What’s surreal is that I bought it before the RAM prices spiked up. I could probably sell a ram stick now (48gb) for nearly half the price of a regular laptop. It’s absurd.
The reason used ThinkPads are so easy to find in good condition at bargain prices is because management in corporations just lease them for 3-5 years and continuously replace them even if they don’t actually need to do so. They probably don’t even know that they can last decades but accounting wants a lease, so they get a lease.
There isn’t a similar “infinite supply” of used frameworks that constantly drives prices down
I like the idea of owning one. Then I see the prices and I compare them with the prices of refurbished ThinkPads… (No, I don’t need a new laptop)
Nothing wrong with buying a used machine.
I bought one because I want to support modular/repairable tech. At the time I had the disposable income for it. I dig it.
Samsies. I also got the amd version that came out before the AI 300 stuff, so it was discounted, which was nice
What’s surreal is that I bought it before the RAM prices spiked up. I could probably sell a ram stick now (48gb) for nearly half the price of a regular laptop. It’s absurd.
What about buying a used framework?
The reason used ThinkPads are so easy to find in good condition at bargain prices is because management in corporations just lease them for 3-5 years and continuously replace them even if they don’t actually need to do so. They probably don’t even know that they can last decades but accounting wants a lease, so they get a lease.
There isn’t a similar “infinite supply” of used frameworks that constantly drives prices down