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Hardware price surge drives student demand for refurbished laptops
it’s true in the usa and it’s true in india, exact same response to the exact same stressors. that’s interesting.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ludhiana/hardware-price-surge-drives-student-demand-for-refurbished-laptops/articleshow/134679943.cms
Replying to @qImPMgxRpOZiUbxz4hWq@lemmy.world
Most of the new devices I see are using the hard to find components (DDR5) while refurbished devices from a few years ago have more than enough RAM for school. Also capacity matters more than generation for RAM, assuming we’re talking DDR4 vs DDR5
I wish I learned this sooner, but the best device for school is a generic laptop that you can easily find guides and replacement parts for. That way you can fix things quickly in the middle of a term instead of needing to wait months for the manufacturer to deal with it
the best device
for schoolis a generic laptop that you can easily find guides and replacement parts for. That way you can fix things
This is the right idea. The qualifier is unnecessary. Repairability is always valuable. The more generic a device is, the more spare parts for it there will be on the market, and the longer those spare parts will be continue to be available on the market.
Buy common refurb/resale tech. Keep it for years, or decades.
Replying to @NaibofTabr@infosec.pub
You want a business laptop. Most of them are designed to be repairable and have parts readily available. They are also a lot more durable than the junk you find in the stores. The only downside is they are not good for gaming, but you can always pick one with Thunderbolt/USB 4 and use an eGPU. Just make sure the port has all 4 PCIe lanes connected.
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