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i kind of have a peculiar but self-fullfiling situation. my work laptop is a 2024 macbook pro. powerful, sleek, and crystal clear. on the otherhand, i've had a collection of lower-end laptops -- thinkpad, chromebook, etc. -- to save on money that i don't really spend time saving.

however, back then, i never really appreciated how to preserve these laptops. i've fried my motherboards, my screens go black and battery goes bad, and i installed linux to never really take the time to learn.

but recently, with a dell latitude e6440, i've actually sat down and spent the time to work things out and understand. and i realized a couple things:

• i could still stick with i5
• most of my usage doesn't really high specs
• and linux, with better understanding, have beomce my de facto

now, despite having one hell of an apple specimen, i find myself chosing my dogshit poor res linux dell baby 90% of the time. but now, i know i can replace and modularize my dell laptop with a better screen or more ram or anything else to make it better. i will admit, macbooks's speakers are god-tier but again, i've found other ways to enjoy that (tv or headphones).

there are caveats though. a learning curve exist and perhaps most average users don't have the paitence for that. but if you go through that rite of passage, you may find a rewarding experience and perhaps hobby in utilizing a laptop's capabilities.

p.s. windows is something i really haven't spent time learning. probably because i fuckin hate how bash isn't the default but i think windows on refurbished laptop can be just as rewarding as choosing linux.