Subj : Re: Old Iron
To   : paulie420
From : Nightfox
Date : Tue Feb 23 2021 12:54:54

  Re: Re: Old Iron
  By: paulie420 to Tracker1 on Tue Feb 23 2021 09:36 am

 Tr>> Yeah, it's definitely bak in full swing, which is somewhat
 Tr>> upsetting as I'd kind of like to get a couple RTX cards, but
 Tr>> not for what they're going for on ebay or amazon scalpers.

 pa> Maybe I'm naive to the process, but I just can't understand for the life
 pa> of me why these companies don't just... build more inventory? Stock more
 pa> cards? Meet demand? 

 pa> It just seems like we should be able to pick whatever hardware we want to
 pa> run and push the order button... I'm not a big gamer, nor do I need all
 pa> the power in the world - but I want to get into video editing and will
 pa> have to hunt and be open to different options now that I need a decent
 pa> video card. Sheesh. 

I thought the covid pandemic had something to do with it.  With people having been in quarantine, there may have been fewer people working to produce computer parts, thus the lack of supply.  It seems like it has been across the board - There's a printer I've been considering buying that has been out of stock at most places I've looked, and it seems scalpers are trying to sell it for a higher price than its normal retail price.

I also heard a story in the news recently that even car makers (specifically, Ford) have been affected by the drop in supply of computer chips and parts.

As far as it being due to the covid pandemic, I guess I'm not sure if that's a major factor or not.

Nightfox

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