Originally posted by Maslins
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Super deduction - Time for new equipment?
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Originally posted by Lance View PostI don't understand why a discount that lasts for 2 years, would have any bearing on a buying decision for a company device.
If you don't need one then don't buy one.
If you don't need one now it's quite conceivable you might in 2 years so why rush now?
And in any case, if you need one, this extra discount surely isn't going to be anything other than a nice bonus. Not a serious decision input.Comment
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Originally posted by jamesbrown View Post
I don't understand why anyone who is planning to upgrade their company's fixed assets would not plan to do so during the super-deduction period, regardless of business size. It really isn't that hard. The point of the super-deduction is to encourage spending on fixed assets sooner rather than later and it is obviously a decision input. Purchasing fixed assets for no good reason or that aren't required until 2078 is obviously a straw man.
A laptop is really not the target asset of this really.
It's as Maslins says. With the bump in CT coming, you don't want to stifle demand by forcing companies to delay their fixed asset purchases as a result of the CT change. It's quite a shrewd idea really.See You Next TuesdayComment
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Originally posted by Lance View Post
I agree completely. But the whole premise of the thread is to buy a super-expensive device, based on a new scheme, launched TODAY, but without any clear legislation to back it up.
A laptop is really not the target asset of this really.
It's as Maslins says. With the bump in CT coming, you don't want to stifle demand by forcing companies to delay their fixed asset purchases as a result of the CT change. It's quite a shrewd idea really.
I do not plan to second-guess the scheme. Obviously, we await the legislation, but I highly doubt that particular (e.g., small IT) companies are not being targeted equally because the whole point of the scheme is to increase consumption now.Comment
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Originally posted by Lance View Post
no it's not. It's a discount.'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!Comment
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Originally posted by malvolio View Post...who need a £2k laptop these days?...
No you're right. £2K isn't enough. Real IT types need one of these: https://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-Studio...CKV/ref=sr_1_2 £6599.
Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!Comment
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Great incentive - totally makes up for IR35 and the challenges Brits will have getting Visas to work in EU/EEA.
Although, it does get me thinking about that ALIENWARE AURORA R12 "server" I've had my eye on for some time.
‘His body, his mind and his soul are his capital, and his task in life is to invest it favourably to make a profit of himself.’ (Erich Fromm, ‘The Sane Society’, Routledge, 1991, p.138)Comment
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Originally posted by NotAllThere View PostSaid the management consultant who barely needs a notebook and anything he's written down can be thrown away.
No you're right. £2K isn't enough. Real IT types need one of these: https://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-Studio...CKV/ref=sr_1_2 £6599.
I managed all I ever needed on an ASUS Zenbook costing a shade under £600 in 2010 and thought that was an extravagance. It was easily faster than the equivalent Mac (at around £1400) and had better graphics. Still got it, still works.
So yah boo to you...Blog? What blog...?Comment
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Originally posted by malvolio View PostSure, let's spend a silly amount of money (who need a £2k laptop these days?)
Sometimes it makes sense to get something decent.⭐️ Gold Star ContractorComment
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Originally posted by malvolio View Post
Several of the things I consulted on managerially required some fairly meaty calculations, usually on Excel spreadsheets running at around 2-3 Gb.
I reminded of when I interfaced a VB system to an ERP system. The programmer proudly exclaimed that his database was 1GB in size. In the ERP ledger, just the General Ledger was 32GB. That was 20 years ago.
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