Good folks of fedi,
My trusty ThinkPad is near the end of life. What are my options in India? Not much point trying to repair or upgrade it. No Windows or Apple. I run Linux. No gaming capabilities required. Light to medium weight. I travel often and can't lug around a heavy laptop. I write a lot, so keypad needs to be top notch. The cost is not a big constraint ATM.
And yes, no "AI integration" (ugh!)
@rohini I'm considering getting the new ThinkPad AMD T14 Gen 7 when they launch in India.
I think they will end up being pricey, but I last bought a laptop in 2013.
@samebchase I have used only ThinkPads for nearly a decade and half. I've been reading Lenovo and ThinkPad are not what they once were...
@rohini Not sure how available they are there but Asus used to make some good kit, especially their laptops and smaller form factor devices. I had one of their Eee netbooks for years and it was one of the best computing devices I've ever had - ran regular Windows, had a large enough keyboard that I could touch type on it, but was B5 size so fit in any bag. The netbook craze has faded but I think they still make something similar and market it for schools and businesses that need portability.
@rohini https://www.notebookcheck.net/A-new-repairability-champion-Lenovo-ThinkPad-T14-Gen-7-laptop-review.1296761.0.html is a recent review. In that they are saying that it may be better value to get the previous model, but I'm considering whether that is better if I want one for the next decade so so.
Should we sacrifice one year of recentness (support, updates, fun) for a better price is the question.
@rohini (reposted to correct earlier post - it was Asus, the Taiwanese firm, not Acer)
@tokyo_0 good to know. 😆 I had an organization-issued Acer once. It was shite.
@rohini 😂 I've heard that about them - it was a truly unfortunate mixup, sorry!! 🙇♀️
@samebchase SSD throttles under load 😭 Guess who has all kinds of stuff running for research and writing?
@rohini hmm...
From an overall quality, performance, value for money POV, Macs have been unbeatable ever since the M1 came out.
and I say this as a Linux user. the only reason I want get a non-Apple laptop is for flexibility in using whatever OS/software I want.
@samebchase same. I don't want to be locked in or held at ransom.
@rohini try asus laptop. They are very good... Even their rog line-up are so much powerful
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@rohini I have a second-hand ThinkPad X13 for personal use and recently got a T14 AMD for work. I can recommend the X13 - compact, lightweight, good battery life, performant (tbf I don't do super intense stuff on it). I run Debian on it and haven't had any issues so far.
@rohini I have used both older and modern thinkpads, including my primary these days: a P16s with Ryzen 6850U and calibrated 100% srgb display and I have absolutely no issues whatsoever with Debian Trixie running on it. Amdgpu works fine, and with the right "tuneD" config I get battery life in excess of 10 hours. The newer Ryzen chips are more efficient and a recent kernel 6.18+ has plenty of support for hardware.
Highly recommend the X13 series or the T14 variants depending on your budget!