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How the normal, mainstream buy computers:
step 0: ask the techie in their family/friends for help
step 0.5: immediately forget what they were recommended
step 1: go to the local store and say "I NEED PC, GIEB PLEZ"
step 2: sales person points at newest and shiniest and says "Is shiney, is gud"
step 3: pay
bonus step: Tell techie what happened, techie proceeds to feel great shame
The mainstream buyer doesn't see "Oh, but this one does about the same in reviews and it's 50 dollars cheaper, I should go with that". They see "Oooh, new and shiney and higher numbers, must be better!"