You have to be quite foolish to spend a lot of money on electronics

[Jason Voorhees]

And I say this as a massive techcel who spends all day thinking about architecture and system design and works with computers everyday

The consumer electronics industry has perfected the art of selling diminishing returns wrapped in hype. Wwdc2026 that happened yesterday is prime example of this

 

[Jason Voorhees]

@Chadeep @Divineincel

 

[LowTierBateman]

My ps5 doe

 

[Sierra]

Am I goated if I have the Same phone since 6 years

 

[Vireon]

How come?

I know more expensive doesn't always mean better, but if you cheap out on say a computer, it's obivously not gonna run aswell as a computer that's more expensive?

 

[Revan]

telling me this right when i bought a new phone

 

[Vireon]

telling me this right when i bought a new phone

Mirin which one?

 

[theblueprints]

But If I get the new iPhone I can get another camera part added I can use once a year

 

[Jason Voorhees]

How come?

I know more expensive doesn't always mean better, but if you cheap out on say a computer, it's obivously not gonna run aswell as a computer that's more expensive?

Once a computer has a solid processor, enough RAM, and decent storage, it will handle 95% of tasks perfectly. Past that baseline doubling or tripling the price tag just buys you single digit percentage gains

 

[Vireon]

Once a computer has a solid processor, enough RAM, and decent storage, it will handle 95% of tasks perfectly. Past that baseline doubling or tripling the price tag just buys you single digit percentage gains

I work in the editing community and here more actually means better

Like more ram = better, more cores = better, more storage = better

I think it really depends on your task

Edit: these are massive gains too

 

[Chadeep]

I have a MacBook Air M2, Iphone 13 , Nothing Phone 2a and a PC I bought last year. Definately feels like a bought too much.

 

[Jason Voorhees]

I work in the editing community and here more actually means better

Like more ram = better, more cores = better, more storage = better

I think it really depends on your task

Edit: these are massive gains too

Exactly it completely depends on the task you're in the handful of niches where brute force hardware actually scales. Same for my AI workflows which is why I blew money on my GPU because it saves me time and in turn money. I completed my entire degree and multiple internships at companies on my 4 year old lg gram that I still use before treating myself to something better. You only buy what's needed

 

[808AmnesiaLuver]

And I say this as a massive techcel who spends all day thinking about architecture and system design and works with.

The consumer electronics industry has perfected the art of selling diminishing returns wrapped in hype. Wwdc2026 that happened yesterday is prime example of this

so like an m5 macbook pro could last someone like 20 years from now because processor still good

 

[Vireon]

Exactly it completely depends on the task you're in the handful of niche where brute force hardware actually scales. Same for my AI workflows which is why I blew money on my GPU becomes it saves me time and in turn money. I completed my entire degree and multiple internships at companies on my 4 year old lg gram that I still use before treating myself to something better. You only buy what's needed

Oh I see, sorry I misunderstood

Do you mean that you can still function and run the tasks you want to do with cheaper hardware

 

[Eclipse prinz]

I remember you said you settled on Pop os.

Are you running the latest version with the new Cosmic?

I've been using it for years, but the new Cosmic is quite bad, so I'm sticking with the older version

 

[Vireon]

so like an m5 macbook pro could last someone like 20 years from now because processor still good

Probably not

Technology is advancing so quick

 

[Revan]

Mirin which one?

iphone 14

 

[Vireon]

iphone 14

mirin boyo

Really nice phone enjoy it

 

[Jason Voorhees]

so like an m5 macbook pro could last someone like 20 years from now because processor still good

Tech longevity is dictated by software ecosystems and battery chemistry not just pure CPU power. The macbook will lose its battery capacity and software updates after 5-6 years way before the silicon inside degrades.

 

[kimorishi]

upgrading ur iphone every year

 

[808AmnesiaLuver]

Tech longevity is dictated by software ecosystems and battery chemistry not just pure CPU power. The macbook will lose its battery capacity and software updates after 5-6 years way before the silicon inside degrades.

valid valid

 

[Vireon]

upgrading ur iphone every year
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Same goes for almost literally anything IMO

 

[Revan]

mirin boyo

Really nice phone enjoy it

gracias boyo

 

[Jason Voorhees]

I remember you said you settled on Pop os.

Are you running the latest version with the new Cosmic?

I've been using it for years, but the new Cosmic is quite bad, so I'm sticking with the older version
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No. I have Pop OS 22.04. you don't put the latest versions of beta release software and but I don't do anything serious on it. It's just my time pass machine. I only do shit on Fedora

 

[Jason Voorhees]

upgrading ur iphone every year
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The people I feel bad for are the ones in apple upgrade program. Paying a monthly subscription every year to not even own the device and upgrading it every year jfl

 

[epic09]

Pwople who buy a new iphone every year

 

[esoterik]

electronics is such a broad term, electronics are used to save lives, or doom scroll and ruin your life, this thread is so weird and makes no sense, a shitty apple conference doesn't really mean anything

 

[Divineincel]

And I say this as a massive techcel who spends all day thinking about architecture and system design and works with computers everyday

The consumer electronics industry has perfected the art of selling diminishing returns wrapped in hype. Wwdc2026 that happened yesterday is prime example of this

Tech peaked in early 2000s it isn’t making our lives better nowadays

 

[SoundnVision]

I've had my TV since 2011.
Same headphones since 2022

 

[Jason Voorhees]

electronics is such a broad term, electronics are used to save lives, or doom scroll and ruin your life, this thread is so weird and makes no sense, a shitty apple conference doesn't really mean anything

If you read this thread and immediately thought of pace makers instead of consumer gadgets you’re just looking for an argument

 

[esoterik]

If you read this thread and immediately thought of pace makers instead of consumer gadgets you’re just looking for an argument

why dont you just call it how it as and call it ai slop instead of "electronics"

 

[Don_and-idk]

And I say this as a massive techcel who spends all day thinking about architecture and system design and works with computers everyday

The consumer electronics industry has perfected the art of selling diminishing returns wrapped in hype. Wwdc2026 that happened yesterday is prime example of this

Real, i get so much free tech from my moms company, have gotten like 4 PCs/Laptops + some phones for free

 

[J.bass]

I keep upgrading my pc like every 2 years isn’t that good ?

 

[Jason Voorhees]

why dont you just call it how it as and call it ai slop instead of "electronics"

I'm talking about consumer electronics in general nigga not just AI slop. A $4,000 Monogram smart microwave, a $700 Dyson air purifier, a $3,000 Samsung smart fridge with a screen that more or less does the same shit is all overpriced consumer tech.

 

[esoterik]

I'm talking about consumer electronics in general nigga not just AI slop. A $4,000 Monogram smart microwave, a $700 Dyson air purifier, a $3,000 Samsung smart fridge with a screen that more or less does the same shit is all overpriced consumer tech.

these are explicitly for rich people niggah, your not seeing a broke nigga with a $4k microwave bub

 

[extractor]

A computer with an i5, 8GB RAM and decent storage can do basically anything lol(bar gaming, simulations, CAD software stuff)

 

[buddhistking]

You need the essentials though like an xbox series x/ps5, a decent tv in your room and a good laptop and a good phone, in total thats like $4-5000

 

[gymceltard]

The consumer electronics industry has perfected the art of selling diminishing returns wrapped in hype.

Very true and high IQ post.

Especially in gaming I've noticed they add bullshit like 1440p and 4k + path tracing just to force you to buy new graphics cards.

1080p is good enough for everyone, don't fall for the 1440p or 4k scams and have to spend $1500 on a graphics card.

 

[munnabhai]

And I say this as a massive techcel who spends all day thinking about architecture and system design and works with.

The consumer electronics industry has perfected the art of selling diminishing returns wrapped in hype. Wwdc2026 that happened yesterday is prime example of this

shit makes me sad

incremental upgrades with a rape price tag

where’s the next big thing that isn’t a.i

 

[Outlander]

I have had the same pc since 2019 and it still works well, but it was a fairly high end one of it's time then. You don't need to buy new stuff all the time, but when you do buy tech buy good stuff. A cheap computer just won't be powerful enough for what you need and same for phones

Also a good idea to have an external hard drive to back up everything in as a backup for if one of your devices dies.

 

[munnabhai]

I'm talking about consumer electronics in general nigga not just AI slop. A $4,000 Monogram smart microwave, a $700 Dyson air purifier, a $3,000 Samsung smart fridge with a screen that more or less does the same shit is all overpriced consumer tech.

I rmr when a big price tag came with some big baller shit.

Like u spend 8k but you’re the only nigga with a 75 inch 1080p flat screen in your whole neighborhood probably. Now u get a oled that’s 3 percent darker blacks for thousands more than the budget line

 

[Jason Voorhees]

@Hess

 

[Jason Voorhees]

@Subhuman @dhusc

 

[Jason Voorhees]

@imontheloose

 

[Saint Casanova]

Especially with Apple producers. JFL everyone saying they’re going to get the new iPhone 18.

I don’t think people will notice the difference between a 16 and 17 over the new 18 in their day to day lives

 

[Jason Voorhees]

@ZyzzReincarnate

 

[ZyzzReincarnate]

@ZyzzReincarnate