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  "path": "/story/26/02/16/1843220/secondhand-laptop-market-goes-mainstream-amid-memory-crunch?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed",
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  "textContent": "Sales of refurbished PCs are on the up amid shortages of key components, including memory chips, that are making brand new devices more expensive. From a report: Stats compiled by market watcher Context show sales of refurbished PCs via distribution climbed 7 percent in calendar Q4 across five of the biggest European markets -- Italy, the UK, Germany, Spain, and France. Affordability is the primary driver in the secondhand segment, the analyst says, with around 40 percent of sales driven by budget-conscious users shopping in the $235 to $355 price band for laptops. The $355 to $475 tier is also expanding -- representing 23 percent of the refurbished market, up from 15 percent a year earlier -- indicating some buyers are prepared to spend a bit more for improved specifications.\n\n \n\nRead more of this story at Slashdot.",
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