SolicitorJul 9, 2023
#Linux entry-level laptops are sparse nowadays. If someone wants to buy a "new" laptop from a Linux #OEM such as #Tuxedo or #System76 among others, the prices roughly start from USD 1,000, which is expensive 🤯. The alternatives are either #chromebooks or #arm based #SBCs such as #raspberrypi or #pinebook. Recently, I've bought #Asus #Vivobook #X515M for an impressive price of USD 250. The latter is fully Linux compatible out-of-the-box. I currently run #zorin os 16.2 core #gnome flawlessly 🥳.
Show threadGreg Walker 

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2nd user laptops are a fabulous use for older laptops which will run linux perfectly.

I have a 2012 Macbook Air which was running an old version of MacOS horribly and it was transformed installing #Manjaro linux on it

I also have a Lenovo Carbon X1 running arch with a 500Gb SSD purchased for less than £200.

There is zero reason to buy a new laptop at £800-£1,500

best buy Lenovo X250 £10 from a car boot. It powered up but didn't boot. Corrupt Windoze replaced with Debian 11. Battery is a bit poor but it has a charger

Keeps the #windowstax at bay and built in obsolescence with Macs.

I saw a post here that someone bought a 2nd user lenovo N42 chromebook for about £20 and put debian on it!

Jul 9, 2023 at 5:29pmWeb
Show threadGreg Walker Jul 9, 2023

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Here's a pic of the mac I've since bought a powersafe to usb c for £8 to get rid of the old mac charger

Show threadSolicitorJul 9, 2023
@gregsie hi Greg, thanks for stopping by, some people find treasures in 2nd hand laptops and prefer to revive them by replacing the #proprietary #operating #system ( #windows or #macos ) with an #opensource #linux #distro . However, I personally prefer to use a new laptop rather than a used one because I can be sure that the item is not partially faulty due to previous usage of its former owner. It's a personal preference after all.