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by THENATHE 1110 days ago
Realistically, assume you were going to upgrade anyway.

$1200 PC vs $1500-$2000 MacBook is really only 300-800 difference, and MacBooks hold their value on the second hand market EXPONENTIALLY better than windows.

So 3-8 years at 100$ a year, but also it’s worth 3x as much as the comparable PC in 5 years

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> Realistically, assume you were going to upgrade anyway.

Realistically, you don't need to replace the entire thing. Replace mobo+CPU, GPU, PSU, RAM, case as necessary.

Laptop is a different story. Replacing a desktop with a laptop and then comparing them is not a fair comparison.