โฒ 69 โผ best cheap laptop with a usb c input? (lemmy.ml) submitted 3 years ago by jackpot@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml 34 comments fedilink hide all child comments just need it for school so nothing fancy
[โ] Anomalocarididae@pawb.social 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Get yourself an old ThinkPad if you don't care about speed. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Anomalocarididae@pawb.social 4 points 3 years ago (2 children) Older, used computers will be slow, but if you know how to give em a good refresh, you can get em running well. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 18 points 3 years ago (3 children) Translation: install Linux permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [โ] agent_flounder@lemmy.one 6 points 3 years ago Linux, SSD, 16G. Good to go. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] redcalcium@lemmy.institute 1 point 3 years ago With mitigations=off if you're feeling brave for a bit of extra speed boost permalink fedilink source parent [โ] Anomalocarididae@pawb.social 1 point 3 years ago Yeah permalink fedilink source parent [โ] trimmerfrost@lemm.ee 6 points 3 years ago (1 child) Install Linux permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Anomalocarididae@pawb.social 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) That was my intent, yeah. But not everyone has the knowledge on how to install Linux and may be intimidated by its reputation of not being user friendly - not everyone knows how user friendly it can be. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] ObiGynKenobi@beehaw.org 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) You don't have to buy a computer so old that it requires a lightweight Linux distro. You can find quad-core i5s with 16GB of RAM for around $300. That will run Windows 11 just fine. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Anomalocarididae@pawb.social 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) You can get a computer that good for that cheap nowadays? I must look in the wrong places for em... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] ObiGynKenobi@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago Keep an eye out for Dell Refurbished to run one of their 50% off deals. Recently they had 9th-gen i5s with those specs in that price range, and they're refurbished business laptops so generally higher build quality than consumer hardware. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Anomalocarididae@pawb.social 4 points 3 years ago (2 children) Older, used computers will be slow, but if you know how to give em a good refresh, you can get em running well. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 18 points 3 years ago (3 children) Translation: install Linux permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [โ] agent_flounder@lemmy.one 6 points 3 years ago Linux, SSD, 16G. Good to go. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] redcalcium@lemmy.institute 1 point 3 years ago With mitigations=off if you're feeling brave for a bit of extra speed boost permalink fedilink source parent [โ] Anomalocarididae@pawb.social 1 point 3 years ago Yeah permalink fedilink source parent [โ] trimmerfrost@lemm.ee 6 points 3 years ago (1 child) Install Linux permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Anomalocarididae@pawb.social 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) That was my intent, yeah. But not everyone has the knowledge on how to install Linux and may be intimidated by its reputation of not being user friendly - not everyone knows how user friendly it can be. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] ObiGynKenobi@beehaw.org 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) You don't have to buy a computer so old that it requires a lightweight Linux distro. You can find quad-core i5s with 16GB of RAM for around $300. That will run Windows 11 just fine. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Anomalocarididae@pawb.social 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) You can get a computer that good for that cheap nowadays? I must look in the wrong places for em... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] ObiGynKenobi@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago Keep an eye out for Dell Refurbished to run one of their 50% off deals. Recently they had 9th-gen i5s with those specs in that price range, and they're refurbished business laptops so generally higher build quality than consumer hardware. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 18 points 3 years ago (3 children) Translation: install Linux permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [โ] agent_flounder@lemmy.one 6 points 3 years ago Linux, SSD, 16G. Good to go. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] redcalcium@lemmy.institute 1 point 3 years ago With mitigations=off if you're feeling brave for a bit of extra speed boost permalink fedilink source parent [โ] Anomalocarididae@pawb.social 1 point 3 years ago Yeah permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] agent_flounder@lemmy.one 6 points 3 years ago Linux, SSD, 16G. Good to go. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] redcalcium@lemmy.institute 1 point 3 years ago With mitigations=off if you're feeling brave for a bit of extra speed boost permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] trimmerfrost@lemm.ee 6 points 3 years ago (1 child) Install Linux permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Anomalocarididae@pawb.social 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) That was my intent, yeah. But not everyone has the knowledge on how to install Linux and may be intimidated by its reputation of not being user friendly - not everyone knows how user friendly it can be. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] ObiGynKenobi@beehaw.org 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) You don't have to buy a computer so old that it requires a lightweight Linux distro. You can find quad-core i5s with 16GB of RAM for around $300. That will run Windows 11 just fine. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Anomalocarididae@pawb.social 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) You can get a computer that good for that cheap nowadays? I must look in the wrong places for em... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] ObiGynKenobi@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago Keep an eye out for Dell Refurbished to run one of their 50% off deals. Recently they had 9th-gen i5s with those specs in that price range, and they're refurbished business laptops so generally higher build quality than consumer hardware. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Anomalocarididae@pawb.social 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) That was my intent, yeah. But not everyone has the knowledge on how to install Linux and may be intimidated by its reputation of not being user friendly - not everyone knows how user friendly it can be. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] ObiGynKenobi@beehaw.org 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) You don't have to buy a computer so old that it requires a lightweight Linux distro. You can find quad-core i5s with 16GB of RAM for around $300. That will run Windows 11 just fine. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Anomalocarididae@pawb.social 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) You can get a computer that good for that cheap nowadays? I must look in the wrong places for em... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] ObiGynKenobi@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago Keep an eye out for Dell Refurbished to run one of their 50% off deals. Recently they had 9th-gen i5s with those specs in that price range, and they're refurbished business laptops so generally higher build quality than consumer hardware. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] ObiGynKenobi@beehaw.org 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) You don't have to buy a computer so old that it requires a lightweight Linux distro. You can find quad-core i5s with 16GB of RAM for around $300. That will run Windows 11 just fine. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Anomalocarididae@pawb.social 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) You can get a computer that good for that cheap nowadays? I must look in the wrong places for em... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] ObiGynKenobi@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago Keep an eye out for Dell Refurbished to run one of their 50% off deals. Recently they had 9th-gen i5s with those specs in that price range, and they're refurbished business laptops so generally higher build quality than consumer hardware. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Anomalocarididae@pawb.social 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) You can get a computer that good for that cheap nowadays? I must look in the wrong places for em... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] ObiGynKenobi@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago Keep an eye out for Dell Refurbished to run one of their 50% off deals. Recently they had 9th-gen i5s with those specs in that price range, and they're refurbished business laptops so generally higher build quality than consumer hardware. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] ObiGynKenobi@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago Keep an eye out for Dell Refurbished to run one of their 50% off deals. Recently they had 9th-gen i5s with those specs in that price range, and they're refurbished business laptops so generally higher build quality than consumer hardware. permalink fedilink source parent