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[–] FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au -2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

If people only need a browser and office suite and adobe, a $200 computer will do that just as well. No need to spend USD$1000.

There is basically no use case for this machine at the price that it is.

[–] bitfucker@programming.dev 4 points 3 weeks ago

Do you even read the premise? The premise is that if they are subsidized. So imagine the same spec for 500-600