Poll: Computer system dropoff price from one year to the next(If you don't want to accept the truth, don't click)

[fragarific]

I've found out that my computer has lost 40% of the complete computer price from when I bought it last year. (Of course, this means if I wanted to buy the exact same computer today from the same company) Anybody think this is a good estimate for the predicting of what happens in the long run?

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The poll really ties into the topic.

40% is a conservative estimate. Depends on the component you're talking about.

 

[Balt]

I don't have a cat, but if I did I'm sure it would have whiskers. Hence, that is my choice.

 

[vi edit]

It's hard to say. Somethings such as video cards and processors drop in prices pretty drastically.

Other things like RAM, motherboards and hard drives tend to keep better value than other components.

Prices really just depend upon if new architectures were introduced or not - IE the DDR that will be taking the place of SDR ram, and chipset introductions such as the i815 and i820 vs. the BX chipset.


But you really want to know what component has remained the most value? My floppy drive. I bought it for $15 4 years ago, and I still can sell it for $10. It's lost 1/3 of it's value over 4 years of time

 

[Spook]

Well, its true that a computer is definetly not an investment which is going to yield a return... A least not in a monetary sence... But it has a high value in a intellectual sence, depending on what you use it for... And its entertainment value is outstanding...