Comment on Trump tariffs result in 10% laptop price hike in U.S. says Acer CEO
thejml@lemm.ee 2 weeks agoCorrect, except that more people buying used laptops will incentivize people to upgrade more often as they can depend on a strong secondhand market to recoup some of the cost of the new one by selling the old one.
shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
That’s a fair point. The way I see it, it’s similar to buying a car. If you buy a new car, as soon as you drive it off the lot, it loses $3,000 in value and depreciates quite a bit within the first year. If you buy a one-year-old used car, it’s still in pretty good condition and has had the “new” tax deducted already.