Quay ComputeSpecifications, lifespan and cost per year

Laptops and PCs

Budget and prices

What the total comes to once everything is counted.

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Open laptop whose LCD is shattered, showing black cracks and bleeding white and coloured bands

Budget and prices

What a laptop really costs per year in Ireland

Price divided by years kept, plus electricity at the SEAI household rate, VAT inside the shelf price and what Revenue charges on an import from outside the EU.

Updated 3/11/2026 · 9 min

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