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2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)
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Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net
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c/technology@hexbear.net
My laptop is 7 years old starting to show it's age. I'm worried it will die soon so I've been looking for a replacement, but DAMN are decent laptops expensive these days.
I would like something powerful enough to play stuff like Elden Ring, Baldur's Gate 3 and FF:7 Rebirth (And most importantly, Monster Hunter Wilds when it comes out) at a decent framerate. It also has to be a university laptop, so nothing covered in RGB lights that looks like an Alienware fucked a Cybertruck, please.
I don't want to spend a ton of money, but am I being unrealistic? I don't want to spend 5000 on a computer, that's ridiculous, my car cost less than that.
Yes it's a shitty car, that's not the point. Stop judging my poor ass.
I'm looking at getting a refurbished laptop (basically show models/re-issued corporate laptops). My colleague recommended reboot-it dot com dot au. I think they're nation wide?
Edit: hm seems they're out of gaming laptops, but a couple other refurb sites do (pretty pricey) even if they're not 'new'
do not get one from grays.com.au under any circumstances. Ive made that mistake twice now.