So, I’m planning on buying myself a (second-hand) laptop once I get the money. I’m nowhere near tech-savvy so it has to be easy to use, but also I want something that is built to last, as opposed to certain (looking at you, Apple) devices that are desinged to become unusable within a next couple of years.
Any recommendations?
Framework or used ThinkPad.
What do you need it to do?
Enterprise grade models typically have a longer lifecycle. Dell latitude, Lenovo think pad for example.
What is your budget and needs? Used thinkpads from a certain time period are very hardy, but they’re getting old enough now for performance to be an issue for anything beyond basic web browsing and word processing.
Framework also makes laptops with the explicit goal of being more repairable. Even if you decide not to work on it yourself, it would be trivial for a repair shop to fix most things that could go wrong.
Apple products are notorious for lasting a long time. Why would you think they break quickly?
If you’re against apple i would suggest a second hand thinkpad.
I stopped using my MacBook Air after 9 years. I did a battery swap at some point, and I think I replaced the charger after the cable frayed. Best windows machine I ever ran.
Best windows machine I ever ran.
So true ~
We just retired my MBP from 2014 this year. 10 years of usage for a laptop is crazy. And we could have kept it going with a battery swap but we opted to get a new Air which are super nice.
Apple is expensive but you get what you pay for.
As a freelance IT consultant I could help you choose a laptop if you’d like as this was something I used to do back before the Reddit implosion
Well… Why don’t you do it then :D this is what the thread is about, you don’t need to state your credentials
Fair enough
although I asked as I didn’t want to flood this thread from the back and forth but thinking again maybe it’s ok?@[email protected] I’ve got a couple of questions:
- What’s your approximate budget?
- What will this primarily be used for? [Work, school, personal] <- could be specialized or a mix of any.
- What’s your experience with Operating Systems? (Windows, Linux, Mac) <- (asking here as you stated wanted something “easy to use”).
- From your previous comment above what do you mean by “scrolling and playing”? I’m assuming web browsing and gaming? If this is correct what kinds of games do you typically play?
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As you can see, some of these questions I typically ask can get a bit personal hence why I ask that I have private conversations unless the person in question consents and acknowledges that they’re ok with sharing potentially private information (like even writing this out makes me sketched out as mishandling any type of private information can be a serious legal risk)
In the end what matters most to me is helping people figuring out what they want/need
