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Is building your own PC really a recent trend? A lot of early pcs were kits people built, and I remember pc gaming in the '90s and '00s was also heavily focuse

• jhanschoo 8y ago
  Probably the last couple decades saw custom PC building decline in market share as prebuilt solutions became mainstream, but perhaps it's seeing a resurgence now that most consumers have moved from focusing on computers to focusing on smartphones as their personal tech hub.
  • HelloNurse 8y ago
    Now that prebuilt PCs tend to be cheap and limited, anyone who wants something better needs to build the machine from parts.
    • lev99 8y ago
      Prebuilt pcs were cheap in the '90s and '00s as well. Premium brands like AlienWare still exists for gamers.
      • wolfgke 8y ago
        But in the 90s laptops were insanely expensive. :-)
• ekianjo 8y ago
  Not a recent trend but online communities act as a catalyst.