Dell Inspiron 5000 series laptop. Purchased August 2015. I ordered it with i7 processor and 16GB of RAM, both of which have been fine. In January 2018 I upgraded the HDD to an SSD which has been great. Machine runs cooler and quieter since this unit has a noisy fan. Really notice the improvement in speed. All else is great on this unit except I’m wearing out the keyboard. The printing of the letters A, S, E are about gone and I’ve cracked the right shift key. Don’t know yet if I’ll repair or just replace it next year.
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Absolutely agree on how Linux can make an older computer useful again. Installing Linux on the older WinXP and WinVista laptops given to me make they usable to the teachers to whom I donate them.
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Other than the risk of malfunction how bad is the keyboard from a touch feedback standpoint? Is it bad enough to wait until they replace it with a scissor hinge under the keys (hopefully 1H2020)
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The MacBook Pro keyboards in the 2016 - 2019 models is a personal thing. I have been using computers since 1980, and with the exception of the Sinclair ZX81 (Timex TS1000 in the USA), it is the worst keyboard I’ve ever had the misfortune to use.
On the other hand, my daughter loves it. Luckily, it is her MacBook, so I only have to use it when something goes wrong.
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I was given a still-in-the-plastic IBM Model M keyboard. A beast in size and weight but amazing keyboard feel. But the Sony VAIO series laptops had the best keyboard of any I’ve owned. My next daily driver will be a Lenovo ThinkPad if the new ones have the keyboard feel of the older models.
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I currently have an HP Spectre X360 (2016) at home and a ThinkPad T480 at work. I also have an old Sony Vaio 15.6" from 2010, which I’m about to repurpose with Debian - I upgraded it to an SSD about 4 years ago and my wife has been using it for the past 2 years.
The Spectre keyboard isn’t bad, but the ThinkPad is excellent and nearly as good as the old Sony and IBM ThinkPads. The hub is a little shallower, but probably still the best available keyboard on a modern laptop.
I envy you, with the IBM Model M keyboard. Although my all time favourite is the original DEC VT100 keyboard.
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mid-2012 15" MacBook Pro
I believe that this generation of MacBook Pros are the best laptops made, before or since.
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Agreed, mine is that vintage and it is a sweet, solid performing machine.
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I’m using a 2012 mac mini maxed out with 16GB of ram. Loading Ubuntu on it has kept it going like new.
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My Daily Drivers:
Home PC (~1 year - Arguably always becoming new, I spend too much on upgrades)
Work laptop (2018 MacBook Pro)
Everything else I own is >5 years.
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Built my desktop computer in 2013.
Asrock z77 Extreme4 motherboard
Intel i5 3570k
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO cooler
Gigabyte Radeon HD 7950 Windforce
Corsair 16 gb DDR3
Samsung SSD 840 Basic 250 gb
Samsung SSD 840 Pro 128 gb
Fractal Design Define R4 tower
Fractal Design psu
Just recently bought a new monitor, a Dell U2518D which Im pleased with so far. It replaced a U2405 I had owned since 2005 or 2006.
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Dell Optiplex 7010
I7 3770
32 gb ram
Win 10
512 GB SSD for OS
1 TB SSD for apps and games
Dual 24 inch Samsung Syncmaster SA450 monitors
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…But how old is it?
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According to the Intel ark the i7 3770 was released Q2 2012.
That gives you a good upper bound to the age of the system. It is unlikely that such a system was sold much later than the end of 2013
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Yeah 2012 sounds right, I’ve had it for about 2 years. It came with a I5-3550 and then I upgraded it to an I7-3770 added the ram and SSD’s its like a brand new system. I can play or do most anything on it. I also have a 4 gb graphics card but can’t remember what it is.
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For work: Macbook Air from 2014 and HP 250 G5 from 2017.
For personal: Dell Latitude E6400 from 2008
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Delighted to meet folks here who build their own computer. Not so common any more. It would be a great family project for parents with some tech smarts and kids who want to learn.
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