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hi everyone, i was planning on getting a new laptop cheaply for about 500ish but then i stumbled upon this near-totally modular laptop rhat starts out at above 1000 bucks. do you think the cheaper laptop in the long run is just a false economy and i should go for the framework or what? if you want to ask questions go ahead but im mainly concerned about the longterm financials (and how well it will keep up over time)

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[โ€“] [email protected] 29 points 1 year ago (25 children)

i was planning on getting a new laptop cheaply for about 500ish

What are you hoping to do with it? I got a used Thinkpad T480 that was like new for โ‚ฌ180 and added a couple of upgrades to it (1TB NVMe, 64GB RAM, Intel AX200 Wi-Fi card) that cost me โ‚ฌ137, meaning a total of โ‚ฌ317, and I'm very happy with the laptop right now, it's very responsive with Arch Linux and an i3 desktop and I think this baby will be good for many years.

[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (7 children)

Seconding a used Thinkpad. They are plenty modular/repairable compared to other laptops. I've got an X270 and it's a great little machine.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (5 children)

where do you find used thinkpads online?

[โ€“] epyon22 4 points 1 year ago

Amazon sells used thinkpads other than general age of the hardware love mine that I got for about $300

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