I got a thinkpad E570 I got second hand/refurbished for $700 (from a guy whose clientele must be mostly old folks; it came with very large print instructions an

I got a thinkpad E570 I got second hand/refurbished for $700 (from a guy whose clientele must be mostly old folks; it came with very large print instructions and windows already set up nicely with chrome installed.) I put Debian on it and it’s been my ride or die for a few years now. The body build quality is much higher than I was anticipating based on the hive mind’s opinions of the budget line E series. It’s got all the thinkpad niceties and only recently I’ve briefly considered getting a newer thinkpad that doesn’t have a VGA out... it’s a great laptop and a testament to the thinkpad budget line (which probably fits in their low to mid range across all their products?) Definitely a robust laptop, especially for the (retail) price.