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Is $1600 that insane when people are paying $1100+ for a phone?
by postalrat 4y ago
Is $1600 that insane when people are paying $1100+ for a phone?
- Ekaros 4y agoI would argue that both are insane. Specially 1600 for a component that need probably at least half that much more just to be fully utilized.
- bradlys 4y agoFor many people out there - that is their singular computer. I know many people who don't own laptops or desktops anymore - just a phone.
- postalrat 4y agoAnd they are free to overpay as much as they want.
- BuckRogers 4y agoI’m a little envious of people that can get away with that. I never will as a developer. But I would definitely switch from Apple to Samsung if I only had a phone. Life would be a lot easier with Dex docking.
- groovybits 4y agoIn the US, at least, its common to simply pay that $1k phone over time on a plan - or simply never stop paying off a phone through an upgrade program, either through their carrier or direct (e.g. iPhone Upgrade Program). $30/mo doesn't hit as hard as $1100 up front. For some consumers, its a fundamentally different way of thinking.
- seanp2k2 4y agoWhen it's not a phone, but an always-on 6.5" tablet computer with an excellent camera, persistent wireless high-speed internet, amazing screen, thousands of incredibly useful apps that obviate the need for dozens of other electronic devices, and near-desktop performance for web browsing anywhere, I don't mind paying mid-range laptop prices every few years when I use it literally 4-6 hours per day, every day.
- Zandikar 4y agoYes, because $1100+ for a phone is insane too.