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| ▲ | 76SlashDolphin 8 hours ago | parent | next [-] |
| Not only that but it's also quite difficult to find a laptop with an ANSI keyboard in an ISO country. My choices are basically an overpriced new Macbook (MacOS is the main con here), an overpriced new Thinkpad (brand new ones are horrible value since it tanks just a year after purchase), a Clevo (much worse build quality and questionable Linux support), or a Framework (worse build quality and mediocre battery life). As much as I hate MacOS, my M1 Macbook is still better at just being a light machine I can take anywhere and be working with immediately, while still lasting over an entire workday regardless of what I do. I really wish that Lenovo would fix their X9 Gen1 Linux support as those laptops are basically what I'd run if I could have proper support. |
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| ▲ | timpera 10 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| I know that Windows 11 doesn't get a ton of love on HN, but I have successfully replaced my M1 MacBook Air with a Surface Laptop 7. The build quality is great, and I even think that the Surface's haptic trackpad is superior. However, I don't think anything on the market beats the Macbook's speaker quality. |
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| ▲ | vee-kay 10 hours ago | parent [-] | | Just put Linux on that Microsoft laptop, LOL.
Problem solved and it will work great. |
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| ▲ | black_puppydog 10 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| my goodness we lived with plastic thinkpads for decades and many of us still happily do. this fetish for "premium" hardware to be replaced every two years by the newest hottest thing (if that's not you: great, the planet thanks you) is just plain weird from the outside. |
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| ▲ | StilesCrisis 10 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | "We" didn't do anything. Nobody is replacing their MacBooks every two years; those machines are tanks and are profoundly overspecced for most users' needs. | | |
| ▲ | AlexandrB 9 hours ago | parent [-] | | My last MacBook lasted me from 2015-2025. It's still running actually, just getting slow. | | |
| ▲ | bdangubic 9 hours ago | parent [-] | | you just gotta know when to stop updating OS and macbooks will last a loooong time |
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| ▲ | timpera 10 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | I love my plastic ThinkPad, but it's also nice to use good-feeling hardware with a good haptic trackpad. It doesn't need to be replaced every two years. To each their own! | |
| ▲ | iso1631 10 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | I don't know about you but I really don't want my laptop to be the hottest thing, it sits on my lap. My thinkpad is from 2017, but I bought it in 2022, it's still working fine - I upgraded the memory to 32G (£70) and I've replaced the battery twice (once when I bought it, once a couple of months ago). When I replace it it will likely be because of hardware failure (droppping it etc). |
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| ▲ | vee-kay 10 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| Get any gaming laptop or corporate grade laptop. They'll look good, work well (from hardware perspective), and you can replace their built-in Windows OS with the Linux flavor/edition of your choice. By the way, if ultraportable is your idea of laptop nirvana, you can try...
Samsung made awesome AI-powered laptops (the Samsung Galaxy Book5 and Book6), I got the Book5 few months back for my friend's son. It is sleek, lightweight and powerful. Here is the TG review/verdict:
https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/laptops/samsung-galaxy-b... |
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| ▲ | einr 2 hours ago | parent [-] | | Get any gaming laptop Don't get any gaming laptop. Some of them are truly bottom of the barrel slop and it really matters that you do your research. (See, for instance, NuclearNotebook reviews on YouTube) | | |
| ▲ | vee-kay an hour ago | parent [-] | | Maybe in current era of skyrocketing prices of memory & storage components (due to mindboggling demand by AI-driven tech industry), I would agree that budget gaming laptops are not worth the value. But for decades, I have found that gaming laptops (decent brands and popular models) gave best bang for buck, especially with AMD hardware.
My 12+ years old Lenovo gaming laptop is still going strong, and my 15+ years old Sony Viao netbook is also doing well (with SATA SSD and RAM upgrades few years ago). But yeah, read/check up on the reviews (from reputed reviewers) before splurging for an expensive laptop. One nifty trick to identify VFM(value for money) laptops is to check Amazon site/app for "Smartchoice" laptops. It is a special keyword that Amazon adds to listings of popular laptops that are VFM (best deals) and having good reviews. |
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| ▲ | q3k 7 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| I would recommend fighting the 'oh it needs to FEEL premium' feeling. It doesn't, you're just spoile by companies who know exactly how to sell you crap specially designed to just feel nice. You're being played like a fiddle by marketing departments. |
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| ▲ | einr 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| MacBooks are nice but: priorities. If the choice is between avoiding selling out your brain to adtech, tracking and AI slop baked into the OS or having something that feels good to touch then bring me the e-waste bin and let me fish out some creaky plastic garbage with a 768p TN panel that I can slap Debian on. I care about nice hardware, but I don't care that much. |
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| ▲ | stavros 10 hours ago | parent | prev [-] |
| Vote with your wallet and buy an Android phone without ads and trackers? What is this FUD? |
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