| Used ThinkPads used to be my way to go without even thinking about it but nowadays i don't think it's worth it anymore. Many laptops i'm interested in come with soldered ram, meaning i can only buy something that's old and will stay old. A lot of X280 and X13 come with 8gb or 16ram, which is truly a shame. I had 16gb ram in my X220 in 2014, ten/eleven years ago. A lot of interesting ThinkPad models now come with a fixed keyboard i cannot change. Being somebody that likes us-ansi keyboard but that does not live in the US this means most eBay offers are not appealing to me. Last ThinkPad i bought (X270) i just replaced the keyboard and ram (8->16gb). I cannot do that anymore with most models. My X270 (for private use) it's getting old and I'm considering going for a brand-new laptop this time. I have doubts between a new ThinkPad or a Framework. If Framework had an option to get trackpoint/ultranav that would be a no brainer. I'm seriously torn on this. I'll probably go with a Framework 13 though. I keep my laptop for many years each time so the idea of having the possibility to bump a laptop to up to 96gb ram (2 x 48gb ddr5) in some years is truly appealing. |