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[–] secret300@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 4 days ago

ThinkPad T530. I've bought a newer one but the build quality is so shite compared to the old one so I don't use it.

I wanna upgrade but I seriously can't find a better laptop

[–] aeternum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 days ago

my laptop is a 2021 MBA. I am happy enough with it. I use it a LOT.

[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 8 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Lenovo Legion 2024, i7, nv4060, 32GB RAM.
Best laptop I've ever bought.
First thing I did after opening the box was nuke the harddrive and install linux mint. Everything worked out of the box, including the Lenovo hotkeys for changing between cooling/performance schemas.

[–] Blaze@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 4 points 6 days ago

It is. Powerful enough for everything I do and then some, while at the same time being surprisingly lightweight and portable for when I'm out and about.

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 6 points 6 days ago

A Lenovo 2in1, bought without much research after my previous device died unexpectedly

It's decent and it has fewer issues than my old ones

Things I want to change next time

  • can't upgrade the RAM on this one, and it's just barely enough these days
  • I barely use the touchscreen, and a separate tablet would have been better
[–] Jesus_666@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Framework 16 with a 7840HS and the RX 7700S GPU module. Quite happy, although it can get pretty loud under heavy load. The real benefits will come with time, of course, as the Framework's strengths are in repairability and upgradeability.

[–] curiousPJ@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

Still waiting for the liquid metal replacement to the phase change pad. There has been reports of overheating issues for a long time now and Framework finally acknowledged it.

[–] FourWaveforms@lemm.ee 3 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I have like eight hundred of those

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Welcome to Lemmy!

Please elaborate on your eight hundred laptops.

[–] FourWaveforms@lemm.ee 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I would describe them as small, battery-powered computers

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

What circumstances led you to acquire eight hundred laptops?

[–] FourWaveforms@lemm.ee 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It takes eight hundred laptops to run Tesseract?

[–] FourWaveforms@lemm.ee 1 points 2 days ago

I don't know but they all came from a tesseract

[–] BurningFurnace@lemm.ee 1 points 5 days ago

I don't have any. And remember: "Sharing is caring" 😉

[–] fayoh@sopuli.xyz 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Lenovo ThinkPad T495. It is definitely not an IBM ThinkPad 😕 But it does the job well enough that I can't motivate an upgrade.

[–] Phoonzang@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago

Second that notion about not being IBM. Currently on a quite new Carbon X1 (from '24), because my previous one (five years old) started having issues (internal monitor flickering, staying black for some time, keyboard falling apart...), which was in turn a replacement for a T430s. That was preceeded by a T400s. The T4x0s still run without issue, so I found quite the drop in quality from the Ts to the X1s, especially the keyboard.

All of those of course were no match for my trusty old T43, that was one beast of a machine.

[–] dumblederp@aussie.zone 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

An old surface pro with no functional battery. It's fine. It was very cheap second hand.

LOL, same! I've got a Surface Pro 4, which has become a perfect example of !spicypillows@lemmy.world. It still boots fine, though, which is impressive.

[–] ArsonButCute@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 6 days ago

2011 macbook air with Linux Mint. I'm very happy with it, the lil thing is a champ.

[–] alsimoneau@lemmy.ca 4 points 6 days ago

Lenovo IdeaPad Y500, bought in 2017. I've added an SSD at some point and it's still chugging along, but it's starting to show its age.

[–] remon@ani.social 4 points 6 days ago

MBP 2019, i9, Radeon Pro 5500M, 32GB RAM.

Still going strong. It also doubles as a space heater.

[–] Blaze@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 6 days ago

Currently with a T480s. I don't really use it much, I'm on my desktop most of the time, but it does the job.

[–] Awebo@lemm.ee 3 points 6 days ago

16 inch MacBook Pro with the M1 Max chip. Got it from work and use it for both work and for myself. Really happy with it.

[–] Opinionhaver@feddit.uk 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Early 2015 13" Retina MacBook Pro with a 512Gb SSD.

I'm extremely happy with it. I wish I didn't like it because of Apple, but there's not a single bad thing I can say about it. It has worked flawlessly the entire +7 years I've had it. Not a single issue. None.

[–] jatone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Starlabs star book very happy with it. Best linux laptop to date ive purchased. Havent tried framework.

[–] ShiverMeTimbers@lemm.ee 2 points 6 days ago

I don't have a laptop.

[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 1 points 6 days ago

I've got an Asus A16. I picked it up when they were still quite new, so there were some software issues (like the keyboard not working until I installed a newer kernel) but they were easy to fix. It's a bit heavier than I'd like, but it runs anything I throw at it without issue, so I'd say I'm very happy with it overall.