Resource intensive to make. If you have a PC that consists of 20kg steel and other materials, that’s gonna add to the price.
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Loulou@lemmy.mindoki.com 1 year agoI don’t know about resource intensive, today you need a frigging powerplant to feed a decent PC. At least the 286 and onwards didn’t consume that much right?
astropenguin5@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I think they mean resource intensive as in it literally took more physical material to build them, which costs more.
Loulou@lemmy.mindoki.com 1 year ago
Ah okay, that’s totally true.