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Your cheap laptop doesn't have to go through multiple rounds of destructive safety testing. It isn't recalled every time a hardware issue is found. It doesn't h
by edent 2y ago
Your cheap laptop doesn't have to go through multiple rounds of destructive safety testing. It isn't recalled every time a hardware issue is found. It doesn't have to certify much of anything other than some basic electric and RF safety.
But, nevertheless, the price of EVs is coming down. You can buy a Renault AMI for 10% of the cost of a luxury EV.
The other issue is that most people buy cars on finance. £300/month gets you a decent car. Same as most people pay £50/mo for their iPhone.
- BurnGpuBurn 2y agoSorry, but a Renault AMI is not a car, it's more like a toy. Wouldn't want to go on the high way with that...
- edent 2y agoSorry, but a cheap ChromeBook is not a laptop, it's more like a toy. Wouldn't want to compile Linux with that... Do you get the analogy now?
- BurnGpuBurn 2y agoWell, a cheap laptop lets me check my mail and write a document. Which I can also do on an expensive laptop. A cheap car gets me from a to b. An expensive car too. But seriously, that's not a car. I own a Toyota IQ. Very small, but still a car. That's not a car, that's a toy. Not comparable to the cheap laptop, more comparable to a Nintendo DS or something similar. It works, but it won't let you email. Just like that "car" won't let you drive for a couple of hours on the highway without feeling you might die every moment.