Figured I'd start one, since they seem to go pretty well. What laptops have you guys gotten, recently? Do you like your current one? Are there any you're looking at?
The last laptop I got was in 2017 and I'm still using it because I'm not a retarded consoomer
>>101890465What kind was it? I'm curious. I definitely want something that can stand the test of time like that.
>>101890439got a refurbished latitude 5490 recently. it's alright I guess
>>101890439I'm still using an x220 because I like the keyboard.
>>101890439I got a minisforum v3.32GB RAM, ryzen whatever.Its decent. Linux runs great. Battery life is tolerable if you just tell it to drop the refresh rate to 30-60hz when unplugged (about 5-6 hours).I have no major complaints other than the ugly-ass copilot button on the keyboard but I just covered that up with a sticker.
>>101890486I can't provide the exact model as it's not with me right now but it's a 14 incher Dell with a high-end i5, 8gb ram, and a decent graphics card that even allowed me to play games until a few years ago
>>101890439>Buy E495 from guy on facebook marketplace for 100 bucks>Feels premium as hell, way better than I was expecting>Load it up with linux mint>Do a neofetch to just check everything >"Lenovo E14 Gen 3">Ryzen 5 5500u instead of the junky Ryzen 3 in the E495, over double the CPUmark score>Check price, it's like 350-400 online in good condition>Just got reverse ripped-offNot sure how to feel about it. On one hand, it's super fuckin' nice, but on the other hand, I wanted a shittop for rough use and I don't wanna mess it up.
>>101890752motherfucker got a Free Upgrade
>>101890439You know whats better than a Laptop?You know whats better than a Laptop?You know whats better than a Laptop?
>>101890563Is it slow at all? Have you found yourself taking advantage of the modularity?
>>101890752Will you return it?
>>101890853Absolutely not, this shit is nice. I might just turn my kind of beat-to-shit Ideapad 3 (that's technically more performant but old) into the designated shittop and use this bad boy for daily driver purposes.
>>101890439my ideapad flex 5 is starting to creak now but the shit still runs fine no problem. Of all the brands, lenovo is the one I've had the best experience with over the past decade.Also do they just not make small WINDOWS laptops anymore? Like 11 or 12 inch/
>>101890938>Also do they just not make small WINDOWS laptops anymore? Like 11 or 12 inch/This is super frustrating, I have no clue where to get them. They're all Intel atom shitbooks from like 2009 OR chromebooks, which are barely even better and don't run Windows. I would kill for another smaller Windows laptop, tablets do NOT fill the same niche for me at all.
>>101891008i know my school district was using these i5 11 inchers a few years ago (little sibling not underage), maybe you could find some used shit still? Also what is the successor to atom? I bellieve intel renamed it or something>tablets do NOT fill the same niche for me at all.You and me both
Macbook Pro 14. Best speakers in the game, pretty gud keyboard, best trackpad in the game, one of best screens, best battery life, easily airdrops shit from my iphone, best single core in the game and decent integrated GPU.>but you can't upgrade SSD or memoryI don't care I'm not poor>Apple is anti-consumer and locks people inI don't care I'm not poor>It has that stupid notchI don't care I'm not poor>Apple products are for poojeetsNice try, Miroslav. Enjoy your Xiaomi A4923049LOK-LK29POO that you and 2 billion Indians use.
>>101891402i dont wanna run macos thoughbeit
>>101890816DK just got it. gonna use fusion 360 on it and see what happens. idk anything about modularity it's just a regular dell laptop. could you explain what you mean by modularity?
>>101891339>Also what is the successor to atom?The atom flopped so hard that they didn't really make a successor. I suppose the best match would be what the Celeron has become, they're in all the small PCs and cheapo laptops that feature Intel processors.>i5 11 inchersMaybe one of these?https://www.ebay.com/itm/264761772883?_nkw=11.6+inch+laptop+i5&itmmeta=01J593W1YM68HTVH6PJESRZENX&hash=item3da5080b53:g:OgUAAOSwomVmoliH&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA0HoV3kP08IDx%2BKZ9MfhVJKku9SYfqLc%2Bnwp%2Bq0dI4LFFJP0IPz%2BRMmaH4gjejdRlRAha2JWWhLrsgkIOKySZyVW0IHAZsgrs5P3pFMIP4FP49aC4z1Kz7ol5uIkwMI25h51EDJ8g6kgMz9vUnFAULlFkPfEN4PV%2BhPMGeTBE%2BB0LwHwaH4AvcjIsBocG4VG%2FS4Fe1tntcR3ygQF8s0RTF0tenjHFcqgw8wYZblxqimfjsOdUuCa1yVr2Ujni2FbkHMTLYZWuI7ajVlgEbthVeqQ%3D%7Ctkp%3ABlBMULqf8KOqZA
>>101891493i guess how much you can customize it and replace stuff
>>101891493>could you explain what you mean by modularity?Maybe upgradeability is a better word. You can take parts out of Latitudes extremely easily, and the older ones even have slottable sections for different parts. Just wondered if you had upgraded it or swapped parts.
>>101891507yeah design looked like that. don't get why they still have the big bezels tho>Celeronwhy not pentium?
>>101890439on new year updated from my t480 to a p14s gen 3, installed mint and pretty happy. Would have kept using my t480 if not for a ridiculous half MSRP open box I found on Facebook marketplace. It amazes me how normies are content with wasting money.
>>101891507https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/pdp/hp-pro-x360-fortis-11-g10-pc-customizable-48c75av-mbshit ain't worth the price tho, why can't they give us a consumer variant?
going to get the framework 16 and keep it for life
>>101891555>why not pentium?I've seen a few low-midrange laptops from like 2018 with Pentium Silvers and maybe some more modern ones with Pentium Golds, but the quick answer is (I would guess) they're cheaper, and consolidating the "cheapo dogshit" sector is always good for profit. Most of the low-end sector seems to be Celeron.
>>101891632>1400 dollars for an i3 and 4gb ramWhat the FUCKI hate HP so much it's unreal
>>101891594Averi my beloved
>>101891594>Second person in the thread to get an (x)14 thinkpad gen 3 for cheap as hell on FB marketplaceAre they just uniquely hard to identify the value of, or what? I know the labels on the bottom of my E14 are extremely fucking hard to read, like blackl text on a black label on a black body hard, and what the system actually IS doesn't show up on the "about your PC" section.
Windows laptops that are more expensive than a Macbook Air are so stupid.I'm not talking about shit like gaming or "pro" laptops but just these ultraportables like the snapdragon laptops or Dell XPS units starting at hundreds of dollars more than an MBA which is superior in every single way and has the Apple brand on top of it. Dumb dumb dumb.
>>101891339N100 (or N-whatever digits after).
>>101891755>Oops, did you try and open your own device? :^) or maybe just bump it with your leg a little too hard? That'll be $1299 for a new one please :^)
Just put Arch on my Framework 13. Comfy device. Even better without Intel Aviv.
I've never owned a Thinkpad beforeIs this any good:ThinkPad L15 G4 5 PRO 7530U/16GB/512 SSDIt costs around 950€ brand new but there's a guy selling one in a sealed box at 450€Sounds too good to be true but he has good score in this local used market website - he's been a member since 2015
>>101891869What's the TDP on that Ryzen 5
>>10189195815-30, 28 on FW13
>>101891869I ran arch + kde plasma 6 on my chadpad until Linux mint 22 released, only switched because power profile applet annoyingly disappeared from panel on reboot
>>101891918I actually checked his profile and he has a lot of very positive reviews of people buying the exact same laptop every month or so, sealed, brand new in boxI think this guy may be getting them for free at work and reselling them? Sounds good to me
>>101890439I've been looking for something just as a backup device for diagnostics etc. I've got multiple PCs, but when you just need to test something quickly it's a pain in the ass to drag a tower out etc.
>>101891984Must be a decent programming machine
>>101891745I don't have an answer sorry anon
>>101891755>which is superior in every single waylol, you're not getting apple hardware that's straight up superior to current-gen laptops unless you spend $3500, and at that point why the fuck are you buying a laptop
>>101892003Not... quite. Could be, but it's likely stolen. Which weirdly makes it more trustworthy, my ideapad 3 with a Ryzen 7 5700u (which was like 500+ bucks, still 300-400 now) was being sold for 200 by some weirdass dude who had very clearly obtained them through sketchy means. But it worked fantastically and I haven't had any problems with it. I'd say go for it, clearly this is a similar kinda guy if he has so much positive feedback. Or he could be doing what you say he is.
>>101892071it is. 3:2 is amazing for that.
>>101892151why does another man's machine always run best?
>>101892192another man's wife also fucks best.
Thinkpad T530 here, works great and feels great. I bought it used from some guy. The machine is in excellent condition, the RAM was upgraded to 12Gb and to my surprise the SSD has been running for two months total, meaning it's probably also an upgrade. Running Linux Mint 22, Xfce. Price: 140EUR.
>>101891535well I only just got it and it's really just supposed to be a work/school machine
>>101892374Comfy pic fren, got any more
>>101890808A goyim mini pc?
>>101892458
>>101892559mini pcs are e waste
>>101892707moar!!!!!>>101890808they have their uses
>>101890439>Hindows 11>Logged inWIN KEK.
>>101892179>>101892179>>101892179>>101892179>>101892179>>101892179>>101892179
>>101890439>Hindows 11>Logged in>Real face on pfpWINKEK.
>>101893118Framework is the new Thinkpad
>>101890439Winc-ck
I currently got a ThinkBook with a Ryzen 5500U. Battery life is shit but other then that it’s pretty good. Once it dies I might get a Framework if they’re still around.
>>101891402tiny screen tho
>>101893310how is 14 inches tiny
>>101891339>11 inchersI think the Thinkpad Yoga 11e might be a good option, it's Pentium though
>>101893172i am pointing you to the real laptop thread retarded faggot
>>101893172Is it?
>>101893600What the fuck does that screen grab have to do with Framework?
>>101893571i am going to build a pc so it's okay. Do you have any experience with pentiums in 2024? I wonder why they didn't just go with a older i3
>>101893600>>101893688I knew it was going to be redscarepod without even having to google it based on the title......
>>101893386it just isposting on a 15" MBA which feels like the absolute minimumwill probably get a 16" in a year or three when i get a new one
>>101893688I just wanted to accompany my post with a picture, it was the first I saw
Is the HP Elitebook 840 just a Thinkpad with a good screen?
>>101894401They are pretty close to each other. It boils down to personal preference
Help, i bought a t14s gen 2 with the i7 1165g7 and it's incredible, save for one thing. The battery life is absolute dogshit. I pulled it off the plug at 100% and it only lasted slightly above 4 hours (no wifi). WTH!!? I thought intel evo laptops got "9 hours" of real world use. I'm far from that mark. I did have an external hdd connected though but that shouldn't take away half the battery life. The battery's at 95% health btw
>>101894682That seems to be every Lenovo. I have a Lenovo too and its battery is also dogwater.
>>101894911Fucking hell, knew i should've stuck with elitebooks
Got a Portege X40-J and Macbook Pro 14 M1 ProPortege is nice and lightweight, with RAM slots. Too bad it's got the Intel CNVio cancer so I can't upgrade the wifi.Macbook has great battery life and display.
How is a Macbook for Excel?
>>101895376>buying an unrepairable overpriced toddler machine for a Microsoft appGTFO
>>101890439Got my T480 in the mail yesterday. so far so good for my second thinkpad (first was an L530 a while ago) and for 180 usd/250 cad. FHD IPS screen, 16gb ram and 256 gb nvme ssd. Maybe shouldve bought the i7 version and spent a few extra bucks but its fine I guess
>>101895476Are you regretting the i5?
>>101891402I'll let you in on a secret: The 16" MacBook Pro has better audio from those speakers.
Anyone have a somewhat modern XPS 13? Mine is eight years old and I'm curious how they have changed since.
>>101891869>>101891986sexwith averi
WHERE ARE THE GOOD KEYBOARDS? THEY ALL LOOK SHIT
>>101890601>the perfect linux laptop>not available in my country
>>101896868There are good chiclet keyboards now grandpa.
>>101897313Please name. Thanks.
Going overseas for a month so bought this as a laptop replacement. 7945HX, 4080, 32gb RAM, and 2x1tb nvme. It was on sale for ~2900$ CAD, so it's pretty much impossible to get more bang for the buck than this beauty.The reviews complained about some features removed from last year's model, but it feels sturdy as fuck, and performance is around 75% of my desktop. Not bad for such a portable device.I was also looking at some ASUS scars or Acers, but again, the price + performance was just too good to pass up on.
>>101897369*desktop replacement
>>101897337I like my T470's chiclet keyboard more than my T60p's keyboard.
>>101890439Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ACH6H 16" LaptopThis has been my favorite laptop so far. The screen has an excellent color gamut, excellent processor, decent graphics.
I've been using a t470s for a year now and I'm pretty satisfied. Technically it's my first laptop.It is slow but c'mon- I'm using it for browsing the interwebs- I don't need it to be fastFor everything else I just use my pc.
>>101891402The keyboard is the weak part imo, I miss the pre 2016 macbook keyboards they were pretty solid for low profile. Although nothing beats the beefy old Elitebook and Thinkpad keyboards, but those don;t fit into the Apple aesthetic.
anyone got any recommendations for a student for $1k usd or less? macs and chromeboos are not a valid option. big considerations are high battery life, physical io, linux support, and expandability/repairability.
>>101897900m1 macbook airdisregarded your stupid considerations because you don't know what you're talking about, basically
>>101897937wow, what a good post. youre so helpful.
>>101897900buy 10 x220 stinkpadsbattery life? insane (when combined)io? yeslinux? yesexpandability? just buy more x220srepairability? just replace the broken ones
>>101897947you've fallen for a lot of memes. it'd take work to enlighten you
I have a T440p with an i7 4712mq, 1080p display and 16gb of ram, it's been my main machine for 5 years now. Recently acquired a 4k monitor and the T440p can only do 4k 30hz, I think I'll sell it and buy a T480, or an AMD T14.
bump
>>101891339>>101891507Atom wasn't just a product line, it was an entire microarchitecture. They still use derivatives of the Atom cores, they're the E-cores in modern Intel processors. It wouldn't really make any sense to keep the Atom brand around, there's no longer anything to distinguish them from the processors labeled Pentium or Celeron.
would post my ibook 500 but they stopped updating the ppc version of void linux so no point.
>>101898680>Pentium or Celeron.why do they still keep both of them?
>>101897369Whoa, that's pretty damn nice. I dunno why it's not as offensive to the eyes as other gaming laptop keyboards I've seen. Also, cute loom.
>>101898711I think they finally got rid of them.
>>101898789what is the replacement>>101893571not available anymore unfortunately
>>101898851Nothing, they just call them Intel Processor [alphabet soup] now.
>>101898899what sense does that even make
>>101898937He's not telling the truth, pentium gold and silver are still used, and Celerons are all over the goddamn place in chromebooks and mini PCs, the big popular ones right now are the 5000 series.
>>101898117>i7 4712mq>cpu passmark 5313/1805grim, how do you even use that for so long I already imagine fans full speed trying to read docs and compileDefinitely get a t480
>>101898966>gold and silverwhat's the difference? Idk why they can't just kill celeron off already
>Buy basic specced ThinkPad T480 years ago, just werks perfectly well, never ever thought of having more>become consoomer>buy a Macbook Air M2>still mainly use my ThinkPadI don't want to say I regret it, but it's not the right machine for me. I prefer the feel of the ThinkPad, even if it is objectively worse in every way. I wanted to try Mac and better hardware, so it was inevitable, but the "you don't need more" meme is true. I might change my mind in the future.
>>101899163you'll change your mind if you ever have to use your T480 away from a plug for more than 1.5 hours
>budget$1200 aud>screenoled>fanlessdo i have any choices that arent a macbook air?
hello, which laptop do you recommend for my case? I have a PC workstation very capable i do my gaming there. For work i have a macbook pro. Also i have a laptop legion lenovo with nice gpu. I want a thin laptop without gpu only just in case i need to do some work on that outside home. I dont wanna carry the heavy gaming laptop.
>>101899226why tf would you want oled on a laptop
>>101899527because it looks nice
>>101899527Why would you NOT want OLED for every screen you own
>>101898750The keyboard was a factor in my choice as well. Most laptops that aren't chonky 18 inches don't have numpads, or have tiny arrow keys.
>>101899226>macbook>oled
>>101899625>taskbar>ribbons>address bar I'm not taking the risk
>>101890601I've seen people say the screen doesn't do palm rejection well which hinders its viability as a drawing tablet. Can you confirm?aon
>>101895476>>101895674The i7 version of the t480 is garbage, if you look at benchmark sites the i7-8650U and i5-8250U are listed as having almost exactly the same performance. But in the t480 the i7 version actually performs worse than the i5 because of thermal throttling.
>>101899935Interesting, are the thermals on the thinkpad just not great? Is the i7 turboing a lot? They both have a 10-25 watt TDP with a typical of 15.
>>101899968I have a t480 (i5 version) and it never feels like it's overheating, the fan usually is at medium capacity. I have only heard anecdotally that the i7 version gets too hot and throttles. But considering the 2 CPUs are the same performance there's still no reason to get the i7 even if the throttling is just be a myth.
>>101891795literally had that experience but with a lenovo laptop.apart from companies like framework all are at a similar level of anti consumerism as apple
>>101890486My 2014 lenovo y50 is still kicking. Granted, I've had to replace the fan, the audio / port board thing, the top and bottom covers, the hard drive. But it's working great
>>101890439>What laptops have you guys gotten, recently?Some refurbed $600 lenovo ideapad 5i i bought a month ago that retailed for $1500 with an i5 13th gen and rtx 3050, 120hz 1440p screen>Do you like your current one?Its everything i couldve ever asked for. My current desktop has an i5-8400 so it blows it the fuck out of the water. Keyboards great. Screen quality is fucking amazing. I just hook it up to my old monitor. Im in love with the dual monitor workflow.I hear so much shit about how laptops have shit thermals and build quality and desktops are so much better. Bitch, the fuck up. I never hear the fan kick on ever, even in high performance mode. Its insanely thin. I can just unplug it and take it with me anywhere and instantly get back to what I was doing. Shits great>Are there any you're looking at?Riding this one out for the next 5 or so years til i can supersede it again when the value suits it. Unless i dont need the extra performance in that time and things are still running well.
>>101901102But yeah check out lenovo outlet. You can get some good as fuck deals. Make an account before you check out for faster shipping though. >>101890439
>>101897369can you turn off the rgbtq+ in the bios?
>>1018904398470p as a desktop2570p as my travelbuddylibrebooted because fuck MEI even tried to upgrade to a newer models, but everything is just a apple copy since 2012... I can't stand it. Nowadays they don't even include ethernet.Meanwhile on 2012 elitebook I have solid metal body, replacable battery, socketed cpu, unsoldered ram and old school docking station, heaps of ports + second hdd spot if you remove dvd.I just love it, have like 3-4 spares just in case since it's cheap af.
about to pull the trigger on a lenovo thinkpad t16 gen2 with a ryzen 7 pro 7840U, 16gb of ram, and a 2tb drive (whatever they sell with it, pcpartpicker says a 2tb wd black is the same price as the wd pc sn740 it comes with). anything wrong with this?
>>101895426Name me a Windows machine that has a great screen, great battery life and great build quality for the price of the Macbook AirLiterally the only specs that matter, even laptops from 5+ years ago are super fast for normie tasks.
I was looking at an Asus Zenbook 14 recently (less than $1000) and it has a bright high quality OLED screen and a 70+ kwh batteryWhy don't Thinkpads get these kind of specs too? Why do you have to put up with mediocre screens and 3 hours battery life (if you're lucky)?
anyone know why MSI stopped making AMD laptops? they were getting rid of their last ones just a few months ago
>>101890439Got an older intel thinkpad. It's ok but i don't love it. I could probably ask for an upgrade but i'm not super interested, working from home most of the time anyway and it still does webbrowsers well.Anyway, i'm considering one of these https://novacustom.com/cat/custom-laptop/ when they figure out qubes and heads for the newer intel versions. Anyone got experience with them?
>>101890439I have the third gen T14, ryzen 6850 pro variant. I don't like the fact that ram is soldered, but it's been more than enough so far and it runs great. I wanted to get a Framework instead but those are not available in my country.It runs Fedora and battery is good enough for my use case.I don't plan on getting a new laptop anytime soon.
>>101891402>poorfaggot couldn't shell out for the 16 inch version
>>101897369This costs 3500 euros in EU...
Every time I close the lid on my laptop and I come back to it later it's dead and 0% battery.If I shut it down and then boot it up it's okay.If I charge it to 100% it lasts maybe 2 hours-ish.It's an ancient laptop I got from work as a hand me down from some guy who left.How do I fix it?
>>101902480you tell your job to give you a new one
My mom uses a 10+ year old HP laptop at home (only).She has it on some sort of stand that she brings close to her on the couch and plays bridge on it.I'm thinking of buying her a refurb 17" since she never takes it anywhere, but there's no 17" refurb or used laptops anywhere. Did no one ever buy them?Maybe I should buy her a proper 24" monitor and a refurb office desktop but it's hard to make a couch setup.
I just bought a sparkling new Precision 5480 with a thunderbolt dock using some extra 529 funds i have, justifiably for grad school although i already have an okay work laptop. the reason is quite autistic.
>>101903142my monitor is an OLED G9, with a 5120 x 1440 resolution. I want my laptop to be able to neatly plug into its dock (which is mounted to the underside of my desk) via a SINGLE cable -- which, to support this output, has to be thunderbolt. so i basically got this laptop for its small size and the fact that it has thunderbolt 4. it actually has no USB-A ports and no numpad, which is a mild inconvenience as I'm an engineer and actually use my numpad frequently, but the vast majority of the time it's docked and I'm just on my full-size kb.anyway it's a very nice little laptop.
(in this picture >>101903176, you're seeing my work laptop, which needed a dedicated hdmi cable as it could not output this resolution just via the dock cable. obviously completely unacceptable. this picture >>101903142 is the new laptop and the setup i wanted all along.)
>>101890439>>>/tpg/
what's the catch on the Xiaomi Pro 16" model?Great 3K screen99kwh batterymetal bodylatest i5 Ultra CPU32gb RAM / 1tb NVMEfor 900€?
>>101903419Buy an ad, Zhang
>>101903142does it get hot/ any thermal issues? i heard the 14" of the precision 5000 series has such problems while the 16" doesnt (talking about the last two generations specifically - 5480/90 and 5680/90)
>>101903592hmm, i have noticed it getting hot under some intensive loads but I can't remember exactly what I was doing.
>>101891632Imagine if someone actually will buy this.
>>101895426This.
>>101903419IPS screen Ram and disk that will die after a year
>>101891795have you ever had a macbook? i dropped mine many times and it's still fine.. if you're poor just stop hating
Not my primary machine, but I somehow scored a Chuwi Herobook 514 at the Goodwill bins for $8 a couple months ago. Looks attractive, slim, obviously took cues from Macbooks. (pic) But it's pretty flimsy plastic shit. Trackpad is awful. Keyboard is mediocre. Power supply seems not too far removed from the original GameBoy one. And while I'm sure not part of the intended design, it overheats if I don't use it on a cooling pad ... would that be a thermal paste issue? ie. the original owner dropped it and it damaged the connection/coverage.Odd machine. Screen is 1920x1080, I had to lower it to be able to see anything. If you don't touch the trackpad on startup, the trackpad doesn't work.
>>101904243 bros?
>>101890439Just bought a galaxy book 4, the most basic one with an i5, 16gb ram and 512 gb ssd. I'm liking it so far, it's not at all as powerful as my desktop, but I mainly use it as my work computer while on the go. The screen is nice, I enjoy the keyboard, the trackpad is decent enought. It has 2 USB-A and 2 USB-C ports, which is enought for my needs.
windows laptops are useless because they all have Modern Standby
>>101899220>mac toddler doesn't know.>>101899163a dual battery T480 thinkpad with linux is one of the best laptop experiences in my opinion. You get more then enough battery life, you have amazing linux support ect. But the best part for me, I got it for 70$ with no batteries and a broken trackpad. I fixed all that and now I have an amazing beater laptop that I don't have to worry about.
>>101901223You can cycle through custom light settings that you can edit yourself by pressing Fn + Spacebar, which includes turning them all off
My travel laptop is a X230 with a nicer screen and the X220 keyboard. I don't like the 16:9 aspect ratio, 768p resolution and how loud and warm it gets, so I would kind of like to replace it, but I also have yet to find a newer laptop that doesn't seem like it'd overall be worse. If I could I'd use my X61 or T61 but these are even louder and slower. Of course the Macbook Air is the go-to for silent and nice screen, but the keyboard looks dubious, I hate touchpads (vs the nipple) and Linux support doesn't seem to be there yet.
>>101906218If you buy one of the newer models that charge via USB-C you can just chug a cheap 20,000 powerbank in your backpack and it's like having another battery.But these modern laptops seem to last a lot longer too, anything made in the last few years seems to get like 6+ hours battery life out of a typical 50kwh battery, and some laptops even have 75+ kwh batteries.What's a minefield is the screen quality, I was looking at used HP Elitebooks and it's very confusing because some have really good IPS screens with 500+ nits brightness but the ones you can find cheaply are the ones with a shit screen and there's no easy way to differentiate the models.
>>101906374this. i've been looking at "good enterprise laptops" and they all have these shitty 50% SRGB displays. like gtfo of here.
>>101906627I think your best bet is still an Elitebook 840 (Intel) or 845 (AMD) just gotta find the right model.I've also looked at the Asus Zenbooks with the OLED screen that's like 2800 x 1800 or something. But those are not really "enterprise".
MacBook Air 15", the M2 model.I try once in a while to switch to Windows or Linux, but they're too inferior to macOS.
>>101907537ok, sale me on macos. How come the OS doesn't show transfer speeds on USB drives?
God, I can't decide. They all suck.I just need a laptop with a good screen, good keyboard (or as good as chiclets can be), with a good battery life. Is that really so much to ask?
Anyone have experiences with Dell Latitudes?
>>101908958I do! What do you want to know?
>>101890439I just got this HP Victus 15 from Walmart. It’s on sale for $300, upgradeable RAM, so I just pulled the trigger. Screen is only 1080 and apparently the 144Hz kills the battery life. I just needed something I could take outside for when I’m working on my car or bike, I got tired of running back and forth to my computer.
>>101909087Would you recommend them over Elitebooks or Thinkpads?
I bought a top of the line lenovo x1thinkpad 3-4 years ago.I do not recommend it, better get a Dell
Gave up on the idea and decided to build a new PC instead and then occasionally log into it remotely from my 10 year old laptop.
>>101909152So you never turn it off?
>>101909182No, I said occasionally.
Absolutely shameless that ifixit is selling T480 "replacement batteries" that are only 24wh / 1950mahThey are charging 60 Euros for this shitHow many normies never noticed?
>>101909678Anyway the T480 is the Thinkpad I am finding the most amount of refurbs on for some reason, is it any good?They're asking like low 300's for a 16gb model, "grade a" refurb.I'm seeing R*ddit posts that it gets like 5-6 hours of battery life on normal use which is good enough for me, I'm sure performance on an i5-8000 series is great anyway for light use.The big question is, how bad is the screen?
>>101891402who cares about speakers on a laptop nigga just put in earbuds hahahaha
>>101909121Not at all. Unless you're a real fucking oldhead who loves the freedom of removable parts and browsing the internet at one mile per hour, Dell has been dogshit for years. I'd say any thinkpad/elitebook in the past 10 years is better. Except for that one spell HP had around Intel's 10th generation where they made every one of their laptops dogshit, instead of every one of them except elitebooks.
>>101909717>Anyway the T480 is the Thinkpad I am finding the most amount of refurbs on for some reason, is it any good?>They're asking like low 300's for a 16gb model, "grade a" refurb.This is normal, the t480 is the big memed thinkpad that people scrambled to grab once they hit mainstream. It's basically the best of the old ones. The screen is fine, but Lenovo isn't really known for their screens. The brightness is real low, like 260 nits, but the gamut is better than a lot of their other laptops.Also, get the i5 version. The i7 has thermal issues and chews through battery, barely performs better. Some say it's actually slightly worse due to heat.
>>101890439All laptops, including macbooks, dell precisions, hp elitebooks, and thinkpads, are dogshits build quality in 2024.t. macbook pro, thinkpad t4xx, and dell precision owner
>>101909717The screen is ok, but it is common to upgrade them. If you get the 1080p screen, its alright. The linux support is top notch. I was able to get the finger print reader to work. This is my daily driver laptop, I love this thing.>>101909802Ya, people are overpaying for them now. I was able to get my slightly damaged for about $70, the repairs were easy and I had ram and an SSD laying around, batteries are still cheap. Ended up costing little less then $150 when all was said and done. I'm also stateside, I know that makes a big difference.
>>101890601wish it had better battery life man, it would be the perfect tablet/laptop
>>101909802>>101909717t480 is still a somewhat "old style" thinkpad, but it's build quality is dogshit. i had trackpads and screens replaced (owned one new 5 years ago). at least it's not soldered hotglued junk...
I can get a refurbished Dell Latitude 5410, 10810U, 14" FHD, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD for around 337 USD. Is there anything better for the price?I currently have an HP Omen with an i7-8750H 32GB RAM, 1050Ti and 1TB SSD but the battery doesn't work anymore (already replaced it once) and the keyboard doesn't work properly every now and then
>>101909717I'm also finding this which is tempting but also a little suspicious.It's last year's model, practically still new. Why is it already refurbished? What happened to it?They're also offering it with all possible keyboard layouts which makes me think it was damaged and they're going to replace the keyboard with whichever one the buyers pick.But on the other hand it's a 2023 Elitebook - these things cost like 1350€ new here.
Only rule I follow:Don't get thinshit.The thicker, the more air, the hotter the air, the shorter the battery life... THE BETTER!
>>101909954I mean, shit gets messed up all the time. I'm sure you've busted or returned something after using it for under a year. That being said, used laptops just drop like flies in value instantly, they're like cars. It's not that they're any worse, it's just that companies massively overcharge for them. Still, if this is a sketchy site, I'd go on HP's website or find a reputable ebay seller, ebay has 'em for similar prices.
>>101910026I mean, thick-ass laptops usually have way better thermals, which means better battery life and cooler, less noisy air exchange.
>>101910043It's a site called "backmarket" (get it)which apparently has solid reviews but it's a little sketchy cheap
>>101910026If only the world allowed it. No modern laptop is thick.Would get those panasonic toughbooks, seeing as they seem to have actual deep keys, and not thinshits, but they all are ancient 2 core machines.
>>101910061Well, I'm not sure. I guess I'd go somewhere that has buyer protection (ebay/HP site) or where you can see it in person (facebook marketplace/used electronics shop)
>>101910067I really like my E14 gen 3. It's a lot thicker than any other modern laptop I've had for a while now, has great airflow and build quality.
>>101910163Will say, they listed the thickness/heaviness relative to other Lenovo laptops as a downside on the review site, which is insane. It's way better for the laptop for it to have more room inside.
I opened up an old laptop I haven't used since last summer and I got an armpit sweat stench from itI swear I'm not a slob this is not from meI have no idea where it comes from
Ideapad Gaming 3 15ACH6>165hz 1080p IPS display>Ryzen 7 5800h 8c 16t>3050 Ti>16 GB upgradeable to 32 GB>512 GB NVMe SSD (slot for a second NVMe OR a SATA drive, currently have a 2TB HDD)>Even has a shutter switch like all other Lenovo laptops>Linux runs like a charmHad it for about 2 years and It's never let me down
>>101890439>no numpadinto the trash it goes
>>101910239Oops, sorry mate. Can't help it, I love cabbage.
I think I've decided on a Dell Lattitude 9520>4K 500 nits screen >32GB Ram>i7 1185G7>88 Wh batteryonly £550
I have M1 MacBook and Lenovo Legion. I like both, but I'm not a big fan of having two computers if I could have only one.MacBook is better in everything, but video games.Lenovo Legion is just for games. Overall I could use only Lenovo, but it's not handy, it has a huge charger and battery life is not good.Generally I'm looking for an arm laptop with Windows that would have similar battery life, screen quality and performance as MacBook and on which I could play some games.I saw a few reviews of Windows arm laptops but they don't look very good at the moment.Or as a solution I could just stop playing video games and use only MacBook.
>>101911968Or, you know, do the sensible thing and get an actual desktop that can outperform any laptop and has no super cucking limitations on power draw and thermals
>>101912031Unless you for some reason need to game on the go. But at that point, a steam deck is supreme.
>>101909717There is a weird cult following around ThinkPads on this board, but the reality is that they kinda suck. They're built cheap as shit, the touchpad is horrendous, the screens are bad, I could go on and on. Do yourself a favor and get a real laptop like a macbook or xps.
So I have an old x270 with a 6th gen i7 and 8GB of memory, and when trying to do any meaningful development on it, I’m hitting a lot of snags with performanceI’m wondering if maybe the optimal choice is to RETVRN to thin client and fat server computing. Is it tenable to just build the desktop I need and remote in when I want to take my work on the go? Anyone with a similar setup run into challenges especially with latency?
>>101912964your computer is just shit. it's really that simple
>>101890439I bought an HP Envy 13 x360 2021 some years back cause of the ltt video shilling the envy line. Build quality is concerning (trackpad broke after a year so had to get that repaired), the battery life is a laughable 4-5 hours of web browsing, and it just chugs despite the Ryzen 5 processor, ssd, and 16gb of ram. Also the shell's getting permanent scuffs so that's ugly and I got the privacy screen and that has abysmal view angles and issues with reflections (ie. from ceiling lights.)But the stylus and touch screen are lifesavers for taking drawn notes in university and it's kinda lightweight and the keyboard's nice so I guess I'm satisfied overall. If I had to upgrade I'd go for a refurbished convertible business laptop on sale, assuming those have better build quality.
>>101913008I know anon, I’m having a lot of trouble finding a usable laptop that isn’t rife with issues however. Just thinking of an alternative solution.Is a Dell Latitude really my best option
>>101891008Tô this day Dell make 13 inch latitudes (that have the same footprint as a 12.5 inch) they are amazing machines and you can get they for almost nothing in the used market, I only recommend to update the bios and repaste with a good TP or use carbonaut because they heat a lot thanks to the cheap mayo Dell and other manufacturers use
>>101913240all modern windows laptops have what's called Modern Standby, which means they don't have true Sleep(S3) in which everything other than the RAM is off. What they now have is this Modern Standby(S0) "sleep" which keeps the CPU and network adapter powered on as well. Because of this, your laptop can randomly download and install an update while in your bag, leading to it being at like 5% battery when you take it out, or even catch on fire. There's no fix for this because it's a firmware issue that the vendors refuse to address, partly because the issue may be deeper than that and Microsoft has no answer.Windows laptops are certified garbage now.
>>101913326But anon, I run Linux
>>101913326>windowsKEK
How are "gaming laptops" when used as non-gaming laptops?There's a guy selling a "used" Lenovo Legion and he says it's got such good cooling that when used for non-gaming it's dead silent and lasts 10+ hours with its 80wh battery.He's selling it for 900€ and says he bought it 2 days ago. I wouldn't mind a laptop that stays cool and silent with long battery life. I'd never play games on it.
>>101913355>>101913380It's not Windows itself. It's the computers they're making now for Windows, which means all of your linux machines, too. You can fact check me by checking the sleep states on your linux machine right now in the terminal. They will say they don't support the S3 state among others. Macbooks for example have this S0 crap now too, but they give you an option to disable it and just use S3 again.
>>101913438What’s the alternative man.Framework?
>>101913533idk. i'm in the same boat as you. i'm looking into macbooks and chromebooks now. Windows laptops are dead to me. I was able to tolerate the blatant malware in the form of fucking ads and forced updates, because I could debloat it probably or wait for LTSC or whatever. but this Modern Standby shenanigans was the last straw for me.
>>101913433Buys laptop, sells it two days later, it's either stolen or he's a retard. Don't buy from retards. If you aren't playing games you can probably just buy a non-gaming laptop that's light and has good battery life.
Work gave me a Surface laptop. The proprietary power connector on these things are fucking horrible. It's difficult to get it fully seated despite also coming loose way too easily.. I have never encountered a power connector better than the one on my old T420.
>>101913734yeah, and cars were better in the 90s. shit changes anon. t420 is a POS now
Alright I’m at my fucking limitI need a new cocksucking laptop to run an IDE and maybe some Docker containers and VMs on NOW>HPs suck>Dells suck>Thinkpads are shit now>Framework has shit battery life>System76 is a meme>Macs are for fags>13th and 14th gen intel CPUs are all critically bugged>Ultrabooks burn a hole in your ballsWho cares, what the fuck do I buy for fucks sake, just give me a decent laptop that can run Linux and is worth a damn. Tell me what is a unanimously good laptop to buy under $1200 OR ELSE. I’M SICK OF THIS STUPID SHIT TELL ME NOW.
>>101914198macs being for fags is literally a meme anon. like it doesn't relate to its hardware or software. it's genuinely good. stop listening to random NEET faggots who shower on a monthly basisthere is literally no laptop that can run linux properly other than chromebooks. linux has shit power management like ASPM bullshit. inb4 some retard says their distro just werkz when it gets like 5hr battery lif and the fan spins up when watching a youtube video
>>101914198unironically m1 mba
>>101913326So just um TURN IT OFF?Lol
>>101914625or just use something that works properly instead and don't write caps at me motherfucker
>>101891402>>101891755>>101895234>>101895376>>101895753>>101897937>>101899226>>101901467>>101904201>>101906218>>101907537>>101911968>>101912660>>101913600>>101914356>>101914559there is no equivalent to macsmacs have:>soldered SSD/RAM/WLANdoesnt exist on 99% of PCs>when pajeetOS runs out of RAM it swapfile rapes the SSD to death within 3 yearsdoesnt exist on 99% of PCs>when the SSD dies it bricks your entire currybook because the EFI is stored on the soldered SSD to save $0.05 on a dedicated chipdoesnt exist on 99% of PCs>riveted keyboard that requires total destruction of the chassis to replacedoesnt exist on 99% of PCs>serial numbered battery that prevents boot if you replace it yourselfdoesnt exist on 99% of PCs>screens so fucking shit they have over 90ms response times (essentially 10Hz)doesnt exist on 99% of PCs>flexgate cables that are so brittle they crack from opening your screen past 90 degrees more than 2 dozen timesdoesnt exist on 99% of PCs>screen made from pajeet trash glass that cracks from temperature change in seasons or tape over the iBotnet webcamdoesnt exist on 99% of PCs>so fire and explosion prone the FAA have banned them from all flightsdoesnt exist on 99% of PCs>uses phone CPU that's so shit it gets destroyed by half decade old i3s from 2017 and can only "compete" by cheating at benchmarks in extreme edge cases with hardware acceleratorsdoesnt exist on 99% of PCs>curryniggers at apploo get so full of sniffing their own currynigger silicon shit they ship currybooks with no fans and they run so hot they melt the keyboard keysdoesnt exist on 99% of PCs>keyboards with 63.5% failure rateunheard of on PCs, and yet you curryniggers defend it with "jus werx fer me!"theres no PC laptop as total fucking currynigger shit as crapple's streetshitterbooksthey are one of the biggest heaps of steaming currynigger shit in the history of computing second only to curryPhones
>>101915724ok
i went on a retard spree and bought some x220, 220i and a 230 and a 490. The 490 is fine but get the S version for the better panel. I'm getting about 4 hours with the TN panel, 8th gen i5. Depending on what you need to do I am with many others in thinking the x220 is probably never going to be topped. They're actually the best laptop design i've ever used, but you need the IPS panel. You can use TN but you won't enjoy it. The 9 cell batteries are giving me around 4 hours of life with browsing and farting around, playing videos. I can probably stretch it, especially on the TN i3s but I'm planning on putting IPS in them. But with MSATA and 9 cell on i3 I bet I will be able to get at least 4 or 5 hours
>>101890601oh god they're putting copilot buttons on laptops now takemebacktakemeback
>>101915956it's literally over for windows laptops
I really really loved the look of the 12'' Powerbook G4. Finding a mint condition would be very difficult though. Even ignoring the batteries and the dimmed LCDs and whatever corrosion the motherboards have endured; the fucking aluminum bodies are all dented and scuffed all these years later.
there are literally no x86 laptops with decent battery life and I don't want to use fucking macOS.I wish I was a neet
>>101916078Only reason Apple's battery life is so good is because Apple codes for specific hardware. It's literally optimized to the bone for good battery life. If you want true power though, x86 is king. Sure battery sucks but it's getting better yearly.
>>101913734It's magnetic bro. How can you fuck it up that bad, seriously. Does your laptop and desk move that much, or are you downsy?
I got a Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 almost 5 years ago. The actual computery parts are fine, but the chassis is a cheap piece of shit that is being held together with rubber bands and epoxy. I didn't get as much use out of the tablet mode as I thought I would.
>>101916423It being magnetic is actually part of the problem. The way the edge is angled means that you either have lift it up to fully seat it, or leave it all up to the magnetism. More often than not, it ends up sideways when you do the latter.>Does your laptop and desk move that much, or are you downsy?No. But everywhere I work has my nearest outlet to my left. Having to wrap the cable around the rest of the laptop doesn't help.
>>101910026if you have external hotswappable batteries you don't have to worry about this des, hehe
isn't it possible to put a really fat ass battery in a framework 16? has someone made one/done that yet?
>>101910514Damn, my Lenovo Legion5 burned out the battery in 12 months. I still use it as an HTPC but it has to stay plugged in.
What laptop buying guide do you recommend? My laptop is probably dead and I want a basic budget one that isn’t shit. Can’t find a reliable source
>>101917004just buy a chromebook if you don't want any problems and have no money
>>101917045Laptop repair guy mentioned the same. Will strongly consider it.
>>101915724>>soldered SSD/RAM/WLAN>doesnt exist on 99% of PCsfix your delusions
>>101917101they just work. it's linux and very lightweight. yes, it's google, but you can just make a fake account and stop caring. it's seamless, frankly. it's like how linux should be. and all of the laptops are "regulated" like the keyboards are all the same configuration, all of the trackpad gestures are the same. It's not like windows laptops at all. it's like macbooks, but with more selection.also if you want to mess around with the linux stuff on it, get an x86 chromebook, not an ARM one like mine. being cool and fanless and having a 13hr battery life is awesome, but it also can't really run anything other than the stock applications and stupid mobile apps in the play store that barely work properly. it's also too slow and too little RAM.get at least 8GB RAM, and something multiple times faster than my MT8183. also at least 13.3" and ~1080p.
>>101899625lmao. have you ever bought an oled? after my tv had burn in and my old phone, i'm good. maybe things have changed in the past 10 years, but im not wasting money.
>>101917187Thanks senpai
Is this the best all-round + gaming laptop on the market right now?>solid build quality and no gaudy gayming lgbt bullshit>excellent keyboard>2880x1800 120hz OLED screen>ryzen 7 7840HS + RTX 4060, good enough performance without melting a hole through your desk>ram is soldered in but it's 32GB at 6400Mhz so who gives a fuck>dual m.2 slotsIt does get noisy under load and it lacks an ethernet port which is regrettable but overall it look fucking great
>>101916078nigger faggot the latest Intel X1 carbon gets 13+ hours. This ATmRN faggotry needs to stop. In exchange for a crippled PC you'll get like 2-3 more hours. Each hour after approximately 10 hours has massive diminishing marginal returns. AMD x64 CPUs can probably get slightly more battery. Faggot
>>101918329why are all the laptop makers racist against ethernet ports?
>>101918329I found a used one for 900€ but it's an older model with a 3070 GPU and an older gen Ryzen - like 5800 or something.
>>101918514sexwith ayano-chan
>>101918329zephyrus g16 is better imo.
Worst laptop you've ever owned?Picrel, this Acer Aspire One was a giga piece of shit. An SSD and 8 gb of ram from the previous owner couldn't save it from choking at every possible point, shit could barely open notepad.
>>101923469Work has given me a Dell Inspiron 13 which is a 2-in-1 that flips to go into tablet modeIt's got an i5-8000 series CPU, 8gb RAM and an SSD - on paper it should be fast. But for some reason it's so damn slow and the fans get loud and stay stuck at 100% after a while.Battery life is about 1.5 hours at best, usually closer to 1 hour.In tablet mode it's just too heavy and slow and unwieldy.
>>101923469I had an acer aspire 3 that made me wait 2 minutes to open outlook web, then it would crash so I would refresh then wait another 30 seconds and it would finally open after all that time with close to 100% CPU utilization. And that was with a sata SSDWWSW too
HP Omen 16"Ryzen 7 - 7840HSRTX 4070IPS 165hzHe's asking 1100€ can probably squeeze him down to triple digitsI don't care about the "gaming laptop" I just want a laptop that's fast and stays cool and quiet. Gaming laptops seem to have decent cooling while all the ultraportables I'm seeing are shit.
>>101924221Also, I see that in the US you can buy brand new laptops dirt cheap as long as it's last year's modelIs there any EU website that does this? I wouldn't mind ordering from an EU store as long as it's QWERTY and cheap. I'd much rather get a brand new last year's model than a used last year's model.
Brought a new laptop recently, my only requirement is that I wanted an AMD GPU, since well, I heard a lot that AMD was better on Linux. Ended up getting the ASUS TUF Gaming A16 "Advantage" Edition (all AMD)I got the high end model which comes with a Ryzen 9 7940HS, Radeon RX 7700s, with a QHD+ 240hz screen. I got only this for about $1200, Then I added 4TB SSD for home and a 256GB SSD for root, and 96GB (2x 48) of DDR5 ram. Total came to be about $1650Been my workhorse lately and have no issues with it!
>>101924260you can order from america too. check out newegg for example. as long as it has international guarantee you are safe.
>>101924390The problem is the local customs will tear me a new one
>>101892109Redpill me on Asus ProArt line. Any downsides besides price? Do the screens have Wacom tech?
>>101890439T480sWaiting for Qualcomm to finish Linux upstreaming and for a brighter screen option in a Thinkpad. For now, it's good enough.
