• Laser@feddit.org
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        21 days ago

        2027 will probably also be bleak, if just for the backlog.

        However, I’m pretty sure there’s also a lot of FUD in the current projections since hardware companies want their customers to believe that now is the best time to sign those expensive long-term contracts

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      20 days ago

      I built my first real desktop in ~2016. Upgraded the GPU about a year later. In 2020, that PC got mostly gutted and turned into my server / HTPC. That server is going strong to this day, but one of the hard drives is starting to make noises…