GertrudGoethe@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoDRAM pricing is killing the hobbyist SBC market - Jeff Geerlingwww.jeffgeerling.comexternal-linkmessage-square25linkfedilinkarrow-up1188
arrow-up1188external-linkDRAM pricing is killing the hobbyist SBC market - Jeff Geerlingwww.jeffgeerling.comGertrudGoethe@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square25linkfedilink
minus-squarebillwashere@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 months agoI’m pretty sure these companies are paying attention to RAM and CPU costs and second guessing the value in adding them to these appliances. I don’t need a source. It’s common sense.
minus-squareeletes@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·2 months agoWhile it may be common sense, I could also see “hey just jack up the price, we need the data points for advertising/data brokers”
minus-squarekunaltyagi@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoIt’s sustainable as long as the suckers keep buying and paying
minus-squarekunaltyagi@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoLoans in form of credit. A vast proportion of adults in developed nations are in personal debt, ignore home, education and car loans People have not been taught how to be adults, manage a budget and they end up trading their future financial security for momentary gains
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sauce?
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I’m pretty sure these companies are paying attention to RAM and CPU costs and second guessing the value in adding them to these appliances. I don’t need a source. It’s common sense.
While it may be common sense, I could also see “hey just jack up the price, we need the data points for advertising/data brokers”
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It’s sustainable as long as the suckers keep buying and paying
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Loans in form of credit. A vast proportion of adults in developed nations are in personal debt, ignore home, education and car loans
People have not been taught how to be adults, manage a budget and they end up trading their future financial security for momentary gains