Am i just looking for excuses?

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Aakash Anand

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Bought a laptop few months ago because i wanted to move away from my desk to go sit outdoors.

choice was to buy a laptop for battery life and something that would be easier to move around with so macbook.

ended up buying a Lenovo legion slim 5 with 4060 which i have no use of besides some occasional blender work.
already have a desktop altho not up to date or anything. R5 2600 and 1660ti but it gets the job done.

so here i am regretting the purchase and i just cant get myself to use this laptop for anything because of it.

Thinking about selling it and get something very lightweight.

should i sell it or not? (ik the decision is mine but im just looking for some advice)
 
These feelings, they're a trap. Your brain/heart/mind is plotting against your own well-being. Everyone has these thoughts at one point or the other, usually with large purchases. I've learned to recognize them and shut them out.

If you act on these feelings, then later you'll regret selling this at a loss and settling for a lower-end laptop that'll end up being too much of a compromise.

Your desktop is archaic by today's standards, single threaded performance has increased dramatically in the last few years and software is catching up to make use of it. The last time we saw performance jumps this drastic was during the Pentium 3/4 days.

Keep the laptop and use it indoors, outdoors everywhere. Don't take it to the washroom. At some point you'll realize you rely on it and it's a fantastic purchase.

There's probably a psychological explanation why you're having this feeling and why many other people go through the exact same thing. Hopefully other members would have a better idea on why that is so.
 
rsaeon said:
There's probably a psychological explanation why you're having this feeling and why many other people go through the exact same thing. Hopefully other members would have a better idea on why that is so.
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Curious case of buyers remorse this. Regretting spending too much ie. the laptop is more than capable for the job but due to sparing use he thinks it was an extravagant decision.

I'm all for future proofing where it makes sense and what you've said is just that.

Hold on to it and avoid a real bigger mistake. The purchase isn't necessarily a mistake but reselling it definitely will be.

Buying with extra headroom is ideal if budget is available. Sometimes I've made purchases like this where the initial use was limited but its always come in handy later on. Another tool in the toolbox.
 
blr_p said:
Buying with extra headroom is ideal if budget is available. Sometimes I've made purchases like this where the initial use was limited but its always come in handy later on. Another tool in the toolbox.
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its a laptop so I have mixed feelings about it, they never last long specially (max 3-4 years specially if you want peak perf), but reselling it now is definitely not a good decision,
 
Why not make the most of the laptop? Why not game whenever you could this way you can at least put that gpu to some use and also machine learning etc. Options are endless as to how you can put it to a good use at least 60-70% of its potential.

I can say you got tempted for the price it was offered, splurged on it as a tempted purchase and now regretting your decision.
Selling isn't the viable option here as nobody will buy it esp. for that price point and selling it at a loss is a no from my ends.

You may instead sell your desktop and use the laptop with a big monitor and you have a good rig out there for a few years.
You can sell it after using for a good 2 yrs while still under 1 yr warranty which can fetch you a good deal to further upgrade at that time.
 
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nRiTeCh said:
Why not make the most of the laptop? Why not game whenever you could this way you can at least put that gpu to some use and also machine learning etc. Options are endless as to how you can put it to a good use at least 60-70% of its potential.

I can say you got tempted for the price it was offered, splurged on it as a tempted purchase and now regretting your decision.
Selling isn't the viable option here as nobody will buy it esp. for that price point and selling it at a loss is a no from my ends.

You may instead sell your desktop and use the laptop with a big monitor and you have a good rig out there for a few years.
You can sell it after using for a good 2 yrs while still under 1 yr warranty which can fetch you a good deal to further upgrade at that time.
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Honestly, my initial thinking was to sell the laptop and invest the money, wait for it to grow around the same then buy a Macbook.
 
Aakash Anand said:
Honestly, my initial thinking was to sell the laptop and invest the money, wait for it to grow around the same then buy a Macbook.
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Don't follow this kind of logic now or in future because it will almost likely lead you to lose money in stock mkt/crypto/whatever the trendy & risky investment at the time. Investment is done for life goals, for buying stuff focus on increasing your salary/income.
 
blr_p said:
Curious case of buyers remorse this. Regretting spending too much ie. the laptop is more than capable for the job but due to sparing use he thinks it was an extravagant decision.

I'm all for future proofing where it makes sense and what you've said is just that.

Hold on to it and avoid a real bigger mistake. The purchase isn't necessarily a mistake but reselling it definitely will be.

Buying with extra headroom is ideal if budget is available. Sometimes I've made purchases like this where the initial use was limited but its always come in handy later on. Another tool in the toolbox.
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Agreed.

Don't regret the purchase (unless you're paying a hefty EMI, and barely making ends meet).

I have been in that trap, myself. I've been in a place earlier, where I bought something expensive, such as a GPU, regretted it and felt guilty, and sold it at an extreme loss. I felt worse after getting rid of it.

I have stopped with that mindset, and enjoy the big purchases I make (mostly computer-related) with my hard-earned money.
 
I'd rather sell the Desktop and start using the Laptop as the main source for work/game & media consumption. I was in the same situation as you and decided to buy a laptop, except i couldn't find any that can even match my desktop perf so gave up that idea.
 
If it is a modern laptop, it sure is more powerful CPU wise too compared to the 2600.
Get rid of the desktop and rely on this excellent laptop for all tasks. That'd fix the issues ..
 
PunkX 75 said:
I have been in that trap, myself. I've been in a place earlier, where I bought something expensive, such as a GPU, regretted it and felt guilty, and sold it at an extreme loss. I felt worse after getting rid of it.

I have stopped with that mindset, and enjoy the big purchases I make (mostly computer-related) with my hard-earned money.
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There is another angle here that adds to the confusion. A GPU say two years hence will be more capable than the one last year?

Two years hence if for whatever reason your requirement increases then it may appear better to have sold back then and bought more capable equipment in the present.

Its not clear to me though whether 2-3 years is that significant an improvement unless at some tech inflection point.
 
Aakash Anand said:
Honestly, my initial thinking was to sell the laptop and invest the money, wait for it to grow around the same then buy a Macbook.
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This is a red flag. Your mind is playing games.

What would a macbook give you that the current laptop doesn't? If you use commercial applications, the OS doesn't matter. If you are a server side programmer, this machine will be a better investment than a macbook. Unless you are developing apps for macos, it is hard to make a case for a macbook.

Also, apple products these days don't give you enough points to compensate for a receding hairline or small size.
 
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