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Cake day: July 7th, 2023

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  • Very much! Well here’s some general tips:

    1. Buy FACTORY refurbished whenever you can. They should be like new, and come with a full warranty
    2. Buy something with a 2-3 manufacturer warranty
    3. Buy AMD over Intel at this point. The cost and power savings will be much better for the price.
    4. Once you find a model you might be interested in, look it up on NotebookCheck or Phoronix. Both very reliable reviewers.

    Most Reliable Brands

    • MSI
    • Framework (probably not available in your area cheap)
    • Lenovo Thinkpad: ONLY the Thinkpad, every other model line is trash
    • Dell XPS: ONLY this model

    I’m not sure the sales will actually still be available in your area, but the “Black Friday” deals are coming up for North America in a few weeks. It may be worth waiting and seeing if something you like goes on sale.