Future-Proofing: How to Buy Your Next Computer
Field Guide · 5 Chapters · Without Getting Ripped Off
Incoming transmission
Franklin Green spent $2,400 on a "gaming" laptop for work. It had a dedicated GPU, an RTX badge on the side, and a battery that died in 3 hours. He needed: email, documents, video calls, and the occasional spreadsheet.
Computer salespeople are incentivized to sell you more than you need. Marketing departments have turned specs into a status symbol. The result: most people buy the wrong computer for twice the price and blame themselves when it doesn't work the way they expected.
This manual demystifies every number on the box. After reading it, you'll know what specs actually matter, what's marketing fluff, and how to spend money where it will actually make a difference.
5 chapters. Buy nothing until you've finished Chapter 4.
— Commander Shepard
