Just ordered a new laptop, and I'm comforting myself regarding the price by saying that it is a dual boot (yes, one is #linux!), with two hard drives and two 16GB RAM modules, so each RAM thingy has twice the capacity of my dearly departed.
Hence, it is twice the price of my old laptop, because it is really two separate computers in one chassis.
Of course, the key question is, will it last twice as long? Because my old one croaked at 4.5 years, which is not cool.
@ergative a quick search revealed that they seem to be for low tech, highly security concious customers. I would be the wrong person to buy from them but it might be just right for you.
The reason for your old laptop biting the dust likely has to do with your low tech approach though. You‘ll always pay more if you dont grasp the concepts behind the tech.
I wish you tons of luck and hope novacustom is the right partner for you.
@haui Low-tech and security conscious is correct! I have been a windows gal my whole life because I know how it works and I would rather be doing many other things than spend hours and weeks and months of frustration beating my head against linux forums trying to figure out why something isn't working. I'm sure that many people find it rewarding, but it's not for me, and now that windows has jumped hard on the AI stalker train, I'm prepared to pay someone else to make my linux work.