Subj : Re: Old computer
To   : fusion
From : Nightfox
Date : Wed Jun 22 2022 08:54:19

  Re: Re: Old computer
  By: fusion to Nightfox on Tue Jun 21 2022 09:47 pm

 fu> i guess i meant to imply that PCs have been overkill for most users for a
 fu> while.. so blocking certain more-than-capable machines is a shame. web
 fu> browsimg, document editing.. 

 fu> many of them can decode 4k video on the CPU if there isn't a hardware
 fu> option, still play most modern games, etc. yet lesser specced laptops
 fu> support Windows 11 and hardware acceleration is required to play video at
 fu> all. 

 fu> i duno, everyone has been talking about e-waste but this just flies under
 fu> the radar..that Ryzen 7 1700 is still an awesome cpu right now. just feels
 fu> wrong. 

I dunno..  If someone just wants to read their email, browse the web, edit documents, etc., I guess as long as they can find a PC within their budget, I don't really see it as a problem.  There is a wide variation in PCs at a lot of different price points.  If someone has a use for a PC, it's not really going to waste, even if it is more powerful than they really need.

Nightfox
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