alt Hacker News“Killing” is strong phrasing.
Yes, a $250 mini PC I bought last year is now $350.
Is this pricing bad? Yeah, compared to what it was.
Is this the end of the world? Not really, and we’ve seen price spikes for all kinds of PC components in the past. It’s rarely permanent.
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SSchick • yesterday at 10:15 PM
Not everyone earns tech bro salaries and can sustain a thousand cuts. Many hobbiests are scraping and saving money to acquire hardware. For some it very well msy be the end of their world.
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Computer0 • today at 12:06 AM
I think the post is pertaining to SBC's, to which mini-pc's threaten the viability of as well.
That sounds pretty nice. The same mini PC I paid $195 for in 2023 is now $450. Seems to be life in Canada sometimes.
It had caused me to look around though. I have found the Pi Zero 2W to be surprisingly capable for Pi sized jobs.