Forced Obsolescence / Obsolescence by Design

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Chatter about forced obsolescence, including but not limited to:

salvaging or repurposing abandoned / unsupported hardware
name and shame culprits of obsolescence
right to repair guidance and advocacy in situations involving obsolescence
obtaining old software to drive old hardware, finding archives, building old binaries from source

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!fixit@disflux.org
!righttorepair@midwest.social - exercise your right to fix stuff
!right2repair@discuss.tchncs.de - exercise your right to fix stuff
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!sustainabletech@lemmy.sdf.org - sustainable technology
!permacomputing@lemmy.sdf.org - To discuss computing that’s not resource intensive
!permacomputing@slrpnk.net - To discuss computing that’s not resource intensive
!zerowaste@slrpnk.net - To discuss waste avoidance

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Video gamer calls out electronics company after realizing major design flaw: 'Own up to your mistake' (www.thecooldown.com)

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[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Prebuilt machines are always a scam.

[–] Broken_Monitor@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I’ve built my own in the past, but as of a few years ago it wasn’t really cost effective compared to prebuilt. I ended up buying from CyberPowerPC and had a great experience, zero issues. I did customize it slightly and swapped a motherboard and the processor in my order. Several of my friends had gone that route before and since then too, I’ve never heard complaints from them either.

At the time I bought it I got a good deal - it was during covid when the RTX3080s all got snagged instantly by crypto miners. Got mine with the 3080 and basically paid MSRP for the parts. That thing is still going strong, I’ve only added another M2 drive since then

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

A custom order doesn't sound like it was prebuilt.

[–] Broken_Monitor@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I mean, I didn’t build it. They also have tons of their own builds you can go with, I just chose to change mine. You can split hairs on that if you like, just saying those guys do a good job.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

My point is that a custom-built order isn't the same as a prebuilt machine. I'm not drawing the distinction at whether or not you personally assembled it, but rather whether or not it's a statically defined unit.

[–] Broken_Monitor@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Yeah they sell those too. They’re good. Go take a look

https://www.cyberpowerpc.com/category/prebuilt-systems/

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

OK, that looks like it comes out about even with piecing it together yourself, assuming they aren't cheaping way out on some of the unbranded components.

[–] Broken_Monitor@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I mean, I didn’t build it. They also have tons of their own builds you can go with, I just chose to change mine. You can split hairs on that if you like, just saying those guys do a good job.