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Some years? Maybe if you have a 10+ year old GPU. They're supported for a really long time. The GTX 10xx series are still fully supported despite releasing in 2016 for example.
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I am looking to keep laptops for a long long time.
I'm not sure what GPUs he has but they must be very old. You don't have to worry about this unless you really care about keeping your laptop for around 10 years or more.
Well I do. Is 10 years a hard line?
Not really, but it's a rough estimate. If you want something to be supported for a much longer time then an AMD gpu is probably s good idea since their drivers are open source.
Any brands you recommend?
Lenovo and ASUS are pretty good. Avoid some of the lower end gaming laptops, they usually have heating issues. Avoid MSI and Dell, I've heard nothing but complaints. In general just do research before buying the laptop and you'll be fine.
Can confirm, I have an mx 130 from like 2017. Still works like it used to. Garbage. But it's the weak GPU not a driver issue. There are driver issues but dropping support isn't one of em.