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Advice for a Linux Laptop in 2025
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this post was submitted on 21 Feb 2025
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Yes but in the future when you need or want to upgrade again, it's a fairly trivial cost because you're reusing 90% of the parts. It's an investment.
Not to mention if there's any kind of mechanical issue in the future.
Oops you need a whole new mainboard anyway to upgrade the CPU... oops you need new DDR5 RAM for the new CPU... oops these framework parts cost a premium at about the same cost as a new laptop anyay. Congrats, you now have an upgraded laptop in an old case that's already gone through wear and tear... at least you kept the SSD that could have been popped into a new laptop as a secondary drive?
Yes that would be the 10% I was referring to.
...and the other new computer you want to buy doesn't?
You pay a little more for the 10% of new parts but it's easily accounted for in the other 90%.
...so? You saved buckets of money in the process...