refurbished, fast shipping, great products, 30 day returns with no questions asked, solid warrany offerings
loads of options on there for both Mac and PC
if going with Apple, I'd opt for something 2020 or later ā all of which can still upgrade to the latest OS (for more specifics about mac upgrade compatibility see here)
Feb 15, 2025
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Mar 21, 2024
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10 years is such a feat! I gotta say, Apple still holds value more than most these days. My day job is in tech support, and I've seen lots of Macs and PCs over the years. There was a period from about 2017-2020 where the Mac laptops were just awful - they had the useless touch bar thing, and the low-profile keyboards broke constantly. After that, they did another redesign, and it seems like their stuff is high quality again. As for PCs, maybe there are some higher end ones people like, but I have seen way more issues with build quality and longevity in those (Dells, Lenovos, and Microsoft Surfaces). It seems like on average most PCs last around 5 years, and Macs get a solid 7 (or 10!) They're definitely more expensive, but when you factor in how long they last, it's pretty comparable.
Mar 1, 2024
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As theclack said, Apple laptops did have a troubled period. That is no longer the case. Windows PCs canāt touch the performance or battery life of any of Appleās laptops, and they wonāt have the longevity either. Just donāt expect to do any serious gaming on it.
Apple is expensive but you can bank on it lasting and being useful for a long time (same goes for iPhones). Iād recommend maxing out the RAM on the MacBook Air configuration, and adding at least 1TB of storage.
As an aside, my personal laptop is one of the ābadā Apple laptops (2016 MacBook Pro) and Iāve never had any issues with it. Itās six years old and still trucking. Could use a battery replacement though.
Mar 1, 2024
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this is worthy of celebration:Ā the lack of videoāautoplay video, noisy inane video, panicky video, algorithmic, dumb video, rabbit hole video, any videoāon pi.fyi is a good thing
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this is going to hurt āĀ A LOT āĀ but it's getting to the point where there's no other option
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one of my 2025 habit goals
alone or with others, it is the best
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