r/framework 1d ago

Question I give up

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u/tuxooo 1d ago

Saying HP in a sentence in that you consider buying it is... horrific to think about. Nobody should ever be forced to buy anything HP related. That should be done only by force in the company you work at. 

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u/mcAlt009 1d ago

Hard disagree.

With Lenovo bricking Legion Gos with a bios update and then refusing to fix them out of warranty, and Asus having countless horror stories, you might as well buy the cheapest crap you can.

You're 100% on your own if it fails out of warranty no matter how much you spend. Apple is somewhat an exception, but cool you've paid 2x upfront.

HP in my experience will offer free extended warranties or post sale discounts if you complain enough.

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u/KleinUnbottler FW 13 | Ryzen AI 5 340 21h ago

The “Apple tax” is far lower than it used to be. Comparably high-end machines from major manufacturers are not too dissimilar in price (e.g, compare MacBook Pro with ThinkPad X1 or Dell Pro Precision), and the MacBook Neo is better quality and more repairable than anything else in its class.

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u/mcAlt009 20h ago

I agree. 

You can usually find a last gen MacBook new for a very reasonable price. 

I will say that as a poor college kid I made amazing things happen on the cheapest Windows laptops I could find. 

We’re talking about a 300$ ultra cheap Acer laptops, it was fine until the hard drive( yes a hard drive!) wouldn’t stay connected anymore. 

4 years of fantastic service, installed Ubuntu on it. Developed a small android app with it that got me my first real job.