Quote:And you have to know your stuff or have a friend who does because anything could be inside, good and bad components.Seems like a rule number one for going used hardware.
[member=458]m654321[/member], the electrotrash is a major concern if to think wider, but on the other hand, not everything in life is so idealistic. I mean, I am using my 10~15$ mobile phone sixth year in a row now, which is my only mobile phone and I do it also because out of awareness there is no need to generate further electrotrash if everything works fine. The problem is, though, when I want something new, I want something new, y'know.
I am also a minimalist and would avoid duplicating devices when it comes to fulfilling similar functions. Which is, I would rather not have a tablet and a laptop both or a dedicated GPS and a smartphone both.
When it comes to new versus used, wonder if computer hardware can be compared to car engines, where the new generations of car engines may oftentimes provide superior performance and better ecological behaviour even with arguably lower specifications, thinking first of all about lower capacity?