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What second hand laptop to buy (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 day ago by filister@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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I would like to buy myself a second hand and install Linux on it. I was looking into ThinkPad T14 gen1 or gen2 devices because of their maintainability and repairability. I found one where I live with a Ryzen processor but it has the wrong keyboard. How easy and expensive would it be to swap this with US English? Are there any good alternatives to the ThinkPads? I fancy the X1 but don't like the fact that I cannot change or swap anything on it. The T14 looks very bulky and unattractive but at least can have the RAM upgraded and the battery changed.

I fancy the Framework laptops, but don't want to spend so much on a laptop. Especially the latest 16 inch with Ryzen AI CPUs.

The T14 G1 is at least cheap, like 350€ with the 400 nits low power display and the battery is at 99%. I guess with tlp installed and autocpugfreq I can get 5-6 hours out of it.

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[-] merde@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

but it has the wrong keyboard

you can also either manually reconfigure keys or just choose your habitual keyboard layout and ignore the markings (that's what i do. How often do you look at your keyboard anyway?)

[-] MyNameIsRichard@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 day ago

How often do you look at your keyboard anyway?

More than I care to admit!

[-] filister@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

In the night I do look every now and then, plus if I need some special symbol, it is much better if you have it on the keyboard instead of googling

[-] smeg@feddit.uk 1 points 16 hours ago

I think you can just buy a pack of stickers for your preferred layout for a fiver if you want the low-tech solution!

[-] j4yt33@feddit.org 3 points 1 day ago

I've gone from German layout to UK layout to US, I definitely understand the pain of remembering where which symbol is. Apart from that I have to say, with a bit of practice your brain will adapt pretty quickly, there isn't that much difference between the "standard" layouts anyway

[-] merde@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

except for the french 🤦

KB Azerty Neuville

🤷

[-] merde@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

i don't know why you got downVoted for writing about your preferences 🤷

i have my permanent marker for those "special symbols" i rarely use and never learn :)

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