What would you consider expensive when buying tech products?

[Geekazoid]

depends on what I've buying.  For example, $12 for an 8GB micro SD card to me is expensive.

Hmm, that's interesting. I'd consider that pretty good value. But if you're looking at $/GB then, yeah, that is expensive at (if my maths is correct) $1.50/GB.

[Snake]

Yes, you don't have to be a Rocket Scientist to figure out who you're referring to.

Tell that to all the sheep that buy Apple products   

[Geekazoid]

Tell that to all the sheep that buy Apple products   

Oh dang it! That makes me a damn sheep then.

[Snake]

Oh dang it! That makes me a damn sheep then.

Your not someone who buys the new revision of the Iphone every time it comes out do you noooooooo dont do it

[Geekazoid]

You're not someone who buys the new revision of the Iphone every time it comes out do you noooooooo dont do it

Nah, I'm still rockin' an iPhone 4, iPad 4 and a 2012 MBA.

[Snake]

Nah, I'm still rockin' an iPhone 4, iPad 4 and a 2012 MBA.

Ooo okay so not to much of a sheep then just a little 

[Geekazoid]

Ooo okay so not to much of a sheep then just a little 

Yes, just a tad. BTW I like sheep.

[Kevin_Walter]

Whatever I can't afford.

 

*which is a lot*

[SadTech]

If it is just for PC parts then $200 is about my ceiling unless its a CPU. I spend 230 on my i5 and I will probably spend 200-250 on a GPU. Otherwise I buy around 100-200 dollar parts.

[Me1z]

CPU- above $300

GPU- above $500 for a flagship

Ram- above $50 for 8GB

Mobo- above $90

HDD- above $0.09 per GB

SSD- above $0.90 per GB

 

In my mind everything is reasonably priced except GPUs and ram. Those are getting price gouged into oblivion. $700 for a flagship and $85 for 8GB should not be the norm.

[ygohome]

Hmm, that's interesting. I'd consider that pretty good value. But if you're looking at $/GB then, yeah, that is expensive at (if my maths is correct) $1.50/GB.

 

Yeah, I guess $12 USD isn't terrible price for an 8GB micro SD.  I was looking around recently for one to use with my new Raspberry Pi and most website are asking $12 USD for them with a linux distro pre-installed for convenience.

 

But I found a good deal at a local store near my house (in Texas) for $6.76 plus $0.56 sales tax.  And $12 seemed expensive after I found that bargain.

[Wano97]

Monitors for sure

[Guest]

Anything with a half eaten apple logo on it ?

But it's worth it

[Geekazoid]

Yeah, I guess $12 USD isn't terrible price for an 8GB micro SD.  I was looking around recently for one to use with my new Raspberry Pi and most website are asking $12 USD for them with a linux distro pre-installed for convenience.

 

But I found a good deal at a local store near my house (in Texas) for $6.76 plus $0.56 sales tax.  And $12 seemed expensive after I found that bargain.

I guess it's all relative. I would love certain things to match they're capacity with price. For example, it would be good if an 8GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive cost $8.00. But that's never gonna happen for quite some time unfortunately.

[Geekazoid]

Monitors for sure

True.

Just a quick off topic question, where did you get your animated profile pic from?

[Geekazoid]

But it's worth it

Sure is. What Apple products do you own?

[Ruostunut kokis]

Per part.

 

 

 

Cause, I dont have a job, and it's hard to justify spending more than 25% of my savings on a single item.

I can relate to this. Depends on products, though (like 15€ or so for a case fan(s) and 150€ - 200€ for GPU)

 

To have a very good idea about "cheap" items like fans being expensive for us, you need to be:

• Unembloyed
• Underaged (optional)
• If living with a family, living in a poor family (well bellow middle-class I mean)
• Have next to none / no means of earning money

[Geekazoid]

I can relate to this. Depends on products, though (like 15€ or so for a case fan(s) and 150€ - 200€ for GPU)

 

To have a very good idea about "cheap" items like fans being expensive for us, you need to be:

• Unembloyed
• Underaged (optional)
• If living with a family, living in a poor family (well bellow middle-class I mean)
• Have next to none / no means of earning money

Hmm...that's sounds kind of hopeless. But I get what you mean. You need to have lived poor to really learn the value of things so that you spend wisely. At least I think that's what you're trying to say.

[Wano97]

True.

Just a quick off topic question, where did you get your animated profile pic from?

Save my profile picture as gif, then paste it in google or something

I found it on google, don't remember what i searched for

[Snake]

But it's worth it

I dont like my Apples half eaten when i buy them so sorry no not worth.

[xtelemonx]

The most I would ever pay for a GPU is $800(unless its a duel GPU card like the 295x2) or $400 for a cpu

[Guest]

Sure is. What Apple products do you own?

iPad 2, 2001 iMac G4, 2006 MacBook, and my family has an Apple TV, and they all have iPhones.

 

Oh, and we have an Airport Extreme, and both my mom and brother have MacBooks.

 

Took a few years, but they're finally convinced as to why Apple is much better than alternatives.

[Guest]

I dont like my Apples half eaten when i buy them so sorry no not worth.

It's all about taste. Not everyone needs to like everything!

[Riddler356]

Over $40, over Forty Dollars US. so in my eyes basically everything.

[-iSynthesis]

Hi guys, as the title asks. I'm just curious. Let me know what you would consider expensive when buying any tech product like a Monitor, PC component or whatever you can think of that's tech related.

I see if price/performance is correct. Sadly, that is not true for any 1440p or 4k monitor.