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The comparison to a $1000 laptop isn't a raspberry pi - it's a second hand ThinkPad that's three years old. It will be slower, but can do pretty much all the sa
by verbify 7y ago
The comparison to a $1000 laptop isn't a raspberry pi - it's a second hand ThinkPad that's three years old. It will be slower, but can do pretty much all the same things for most people, and could still cost 300 dollars.
- Tade0 7y agoI don't know the MTTF on ThinkPads, but the wear and tear on a three year old laptop is usually considerable. I bought my first laptop in 2010 for about €630 and after three years switched to the current one. During that time two out of four USB ports became too loose to function properly in all circumstances. I have more anecdata like this from my friends and coworkers.
- verbify 7y agoUsually the older ThinkPads last longer than 5 years, or at least long enough for the tech to become obsolete.