• nyan@lemmy.cafe
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    4 months ago

    So it’s not serving the bottom-feeder market for effectively disposable Windows laptops.

    Why should it need to? Serving a niche interest is perfectly valid as long as you’re making enough money at it to be self-supporting. Despite what the line-go-up-at-all-costs advocates think.

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      4 months ago

      They also have a 12" laptop for the lower end market.

      When friends or family ask my opinion on what computer to buy, I have two recommendations.
      1 - Frame.work with Linux on it
      2 - Macbook

      Unless you’re tight on cash, those are the two best options. Heck, even if you are tight on cash, get a used version of either of the above, you’ll probably do just fine.

      Unless you’re REALLY tight on cash, then get an ebay thinkpad and load linux.

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        4 months ago

        Was recently asked for hardware preferences for a new job and my list was basically that. Framework with Linux -> MacBook -> Some other Linux Laptop - Windows.

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        4 months ago

        Used Thinkpad is also a solid alternative if the power of apple silicon is not needed

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      4 months ago

      this can also work because they will at some point get sold down for lower prices so it’s not like people that can’t afford a new one can’t buy a second hand one. A SH framework will be better than any shitty other laptop in the long run.