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Would be cool if you linked it but you don't hve to!

additional info: won't be used for gaming and i'm putting xcfe linux on it. i need it for school for basic stuff

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[โ€“] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Any second-hand business class laptop, i.e. HP Elitebook/Probook/Zbook, Dell Inspiron/Latitude/XPS, or Lenovo Thinkpad.

Businesses tend to get rid of them after 4 years, even if they're still in good condition. Great bang for your buck and easily repairable if something does end up breaking.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Refurbs FTW! I scored a lot of good (but not cutting edge) electronics back in the heyday of TigerDirect.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Where's a good place/website (in the US) to buy used business laptops that are being disposed due to tech refreshes?

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Don't really know about the US, sorry. eBay might be a good place though.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

It generally is. Just make sure to know what model you want, and to make sure that the bios isn't locked (computrace basically bricks them if enabled).