you just have to be prepared to pay £800 all at once.
I guess this is the main contention for a lot of people. I think of it as “I won’t buy a thing like this for many years now” and me subscribing to my phone for RETAIL_PRICE ÷ MONTHS_OF_OWNERSHIP. Then if I resell it it’s even cheaper. 👍
Also I have the opportunity to buy tech tax-free via my work, so that’s cheaper as well. But most people don’t, I guess.
Also a good point regarding the environment. I didn’t think of that.