Commenters list their own decade-old daily-driver laptops
2 Nov 2 12:43 PM · 9d ago · 8 comments · 1 source · development 2 of 6
Multiple HN users (kstenerud, egeozcan, vdombr, bityard) describe running ThinkPads and other machines from a decade or more ago as primary computers, citing cheap second-hand availability and ebay parts.
“My favorite laptop has consistently been the one that I can buy off the second-hand business surplus market for cheap, and has a plethora of replacement parts available on ebay.”
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1 outlet My Favourite Laptop
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My "desktop" machine is actually an old T450 I bought used over a decade ago, running Linux Mint (Mate).Weak processor, 16gb ram, but good enough for browsing and running daily tasks, and it's simple enough to connect to more powerful machines when the need arises. And the docking station has HDMI and displayport. Hardware H.264 codec, and also…
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My favorite laptop has consistently been the one that I can buy off the second-hand business surplus market for cheap, and has a plethora of replacement parts available on ebay. Up until the whole PC market got stupid about a year ago, anyway.My current daily driver is a Dell Precision 7550. It has a nice 15" display, touchpad buttons with a…
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I originally bought my MacBook Air M1 just as a transitional computer because my old, incredibly expensive Intel MacBook Pro had been stolen, and I was waiting for a newer MacBook Pro model. But I grew so fond of the Air that I couldn't bring myself to part with it again. It's lightweight, has incredible performance (more powerful than the most…
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I find the thinkpads extemely cool, and I envy the customization / repair options soo much.That said, I switched to a macbook pro last year and these machines are like from another world. I want to get things done instead of fiddling with the machine and, famous last words I know but, this thing just works.Yes, it'll be e-waste the moment a small…
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As I have done more ai coding where I'm just reviewing a PR and giving feedback to a model that runs on a studio in my home, I wonder if eventually something like this as a thin client would be nice. Has anyone done something similar? I think most of the time I wouldn't have enough internet to access my server, I also might not be wanting to code…
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My favorite and most beloved laptop was the T60 with an IPS display. It was rock-solid, had a docking station, a swappable CD drive and battery, and PDF manuals for disassembly. I wish I could buy something cool now to run a *nix OS, but I cannot find anything good besides the MacBook Pro.
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I had the same with X230. A lovely laptop that still serves as a home server after 10 years or so from being bought, and it was already used, post-lease machine back when I bought it.MacBook Air M2 is also great machine btw, if you don't mind the macOS
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If that m1 today came out as a 12” retina MacBook (2lb) it would be the first Apple product I’d ever line up for.Neo is way too bulky/heavy.
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