So, I’m planning on buying myself a (second-hand) laptop once I get the money. I’m nowhere near tech-savvy so it has to be easy to use, but also I want something that is built to last, as opposed to certain (looking at you, Apple) devices that are desinged to become unusable within a next couple of years.

Any recommendations?

  • recursive_recursion [they/them]English
    3•3 months ago

    As a freelance IT consultant I could help you choose a laptop if you’d like as this was something I used to do back before the Reddit implosion

    • @[email protected]
      4•3 months ago

      Well… Why don’t you do it then :D this is what the thread is about, you don’t need to state your credentials

      • recursive_recursion [they/them]English
        6•3 months ago

        Fair enough
        although I asked as I didn’t want to flood this thread from the back and forth but thinking again maybe it’s ok?

        @[email protected] I’ve got a couple of questions:

        1. What’s your approximate budget?
        2. What will this primarily be used for? [Work, school, personal] <- could be specialized or a mix of any.
        3. What’s your experience with Operating Systems? (Windows, Linux, Mac) <- (asking here as you stated wanted something “easy to use”).
        4. From your previous comment above what do you mean by “scrolling and playing”? I’m assuming web browsing and gaming? If this is correct what kinds of games do you typically play?

        Please read the section below before replying with answers for the above

        As you can see, some of these questions I typically ask can get a bit personal hence why I ask that I have private conversations unless the person in question consents and acknowledges that they’re ok with sharing potentially private information (like even writing this out makes me sketched out as mishandling any type of private information can be a serious legal risk)

        In the end what matters most to me is helping people figuring out what they want/need