What laptop to buy?

Solaryth@discuss.tchncs.de to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml – 51 points –

I'm in the market for a new laptop. Preferably under $2000 and have good specs. 16 GB ram minimum and 500 GB SSD minimum. What recommendations does Lemmy have? If more details are needed please specify what and I'll answer

EDIT: thank you everyone for the answers 🙂 I do not need anymore suggestions

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You could not go wrong with a older MacBook. This way you will get great support with updates and a well build device that can last a long time. :)

For example, this is a pretty good one!

https://www.apple.com/nl/shop/product/FK1E3N/A/refurbished-16-inch-macbook-pro-apple-m1-pro-chip-met-10%E2%80%91core-cpu-en-16%E2%80%91core-gpu-zilver

Thanks for the link, I'm looking at the macbooks right now. Do you own one yourself?

Yes I do! I got mine in 2014 and still use it every day! Last year I changed the battery and repasted the cpu and it still got plenty of life in it. Let people think whatever they want but if you want solid build quality and good support, you can’t beat a Mac. :)

I find it amusing that some Lemmings are so fanboyish about computers that they'll downvote a recommendation for MacBooks. It reminds me of people talking shit about Xbox 360 vs PlayStation 3 in 2007.

I don't use them myself (can't stand OSX and unfortunately need Windows for my job) but I know plenty of developers who do and love them. And, like the Xbox 360 controllers from 2007, they're so solid you could beat the shit out of somebody with them. You'd have a hard time doing that with a ThinkPad or a DualShock 3!