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I'm considering buying a secondhand Yoga Slim 7 with AMD/Ryzen 7 for 400 dollars. Is this a good deal? My parents advise against it because the laptop is old (3-4 years), so I'm not sure. I also don't know how well Linux (Fedora/KDE) runs on this particular model. It comes with 512/16GB. I need advice cause I need to make a decision in like 2 days.

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[–] IllNess@infosec.pub 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Before I install Linux on anything, I would Google to see if anyone else did it. It takes out a lot of guessing work and headaches.

Getting the exact product number would be really helpful. There's like 8 versions of the normal one by itself.

[–] clark@midwest.social 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I've been trying to find sources online but I'm never sure if it's the exact model. How do I get the product number? Like in specifications under settings ("model-ID")?

[–] IllNess@infosec.pub 2 points 2 weeks ago

Not definite but there should be as sticker or text printed underneath.