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What are some things you can/should cheap out on? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 5 months ago by LunchEnjoyer to c/[email protected]

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I often hear, "You should never cheap out on a good office chair, shoes, underpants, backpack etc.." but what are some items that you would feel OK to cheap out on?

This can by anything from items such as: expensive clothing brands to general groceries.

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[–] spittingimage 19 points 5 months ago (2 children)

If you want a good printer, look for an ex-lease laser printer. It may not be suitable for a whole department to use any more, but good enough for an individual.

[–] Noedel 8 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

Ex lease laptops and monitors are also often very good deals!

The monitors often come with very well adjustable stands that are much more ergonomic. The laptops are often very high build quality and perfect for regular home office use.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I don't think that off-ease laptops are very good as they are sold. The batteries are often on their way out and so that's an additional expense (and some, like Macs, are very expensive to replace).

There are some incredible deals on off-lease desktops, though. Most modern computers are way overpowered for what the average user needs. You can get a perfectly serviceable machine for doing email, serving the web, and office work, for $100 or less. Just don't expect to play any games released within the last five or more years.

[–] Noedel 1 points 5 months ago

My off lease laptop is literally my three year old work laptop. It is a very sturdy HP laptop with 16 GB of ramm, a 512mb SSD and a pretty decent i7 processor. The body is very sturdy and the screen is excellent. I paid about 180 dollars for it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

What’s “ex lease” mean here?

[–] Noedel 1 points 5 months ago

Companies usually don't buy their laptops, screens and other hardware, but lease them from companies that then service the hardware.

When a company upgrades lots of the hardware is then sold by the leasing agency to the public for very favourable prices.

[–] LunchEnjoyer 2 points 5 months ago

That's a neat tip, thanks 🌻