Subj : Raspberry Pi
To   : Arelor
From : Tracker1
Date : Sat May 06 2023 07:57 pm

 Ar> How long do you plan to run your new machine? You need nearly 4 years to
 Ar> offset the enviromental cost of manufacturing the new device (2 if your
 Ar> power supplier uses ZERO renewables) and nearly 4 to offset the
 Ar> operational cost at European prices (which SUCK).

Can't speak for GP, but for me, I ran my last NAS for about 13 years or so, did upgrade the drives about 6 years ago... current NAS I've had for about a year now.  For my desktop, I've cycled as low as 18 months and as much as 5.5 years... but I always pass my hardware on, and it generally gets used for many years before retiring.  My old i7-4790K is still being used by a friend of mine.  And my 8(4) core bulldozer before that is still used as a home server by a different friend.

Just because one person isn't using a system, doesn't mean it doesn't see use beyond that person.  Although, if I had the room and could handle the cooling and noise for a rack, I'd probably be using used server hardware instead of the Synology NAS and the MinisForum box I'm using for storage and home-server duties today.  I also upgraded my network hardware recently.  Should be good for 5+ years on that side, while I'll probably upgrade my desktop again next cycle, and my laptop not long after.
  
   
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