Hi everyone!

I need to buy a new laptop to replace my 12 years old laptop. I didn’t look after hardware for a while for some personal reasons.

I will buy something new. My needs are:

  • photo editing
  • video editing
  • vector graphics editing/creation
  • good battery life (I don’t want to worry about)
  • web navigating, docs, spreadsheets
  • USB-C charging would be nice

I don’t game, and Framework isn’t available where I live.

I would be happy to have some recommendation on what is a good hardware for this use and good brand.

Thanks!

  • idefix@sh.itjust.works
    42·
    11 months ago

    Yup, clearly. /s

    That seemed nice until… 400€ for keyboard change

    WTF? 400€ to change the keyboard language?

    • throwawayish
      61·
      11 months ago

      So what happens is that changing the keyboard language comes together with the CPU upgrade from Intel® Core® i3-1315U to Intel® Core® i7-1360P. That’s what you pay for*. I agree with you that they might have done a better job at conveying what’s happening. For whatever it’s worth, I didn’t immediately notice this myself. Therefore I tried to contact them in hopes of resolving the issue. They responded very quickly (like within a couple of minutes) and explained what was going on. Props to them for that!

      • idefix@sh.itjust.works
        32·
        11 months ago

        Good on them for explaining. But at that price, why even propose the option? That’s a 40% price increase just to get your keyboard layout where it’s free everywhere else.

        • throwawayish
          51·
          11 months ago

          That’s a 40% price increase just to get your keyboard layout and a CPU upgrade

          Fixed that for you*.

            • throwawayish
              2·
              11 months ago

              Np fam. In retrospect, I agree with you that I should have done a better job at making it as clear as possible ☺️.