12 Years ago I had a Sony Vaio. I quite liked it. Then in my next job, 2017 or so, I went for a Toshiba Portege, and absolutely loved it.

Guess what the above two have in common? Yup, they stopped making laptops for the professional market. So now I’m a bit at a loss. Any recommendations?

Requirements:

  • Lightweight and easy to carry around.
  • 13-15" display, preferably
  • Decent battery life
  • It absolutely must have an RJ45
  • Works well with linux
  • Good keyboard quality
  • ISO keyboard availability
  • Touchpad. Bonus points if it has the touchpad buttons ABOVE the pad itself.
  • Sethayy@sh.itjust.works
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    8 months ago

    Shit I’d love to see where youre finding a laptop with comparable specs at $750, I’ll probably pick one up

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      8 months ago

      I just spec’d a framework for $2000+ and a comparable Lenovo Thinkpad for $1000.

      Another item important for work users availability. I wouldn’t the Lenovo in a few days. Not sure about the framework.

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        8 months ago

        Sure if you buy top of the line it’ll be expensive, but what makes you only choose that option? 1.5 k is still more than reasonable for most jobs, and I can’t seem to find any lenovo without 720p displays at half that price