It’s an accounting thing. They can deduct the value of the hardware over its expected usable lifespan. So they have to replace it after 4-6 years even if it’s still working fine. Sometimes they sell it used, and you can buy it pretty cheap, but dollar for dollar, consumer grade stuff that’s current will usually consume less power and game better than a 6 year old server. Now if you need a home NAS or VM host…
It’s an accounting thing. They can deduct the value of the hardware over its expected usable lifespan. So they have to replace it after 4-6 years even if it’s still working fine. Sometimes they sell it used, and you can buy it pretty cheap, but dollar for dollar, consumer grade stuff that’s current will usually consume less power and game better than a 6 year old server. Now if you need a home NAS or VM host…
Trump also changed the depreciation law as part of the BBB, so I think companies pay less tax by buying this year. https://www.bdo.com/insights/tax/one-big-beautiful-bill-act-expands-100-depreciation-expensing-opportunities