Should you buy inexpensive laptops frequently or expensive ones for longterm?

I’d say long term use. If it’s going to be the same or a similar price over the course of X amount of years, you want a quality machine. Also, less waste.

As a software dev by trade I just kind of assume I am going to shell out a couple grand every few years for a nice laptop. For me it’s just the price of doing business.

>Many websites advertise deals on laptops that seemingly have good specs for a great price, but buyer beware on these products: it might not be the deal you think it is. The build quality on many of these machines is subpar, if not outright awful. Bad hinges, plastic casing, and cheap components mean there is a good chance these machines were designed to fail - right after that 1 year warranty expires, of course.

I have called this the enshittification of consumer products. It's not just computers, it's everything