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What is my computer worth? What is its value?<\/h2><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Don\u2019t invest in computer hardware like you would real estate.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

So what is your computer worth? A few years after you buy your computer not much. Buy it to use it. Computer equipment loses value at roughly 2% per week. What does this mean to you? What you purchase today is worth 2% less this week, 2% less of that total next week, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you paid $1000 for a computer today, next year it will be worth $300 and the year after that $100. Three years from the date of purchase, it is worth about $30. This \u201cback-of-the-envelope calculation\u201d is close, but not exact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Desktop computers have lost most value in the past few years and laptops have maintained the most as many people have moved to portable computers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What produces this devaluation?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n