A college student or a freelancer can get a good machine for INR 10,000 [about $110 USD] instead of spending INR 70,000 [about $800 USD] on a brand-new one. For many, that difference means being able to work or study at all.”
I think he is overstating the price point on that one. For INR 70k, one can get SSD drive, 256 Gigs RAM, a mid end GPU, 1080p screen and probably an entry level GPU as well. Whilst repairing and reusing does drive the price down, it does not do to such an extent in India(falling to one seventh in value is humongous).
Secondly, whilst I can’t personally speak for the market in question, there are multiple dodgy repair markets as well in my country. And since there is no warranty on the product in hand, the consumer is on his own if something fails(and that chance is significantly high).
Yes, planned obsolescence sucks and tech companies aren’t making it easier but I had still be wary. The grass isn’t all green and I am speaking from personal experience.
I think he is overstating the price point on that one. For INR 70k, one can get SSD drive, 256 Gigs RAM, a mid end GPU, 1080p screen and probably an entry level GPU as well. Whilst repairing and reusing does drive the price down, it does not do to such an extent in India(falling to one seventh in value is humongous).
Secondly, whilst I can’t personally speak for the market in question, there are multiple dodgy repair markets as well in my country. And since there is no warranty on the product in hand, the consumer is on his own if something fails(and that chance is significantly high).
Yes, planned obsolescence sucks and tech companies aren’t making it easier but I had still be wary. The grass isn’t all green and I am speaking from personal experience.