Post B2eZhF8pWRPRnRARGq by boilingsteam@mastodon.cloud
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(DIR) Post #B2eWl5rfega4JxHmAC by boilingsteam@mastodon.cloud
2026-01-25T07:52:21Z
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With the rising prices of different parts of PC hardware, how do you consider your options in 2026?#pcgaming #hardware #pc #pricing #year2026
(DIR) Post #B2eZh98xp1x3C7BSe8 by peteriskrisjanis@toot.lv
2026-01-25T07:54:54Z
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@boilingsteam mercfully I am ok for now. I will wait till the peak has passed.
(DIR) Post #B2eZhAfy7nwjwldKjI by boilingsteam@mastodon.cloud
2026-01-25T07:56:18Z
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@peteriskrisjanis it may take a while
(DIR) Post #B2eZhBTx7xveRn1Fdg by peteriskrisjanis@toot.lv
2026-01-25T07:57:06Z
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@boilingsteam tbh computers, definitely not on the top of my things right now.But yeah this just plainly sucks. Such free market, much wow.
(DIR) Post #B2eZhCMXqzb7B6YqjQ by boilingsteam@mastodon.cloud
2026-01-25T07:58:06Z
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@peteriskrisjanis actually the market is working as expected: vast increase of demand, limited supply, means rising prices. And there is no manufacturer that considers that increasing supply is feasible in the short term, so we are stuck with high prices.
(DIR) Post #B2eZhD1JPQCvDXdPH6 by peteriskrisjanis@toot.lv
2026-01-25T07:59:41Z
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@boilingsteam demand is not increasing. This is corporation with huge amounts of money allowing to "reserve" part of market. In normal world this would be illegal.But yeah I know, this is not normal world.Also of course I joked about free market :) There is big sniff of irony there.
(DIR) Post #B2eZhDfN0UFZDmNOiG by boilingsteam@mastodon.cloud
2026-01-25T08:01:08Z
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@peteriskrisjanis it's been kind of funny to see new laptops sold with 8GB RAM again
(DIR) Post #B2eZhEU3y0ndl05sjA by peteriskrisjanis@toot.lv
2026-01-25T08:07:10Z
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@boilingsteam for Linux that is good amount of memory for desktop usage :) Not so much for Windows.Heh. Such interesting times.
(DIR) Post #B2eZhF8pWRPRnRARGq by boilingsteam@mastodon.cloud
2026-01-25T10:09:57Z
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@peteriskrisjanis yeah with a slim desktop like Xfce you can do an awful lot even with 2GB RAM
(DIR) Post #B2ek91eMHABdbSniIS by mousey@mastodon.seattlematrix.org
2026-01-25T08:04:21Z
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@boilingsteam erecycled PCs or parts, as I have been for a decade now. Buying new isn't necessary.
(DIR) Post #B2erVGqp8enYnZBaRk by boilingsteam@mastodon.cloud
2026-01-25T08:04:55Z
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@mousey I agree. I also tend to do the same, at least when the price differential is large.
(DIR) Post #B2gFw9deecziJ3L1Q8 by DoctorMad@mastodon.online
2026-01-26T11:40:14Z
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@boilingsteam Thank Darwin I built my rig early '25, I'm good for 6 to 8 years 🙏
(DIR) Post #B2gFwAdKxIKnOMCHZ2 by boilingsteam@mastodon.cloud
2026-01-26T15:13:38Z
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@DoctorMad that was a good timing