If You Need a Laptop, Buy It Now
fortran77
16 points
19 comments
April 01, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (6 comments)
fortran77
Share link: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/03/laptop-electr...
vibe42
Higher-end gaming laptops are still decently priced and work well for local AI inference. And Linux runs better than ever on them; I'm running debian 13 with almost no driver issues. For $2k you can get 32 GB DDR5 RAM and 16 GB fast VRAM. Bump the RAM to 64 GB and you're still below $3k.
cousinbryce
Anyone else expect prices to go down after the AI pop?
Lord_Zero
Everyone panic.
axiologist
https://archive.ph/FoWIt
fortran77
Technology for things like laptops generally gets better. I still think it's best to buy technology when you need it, not sooner.