Hi, sorry if this is the wrong place to post this.

TOTL: Top of the line.

I have been looking for a laptop with a new, TOTL chip under $1000. Till now Framework with their outlet store selling a 13 inch model with the Ryzen 7 7840U is the best I could find. I don’t really mind used laptops but they need to be repairable and upgradeable. I’m looking for laptops with the best CPUs from now going back to the last 2 years (I.E. Intel Core Ultra 9/AMD Ryzen 9 HX). I want maximum CPU performance possible in a laptop under $1000.

Any recommendations? I will bring my own memory and storage. I’m OK with both used and new but they need to be easy to repair

      • just_another_person@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        5 days ago

        There is no “Top Of the Line” anymore. Everything has tradeoffs for their purposes. Maybe let us know what you want it to do.

        Framework will be the platform to beat 100% and without question. The Refurb prices are an insane deal.

        • fishynoob@infosec.pubOPEnglish
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          5 days ago

          Thanks for the comment. I need the most CPU horsepower in a laptop that I can repair and find parts easily for under $1000. My projects need a lot of CPU power but I anticipate I’ll be moving around with it (I don’t care about the weight though, I’ll chuck it in a bag so that’s not an issue. Neither is battery life since I won’t be working on the go, just take the laptop to different locations).