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I am not especially tech-literate and very clumsy. I want to buy a thinkpad that I can set up as a privacy machine. I mostly use my computer for web browsing and messaging and don't need something especially powerful, just something that can run bloated web pages easily and I won't have to think about again for at least half a decade.

Ideally, I want something around $300. Does anyone have recommendations for models to shop for? Anything the size of the T-Series would be adequate. I'm not a gamer or do video editing so no graphics card requirements.

I am thinking something like the T470 but wonder how futureproof that would be.

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[โ€“] alexandra_kollontai@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

don't need something especially powerful, just something that can run bloated web pages easily

A web browser is the most performance-intensive software on any computer.

[โ€“] NormalC@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago

The web browser and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race.