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Goodbye to the idea that solar panels “die” after 25 years. A new study says the warranty does not mark the end, and real-world performance can last for decades (www.ecoticias.com)
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[–] 4 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Depreciation says a computer evaporates after 3 or 5 years in most companies.

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    These days computers are replaced after the 3-year service warranty in many companies, we would just toss them to the recyclers (or the back of my car sometimes if I had a project happening at home...) Occasionally they would find second use somewhere reliability didn't matter, but a lot of IT managers won't risk it, production downtime for a $700 PC is not worth it. My last job in a factory I had to get written permission from an IT manager to redeploy an out-of-warranty system, or could be fired when it failed.

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