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by nao360
2529 days ago
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I stopped buying new and started buying second hand about a year ago. Honestly, it's worked out just fine. I got a 6th gen i7 Lenovo T460S with 20Gb RAM, 512Gb M.2 and 1920 x 1080 display, all for about USD 700, about a year ago on eBay. It's still going strong today, and pretty much using it for the same purposes as you listed. It runs most modern linux distros flawlessly. WSL wasn't a great experience for me, but maybe things have improved since last year. Considering the specs of cutting edge vs., 1 or 2 generations ago, it's rarely ever more than 30% bigger/better/faster/brighter/etc. It just doesn't make sense to me to pay 100% to 200% more for a 30% improvement. The other huge plus (for me) is that I really don't care what happens to the laptop. I treat it with as much care as I treat my 2018 15"MBP, but at $700 (or $2 a day spread out over the last year), I really don't stress about it. Keyboard is THE BEST. Touchpad, on the other hand ... well, PC trackpads suck so very much, especially if you're used to Apple touchpads, which are just such a pleasure to use. Do consider buying second hand, especially if it's a secondary machine. Best of luck! |
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