Hardware Semiconductors shortage : is buying new hardware really a bad idea right now ?

[N_Molson]

Do you think that hardware prices will go down in a foreseeable future ? Any advice on that welcome. ?

 

[Urwumpe]

I doubt it will go down before 2025. There are many Fabs under construction now, but most of them won't be producing in the next years.

 

[jedidia]

Had to get a new laptop for my wife. I found comparable hardware to my now 5 year old laptop at comparable prices to back then. At work, we started hunting for raspberry pi contingents to ensure delivery of orders. We were "lucky" to get a lot of 100 3B+, at 150 bucks a pop.
So yeah, I'd say it's a pretty bad time. Don't buy anything if you don't have to.

 

[kuddel]

[...] Don't buy anything if you don't have to.

...which is a good advice - anytime

 

[jedidia]

...which is a good advice - anytime

Well, every now and then it makes sense to replace something before it breaks...

 

[kuddel]

...like the battery of a pacemaker? Yeah, there are some exceptions to my rule

 

[N_Molson]

... or a hard drive you don't want to crash with all your add-on projects on it...

 

[kuddel]

My co-workes (and I) would say: "Kein backup - kein Mitleid"[*]

[*] translates to: "no backup - no pity"