One Bad Hardware Decision That Cost Us 3 Weeks (What's Your Story?)
We learned this the hard way last year:
The Mistake: Bought "developer edition" laptops to save $400/unit
The Pain: Thermal throttling caused 20% slower builds
The Fix: Had to replace all 8 machines after 3 months
Our Takeaways:
Never compromise on cooling for dev machines
Test real workloads, not just benchmarks
$4k "savings" cost us $12k in lost productivity
Now I'm Curious:
What hardware purchase did your team regret most, and what lesson did it teach you?
