From: ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com   
      
   On 2026-01-04, chrisv  wrote:   
   > RonB wrote:   
   >   
   >> CrudeSausage wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>> Computer's prices are only going to increase because of what AI has done   
   >>> to RAM and storage prices. That price will soon be considered a bargain.   
   >>   
   >>Fortunately off-lease business computers are still cheap.   
   >   
   > I think they've went up, though.  I buy refurbished Windows machines   
   > to use for test systems at work.  Until recently I was getting good   
   > machines with Win11 Pro for around $300, sometimes less.  Now they're   
   > about $100 more than what they were.   
      
   Maybe so. I buy even cheaper Dell business machines on Shop Goodwill and   
   (sometimes) repair them. But these are probably older than the ones you're   
   talking about.   
      
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