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In a similar vein, I would suggest https://system76.com/laptops. I found |
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them after I purchased my laptop. Had I known, I likely would have gone |
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with them and purchased their most expensive model. |
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For the most part, what you want is relatively hard to get with a typical |
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consumer computer. They've gone for minimization to the point where they |
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can't offer (or don't want to offer) the options that the majority of |
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people would expect to exist. |
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On Wed, Nov 19, 2014 at 3:08 AM, J. Roeleveld <joost@××××××××.org> wrote: |
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> On Tuesday, November 18, 2014 11:45:05 PM Stefan G. Weichinger wrote: |
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> > I consider buying a new laptop in late 2014 ... taxes and stuff ... |
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> > I run 2 thinkpads here, each with 8 gigs of RAM and SSD inside: |
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> > |
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> > L520 and X220 -> both still with Intel Core i-(5|7)-2xxx inside. |
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> > So far OK, but not up2date. |
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> > Considering a budget of ~1000 EUR maximum (more based on reason) ... do |
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> > you have any recommendation from practical experience? |
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> > I once had a Macbook Air (1st generation) with gentoo on it, it was nice |
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> > because it was slim and lightweight ... a similar device costs 2000 |
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> > bucks up when I buy it new (Lenovo Thinkpads X... or X1 Carbon). |
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> > What I want to avoid is spending quite some money and getting basically |
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> > the same weight/size I already know with minor performance gain (which I |
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> > get used to within days anyway). |
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> > opinions appreciated! |
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> > :-) |
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> > Stefan |
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> Stefan, |
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> Instead of going with the "big brands", you could also go for one of the |
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> lesser known brands. |
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> I myself am using a laptop from BTO (www.bto.eu). They actually are based |
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> near |
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> my home, which saved me the shipping costs. |
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> With this company (and similar ones like it), you have a lot of freedom |
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> when |
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> deciding on what ends up inside it. |
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> A lot more then when looking for laptops from the "big brands". And, |
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> they're |
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> also cheaper. |
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> -- |
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> Joost |
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