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

  • Ulrich@feddit.orgEnglish
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    5 days ago

    You’re not getting a “top of the line” laptop for $1000.

    In my opinion the Framework laptops are the best you can get at every price point but there’s an argument to be made for Macs if you’re made of money and don’t care about being fucked.

    • fishynoob@infosec.pubOPEnglish
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      5 days ago

      Sorry but I don’t want a MacBook. I’ll run *nix on this laptop for my workloads.

      I see. The Framework 13 with Ryzen 9 HX 370 is about $1700 and the Ryzen 7 from the last generation is $900. I think both are priced a bit too expensive for a barebones device, even if they are super repairable. A $100-$200 reduction would be my ideal price for these laptops.

      Thanks for the comment.

      • Ulrich@feddit.orgEnglish
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        5 days ago

        I think both are priced a bit too expensive for a barebones device

        They are expensive but you have to account for the fact that they’ll theoretically last indefinitely.