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W Balboos, GHB9-Apr-21 5:19
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A compromise:

Don't by stuff like
Maximilien wrote:
M1 MacBook Air
an iAnythng and that alone may keep you within some budget (or would have kept your debts down, at least).

That being said, you can never have too many computers. If all else fails, getting something like a Raspberry Pi 4 and connecting it to your TV is exceptionally inexpensive.

Ravings en masse^
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010

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