I’m considering buying a laptop from Tuxedo, but I’m in Australia and I’m not sure how bad that idea is. Does anyone have experience or recommendation? I would not buy from any american company though. Is there a risk to not go through the country, or that I would have to pay a massive tax on it?

I bought 2 lenovos before. It seems to be getting worse for Linux and Amd. My first one was awesome, the second one had so many issues and I have to use a usb wifi and blacklist the internal one, so I probably want to skip lenovo this time, even if I have to pay a lot more.

  • guillem@aussie.zone
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    3 days ago

    If you need sturdy, nothing like a refurbished old Thinkpad, but probably the expertise needed is too much for me.

    • guismo@aussie.zoneOPEnglish
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      2 days ago

      My ones are thinkpad. I’m not sure why people praise them so much. There’s all different kinds.

      My first one like I said is a tank though. I never thought laptops needed to be that sturdy, but now I know that, like phones, they need to be as strong as they are expensive (and it’s usually the opposite).

      • guillem@aussie.zone
        1·
        2 days ago

        I had a ThinkPad X200 (IIRC) that I could literally stand on. Still working (with limitations). I wish things could last that much nowadays.