Hello. Many of the older thinkpads were regarded as being peak for the ability to repair and easily see into them at both the hardware and software levels.

I was wondering, what PC, if any, is similar in this regard? Aside from building your own PC ofc. Any opinions are welcome. Thank you.

  • JackGreenEarth@lemm.eeEnglish
    111·
    11 months ago

    Aren’t they really expensive? Sure if you have the money, but what do you recommend as a budget option?

      • JackGreenEarth@lemm.eeEnglish
        91·
        11 months ago

        Many people just don’t have £2000 to spend on a laptop, no matter how much it could save them in the log run.

        • LWD@lemm.ee
          151·
          11 months ago

          The most recycling friendly laptop is the one you already on, isn’t it? In addition, if somebody dropped a quarter of that price on a laptop, then used It’s in exchange for a different laptop every couple years, couldn’t they have a half decent system for around a decade without having to worry about a laptop that’s expensive up front but easy to upgrade?

          I’m not very good with hardware replacement myself, but based on some of the comments here, if I needed a laptop I might consider a used ThinkPad

          • TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.ml
            21·
            11 months ago

            A new ThinkPad could be bought for $800, and a refurbished one for lesser. No, ThinkPads do not get replaced every 2 years (my L470 is almost in 7th year), and the third party and official parts availability is better for Lenovo ThinkPads than Framework.

    • utopiah@lemmy.ml
      13·
      11 months ago

      Well ThinkPad back in the days weren’t cheap either but then even a 2nd hand one could still last a while and one could still get them fixed.

    • fidodo@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      11 months ago

      I got my PC built for me by a local computer shop for $100. Worth it to me for the time it saved plus they did a 24 hour stress test on it to make sure all the components worked.