i think this widely varies between people and what they need their laptop for. personally my previous laptop (7+ years old; the replacement is over 3) was ampl

i think this widely varies between people and what they need their laptop for. personally my previous laptop (7+ years old; the replacement is over 3) was ample for basic tasks even today, but it did not meet my personal needs (gaming, deep learning on cuda). but there is something liberating in getting a very cheap but well-built old laptop if you can get away with using it like a thin client. personally, going forward it makes sense to instead invest in a repairable laptop like framework. while the old thinkpads can only be repaired around the core hardware, this way you should be able to get much more mileage.