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Ask HN: Will hardware ever be cheap again?

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Ask HN: Will hardware ever be cheap again?.

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Up until about 2015 it felt like hardware was always getting cheaper.

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Yes, it has better specs but it needs it to make up for the extra bloat of all applications.Given DRAM, CPU, GPU, and SSD shortages it does not seem hardware will become cheaper in the short term.

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Do you think it will ever go back to how it was ten years ago or is this the new normal?

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