• nyan@lemmy.cafe
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    54
    arrow-down
    2
    ·
    6 hours ago

    So it’s not serving the bottom-feeder market for effectively disposable Windows laptops.

    Why should it need to? Serving a niche interest is perfectly valid as long as you’re making enough money at it to be self-supporting. Despite what the line-go-up-at-all-costs advocates think.

    • LastYearsIrritant@sopuli.xyz
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      6
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      3 hours ago

      They also have a 12" laptop for the lower end market.

      When friends or family ask my opinion on what computer to buy, I have two recommendations.
      1 - Frame.work with Linux on it
      2 - Macbook

      Unless you’re tight on cash, those are the two best options. Heck, even if you are tight on cash, get a used version of either of the above, you’ll probably do just fine.

      Unless you’re REALLY tight on cash, then get an ebay thinkpad and load linux.

      • MaggiWuerze@feddit.org
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        2
        ·
        3 hours ago

        Was recently asked for hardware preferences for a new job and my list was basically that. Framework with Linux -> MacBook -> Some other Linux Laptop - Windows.

      • boonhet@sopuli.xyz
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        3 hours ago

        Used Thinkpad is also a solid alternative if the power of apple silicon is not needed