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It's has been like this for quite a while. I tried to buy a webcam for a project about 3-4 weeks ago and found they were all gone. Funny enough, at that moment
by fireattack 6y ago
It's has been like this for quite a while. I tried to buy a webcam for a project about 3-4 weeks ago and found they were all gone.
Funny enough, at that moment, I just thought it was because Amazon had problem on stocking and delivery. I didn't even realize it's because of the high demand for remote work etc.
- fock 6y agothough you have to admit that it's not a necessity for workplace conversations. We thought it nice to get one for our lectures recently and it's not only webcams (which are totally sold out), but also cheapish capture cards and mics... We ended up buying a GoPro and a 4k-capable capture card - now if we only had a capable local network (for streaming a 1000 4k streams)
- skinnymuch 6y agoMakes sense. There likely weren’t that many cams to begin with. Not exactly a burgeoning market. Wouldn’t take much to be out of stock world wide.
- ghaff 6y agoI assume most people have webcams built into their computers and/or use their phones for these purposes. I have a highish-end external one but then I'm someone who was spending a couple hours a day on video conferences even before the current situation.
- distances 6y agoCan confirm this is a global thing too, in Germany webcams sold out in online stores exactly three weeks ago. The few items left doubled or tripled their prices overnight.