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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (2 children)

homie you can get a t480 for like 150 dollars. For an 8th gen intel mobile chip that's not a bad price.

All in on an older t420 or something you'll be looking fairly similar, including battery, charger, and storage, unless you get a really good deal.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

Well yeah I guess if you're buying a used machine from six years ago with millions in existence because tons of businesses bought them it'll be cheap no matter what manufacturer it's from. Thinkpads do hold up better against age than most.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

That’s what everyone is talking about. The new ones aren’t that great.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

yup

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Bro, they cost £300 on Ebay in the UK (a refurbished t480 with an 8th Gen Core i7)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

you can routinely find i5 variants here in the US for that price. Im sure the i7 models are more expensive, those are sought after, but frankly as long as the i5 models have 4 cores, they're fine. Last i checked a t480 running a quad core i5 is 75% of my r5 2600, which is more than enough for mild productivity work.