• privsecfoss@feddit.dk
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    24 days ago

    Don’t know if it’s a good deal.

    As others here I will recommend also looking at other brands. I think that you get the best deal by buying used business laptops. They are cheap, good quality, built to last and often repairable.

    Brand-wise I think Dell is OK, while Lenovo Thinkpads series T, X, W and carbon are even better choices, IMO.

    EDIT: Spelling.

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      24 days ago

      I have awful experience with recent T series ThinkPads.

      My Ideapad 510S that I bought many many years ago is much more robust, and has lived through a lot of use and abuse. Meanwhile I treat my ThinkPads like precious relics, and they still keep breaking down on me for stupid-ass reasons. I bought ThinkPad because I thought it could last me at least a decade ­— that couldn’t be further from the truth. What a pile of trash. I guess they were good ten years ago.

      Next time I’m gonna put good money into a laptop — and, as both charging ports on my T14s are currently failing, I’m afraid it won’t be long — I’ll get myself a Framework.

      For the lower end of the price spectrum I sadly have no idea. I’m just here to warn everyone about ThinkPads. It has become my destiny in life.

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        24 days ago

        Found the Thinkpad collector who is afraid of competition. Just kidding… 🙂

        I haven’t had much experience with the newer models, so what you say may be true.