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Sorry I don't follow how this "standard" configuration is relevant. If you want more just buy more? If you don't want to pay pre-built markups build it yourself

Sorry I don't follow how this "standard" configuration is relevant. If you want more just buy more? If you don't want to pay pre-built markups build it yourself. And the point about gaming setups is very relevant because you can get consumer hardware (aka cheap), instead of being forced into "workstation/server" which carries a huge markup. You can get 128GB RAM and stupid amounts of ssd storage for cheap with consumer hardware. The hardware hasn't stagnated at all. I think you're problem is simply with pre-built markups?

lockhouse 3y ago
As a developer I care because that’s what my users have. As an employee I care because that’s what my employer buys for me to use at work. As the unofficial IT support person for my friends and family I care because that’s what most of them will buy and ultimately ask me to help with. Also if you want a laptop, the markups for upgrading said memory and storage are actually pretty significant and may not be worthwhile. Upgrading laptops is quickly becoming difficult to impossible. Yes I know about Framework, but they are not ever going to be mainstream for a number of reasons.