Hey all - what’s your experience with refurb Lenovo laptops for Linux from companies/shops that specialize in this as a service? I’m looking at LinuxPusher.dk but am also curious about other EU-based shops. It seems like a good, affordable way to get a Linux machine if you’re a novice, like me (some experience with Ubuntu and Kubuntu about 10 years ago).

  • vegetvs
    2•4 days ago

    I’ve had very disappointing experiences with Lenovo laptops in general and they’re not cheap, even when bought second hand. My recommendation? Go for an AMD Acer laptop, they’re very good machines and Linux Mint works out of the box in all laptops I’ve tested it so far. And I’m sure there are other affordable / good OEMs out there.

    • oscardejarjayes [comrade/them]English
      2•4 days ago

      they’re not cheap, even when bought second hand

      I mean, I bought my T480 for $170 second hand (not from a refurbisher) a few years ago.

    • @mpblack@lemmy.mlOP
      2•4 days ago

      Thanks for the tip - I’ll check out the AMD Acer laptops. You thinking of Nitros, in particular?

      • vegetvs
        1•4 days ago

        I’m really fond of the Aspire 15 at the moment. You can get them without any preinstalled OS, which is perfect if your goal is to run Linux on them, since you won’t be paying any hidden costs for a Windows license you never intended to use anyway.