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  • Mazesecle@lemm.eetoLemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldMany such cases
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    1 month ago

    Not sure about the name of the systems, and I’ve seen them change names a lot over the years

    But I think it’s a pretty universal thing in the EU, that you’re able to pay directly using an IBAN, I’ve even seen “direct bank tranfer” in stores that sell across the EU


  • Mazesecle@lemm.eetoMemes@lemmy.mlreplacing the thinkpad
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    17 days ago

    I used Aramex’s shop&ship (both times), I found them from Courier Center’s website.

    The cost was a bit much, but nothing compared to the laptop itself (and also I really didn’t want to buy yet another laptop that in a few years would be obsolete and unrepairable).

    The laptop’s order shipping was €70 and it took ~10 days after it arrived at their location. You can compare the shipping cost to/from various countries, my DIY package was 4.5kg

    Edit: just a few days after making this comment, I received an email from Framework that they started shipping to Greece, among other countries!


  • Mazesecle@lemm.eetoMemes@lemmy.mlreplacing the thinkpad
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    2 months ago

    Just leaving this here in case you don’t know: there are also the Framework laptops, which are designed to be modular, upgradable, and have easy to buy replacement parts.

    They even sell motherboards, so you can now get a e.g. Intel Core Ultra motherboard for your 3-4 year old laptop.

    Of course It’s a bit more expensive than a used 10 year old Thinkpad, but it kind of competes with other high end laptops, and it is cheaper especially when you consider it’s designed to last more

    (Not a sponsored post, just glad there is a company that makes such products, and that when I broke a part I could just go to their store and order a replacement instead of searching for serial numbers on random online stores etc like I’ve done before)