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DDR5 RAM Prices Explode To Nearly 5X July 2025 Levels In Germany As AI Boom Chokes Budget PC Builds (wccftech.com)
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[–] WanderingThoughts@europe.pub 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Maybe not. It's like car enthusiasts refusing any modern car, especially EV that are on paper much more powerful but less fun to tinker and go down country roads.

[–] W98BSoD@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

But but but but my timing gun! And the points, plugs, and condenser! And the distributor cap! I NEED those to make my car worth driving and life worth living. /s

[–] ramjambamalam@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I do not require a combustion chamber in my sports car. I do however, prefer a curb weight under 1500 kg, which happens to exclude the vast majority of cars for sale in North America, even sporty ones, and EV sports cars under 1500 kg are very difficult to find indeed.

[–] W98BSoD@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 5 days ago (2 children)

… I do however, prefer a curb weight under 1500 kg…

Why?

And don’t you mean pounds?

[–] ramjambamalam@lemmy.ca 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Handling, acceleration, energy efficiency, pedestrian safety, and repair costs are all positively affected by lower curb weight. There's also a strong correlation between better visibility and lower size.

And no, I definitely mean kg.

[–] W98BSoD@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Good luck to you!

[–] ramjambamalam@lemmy.ca 0 points 22 hours ago

Thanks! I'm content with ICE cars for the near term. Mazda MX-5, Nissan Z, Porsche Boxster, Mini Cooper, Civic Type R, Toyota FRS/Subaru BRZ, etc. all fit the bill.

On the electric side, the e Golf proved that it's possible, and the electric Mini Cooper also fits firmly under 1500 kg. So there is more hope for the future!

[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 0 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

kg

1500lb would be ~680kg; that is serious race car territory. Not road legal these days; but a 1975 Fiat 500 weighed 500kg.

Many years ago, I had a 1992 Honda civic hatch; after looking it up; weighed 925kg.