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nexussapphire ,

I like my system 76!

AdrianTheFrog ,
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I got some used chromebooks on Ebay for $40 each (3855u, 4gb ram, 32gb ssd), I would recommend them if you don’t have any money to spend on a laptop. It’s not going to be running anything super demanding, but its shocking how much it can do.

Some things I have run on it and had a decent experience: Blender, FreeCAD, Portal, TMNF through proton, Celeste, Minecraft Java, MuseScore

somenonewho ,

Been ThinkPad User for over 10 years. Edge E135 X220 X260

This year was the first Time in about 16years I bought a non used machine and it was a framework. As much as I adore the good ol ThinkPad the recent developments regarding repairability/statement from Lenovo are turning me off more and more. And my framework makes me happy every time I use it …

So I don’t know.

bruhduh ,
@bruhduh@lemmy.world avatar

Any old laptop without Nvidia will suffice tho, upgrade WiFi card, ram, swap hhd for ssd, install your favourite distro and it’ll run like magic, if laptop have dying battery then also buy new one, or resolder elements and reset bms.

ryannathans ,

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

Sad

BlueSquid0741 ,

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

ryannathans ,

Need grunt

emergencyfood OP ,

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

shirro ,

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.

ryannathans ,

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

ryannathans ,

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

Someonelol ,
@Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

Got a T450 for less than a hundred bucks and the build quality’s something that no longer exists in this day and age. Almost every piece of hardware in that thing’s easily accessible and replaceable. It’s gonna be a sad day when it finally dies out and nothing else in the market could compare.

AusatKeyboardPremi ,

Refurbished ThinkPads are available in countries where Framework, System76, and Pine64 do not ship.

Besides, ThinkPads are really well-built machines that perform well for everyday tasks at a fraction of their (or the aforementioned competition’s) original price.

I love my two machines, which are from before Lenovo took over completely. Their keyboards, port selection, and repairability are almost unparalleled compared to today’s competition.

Oha ,

x220 ftw!!

amenji ,

Heck yeah

Vuraniute ,
@Vuraniute@thelemmy.club avatar

until you get one with an i5-5300U soldered to the board T~T

kyub ,

system76.com/laptops

www.tuxedocomputers.com/…/Linux-Notebooks.tuxedo

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