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New laptop (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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!

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Yup, clearly. /s

That seemed nice until.... 400€ for keyboard change

WTF? 400€ to change the keyboard language?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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

Fixed that for you*.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Oh right, I misread your first comment sorry.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 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 ☺️.