Re: Forget Mice... are you ready for subscription COMPUTERS?

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De : Xocyll (at) *nospam* gmx.com (Xocyll)
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Date : 07. Aug 2024, 09:08:15
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Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> looked up from reading the
entrails of the porn spammer to utter  "The Augury is good, the signs
say:

On Sun, 04 Aug 2024 08:15:57 -0400, Xocyll <Xocyll@gmx.com> wrote:
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Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> looked up from reading the
entrails of the porn spammer to utter  "The Augury is good, the signs
say:
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>
So, this idea has a little more meat to it. Computer manufacturer NZXT
(they make boutique gaming PCs) wants to make PCs with a subscription
(or perhaps rental) fee. Prices range from roughly $50 to $170USD per
month (plus initial shipping costs), depending on what sort of
computer you get. NZXT also promises "seamless upgrades" every two
years and 24/7 support
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Not really anything new, it's been around for decades as "rent to own."
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Had a friend who did this, you end up with a substandard computer that
you paid about 3x it's value for.
But for people who don't have a few thousand to buy a new one with...
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>
 
But NZXT isn't offering a lease-to-own option. It's just pay-pay-pay
and miss-a-payment-and-no-PC-for-you. In fact, the subscription
agreement is quite clear on this topic: "This subscription is not a
rent-to-own program. At no point will Subscriber own the Rental
Devices... even if Subscriber payments aggregate to more than the
collective retail price for all services."

Yes, that's why I put in the bit you snipped; 
"Only difference is you might get a decent computer in the first place,
and aren't stuck with an obsolete boat anchor at the end, you have
nothing at the end."

Rent-to-own at least gives you an option to buy the computer; it's not
much different from buying a PC on installments. Financially, it's
still a bad idea for the consumer as you always end up paying more,
but I get it; it can be hard to make that initial bulk payment, and
with some items, it's absolutely necessary you get the goods NOW
rather than wait until you've saved up.
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   [I wouldn't count gaming PCs in this category though.
    You're much better off just putting your own money aside
    for a few months or years. If you really need a PC in the
    meantime, buy a $400 laptop (two months of FLEX payments),
    and then save up your 'real' PC]
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But you dont' get that option with NZXT Flex. You just get to keep
paying and have nothing for it at the end.

As I said and you snipped.

Still, I /could/ see NZXT Flex working... just not at the prices
they're offering. Certainly not when their real competition is online
streaming for a fraction of the cost.
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It's a bad deal all around. For the end-user, anyway.

It's going to be funny watching it play out.

Oh look, foreign exchange student, rents computer, then 3 months later
moves back to Africa, Eastern Europe, etc, cancels the credit card they
used to pay and close accounts at bank linked to it.

I had a roommate once, from Botswana, for the next year after he was
gone, bills kept arriving - he'd just stopped paying them a few months
before graduating - what're they going to do, chase him back to Africa?

Xocyll

Date Sujet#  Auteur
3 Aug 24 * Forget Mice... are you ready for subscription COMPUTERS?23Spalls Hurgenson
3 Aug 24 +* Re: Forget Mice... are you ready for subscription COMPUTERS?2Rin Stowleigh
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4 Aug 24 +* Re: Forget Mice... are you ready for subscription COMPUTERS?5Dimensional Traveler
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4 Aug 24 i `* Re: Forget Mice... are you ready for subscription COMPUTERS?3Dimensional Traveler
7 Aug 24 i  +- Re: Forget Mice... are you ready for subscription COMPUTERS?1JAB
7 Aug 24 i  `- Re: Forget Mice... are you ready for subscription COMPUTERS?1Xocyll
4 Aug 24 +* Re: Forget Mice... are you ready for subscription COMPUTERS?3Xocyll
4 Aug 24 i`* Re: Forget Mice... are you ready for subscription COMPUTERS?2Spalls Hurgenson
7 Aug 24 i `- Re: Forget Mice... are you ready for subscription COMPUTERS?1Xocyll
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7 Aug 24  ii +- Re: Forget Mice... are you ready for subscription COMPUTERS?1Dimensional Traveler
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