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HP Laptop

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HP's consumer Windows laptop lineup.

Why it's buy-it-for-life

A redditor's HP laptop bought in 2010 was still running well 15 years later after upgrading to an SSD and more RAM, now running Linux since it can't run Windows 11.

What redditors say

Recommended on reddit as recently as February 2025

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    r/BuyItForLife comment

    I've got an HP laptop that I bought in 2010 that still runs like a champ.

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