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   From: recscuba_google@huntzinger.com   
      
   On 3/4/26 19:34, Joel W. Crump wrote:   
   > On 3/4/2026 6:43 PM, -hh wrote:   
   >   
   >>>>>>> But I got more than the Mac mini.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> Which was so much 'more' that you've now sunk in _another_ $390.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> Based on your posts, your bill is at least [correction: $1640] (&   
   >>>>>> counting).   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> That's you being typical throwing out facts of irrelevance, I had   
   >>>>> to replace certain things unexpectedly.  The value I was getting on   
   >>>>> the self-assembled PC had been exceptional.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Because ... cheap stuff fails more readily?  No insurance?  Bad temper?   
   >>>   
   >>> None of my parts were "cheap".   
   >>   
   >> Indeed:  you've paid roughly 2x the cost of a base Mac mini to date...   
   >   
   > I was aiming to build a powerful Windows 11-ready box, in 2021.   
      
   Which was defined then as what?  Because even back in 2021 there were   
   more powerful CPUs than what you have today, so since it clearly isn't   
   to have another 'powerful' PC today, what is your current objective?   
   > And you're trying to count the cost of the old computer, when the OS   
   > and parts were paid by stimulus payments during the pandemic.   
      
   Because a personal computer doesn't need to be replaced as frequently as   
   you've done, as it has utility over several years.  That's why the IRS   
   allowed depreciation rate for a PC for a business is five (5) years.   
      
      
   >>> I have talked about how I sweated onto the hardware, destroying the   
   >>> motherboard.  I may make use of the leftover parts, in the future.   
   >>   
   >> Sweat?  Or did it actually get splashed while you were on the toilet? /s   
   >> Frankly, I pay little attention to your life, less the occasional "I   
   >> bought more junk!" brag attempt, usually after it has garnered some   
   >> other notoriety comments.   
   >   
   > If you were interested in what happened, you would have read what I said   
   > happened.   
      
   Nah, it has contained far too much chaff to make it worthwhile.   
      
      
   >>> But mini PCs are a hot commodity, since they do virtually everything.   
   >>   
   >> "Everything"...which doesn't require modern computational power.  The   
   >> good news for your market segment is that even the cheapest gear has   
   >> become "good enough" for the level of very basic tasks without undue   
   >> UI dwell - - especially for those with very low expectations/standards.   
   >   
   > Heh, the old quad-core with four threads still works.   
      
   Because "working" is a capability, not a capacity, so the same is true   
   when connected to the Internet 30 years ago on a 56kbps modem.   
      
      
   -hh   
      
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