While I’m on the topic of actually getting the new computer, my plan is to buy a component whenever I can afford one. Getting money only from the government has its downsides, but at the very least, I get a monthly paycheck for being a responsible student. With the current preliminary setup, I’m looking at a build worth €1,150, peripherals excluded.
But why don’t
I just replace some of the components? Wouldn’t that end up
being cheaper? Well, the thing about that is that laptops aren’t
as safe to modify as desktop computers. With laptops, it isn’t
as simple as slapping in a new CPU. Neither is it necessarily that
simple with desktops, to be fair, but desktops are designed to be
upgradable as opposed to laptops, which are pre-built appliances by
nature and hence not designed to be upgradable.
Now, let’s
see if I can shave off €150 from that price...