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Shopping for a laptop as a Linux user:

Screenshot from the Simpsons where Otto is talking to Marge and Homer standing next to a window in their house with a caption “Oh wow, windows!.. I don’t think I can afford this place.”

  • @TimeNaan@lemmy.worldOP
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    9 months ago

    Yes, I’m a huge fan of second hand as well, but this has to be a brand new laptop for external reasons.

    I’m in fact writing this from a 12 year old Thinkpad that I restored.

    • The Hobbyist
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      59 months ago

      What are your actual requirements? Are you looking for something specific?

      • @TimeNaan@lemmy.worldOP
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        39 months ago

        Thanks for trying to help me out but in this situation the laptop must be new, sold through a retailer in my country that is on a specific list. I don’t think you can help me out with this one, there just aren’t any options that meet this demand that have no system or linux. They always come with windows preinstalled.

    • @dustyData@lemmy.world
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      19 months ago

      There are newer Thinkpads that can also be found second-hand. With NVME storage and newer CPUs. The Linux support for them has actually gotten better. Lenovo is still the best hardware for Linux out of all the old manufacturing brands.