Wife insists I get a new laptop. SO I looked my existing one, HP G4 ProBook 4130, up. They were made for a 6 month period in 2009. Erk. I have to say it has lasted very well, though the driver support even under Linux has got well patchy (to the point where Beloved has done with my swearing already).
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@vik to me a refurbished Lenovo is a no-brainer for a Linux laptop. Great build quality, great Linux support, high spec, and cost ~$500. Can suggest suppliers if you're interested.
@lightweight @vik any specific models you’d recommend? I’m interested in something small & light (13-14”) and also something smallish (14”ish) with a GPU (I’m aware that those two may not coexist in one laptop)
@itgrrl I generally pick an X1 Carbon or, more recently, a T490s with 16GB RAM. There're also some nice newer models, giving you a variety of screen resolutions & graphics configs to choose amongst. I tend to install a new NVME drive (~$100 for a TB) and use the smaller one it came with for storing photos or something. The last couple I got came from https://nzpcclearance.co.nz/ @vik
@lightweight @vik thx for the recs 💕
@lightweight Thanks, but I'm taking advantage of a Birthday Licence to acquire a new HP Victus with a 4TB SSD upgrade. Hopefully will last another 17 years by which time we'll have the damn things built in behind our ears.
@vik heh heh. Fair enough.
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Got one myself recently, as my good one is large and heavy. Do recommend.
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Just beware the battery. Mine has a tendency to drop from 20% to 5% instantly. I'm hoping that'll improve with some conditioning/OS learning the profile
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@lightweight @eythian @vik I used to swear by Carbon X1, but I think the build quality has got worse across the three I've bought in the last fifteen years or so. I'll be looking elsewhere next time (also, I don't need an Ultrabook now I have a desktop).
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