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by addicttostress 6252 days ago
Minimal research from a perspective of hands on usage would be both time and cost prohibitive. It's acceptable to gain an opinion of hardware or OS by hands on usage but I wouldn't want to invest that much money in systems that I've watched fail on a regular basis.
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"I wouldn't want to invest that much money in systems that I've watched fail on a regular basis"

So, according to the decision model you are using, if you saw your friend win the lottery, you'd start playing every day and expect to win, since the statistical likelihood of something happening is less reliable to you than your anecdotal experience.