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

  • fartsparkles@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    5 days ago

    Custom PC builder in a Clevo case or something is my guess. Chomsky but far easier to get better parts in them and since they’re for custom builders, they’re easy to open and upgrade etc.

    • fishynoob@infosec.pubOPEnglish
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      5 days ago

      I thought Clevo only sold to businesses? I’ve thought about Clevo but dismissed them because I assumed it was not realistic to actually buy a laptop from them, so this is news to me. Where can I get an unbranded Clevo laptop?

      • fartsparkles@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        5 days ago

        Depends where you live. Just look up regional PC builders and see if they do laptops. They pretty much all sell Clevo, often unbranded or you can request they don’t brand it.

        eBay might be another option. Or a laptop refurbished. I’ve picked up several refurbished Clovos over the years that were ex workstations of some big enterprise.