• HerbGrower@slrpnk.net
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    19 hours ago

    I’ll absolutely never touch that shit, but I am kinda curious what the pricing will look like.

    How long does it take for buying to be cheaper than renting. How long before you are expected to get a new one - this is actually quite a big one, could it encourage more buying new laptops and so also improve the second hand market? Better and cheaper second hand laptops could be sweet.

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      16 hours ago

      Around here, people typically lease their phones. The numbers are intentionally obtuse and confusing because the lease is 2 years and then you can “buy it out” for a (still rather large) sum or roll it into a new model perpetually. You also get a discount from your service plan for leasing, putting the math outside your average adults ability.

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        15 hours ago

        Yeah quite a few people do that here, no interest in touching it myself. There is a huge supply of second hand phones though.