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How Tariffs Will Skyrocket Electronics Prices - IEEE Spectrum (spectrum.ieee.org)
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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Currently running a ThinkPad x380 with a 8th Gen intel quad core and 16gb of ram. A bit old by modern standards, but on Linux it's plenty fast and I probably won't have to upgrade for a decade. And that would only really be if the hardware was either worn out or there is some major upgrade I feel I need. I got it a few years old for $200 (it was a top spec model when new), I can fix most of the problems that might come up with it with used parts for cheap, and when I upgrade I'll probably get another cheap laptop where running Linux won't make it feel slow. From experience, if it were running windows it would begin to feel slower a lot sooner than with Linux, and indefinite security upgrades are not guaranteed.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Yeah I just bought a decent used 11th gen i7 laptop for under $200 and put kubuntu on it - and it screams.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Oh, your computer is just a baby. I'm running a third generation Intel Core i7 in my laptop running Linux Mint. LOL.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

It is, but it's one of the newest in my fleet. My favorite daily was my x230 with a third Gen i7, ran manjaro on it for years. Currently on endeavor sway edition, pretty decent handling of a touchscreen.