Work Laptop Deals Thread (Mega?)

[riander5]

Hey everyone - I need a work laptop.... 13 or 15 inches, probably 16 GB of RAM.

My previous laptop was a dell XPS 13, 16gb ram, intel i7-10710, no fancy graphics cards. It seemed to work well for all I needed. Hoping to snag some 0% financing so maybe Best Buy or Mem Express is my only option....

Any computer gurus have any suggestions?

Much appreciated

[ThePenIsMightier]

Also interested.
Me and riander are the same. And he is the same as Killy (because same car).

Now thread is double mega.

[eblend]

I use a Lenovo P1 Gen4, 32gb ecc ram, i7, 1tb ssd, 4k screen, dedicated graphics... Work bought it for me, so doesn't really help you, but just throwing it out there. It's a great slim work laptop, but I think they are close to $4k in this config.

[ExtraSlow]

Lenovo keyboard is good. Not cheap even on sale but a terrible value at full price.

[ganesh]

Currently Dell is running Black Friday in July event.
If you want a Laptop you can't go wrong with another Dell XPS 13.
Alternatively if you want to go Mac, the new MacBook Air Should be really good. - That is based on the early reviews

[msommers]

Own a Thinkpad for nearly a decade. Functions just the same as I bought it, nice to have a 15" screen with a numpad. Keyboard has held up great.

Been waiting for the fucking thing to die so I could finally upgrade and get a screen with more resolution and wifi that actually supports 5ghz!

[riander5]

Currently Dell is running Black Friday in July event.
If you want a Laptop you can't go wrong with another Dell XPS 13.
Alternatively if you want to go Mac, the new MacBook Air Should be really good. - That is based on the early reviews

Yea I looked at that, I was hoping to finance and pretty sure Dell charges credit card rates. MeMex and best buy seem to have 0% financing though

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I use a Lenovo P1 Gen4, 32gb ecc ram, i7, 1tb ssd, 4k screen, dedicated graphics... Work bought it for me, so doesn't really help you, but just throwing it out there. It's a great slim work laptop, but I think they are close to $4k in this config.

Sounds like a monster, bit pricey for me though

[ThePenIsMightier]

Sounds like a monster, bit pricey for me though

I'm looking around $900-$1200. You?

[riander5]

I'm looking around $900-$1200. You?

Basically the exact same range yes. I think based on my current laptop any i7 processer w/ 16GB ram should get the job done. I honestly don't know a ton about processors but I think that should cover it.

Hoping to snag the above in that 900-1200 range

[riander5]

I'm looking around $900-$1200. You?

Ended up grabbing this mofo. Should suffice for all office work I plan to do on it. Potentially some website editing and light process simulations

https://www.dell.com/en-ca/shop/laptops-ultrabooks/inspiron-15-3000-laptop/spd/inspiron-15-3525-laptop/ni153525_sb_s527e

[ThePenIsMightier]

I heard a smart computer person say that Intel has fallen behind so if I look at the AMD Ryzen-7 then this looks pretty decent.
Thoughts?

https://www.costco.ca/dell-inspiron-16-i5625-a297slv-pus-laptop%2c-amd-ryzen-7-5825u.product.100981624.html

Or perhaps this similar/same one with 512 hard drive instead of 1TB.

https://deals.dell.com/en-ca/productdetail/f51m

[riander5]

Im not a smart computer guy but if their processers are anything like their stock then AMD must be better!

My computer has the Ryzen 7... seems to run internet and MS office apps well

[ThePenIsMightier]

How about this one?

111461

Ryzen7 5800U and 16GB LPDDR4x should keep me future-proof for about 5 years, shouldn't it?

Am I missing anything?

[ExtraSlow]

Is that Lenovo EPP thing still active? Need a new machine for my new job. Have few days to figure it out.

[msommers]

...for my new job.

Congrats!

[pheoxs]

Is that Lenovo EPP thing still active? Need a new machine for my new job. Have few days to figure it out.

We get a EPP discount with Dell for an extra 10% off if you want anything from there.

[riander5]

Is that Lenovo EPP thing still active? Need a new machine for my new job. Have few days to figure it out.

What do you need for your job?

I'm telling ya these intel NUC's are pretty fucking good for $1000

[ExtraSlow]

Pretty basic office suite usage. Company is an office 365 organization.

Thinking Lenovo ThinkPad E16 fits the bill, okay keyboard for when I'm actually typing. Like the upgraded screen.

Five minutes on the config tool gets me to this. Sale right now too.
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[ganesh]

Pretty basic office suite usage. Company is an office 365 organization.

Thinking Lenovo ThinkPad E16 fits the bill, okay keyboard for when I'm actually typing. Like the upgraded screen.

Five minutes on the config tool gets me to this. Sale right now too.
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Just check Rakuten. you will get cash back on top as well.
When I ordered my Lenovo I got 168 back. Not too bad.

[msommers]

Was just gonna say the same thing. Sometimes they have flash sales at 10-15% cashback.

Keep in mind, I have had some instances (like booking.com or hotels.com) where the price of the item increased because I used Rakuten. Just be diligent.

[sabad66]

Why are so many people ordering their own laptops for work? Are companies starting to do BYOD more these days? Please tell me they at least reimburse you? And if so what’s the standard allowance? And do you get to keep the difference if you buy a shittier laptop / find a great sale?

[ExtraSlow]

I think a lot of smaller companies have gone to BYOD for new employees. In my case I expect to be reimbursed.

[pheoxs]

Why are so many people ordering their own laptops for work? Are companies starting to do BYOD more these days? Please tell me they at least reimburse you? And if so what’s the standard allowance? And do you get to keep the difference if you buy a shittier laptop / find a great sale?

Suncor is taking away the computers they gave contractors and making them get their own. But that’s fairly typical of contractor life I guess.

[ZeroGravity]

Pretty basic office suite usage. Company is an office 365 organization.

Thinking Lenovo ThinkPad E16 fits the bill, okay keyboard for when I'm actually typing. Like the upgraded screen.

Five minutes on the config tool gets me to this. Sale right now too.
115896

that particular machine I would add backlit keys.

Also use "SUPERTHINKOCT" coupon code. Not sure if this will affect rakuten cashback though.

[ExtraSlow]

Never had backlit keys, is that helpful?

[ZeroGravity]

Never had backlit keys, is that helpful?

In darker places, probably help with placing your hands when starting to type. We just usually add that when configure laptops for our company.

[ExtraSlow]

Mitsu3000gt, I think you were the dude with the Lenovo EPP code. Does that still exist? May not be better than the current sale, unless its stackable.

[ThePenIsMightier]

Never had backlit keys, is that helpful?

It's fully fucking mandatory in my opinion.

[bjstare]

It's fully fucking mandatory in my opinion.

Yeah, backlit keys is a great feature.

[ExtraSlow]

Hilarious. I will not be needing to BYOD to this role, company has just onboarded a bunch of people at the head office and has a machine ready for me already. Will be sitting in the office on day 1, already set up. Don't really mind that, makes any IT problems fully "their problem".

Anywhoooo, guess I don't need to play with the online configurator any more, unless I buy something for the wife for the home office . . . .

[msommers]

Jerry, just write it off

[riander5]

Why are so many people ordering their own laptops for work? Are companies starting to do BYOD more these days? Please tell me they at least reimburse you? And if so what’s the standard allowance? And do you get to keep the difference if you buy a shittier laptop / find a great sale?

Smaller companies. Not working for big shitty ones. Decided to work for small shitty ones.

[ganesh]

Why are so many people ordering their own laptops for work? Are companies starting to do BYOD more these days? Please tell me they at least reimburse you? And if so what’s the standard allowance? And do you get to keep the difference if you buy a shittier laptop / find a great sale?

Consultant Life :)

[Xtrema]

Why are so many people ordering their own laptops for work? Are companies starting to do BYOD more these days? Please tell me they at least reimburse you? And if so what’s the standard allowance? And do you get to keep the difference if you buy a shittier laptop / find a great sale?

BYOD and a session to Virtual Desktop that the company can monitor and control isn't that bad of an idea.

[sabad66]

BYOD and a session to Virtual Desktop that the company can monitor and control isn't that bad of an idea.

Yeah it works pretty well and keeps things secure but I guess I didn’t realize it was so common these days for staff positions. We’ve been doing it for contractors as of around 6 months ago I think so it’s definitely a good proven model to save costs.

Now that I think of it I’d much prefer a $2000 credit every 3 years or so to buy my own stuff vs my company issued surface pro 9.

[ExtraSlow]

Rakuten now giving 12% cash back, and Lenovo big October sale still active.

[pheoxs]

Now that I think of it I’d much prefer a $2000 credit every 3 years or so to buy my own stuff vs my company issued surface pro 9.

Give it a few years and some consultant would see that as a cost saving measure. People have computers at home already, let’s reduce the reimbursement down to $500 every 5 years.

Costco also has an electronics sale now until the 12th.


Valid on TVs, smart watches, tablets, desktops, laptops, monitors, audio, unlocked phones and all Apple products

$200 off purchases of $1000 - $1499
$300 off purchases of $1500 - $1999
$500 off purchase of $2000+

[ExtraSlow]

The work-issued MS Surface laptop has been shitty since day 1. Are they all shitty? They sure don't passive cool very well. Fucking fan is running all damned day. Anyway, I keep complaining, and seems like they may buy me the thinkpad I wanted. Funny stuff.

[ThePenIsMightier]

The work-issued MS Surface laptop has been shitty since day 1. Are they all shitty? They sure don't passive cool very well. Fucking fan is running all damned day. Anyway, I keep complaining, and seems like they may buy me the thinkpad I wanted. Funny stuff.

I am under whelmed by the Think Pad thus far.

[ExtraSlow]

Well, I have had 3 thinkpads in a row, and thought they were fine. certainly none as annoying as this MS Surface. Admittedly, it's the lowest spec surface, and I think probably not new for my personal use. I also don't do any processor-intensive activities. Like ***shudder*** facilities engineering ***/shudder***. thanks fucking gawd.

In terms of thermal management, a larger conventional laptop just has more internal air volume and external surface radiator volume than a 13.5 inch surface tablet/laptop hybrid thingy. Or whatever this POS is. It's small.

Speaking of physical size. If you have to type on a laptop keyboard, having a physically laptop is really helpful.

[ThePenIsMightier]

My first one had an issue where its fans would stop and it would cook itself until emergency shutoff with no warning. Brand new work unit, so off to warranty.
Its replacement also has weird fan behaviour and unless its cranked to max performance on the battery setting, it frequently struggles and bogs down under fairly basic tasks.
i7 chip, but Dunno!

[jwslam]

Dudes, tell me why I don't need this so I can save my wallet plz

https://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX00128491

[ExtraSlow]

because 14 inch laptops are too small?

[jwslam]

because 14 inch laptops are too small?
She made that comment

[riander5]

Dudes, tell me why I don't need this so I can save my wallet plz

https://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX00128491

My dell had a Ryzen. I basically threw $1000 in the garbage. Maybe it was the dell. Piece of shit.

Like I've said, this NUC is a beast for 1 grand.

https://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX00123976

I guess its 1300 now. Inflation eh

[killramos]

Costco had some really nice MSI laptops that are tempting as a business machine, at least last time I was in there.

[R-Audi]

Wife needs a new work latptop... any deals/reccomendations out there?

Main uses:
-Quickbooks, Excel, saves a bunch of pictures for presentations, email, web basics.

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My dell had a Ryzen. I basically threw $1000 in the garbage. Maybe it was the dell. Piece of shit.

Like I've said, this NUC is a beast for 1 grand.

https://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX00123976

I guess its 1300 now. Inflation eh

This is now $699... would that be a good starting point??

[jwslam]

Wife needs a new work latptop... any deals/reccomendations out there?

Main uses:
-Quickbooks, Excel, saves a bunch of pictures for presentations, email, web basics.

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This is now $699... would that be a good starting point??
This is back in stock


Dudes, tell me why I don't need this so I can save my wallet plz

https://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX00128491

[Xtrema]

This is back in stock

Wow, shipment from Amazon must be huge.

[AndyL]

Is there a decent slightly more rugged 12-14" chromebook-ish?

Starting to realize I'm getting old, schematics seem to be getting harder to read on the phone... Pondering just grabbing one of the pixel books but figured I'd ask if there's better choices, without getting into toughbooks...

[ercchry]

Wife needs a new work latptop... any deals/reccomendations out there?

Main uses:
-Quickbooks, Excel, saves a bunch of pictures for presentations, email, web basics.

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This is now $699... would that be a good starting point??

We just refreshed our laptops… I, being a man (who doesn’t even game) went absolute overkill on the premise of not wanting a completely taxed unit while running 3 screens and teams (like every single dell and Lenovo corporate special).

So naturally I got the #1 gaming laptop from newegg for $1300 (gigabyte G6)

Then for the Mrs.’ I landed on a zenbook, same gen as you have linked there, but slightly more at $1200 (on sale at staples) and now I’m jealous.

It’s a really nice package, 12th gen i7 evo, oled, huge battery, super compact but still 14” screen with full sized keyboard and even has a virtual num pad that lights up on the trackpad when crunching some numbers…. And even has a touchscreen to boot (can get a stylus too).

[killramos]

Biggest thing is deciding if you need a big screen or not.

I personally would rather work on my iPhone than ever use a surface for real work. I’m stuck in the work of 16”+ screens.

Portability sucks but that’s a trade off I can live with, for some portability is king.

[ercchry]

Biggest thing is deciding if you need a big screen or not.

I personally would rather work on my iPhone than ever use a surface for real work. I’m stuck in the work of 16”+ screens.

Portability sucks but that’s a trade off I can live with, for some portability is king.

Depending on how good your eyes are, resolution is a key component to that as well. The zenbook at 14” can have more data on it than my 15.6”… but currently it’s set to 175%, could probably do 125% but eye fatigue would be real.

If I worked more at locations without a monitor setup to plug into I’d probably research a portable 2nd monitor as I do like as much desktop as possible, flipping between windows is inefficient

[R-Audi]

My Wife went into M.E. and ended up with this.. was a bit cheaper in store. Salesman said it was an easy recommendation.


https://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX00124114

[ercchry]

My Wife went into M.E. and ended up with this.. was a bit cheaper in store. Salesman said it was an easy recommendation.


https://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX00124114

3yr old AMD, right after this post… classic beyond :rofl:



My dell had a Ryzen. I basically threw $1000 in the garbage. Maybe it was the dell. Piece of shit.

Like I've said, this NUC is a beast for 1 grand.

https://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX00123976

I guess its 1300 now. Inflation eh

[AndyL]

Is there a decent slightly more rugged 12-14" chromebook-ish?

Starting to realize I'm getting old, schematics seem to be getting harder to read on the phone... Pondering just grabbing one of the pixel books but figured I'd ask if there's better choices, without getting into toughbooks...

https://chromeunboxed.com/using-a-pixelbook-in-2024-is-it-still-good/

Grabbed an i7 /16gig/512gb pixelbook on the weekend for 250$. So far only hiccup is ifleet app isn't playing nice. But that's just usual phone vs tablet issues.

Still a super nice convertible tablet. Debating grabbing the stylus.

[riander5]

Wife needs a new work latptop... any deals/reccomendations out there?

Main uses:
-Quickbooks, Excel, saves a bunch of pictures for presentations, email, web basics.

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This is now $699... would that be a good starting point??

If I were you I'd return that AMD while you still can and go get this NUC.

This things a beast (comparitively) Currently doing teams calls, 40 tabs open in chrome, excel models hogging RAM, outlook, 10 pdfs open, no lag and chugs along.

[R-Audi]

3yr old AMD, right after this post… classic beyond :rofl:

I had suggested that one, and my Wife specifically asked at M.E. about it, but they were out of stock everywhere. (Which lines up with what is shown online) Neither of us are IT saavy, so she went with what was suggested by the salesperson.

[killramos]

The people at memory express are good for retrieving a specific SKU you ask for from the back and not much else.

[jwslam]

The people at memory express are good for retrieving a specific SKU you ask for from the back and not much else.
Unless you have a time machine to go back to pre-2010ish when they were all actually very knowledgeable and helpful.

[ExtraSlow]

Unless you have a time machine to go back to pre-2010ish when they were all actually very knowledgeable and helpful.

I wore an onion on my belt.

[suntan]

There's an older guy at NW ME that constantly gives out wrong advice.

[riander5]

I had suggested that one, and my Wife specifically asked at M.E. about it, but they were out of stock everywhere. (Which lines up with what is shown online) Neither of us are IT saavy, so she went with what was suggested by the salesperson.

Return it

[R-Audi]

I made a small hint and returning it... and was shot down rather quickly. While this laptop may not be the best, it is light years ahead of her old one and thats all that matters to her. I get that the specs etc may not be super strong, but shes a fairly light user in terms of requirements. For $745, she was happy, so probably in my best interest to leave it at that. Guess next time I need to do more research!

[msommers]

What's your guy's opinion on Lenovo's Legion series? I've had a ThinkPad for over a decade now and while there isn't anything wrong with it, the screen resolution is brutal in comparison to what we have these days. Would also like something a little larger like 15.6-16".

Many of the laptops in the Legion series hit the specs I want which includes a dedicated GPU and 100% sRGB screen. But I'm less familiar with their reliability or any design flaws in particular to cooling.

[Xtrema]

I made a small hint and returning it... and was shot down rather quickly. While this laptop may not be the best, it is light years ahead of her old one and thats all that matters to her. I get that the specs etc may not be super strong, but shes a fairly light user in terms of requirements. For $745, she was happy, so probably in my best interest to leave it at that. Guess next time I need to do more research!

For a light user, it's all about screen and keyboard then the guts. 12GB is decent. That Ryzen chip is fine. It's not long ago you can't even play light games with onbaord graphics.

That said, for a 2024 purchase, I would have insist on a laptop that charges via USB C so I can travel with 1 less power brick.

[ercchry]

What's your guy's opinion on Lenovo's Legion series? I've had a ThinkPad for over a decade now and while there isn't anything wrong with it, the screen resolution is brutal in comparison to what we have these days. Would also like something a little larger like 15.6-16".

Many of the laptops in the Legion series hit the specs I want which includes a dedicated GPU and 100% sRGB screen. But I'm less familiar with their reliability or any design flaws in particular to cooling.



Think as long as you have 2 fans in there cooling would probably be decent. Dedicated GPU for our new machines runs way cooler than not having it, but is of course a much louder machine while under load. Lenovo never screams “value” but for having high screen standards, I’m not too sure where I’d point you without getting wild with a gaming machine. Asus has panatone calibrated OLEDs but a dedicated GPU then becomes $$$

[ZeroGravity]

What's your guy's opinion on Lenovo's Legion series? I've had a ThinkPad for over a decade now and while there isn't anything wrong with it, the screen resolution is brutal in comparison to what we have these days. Would also like something a little larger like 15.6-16".

Many of the laptops in the Legion series hit the specs I want which includes a dedicated GPU and 100% sRGB screen. But I'm less familiar with their reliability or any design flaws in particular to cooling.

Looking at the 14" (14.5) Legion Slim 5 gen 8 with 4060 8GB? I'm tempted but do not NEED an upgrade. The only wish I have for that machine is the 32 GB option which is not currently or no longer available. And some reviews say the keyboard is not as good compared to the "Legion Slim 7" or "Slim / yoga 9".

[ExtraSlow]

14 inch? May as well stare at your phone.

[msommers]

Looking at the 14" (14.5) Legion Slim 5 gen 8 with 4060 8GB? I'm tempted but do not NEED an upgrade. The only wish I have for that machine is the 32 GB option which is not currently or no longer available. And some reviews say the keyboard is not as good compared to the "Legion Slim 7" or "Slim / yoga 9".

Good comparison here:

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Lenovo-Legion-Pro-5-16IRX8-laptop-review-A-hefty-US-1600-for-the-GeForce-RTX-4060.712713.0.html

[Inzane]

Does anyone here have a feel for whether doubling the RAM on an HP Pavillon laptop from 16GB to 32GB would be worth it performance wise? (Its for my son, who is trying to use his laptop for some gaming as well as his school work).

[Xtrema]

Does anyone here have a feel for whether doubling the RAM on an HP Pavillon laptop from 16GB to 32GB would be worth it performance wise? (Its for my son, who is trying to use his laptop for some gaming as well as his school work).

Depends on the game. But 32GB won't hurt these days. Even some of my City Skyline builds with mods/assets can run 20-24GB. But it's all pointless if your GPU is weak.

Goes double if his school work includes CAD.

It also really depends on the age of laptop if throwing more memory at it is worthwhile. If it's too old, don't waste money on ram.

[Inzane]

Depends on the game. But 32GB won't hurt these days. Even some of my City Skyline builds with mods/assets can run 20-24GB. But it's all pointless if your GPU is weak.

Goes double if his school work includes CAD.

It also really depends on the age of laptop if throwing more memory at it is worthwhile. If it's too old, don't waste money on ram.

The most intensive thing he's wanted to play is Fortnite.

The laptop was bought last year from Costco. It has an Intel Core i7-1355U and a 1TB SSD, in addition to the 16GB DDR mentioned earlier. I don't really know what it has for a GPU but the HP model # is 15-eg3003ca.

[Xtrema]

The most intensive thing he's wanted to play is Fortnite.

The laptop was bought last year from Costco. It has an Intel Core i7-1355U and a 1TB SSD, in addition to the 16GB DDR mentioned earlier. I don't really know what it has for a GPU but the HP model # is 15-eg3003ca.

You don't have discrete GPU. You have Intel Iris Xe integrated graphic on the i7 proc.

These thread titles say it all.

https://community.intel.com/t5/Graphics/Fortnite-is-literally-unplayable-on-intel-iris-xe/td-p/1469739
https://community.intel.com/t5/Graphics/Insane-stuttering-in-fortnite-performance-mode/td-p/1357950

It's not a RAM problem.

You want to play games have a discrete Nvidia GPU on top of your CPU. Although some 2024 laptop CPUs started to have more potent GPU integrated, it's still doesn't beat a discrete one.

[ExtraSlow]

Not an amazing deal, but something like this should be the baseline to compare deals against.
Lenovo E16 with a few cheap upgrades (like the WQXGA 2560x1600 screen and larger battery)
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when it turned out that BYOD is a hassle at my company, my work IT people got me an E16 without these nice upgrades, sigh.

[killramos]

Didn’t feel like a new thread is deserved.

What do people think of surface laptops? Like the latest and greatest surface 6 15” laptops?

Are they the same as everything else on the market? Better? Worse? Buggy crap?

They seem nice looking? Apparently extra good when covered in stickers. Any tangible benefits to having straight from the horses mouth Microsoft products?

Less worried about cost as much as getting the right thing.

[taemo]

I had a Surface Laptop 4 at work before and now a Surface Laptop 5 for personal use, never had issue with either.
The only thing I don't like is the proprietary surface connector and only 1 USB-A port, but I rarely use them and always charge via USB-C.
Touchscreen 3:2 screen is handy to have though over a traditional 16:9.

Haven't put stickers except these that my daughter added but maybe I should.
https://i.postimg.cc/T3D6fL2n/IMG-0457.jpg

[ExtraSlow]

I can't see where there's any benefit over the mid-level Lenovo. Worse than top of the line Lenovo, but probably cheaper.

[killramos]

I can't see where there's any benefit over the mid-level Lenovo. Worse than top of the line Lenovo, but probably cheaper.

There is one key reason in my case that I’d rather not get into.

I just want to know what the other negatives might be that I will need to weigh against.

If a laptop is a laptop is a laptop and the specs meet my needs surface laptop might be the way to go but I’m willing to hear arguments against that.

[pheoxs]

I liked my surface at work, if work was paying I'd get another but if I was buying it personally I wouldn't. The value for what you get isn't worth it for me.

They're quite light and very portable. If you're just doing productivity work with spreadsheets and emails they're great but if you're a power user doing CAD or Photoshop it lacks hardware specs.

[ExtraSlow]

They are all usb c now, right? The old proprietary connector was a bigger drawback.

The small form factor disaapates heat less well than larger ones, but think laptops from other brands likely have the same drawback.

[killramos]

I’d be looking at pretty heavy spec 15”. i7 32GB 1TB

I don’t know if that makes things better or worse.

[taemo]

Surface Laptops still has the surface connector but also has a usb-c port, you can use either one for charging/docking.

Not sure if they are worth the full price as I got mine from work but they are great devices. Other laptop I wouldnt mind getting is a Lenovo X1 Carbon but those are pricey too.

[Brent.ff]

But how well do they take stickers?

[CompletelyNumb]

What do you all think about a modular design that can be upgraded?

https://frame.work/ca/en/products/laptop16-diy-amd-7040

[killramos]

But how well do they take stickers?

Sticker joke made a page ago. Give your head a shake

[Brent.ff]

Can’t say I went through 4 pages of laptop chat to see for sticker joke. I’m glad youre here to protect beyond.

[bjstare]

What do you all think about a modular design that can be upgraded?

https://frame.work/ca/en/products/laptop16-diy-amd-7040

I think it's pretty fucking stupid tbh. Hot swappable everything seems like a horrible and mostly useless idea. Like why on earth does someone need hot swappable/reconfigurable ports?

[killramos]

Can’t say I went through 4 pages of laptop chat to see for sticker joke. I’m glad youre here to protect beyond.

I may not be the Hero beyond needs, but I’m definitely the one beyond deserves…

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I think it's pretty fucking stupid tbh. Hot swappable everything seems like a horrible and mostly useless idea. Like why on earth does someone need hot swappable/reconfigurable ports?

Laptops have been disposable commodities for quite some time. Not assets to be upgraded or invested in.

[msommers]

If I can't easily upgrade/replace the battery, RAM or hard drive, I'm not buying it.