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> unobtainium or $850 In fairness the Marantz is being purchased for a collector’s aesthetic - not just for a “value” PC which is the whole point of the old Xe
by danachow 4y ago
> unobtainium or $850
In fairness the Marantz is being purchased for a collector’s aesthetic - not just for a “value” PC which is the whole point of the old Xeon - the price rise is limited by this elasticity in demand.
And $850 I think is illustrative - that’s not unobtanium for middle class - it’s just happen to be a bit beyond what most people spend on a side hobby.
Similarly old Sun hardware either you’re screwed with a backward compat issue or again collecting since they are now vintage. x86 doesn’t have the former effect for the most part.
- readingnews 4y agoI mean ubobtainium in that at one point they were everywhere on ebay, and now its once in a blue moon. Much like some Xeons the poster is talking about. I remember when supermicro computers, outfitted, were everywhere and cheap. Now, not as prevalent as before. I get it with the Sun, but the same thing will eventually happen with Xeon for example. We will reach a point where those CPUs with that socket and SCSI / SAS connectors and drives are dang hard to find, or no one makes ram any longer, etc.