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I'm like you with most things I buy. If I just want a shirt, or a bag of rice, or some other commodity, I just want to buy it. I've previously selected a bran
by ansible 7y ago
I'm like you with most things I buy. If I just want a shirt, or a bag of rice, or some other commodity, I just want to buy it. I've previously selected a brand with the quality I like, and I don't want to expend any more mental effort on this subject.
When it comes to computer parts, I love to shop. I will read and analyze for months, while keeping a close eye on prices.
For example, I'd been in the market for a new GPU for a while. And prices over the last couple of years due to crypto-mining have mostly sucked, with retail prices above MSRP for many cards in much of that timeframe.
However, in January, I was able to pick up an open-box RX 580 with 8GB RAM for $126, which is still a good deal a couple months later. I've been very pleased with that purchase, and hopefully the rest of my system can handle Baldur's Gate 3 at a decent quality (when the game comes out later this year).
I'm not sure what my point is... People are complicated?
- Woberto 7y agoI think part of the point here is that some commodities may have highly variable prices for discernible reasons - manufacturing costs, supply/ demand, etc. - and it makes sense to try and get a good deal. For other products, like groceries, prices are mostly stable so it doesn't make as much sense. If there were rice shortages and your brand of rice cost much more all of a sudden, though, I would expect you might shop around then