The sad thing is, they didn't even want a computer, but their kids wouldn't speak to them any other way.
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@ceruleanspark well that will sshow THEM
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@ceruleanspark I blame sales reps. "Get the more expensive model, ma'am, it'll browse Facebook much faster than that cheap one over there."
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@xeleanorxrigbyx Good thing I use mine for practical uses.
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@redenchilada I wish that was the case, but when I think back to how many vista basic laptops with 1gb of RAM and a single core I've had to "fix", I realise that it's more or less the opposite. They think anyone suggesting a better machine is trying to rip them off, which solidifies their desire to get the crappiest thing.
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@ceruleanspark I wish they would just research. Would make everything sooooo much easier.
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@xeleanorxrigbyx It's a depth issue. To know whether a processor is good, you need to know not just what a hertz is, but about manufacturers, what multicore is/does/means, what the separate subdivisions in your manufacturer mean (What's a celeron?). Then you can speak authoritatively about one component.
