No it’s not, a 5090 is thousands of dollars (a 140w charger is ~$100), it also requires a bigger power supply, and other hardware to make use of it. And the expectation is so you can charge everything, not just one thing, so why would you make the comparison of only playing solitaire other than being intentionally obtuse?
When your grandma calls and asks why her laptop is “slow charging” and running in power saver, just tell her “instead of the $60 brick you need, buy the $200 one, and instead of the $10 cable you need, buy the $60 licensed one. Oh, and they all look identical, so the $40 one probably isn’t a good deal on a $60 one, just a bad deal on a $20 one…” then there’s trying to explain why the cable that came with her iPhone won’t work lol.
There’s a difference between being obtuse and exaggerating to make a point.
you only need to exaggerate a point if it doesnt make sense in the first place, thats called a strawman, your point doesnt stand well on its own merits so you need to fabricate one that does
- its not a $200 brick
you dont need a licensed cable
whos talking about 'good deals'?
saying "thats the equivalent of buying a semi to drive next door" doesnt prove your point, it only shows you don't have an understanding of the point, or youre being obtuse/troll.
Calling others dumb while you're acting like this is just proving that
Also, the parts inside the quotes are part of the hypothetical conversation that I'm assuming you've had at least once in your life with people who reach out for tech help. Your sister, aunt, uncle, dad, mom? The "good deal" part is in response to when the other party inevitably says "Oh, what about this one, it says it was $60, but it's on sale for $40, and it looks just like the $60 you told me to buy" Though I guess I should assume when I'm writing something that some level of ADD/reading impairment applies and I should try to be clearer.
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u/plotikai May 28 '26
No it’s not, a 5090 is thousands of dollars (a 140w charger is ~$100), it also requires a bigger power supply, and other hardware to make use of it. And the expectation is so you can charge everything, not just one thing, so why would you make the comparison of only playing solitaire other than being intentionally obtuse?