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by unstatusthequo 1955 days ago
I assume all electronics are kind of a lease. Buy the beat you can at the time within reasonable time to its initial release, then follow the cadence and attempt to sell it just before the new model comes out. The actual cost is really just the delta in the new price versus the cost you sold it at. Average that over the time you used it.

I was always told buy things that appreciate in value and lease those that depreciate. Given that all of these depreciate, my model is akin to leasing since it have planned disposition (like a car lease after 36 months) and a decent idea of expected value. I don’t trash my shit, so I generally get great sales prices from it.

I bought the MacBook Pro M1 and Mac Mini.