And in the meantime, major buyers (government, big orgs) adjust by extending the planned lifespan of their computers, and upping the IT wage budget a bit to support that. That adjustment probably won't go away after supply returns.
Im always shocked how much good IT equipment is shoved into the trashbin:
At a lot of companies I could make a great deal - either for using it on my own or selling it on Ebay later on.
Big Corporations offen trash IT equipment thats only 3 - 4 years old. And there is no recycling etc. Very sad.
> A machine from 5 years ago feels just as fast as a brand new machine.
Except you can't install Windows 11 on it, and the org has to trash it anyway to keep up with security requirement (I know people on that line of work, they're all angry about it)
BunsanSpace|3 days ago
Will help reduce E-Waste, and to the end user there won't be a different. A machine from 5 years ago feels just as fast as a brand new machine.
KellyCriterion|3 days ago
Big Corporations offen trash IT equipment thats only 3 - 4 years old. And there is no recycling etc. Very sad.
TremendousJudge|3 days ago
Except you can't install Windows 11 on it, and the org has to trash it anyway to keep up with security requirement (I know people on that line of work, they're all angry about it)