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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.
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

You can buy a 2nd spare laptop for the price of a framework.

Lenovo posts their compatibility with each windows release. They also provide specific driver packages to use.

They also have tools to remotely test and troubleshoot hardware issues, online and offline.

I’d love to have a framework and I support the idea they have for multiple reasons, but it’s not a legitimate business device yet.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 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