Buy Canadian

1648 readers

464 users here now

A community dedicated to buying Canadian products.

Une communauté dédiée à l'achat de produits Canadiens.

Rules:

1. Posts must be related to buying Canadian-made goods and / or using Canadian-owned services

2. Absolutely no bigotry will be tolerated. This includes, but is not limited to, racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, etc.

3. AI Content Policy

Not allowed: AI-generated images or articles

Tolerated: AI-generated post summaries

4. Only content in French and English is permitted

5. Declare all self-promotion

Users are encouraged to report any content that violates our community guidelines

Règlements :

1. Les poteaux doivent être en lien avec l'achat de produits et / ou de services opérés par des canadiens

2. Aucune bigoterie ne sera tolérée. Ça comprend, mais sans se limiter à, le racisme, le sexisme, l’homophobie, la transphobie, etc.

3. Politique sur le contenu IA

Non permis : Images ou articles générés par l'IA

Toléré : Résumés IA de publications

4. Seul le contenu en français et en anglais n'est toléré

5. Déclarez toute auto-promotion

Les utilisateurs sont encouragés à signaler tout contenu qui ne respecte pas nos directives communautaires

Related communities: Communautés connexes :

[email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

[email protected]

Laptop Suggestions? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

19 comments fedilink hide all child comments

I was about to pull the trigger and buy a System 76 Pangolin when the trade BS started. As far as I can tell, there are no Canadian manufacturers (or repackagers like System 76), so I'm looking for suggestions. My preference would be Canadian, but happy to consider anything non-US.

I prefer to buy hardware that can last - my phone is nearly 10 years old, and my tower PC is almost 20, with various upgrades over time. I know that laptops aren't as good for upgrades, but some sturdiness, and non-soldered RAM would be appreciated.

I'm looking for a 15"/16" laptop that plays well with Linux (I like Pop!OS, but fine to migrate) it would be primarily for office stuff, but with decent enough iGPU that I can do basic graphic work, and play some indy games. I'd like something that generally doesn't sound like a helicopter when I use it. 1-2Tb SDD, and 32 GB RAM. ~$2500 CAD is my max.

I looked at Lenovo, but they're getting expensive, and I'm not sure whether they go through the US prior to hitting Canada or not.

Thanks in advance!

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

LG is South Korean and they operate warehouses in Canada, so I assume they import directly (though not sure), and their Gram laptops are very good. They're designed as ultrabooks, not gaming beasts, but they can still play some low spec games, and a 17" gram weighs less than a 13" macbook air, is more robust and durable (milspec'd), and has a full numpad to boot. I've been happy with mine for about 4.5 years now, running Windows, but most threads I've found seem to suggest people have no issue using Linux on it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Good to know. I recently picked up an LG TV after my Samsung died (it made it 17+ years, so can't complain.) I've been happy with the TV, so will look into their laptops, too.