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Laptop recommendations (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 3 months ago by emergencyfood to c/[email protected]

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Low hanging fruit, but whatever. It is what it is.

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I tried to buy a system 76 pangolin but they don't ship to Australia (yet?)

Sad

[–] [email protected] 29 points 3 months ago (1 children)

But in Australia you CAN get an old Thinkpad, so…

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Need grunt

[–] emergencyfood 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

System76 and Framework are mostly North America and Western Europe. Pine64 might sell in Australia.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Framework have been shipping to Australia for ages. I ordered in December 2022 and it drop shipped from Taiwan to rural Australia in about a week. It was faster than ordering parts from pccasegear though that isn't saying much.

I have been a fan of System76 since I saw some stickers at a conference nearly two decades ago. I think they have good intentions but unfortunately a badge engineering company for most of their existence. The quality hasn't always been there from their ODMs and foreign RMA bothers me. You can buy a clevo or tong fang from local resellers and cover it in linux stickers.

The used market in Australia is bad for most things unfortunately.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

What did you order? Seems the Pangolin is the only one they are still waiting for approval on

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Pangolin is the only laptop they haven't got RCM approval on for Australia yet