• Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works
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    1 month ago

    I suspect people will just keep their existing equipment running for as long as possible, and secondhand equipment will be worth almost as much as it was when new.

    This won’t last forever.

    • Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      1 month ago

      I’ve been waiting for GPU prices to come back down to earth since 2019. I really hope you’re right in a few more years.

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        1 month ago

        In between the crypto scams and the AI hype, there was a brief moment of maybe a few months were GPU prices were affordable. Not good, but affordable enough so that normal people could buy them.