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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by wrath-sedan@kbin.social to c/technology@beehaw.org

EDIT: Getting a ton of great responses thanks everyone <3 Once this is up for 24 hours or so I’ll make another edit summarizing everyone’s recs for future reference. Keep ‘em coming!

TL;DR Have any recs for non-Apple phones/laptops that have lifespans of at least 5+ years?

Wanted to get everyone’s opinion on want brands/products have worked for them. I’m lightly techy and not afraid to put some effort in, but also don’t want to build everything from scratch. I think Apple’s products are often anti-consumer, anti-privacy, anti-yadda yadda yadda.

At the same time, with both phones and laptops, I’ve found my Apple products to have double or even triple the lifespan of any other brand. I did my research and bought a $1000+ HP laptop with Ryzen7 a little over two years ago, and due to a flaw in the hinge which is now subject to a class action lawsuit, the screen has cracked and it’s mostly unusable. Other purchase haven’t failed quite that dramatically but don’t tend to last as long. On the other hand, my or my partner’s old Macbooks and iPhones are easily seeing 5+ years of use in addition to software updates.

So let me know what’s worked for you!

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[-] briongloid@aussie.zone 15 points 1 year ago

ThinkPads are considered the Windows/Linux equivalent of Apple laptops in business settings.

[-] TheFriendlyArtificer@beehaw.org 8 points 1 year ago

And owned by Lenovo. Who in the past loaded unremovable bloatware reinstallers into their BIOS so that fresh installs always reloaded their shit.

If you want a Linux laptop, System76 is your best bet.

[-] trevor@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Superfish. Never forget. Literally BIOS-level malware, and people still buy things from Lenovo.

[-] NightAuthor@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

I mean, they only put that on consumer grade devices. lol

[-] trevor@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago

So? Why would you trust a company to not put it on ThinkPads as well if they think they could get away with it?

[-] CaptainHowdy@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

I love my x1 from lenovo. No bloat at all and excellent customer service. I broke a USB port and they sent a guy to my house to fix it.

[-] toff@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

Or Tuxedo for people, who live in Europe.

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