My daughter has been asking for a laptop, and her birthday is coming up real soon.
What kind should I get her? She has an Android tablet, but never used a proper computer before and is really interested in having one as she's always seeing me working on mine.
I think this is a good opportunity to teach her some tech literacy, so I am quite excited. I'm gonna be installing GNU/Linux on it, in any case, so iToddler stuff is a no-go.
Money isn't an issue for me personally, I'm happy to splurge for quality hardware, but the wife doesn't want anything too expensive.
I haven't even owned a laptop in ages, I just use a desktop at home, so I'm out of the loop on what's good and not.
How old is your daughter, anon?
you don't mention age (but don't -
) but if she's at school DO NOT put loonix on it - she'll end up being the class sperg and more likely she'll end up looking over a class mates shoulder for everything.
The teacher & ict dept will never be able to help her.
hw wise: solid and moderately rugged, ssd etc because it WILL get knocked, dropped and mistreated
mid range processor and dd4, the older the better as you can open it up and add stuff your self
NO pci-e cards - if she wants to gayme get her a desktop at home
just get a pajeet win10 loicense if you're too cheap to get the real thing
t. dad of 2, grandad of 1 (he's a few years frm school)
you'll lose her to phones anyway. We all do.
my youngest is on her second yoga at uni.
The 1st 1 lasted thru 3 yrs of high school but I put an ssd and another stick of ram in it when we got it.
She does art stuff so having tablet mode was crucial.
how long have you been on LULZ?
came here during /new/
had heard of /b/ but it just seemed so.. childish
sure cunt - & you're a paragon of society.
>came here during /new/
yeah I figured that most baby boomers found LULZ around that time. you probably didn't become a big user till about 2015ish right? What the other anon said is right you are garbage and I wish you'd fuck off. Zoomers and baby boomers have ruined LULZ thanks a lot homosexual.
>whiney millennial detected.
I'd rather be a whiney ass millennial then some homosexual baby boomer or some retarded shithead zoomer.
genx akshully butI wouldn't expect a self absorbed little cunt like you to know shit like that...
come on bud you aren't fooling anyone.
You are such a lame loser, holy shit; that's not to say your kids seem any better.
Garbage in, garbage out.
If you put your daughter in school, you've already failed as a parent.
thanks for the advice lonely childless manchild.
t. oldest (who gave me grandchild last year) is a state level sports woman
youngest is n a scholarship at uni doing 2 majors including languages & was national level honour roll
both went thru the state public school system
stay in your fucking lane incel
Imagine bragging to 4chins about how much the state is raising your children. I wish them a successful carer in language studies and all the luck in paying back Mr ShekelStein
>language studies
...and the sports ball*
lmao
reading isn't you strong suite is it?
>both WENT thru the state public school system
& yeah - as stated, when I need parenting advice from childless manchildren I'll ask for it.
In the mean time maybe you should stick to your own advice. Id' suggest opening yet another
>how do we fix modern women
bred on /misc/
>reading isn't you strong suite is it?
>>both WENT thru the state public school system
>Imagine bragging to 4chins about how much the state is raising your children
> the state is raising your children
>>both WENT thru the state public school system
some jokes write themselves
>he cannot tell past tense from present...
Do you want me to tell you how I know you were 'home schooled' in America?
sure thing, reddit spacing guy. i love it when people double down in their ignorant vacuum on any given provably wrong stance based on assumptions.
>he thinks he's winning a pointless argument with a stranger online
does she really "need" more?
That's a portable nappy changing station
You just KNOW
the father in OP's pic will raise his daughter properly.
Aw man I bet she's gonna get absolutely FILLED with happy memories and healthy life lessons
aw shit there's no spoilers in this board, mission failed we'll gettem next time
I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one that has that sound clip living in my head rent free to this day
Ask her what she wants you fucking shitstain
https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/231805/intel-core-i3n305-processor-6m-cache-up-to-3-80-ghz.html
Buy N305 notebook with 8 cores
buy her a refurbished or new thinkpad because you know GNU/Linux will run well on it
Oof, I know this will sound like a LULZ meme but unironicly a 4core or higher ThinkPad. T480 and up or the smaller x series equivalents. Here's why:
- mega cheap compared to anything new. Wife will be happy and it won't be a problem if your daughter decides to treat it like shit, assuming she's quite young.
- Linux Support on ThinkPads is better then on other laptops. It's pretty much a "just werks" experience
Get her a nice ThinkPad like the x1, or maybe a 2 in 1 version so she can draw with the stylus
>man with daughter
>compromised male
>total homosexual
>never coming back
>ngmi
Only retarded, manlet, homosexuals think having a daughter is peak life and something to be proud of. They're too stupid to see that they have to curtail their masculinity (if they had any to begin with), feminize themselves and subscribe to female values, because they have a daughter. They are incapable of being rational and objective and think purchasing a laptop is a good idea in current year.
Having a child, male or female, is honorable if you're willing to give 110% to their upbringing.
>think purchasing a laptop is a good idea in current year
Explain how it's not.
You want the new generation to stay technologically illiterate?
The internet is a double edged sword. It can provide access to all the knowledge in the world. But it can be used by nefarious actors to brainwash a population into a degenerate culture.
So rather than using the internet as a babysitter, introduce them to technology gradually and teach them to use their heads.
Legti schizoid
thinkpad x230 tablet with fedora linux and KDE desktop
get her a MacBook you freak, no girl or woman ever has wanted a GNU/Linux laptop
old business laptop of some sort. they're much less fragile than the consoomer slop and can be had for cheap.
you are a good dad. just remember that her life is in your hands - dont go to hard on the autism or it might spread
>what's a computer?
How much are you getting paid?
Saved
You can't play Minecraft on a fucking mac
Wrong.
https://www.macgamerhq.com/games/minecraft-mac/
Find better woman freak.
My wife hates Mac and only uses Linux (only because she never get virus that way, while when using Windows I had to clean her pc weekly).
Normies only use a browser, so the OS underneath makes no difference to them.
low iq wife clicking all ads?
MOOOODS
STOOOOCK
Buy her an macbook unless you want to ostracize her from her peers.
>encouraging your child to be status-conscious
I'm glad most of this board won't ever become parents or otherwise be in a position to advise parents.
what? I'd help her run her youtube channel
what kind of channel?
your child to be status-conscious
Nigga, its a female. shes going to be "status-conscious" unless you infect her with aspergers.
Her "peers" are probably watching frozen Elsa spiderman and playing fruit ninja on their ipads, or whatever kids do these days.
if they have webcam they're probably fingering themselves on live stream
yeah you don't want her running into online Indians going "that's it show lovely pussy baby"
That's fuckin vile. I don't even understand how you let a child end up in that situation. If you're that concerned have her desk in a common room or your office so you can keep an eye on her.
>If you're that concerned have her desk in a common room or your office so you can keep an eye on her.
absolutely /THIS - all of our computers are in a common area where all screens are visible by everyone.
no screens in bathrooms, toilets or bedrooms.
ha ha today most "CP" is self-produced girls on webcams. Ukrainian child model sites are so 2005.
not only that but people on LULZ could be fapping to it
oh no
>she'll end up not accepted by globohomo-infested normies
Oh no
I've never seen a macbook in real life.
Not everyone lives in a university from california
Not everyone lives in a shithole pajeet
As long as you keep the root account for yourself and configure the DNS on DNSforge-clean, you should be good.
Depends on age. If like 9 or younger where she'll be impressed by a laptop of any kind, get her a used thinkpad like other anons say. 10 or older and she'll be embarrassed by the old, blocky computer.
>Merry smoking a pipe.png
Realme book i5 slim
>My daughter has been asking for a laptop, What kind should I get her?
I've got a lap top for her
refurber m1air from 2020 with 16gb of ram.
Whatever you do, put some flavor of Linux on it.
don't give her internet access, let her play outside. maybe give her your old n64 or something and limit it to 1 hour a day. obviously you can't do this forever but she'll look back and appreciate the simpler times when she's older.
She'll use it to schlick for ugly hairy fat bastards on omegle and similar sites
>Like no my daughter is polite and would never go near that stuff
yeah buddy, there is a high potential that your daughter looks at porn
Who are you quoting?
I'm quoting OP from and imaginary conversation between me and him
>I'm quoting OP from and imaginary conversation between me and him
lmfao
Are you high?
Are you high?
Why not buy her everything she asks for and when it breaks just buy her another? Who gives a fuck?
>I'm quoting OP from and imaginary conversation between me and him
>redefining reality
ThinkBook of some sort. 15 Gen 2 maybe. Lenovo makes solid laptops.
>ThinkBook over ThinkPad
For what purpose?
They're slimmer and lighter, but a ThinkBook would also work.
buy a thinkpad that is customizable. tell her she is buying and fixing it with you. have her look at ebay listings and see what looks trustworthy and not trustworthy. if it works, great. if not, you guys are troubleshooting and fixing it. as a second option, get an old laptop and install that open source chromebook os shit on it.
doesn't matter, your old one
ban all porn and social media if you love her
If I had a daughter I would be a good father to her and give her cuddles
None, don't be retarded by giving her any sort of technology. Its how kids end up being brainwashed and becoming trannys and/or nagger lovers. Only books for now that are not degenerate and lead to a healthy productive lifestyle.
social retards are like gay people, they spread by getting their hands on children
>dude socially isolate your kids to own the libs
they'll end up just as maladjusted as you
>thinks communication is only via devices.
She can still talk to people in person dipshit.
>they'll end up just as maladjusted as you
Quite the opposite. I confiscated my daughters smartphone after some bullshit she was tangentially involved in and in the time since her demeanor has improved. I shit you not, the difference is like night and day.
have fun when your kid doxxes you for homophobia
>oh no the teacher's shoving CP down my kid's throat are gonna find out I talk about them at home and to their face
Buy her something durable. Block social media save for maybe a chat program to talk to friends with, and monitor that closely. Teach her to avoid pedophiles and scammers. If she uns into something wierd online despite your efforts, talk to her about it and don't bite her head off. A little exposure to wierd shit with proper explanation can prepare one for how wierd real life is.
hate to admit, but fpbp
>the dumb nagger got v&
i thought bro had second thoughts about his post but likely got modded out lol
You mean b&. v& means something else
i know what i said
Mine's in middle school. I bought her pic related and put Linux Mint on it and works quite well for school work which is mostly done through Google. Her usage is monitored and no cell phone til high school and even then it'll probably be a dumb phone.
Don't be an asshole, get her a dumb phone now for emergencies. If you let her do any kind of after school activities/sports (which you should), she should have a phone to contact you. And not letting her have a smartphone in high school seems unkind. You should talk to her about why it's risky but still let her have one so she can talk to friends and keep up with popular culture. Being alienated in high school is not fun, even if you want to keep her "safe".
When you become a taxpayer and have kids, you can have an opinion on the matter.
I am a tax-payer. And I had a dumb phone in middle school for emergencies. Not giving her a smart phone until 15-16 is fine, but don't be too over protective or you daughter will go crazy once she gets the slightest bit of freedom in college.
>I won't let me daughter go to college blah blah leftists degeneracy
Okay well then you're just ruining her life
Your opinion will change drastically if you have children.
>>I won't let me daughter go to college blah blah leftists degeneracy
>Okay well then you're just ruining her life
Never said anything of the sort. You sound like a roasty with daddy issues.
I'm a guy in my 30s.
I'm just saying if you plan to let your daughter go to college, you should slowly introduce her to more responsibility and self reliance in high school. That's an important time to mature, when she's going to learn to drive and maybe have her first boyfriend. Access to a smart phone isn't like getting her hooked on heroin, it's something she can learn to use responsibility. Plus you can instill self worth in her so she doesn't feel tempted to do what many late teen/early 20s girls do on social media. Those are girls with actual daddy issues.
Ignore me if you want, I'm just saying you want to balance out restrictions with helping her mature properly. Cause yeah otherwise all your strict guidance might backfire once she's independent and doesn't have you looking over her shoulder. You'll probably feel different one she's 15+ and you don't look at her as a child as much as you you do now. I'm sure it's hard to think about her actually growing up. Good luck though!
I too had all the answers before I had kids.
I'll leave it at this: when she eventually asks for a smartphone, ask her to explain why she should get one and at least listen to her arguments.
You're right I don't have kids and I'm sure that changes your perspective a lot. Despite being on LULZ, you seem to be a good dad who cares about his daughter, so best wishes!
when shes bad, take away her smartphone. she'll lose her mind.
I can tell you would be a terrible father. The kind of autistic dweeb that daughters would manipulate at will. Completely out of your element.
I'll leave it at this: your theory is on point and that's it.
>The kind of autistic dweeb that daughters would manipulate at will.
This.
https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/is-pi-hole-the-right-thing-for-me-timely-access-restrictions/46516/4
>>not training her right now to be a software developer now with a portfolio, open source contributions, and freelance work
>Retard is proud that he [she ???] allows his money to be stolen from him so much that he announces it. "I'm a taxpayer".
>born to pay taxes
>Speaks like a Cunt.
>Must be a cunt.
>Literally believes the Female mind cares, or is capable of processing information
I'm sorry your bad luck with women has made you bitter, I've I've talked to biological women that can have a nuanced discussion. Yes there are some awful women and our current "fuck you, I'm getting mine" culture encourages it, but some women are good people who are hurt by this too.
>Inb4 naive, simp, homosexual, whatever
Touch grass. If OP could have a baby and I could get a girlfriend, then so can you. You can't control society's role in your misfortune, but you can control yours.
I'm sure your hearted spirited defense of the female sex will be noticed by the Internet Council of Women. You will be rewarded with pussy points.
Thanks for the (You)s
>Thanks for the (You)s
#
I'm sure your spirited defense of the female sex will be noticed by the Internet Council of Women. You will be rewarded with pussy points.
>I'm sorry your bad luck with women has made you bitter, I've I've talked to biological women that can have a nuanced discussion. Yes there are some awful women and our current "fuck you, I'm getting mine" culture encourages it, but some women are good people who are hurt by this too.
>>Inb4 naive, simp, homosexual, whatever
>Touch grass. If OP could have a baby and I could get a girlfriend, then so can you. You can't control society's role in your misfortune, but you can control yours.
Kek shut up homosexual op is a pedo baiter who wanted to make a thread with a dicky op.
If you're not part of an exclusive community where everyone your daughter knows shares your views you've already fucked up.
This one OP. You can sometimes get one of these for under $200. Install Endless OS and you'll never have to connect it to the Internet or worry about fixing it.
you should get a system 76 laptop they are not too exspensiv and have pop os installed or a framwok laptop wich will save on repiers and will teach her how to repier her own shit
Asus G14
>why?
no webcam
Why avoid models with webcams?
Why do you think?
Kids shouldn't have webcams, especially not little girls.
>Why avoid models with webcams?
>Why avoid models with webcams?
The people on this website would be a good reason.
the very least I'd do is to pop the cover open and unplug it
my hypothetical daughter might have been raised right, but teenagers are dumb as fuck and will likely get pressured into showing more than they should on webcams, only to be immortalized on the internet
fuck that, man
Russian e-bois are the absolute lewdest.
To shield her from groomers like you.
to bait retards like you into giving him (you)s
Nice larp homosexual OP
get a thinkpad, just enough to serve the needs of a little girl. I doubt she'll be doing anything too heavy-load on it like gaming. I think part of creating a tech nerd is having them use something under powered at first to learn with so they can strive to get something more powerful (this also helps them learn why their machine isn't as powerful, etc)
>My daughter has been asking for a laptop
>I'm gonna be installing GNU/Linux on it
please dont, dont ruin computers for her
first off like anon said don't get her a laptop with a webcam she'll masturbate her delicious hairless little mound on Omegle for fat sweaty neckbeards who posts on this very website
>mfs taking this bait thread seriously
stg this place is just a honeypot now
amazon HYUNDAI 14 Inch Hybook $150
she should be in the kitchen as soon as she was born
get her an ubuntu laptop
she might come on the news
>she might come on the news
hot
How old is she? Probably just a basic cheap Chromebook should be fine. They used to make Android laptops/netbooks at one point too but not sure if that's still a thing
How old is she? If she's younger than 15/16, your answer should be "no". If she's 15/16 or older, get her a thinkpad with internet disabled.
I'm not a gril but the first laptop I ever had was when I was 9 and my dad gave me an old GRiD 386 for my birthday. of course there was no Internet or webcam and I just used it to type out homework reports and write QBASIC programs.
Its her birthday give her something new. Just buy a cheap 14 inch (or smaller) windows laptop from the consumer line with a decent AMD apu like a HP 14s, Asus Vivobook or a Lenovo IdeaPad and install Linux. Here these are just under 500 euro.
Just get her a used MacBook Air, install Gentoo, and she'll be set for years.
>GNU/Linux on a Mac
Setting yourself up for trouble.
fuck up you ignorant cunt - she's doing 2 double majors (including 2 languages),an internship and has a scholarship
she was state and national level honour roll
muh eldest (who gave birth to muh grandchild last year) didn't go to uni but is a state level athlete and dancer
and you're a lonely, bitter hypocritical manchild pointlessly arguing with strangers on an anonymous Sudanese Fingernail Painting imageboard.
used laptop off ebay or craigslist that has good specs
if new, pinebook pro
It's important to make sure it has an excellent webcam. The rest doesn't matter much.
t. Sanjay
>It's important to make sure it has an excellent webcam
Second this.
> The rest doesn't matter much.
Don't understate the importance of a good microphone as well. The mic is independent of the camera assembly in laptops.
Chromebook
/thread
Kill yourself
Chromebooks are based
fuck off
Seriously, nagger?
>rabbi trying to convince people to let their daughters browse facebook, instagram and tiktok all day
its all so tiresome
Give her back.
ITT: Groomers
the official theme song of this thread should be KISS--"She."
Why would you commit child abuse by teaching your daughter to use Google's spyware operating system Android? Unless it was a degoogled fork of android based on the AOSP, you are teaching your daughter to use proprietary software. I am unaware that any such libre operating system works on tablet devices. You should feel ashamed of yourself that you encourage your daughter to use a proprietary operating system and accept tracking and abuse by google before she can even consent to such a thing. Obviously, when you get her a computer it should only run a free libre operating system such as GNU/Linux, preferably one of the FSF approved distros. I would recommend confiscating your daughter's tablet immediately and smashing it with a hammer so that it can not send any more data back to google.
Why are you making such an assumption?
LineageOS works on plenty of tablets.
>Karen enters the bred
why is my crotch always hard every time I see my daughter, how do you know?
ESL?
Or didn't proofread?
>proofreading LULZ posts
>t. insecure perfectionist homosexual
RPi without Internet is a good start.
>RPi
Prices are ridiculous nowadays
Get some old stinkpad...like an R60 with debian and a terminal and get her to use that.
Minimum spec current gen MacBook air, if you're not that worried about price / performance. Super light so a kid won't have trouble taking it anywhere, at minimum spec it won't break the bank, she'll never be embarrassed to have a mac, it'll run all the normal software she'll need for school, and if it's not enough computer for her (she's running out of space, it's too slow, etc), you can make that a teaching opportunity, give her a budget, show her how to list the old laptop for sale / compare trade in value, etc, and help her pick out a new computer.
>My daughter has been asking for a laptop
>I'm gonna be installing GNU/Linux on it
tell me your family hates you without telling me your family hates.
Nice try, Satan.
midek
make sure it has HD webcam.
thinkpad x60 or x220
Get her something that's a bit proportional to her size. Perhaps one of those GPD mini laptops would be up to par; if I recall correctly, the win max 2 has an ungimped keyboard - assuming you don't mind the ANSI layout.
>mini laptops
Why? The typical modern laptop isn't massive.
It mostly has to do with typing comfort; large (i.e. standard size) keys with wide spacing are not the most comfortable nor accessible thing for a child with tiny hands.
I remember the struggle I had as a kid trying to type on a full size keyboard. It was impossible for me to touch type, at least until my shitty typing habits had become fossilized; it took me around 5 months of concentrated effort to fix my typing, and exceed my subpar speed - I went from 70 to around 120 wpm back then.
yeah you don't want her stuffing a BIC pen up her coochie on live stream
Oddly specific.
Is that something you've personally witnessed?
Not him but I've heard the stories on LULZ from those knowledgeable of such.
Any idea on what livestream app they use so i don't accidentally download it?
Just make sure it has a really good webcam and enough storage for videos.
Get her an ipad. They have better cameras. You can instantly tell when a kino was shot on an ipad as opposed to a laptop webcam.
Navi
ugly bitch
I am happy with Thinkpad x230. Its a solid laptop, but it looks butt ugly in eyes of a teenage girl, so you might buy some girly stickers or whatever to make it look more appealing.
Don't forget the pinbook pro
https://pine64.com/product-category/pinebook-pro/?v=0446c16e2e66
>only 4GB RAM
>64 GB eMMC
I wanna like this, but these are dealbreakers.
NEVER buy anything for your kids, make them earn everything. Fuck laptops and toys, make them sleep outside until they learn to brush teeth without complaining, lock them up in the cellar until they clean and do their homework without conplaining. OP is the reason why this planet is failing.
my penis loves kids
What about your heart (metaphorically)?
depends on the kid
To the nursing home you go!
CPS is probably going to fucking take them kek
imo i would make them research and build their own pc. there is some benefit to be had from knowing how a computer works by assembling it, and also treating it with care because you built it yourself.
but if she is too retarded for that, thinkpads have been on clearance with huge discounts for a while now. i got one at 71% off for about 900 burgers. install prey project on it so the assholes in her class can't steal it.
I think my recommendation is to just install windows 10 on her lapto (if your laptop's windows version is old). if you want to try out Linux then zorin os is for you and your daughter because zorin OS is a Linux distro designed to be easy to use for windows users who migrated to Linux.
> M1 Air if you love her
> Windows laptop if you despise her
> Chromebook if you hate her and the her mother
Buy a laptop with a lot of RGBs everywhere, like Alienwares.
So you can put LOONIX onto it (dual booting with wangblows if she needs it) but it will be cool because there are RGB so she won't be ostracized cuz the computers looks cool.
guarenteed 100% working dude.
let me guess, she needs more?
32bit cpu is not enough in 2023 needs to be slightly newer or at least the ASUS EeePC 1025C
>I'm gonna be installing GNU/Linux on it
that's one way of making sure your daughter will never touch a computer with physical buttons ever again.
i finally found THE thread
good night bros
A macbook air you freak
You can take a look for some linux laptops like system76 or tuxedo
age? sounds young. Something that can take some abuse, because kids throw shit around. For that purpose a mac with it's metal body might not actually be a bad idea(I haven't seen them break to kinetic damage, water will get them though).
I'm rulling out toughbooks because they look like an oversized brick for a kid to carry.
this might work
https://www.acer.com/us-en/laptops/enduro-urban/enduro-urban-n3
the spec's are a little anemic, but fine to learn on
>Something that can take some abuse
>a mac
...
Ofcourse retarded iToddlers would let their pets graw on their expensive electronics and record
If you’re still browsing LULZ and using the iToddler meme sincerely as a grown man with kids, you have already failed as a father. My guess is you are the lardass who posts in every battlestation thread with the wedding day wallpaper and the 64oz MegaGulp. I hope your daughter grows up to despise you and your wife divorces you, you fucking colossal homosexual.
I don't know if durability is a concern for you, since children tend to destroy things, but you might want to consider a "rugged" laptop.
The Acer ENDURO Urban N3 is relatively inexpensive.
pink one.vwp