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[–] 7 points 10 months ago* (1 child)

You used to be able to get a whole shelf of 12 for $700. I'd also guess the increased demand is partly thanks to the quadrupled RAM prices deterring new PC builders.

There have been videos of these from over a year ago, but back then the SW support wasn't what it is now.

I think it's good that more people get their hands on these neat devices, grows the community and offers an alternative to getting gouged.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago*

    'cept people are already getting gouged now that there's been broad reporting about the devices. It's one of those rough situations where a community grew up around a low cost piece of hardware, but where the price was kept low due to that hardware's usefulness being obscure instead of a true lack of demand. Now that people know, the price has absolutely skyrocketed and the community, which was set up around the idea of low-cost hardware access, is sadly having their hard work exploited to prop up the price gouging hardware scalpers online.

    It's incredibly depressing.

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