Japan is famous for its many vending machines, with a ton of different models crammed all over Tokyo, selling everything from umbrellas to beer, and now there's a new model in town that sells processors. As Wccftech reports, dedicated processor-dispensing vending machines are now a thing in Japanese arcades, which at first glance contain AMD Ryzen 5000 processors. Though priced at 1,000 yen, around €9.10/6, €60/ AU €12.40, you won't get a cutting-edge chip as you imagine. If you take the plunge with one of these machines, you get a Ryzen 5000 box that has a few processors that can be AMD or Intel models, and that can be anything. The temptation to gamble is fueled by the (similarly very slim) chance of picking up a contemporary(ish) Ryzen processor, perhaps a first- or second-gen model, as Wccftech makes clear, something you could really build on. words, or maybe use to upgrade a very outdated machine.
Analysis: treasure or junk, that's the bet (probably too heavy)
We're talking about the silicon lottery in terms of how well you overclocked a given CPU, but this is a literal CPU lottery, and we bet the odds of getting anything good are pretty slim. Given that you're giving up the equivalent of a handful of dollars or British pounds for a handful of processors in some cases, those bits of silicon are probably old: the 486DX processor was brought in, a 33MHz beast that powered our first PC. to mind here (although it's probably not that old, since you're now venturing into collector territory). Despite the old silicon possibly primarily involved, the temptation to get some kind of decent Ryzen chip (like perhaps a 2700X which is still a perfectly usable 8-core processor overall), or an Intel equivalent, will certainly serve people well. what pay. . . An image of one of the machines posted on Twitter shows it to be nearly empty, which would seem to tell a story in itself. Of course, the idea of high-stakes tech vending machines isn't new. "Treasure Box" vending machines already exist, as this Timeout article points out, offering the tantalizing chance of winning a Nintendo handheld for a small fee, but the chance of getting a small plastic flashlight that breaks after three possession days. The best laptop deals right now
