The Deuce: They're demanding the most expensive versions of the most expensive parts, so I'm not surprised

Windows Laptop Buying Q: I'm clueless about Wintel laptops. Here are the spec requirements for UF - ATL April 28, 2026, 13:53:51

Quit yer bitching. Hold off on buying a car every 2 years to every 3 years - timmer May 5, 2026, 15:26:54
- And also it comes with 245W Power Supply? JFC* - ATL May 5, 2026, 15:34:20
  - Your EV or mini’s laptop?* - timmer May 5, 2026, 15:45:30
    - This laptop. By comparison, my laptop only has a 70W power supply. - ATL May 5, 2026, 15:56:24
This seems like a good deal for these specs, no? - ATL May 5, 2026, 12:52:28
- Those are some very sincere Jews. - complainant May 5, 2026, 15:28:08
Just let mini take care of it. He probably knows more than any of us* - ECEIllinois April 28, 2026, 16:01:29
- That kid is the biggest luddite I've ever met. Hates/refuses to use AI, I had to fight him to - ATL April 28, 2026, 16:15:05
  - lol* - ECEIllinois April 28, 2026, 16:27:42
    - He's going to be really pissed if he learns I created an AI agent in Perplexity to look for deals - ATL April 28, 2026, 16:29:46
      - where did you go wrong?* - ECEIllinois April 28, 2026, 19:09:40
        
        I blame the influence of Bulldogs * - ATL April 28, 2026, 19:19:41
UF engineering requires a windows laptop? oof - ECEIllinois April 28, 2026, 15:04:30
- Almost no engineering schools seem to allow Mac laptops. I think entirely because of Solidworks. - ATL April 28, 2026, 15:11:36
Related Q: I'm seeing a lot of NVIDIA graphics cards refered to as RTX with different numbering - ATL April 28, 2026, 14:38:24
prices will drop when Hormuz opens up - bbonb April 28, 2026, 14:16:23
2 TB storage is the main cost driver. But such systems are often had for $2000-2200. - Stu April 28, 2026, 14:02:32
- 2 TB is an unreasonable request - Potomac April 28, 2026, 14:08:47
  - They might foresee using some college CAD program or similar* - Stu April 28, 2026, 14:15:37
    - I think the driver here is Solidworks* - ATL April 28, 2026, 14:26:49
      - OK, but > 1TB is a LOT of data, IMO* - Potomac April 28, 2026, 14:28:37
        
        IF anyone else here bothered to use the interwebs, they would find that Solidworks CAD - Stu April 28, 2026, 14:33:18
        
        that's interesting if CS majors in Engineering use CAD* - Potomac April 28, 2026, 14:40:36
They're demanding the most expensive versions of the most expensive parts, so I'm not surprised - complainant April 28, 2026, 14:01:19

the Library of Congress contains about 23,000 TB of data. So, to answer your question, no* - bbonb April 28, 2026, 14:21:31
- Thank god. That would be even superfluouser.* - complainant April 28, 2026, 14:42:08

32 GB of RAM is gonna be pricey at the moment* - Sammich April 28, 2026, 14:00:25

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