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Owain
04/25/2025, 10:31 AMFound a refurb place in Edinburgh https://www.edinburghremakery.org.uk/shop/?sort_by=price&product_cat=1100-laptop But no idea if any of these are any good 😄
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CarlCod_es
04/25/2025, 10:34 AMnew thread here 🙂
CarlCod_es
04/25/2025, 10:35 AMthose are not bad - but the cheaper ones have 4 cores, you really want at least a 6 core machine these days for dev work
CarlCod_es
04/25/2025, 10:35 AMAlso I'd say intel CPUs, particularly the older ones are power hogs
CarlCod_es
04/25/2025, 10:38 AMSimilar generation ryzen CPUs have more grunt but use less power. Modern intels are better
CarlCod_es
04/25/2025, 10:38 AMbut also modern intels are more expensive 🙂
CarlCod_es
04/25/2025, 10:38 AMso depends on your budget
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Owain
04/25/2025, 10:38 AM😄 I'm probably around the 300-400 mark, not much I know.
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CarlCod_es
04/25/2025, 10:39 AMnah - that's plenty!
CarlCod_es
04/25/2025, 10:39 AManyone who spends more than that on a laptop is doing it through a business or is nuts. personal purchases shouldn't ever be more than about 3/400
CarlCod_es
04/25/2025, 10:40 AMfor that sort of money, I'd consider a 1440p resolution laptop (really makes a huge difference) and get a base laptop and upgrade the drive and ram yourself
CarlCod_es
04/25/2025, 10:43 AMor this - it's a pretty nice machine
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/286475715906?
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_tommadden
04/30/2025, 11:16 AMI like the look of this one: https://www.edinburghremakery.org.uk/product/dell-precision-5540-uhd-touch-laptop-i7-9850h-32gb-ram-1tb-ssd-win11-pro-g/
I did an afternoon volunteering at the Remakery last year. There a very nice bunch of people, worth popping in to see them. Unfortunately I saw all their retro Apple computers and went on a bit of a spending spree (on ebay) after seeing what they had!
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Owain
05/01/2025, 12:27 PMNever thought about popping in and volunteering with them. I ended up getting a second hand Lenovo off ebay. So far, so good. 👍
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_tommadden
05/02/2025, 9:16 AMVolunteering tends to be done in organised groups, unfortunately, or I would go back. About 20 of us spent an afternoon there last year (and planned again this year, though I'm babysitting my grandkids so I can't make it)