I'd like to reiterate my basic acid-test for what-constitutes-an-offtopic-shopping-question:

• Does the question ask where can I buy or how much do I spend? Offtopic.
  (The example Gnoupi quotes in this post fails this test.)

• I'm still stuck on what to do with all the questions that ask for full-fledged systems or the best laptops to do web developing (or whatever) on. Unless they fail the first test by asking where to buy or including budgetary constraints, the only reason I can give for closing these is "not a discussion forum".

^{(So I usually pretend I didn't see them and leave them for @random to close...)}

• Does the question ask what {hardware component, class of product, peripheral} meets this technical requirement? Ontopic.

Especially for uncommon things. It might be useful to restrict this to individual components, not full systems.

Some of these can be especially enlightening for computer builders or similar. Asking about what adapter cables to use for a job, or what case mounting brackets to fit a 2.5" SSD into a MiniXYZ case, seems to me to be an integral part of what Super User is for: educating computer enthusiasts about pimping their PC.

Answers to such questions shouldn't point out where to buy, but should educate the asker about what kinds of products are out there, and what terms to look for when they do go shopping. Listing manufacturers and model names and including product pictures is important.

• Example of this kind of question:
  Internal USB A Female to motherboard 4-pin that mounts internally

I'd like to reiterate my basic acid-test for what-constitutes-an-offtopic-shopping-question:

• Does the question ask where can I buy or how much do I spend? Offtopic.
  (The example Gnoupi quotes in this post fails this test.)

• I'm still stuck on what to do with all the questions that ask for full-fledged systems or the best laptops to do web developing (or whatever) on. Unless they fail the first test by asking where to buy or including budgetary constraints, the only reason I can give for closing these is "not a discussion forum".

^{(So I usually pretend I didn't see them and leave them for @random to close...)}

• Does the question ask what {hardware component, class of product, peripheral} meets this technical requirement? Ontopic.

Especially for uncommon things. It might be useful to restrict this to individual components, not full systems.

Some of these can be especially enlightening for computer builders or similar. Asking about what adapter cables to use for a job, or what case mounting brackets to fit a 2.5" SSD into a MiniXYZ case, seems to me to be an integral part of what Super User is for: educating computer enthusiasts about pimping their PC.

Answers to such questions shouldn't point out where to buy, but should educate the asker about what kinds of products are out there, and what terms to look for when they do go shopping. Listing manufacturers and model names and including product pictures is important.

• Example of this kind of question:
  Internal USB A Female to motherboard 4-pin that mounts internally