After these machines get past 5 years, they're usually not a good idea to buy after that unless you cannot do something without that specific model, or you have a purpose for it. If you already own it, keeping it going is not unheard of. Personally, my general rule is 1-3 years (or last year's model purchased refurbished from the manufacturer) for those who can't self-maintain, then once it gets to be ~3-4 years old those can work for someone willing to self maintain the system as it isn’t too tired yet. 6+ for specific use cases or legacy applications.
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Like for example, if we relived my tech school memories of playing Halo CE and hosting class LAN parties with the help of a district employee at the time who was a student as well, I'd specify "Windows XP laptop" and leave the rest open to determination to the person taking part. However, I'd choose an E6400 (premium), or D630 (budget, no nVidia; those had issues with the GPUs) and an external mouse for my "play laptop" (back then, we did it PC to PC so there was no host system), if we didn't have the XP 745's. Some things like that -- especially if you can't patch the game or know the patch level are best done on a machine where it's not as much of an issue. You probably couldn't run Halo CE well on a T43, but a solid Core 2 GMA950 Dell/HP/Lenovo may be fine.[br]
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Like for example, if we relived my tech school memories of playing Halo CE and hosting class LAN parties with the help of a district employee at the time who was a student as well, I'd specify "Windows XP laptop" and leave the rest open to determination to the person taking part. However, I'd choose an E6400 (premium), or D630 (budget, no nVidia; those had issues with the GPUs) and an external mouse for my "play laptop" (back then, we did it PC to PC so there was no host system but we had to deal with port blocking), if we didn't have the XP 745's. The reason I'd want that is if you can't patch the game or do not know the patch level, a good base like XP is best. You probably couldn't run Halo CE well on a T43, but a solid Core 2 GMA950 Dell/HP/Lenovo may be fine.[br]
(No, I'm not sorry about taking part in the class LAN party. I kinda used to be, but I realized everyone who "made it" has that kind of thing under them, so it's a badge of honor). My back would remind me really quick with how heavy those things are due to their brick like build with all of that magnesium and copper cooling, but it would be perfectly capable.
After these machines get past 5 years, they're usually not a good idea to buy after that unless you cannot do something without that specific model, or you have a purpose for it. If you already own it, keeping it going is not unheard of. Personally, my general rule is 1-3 years (or last year's model purchased refurbished from the manufacturer) for those who can't self-maintain, then once it gets to be ~3-4 years old those can work for someone willing to self maintain the system as it isn’t too tired yet. 6+ for specific use cases or legacy applications.
Like for example, if we relived my tech school memories of playing Halo CE and hosting class LAN parties with the help of a district employee at the time who was a student as well, I'd specify "Windows XP laptop" and leave the rest open to determination to the person taking part. However, I'd choose an E6400 (premium), or D630 (budget, no nVidia; those had issues with the GPUs) and an external mouse for my "play laptop" (back then, we did it PC to PC so there was no host system), if we didn't have the XP 745's. Some things like that -- especially if you can't patch the game or know the patch level are best done on a machine where it's not as much of an issue. You probably couldn't run Halo CE well on a T43, but a solid Core 2 GMA950 Dell/HP/Lenovo may be fine.[br]
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(No, I'm not sorry about taking part in the class LAN party. I kinda used to be, but I realized everyone who "made it" has that kind of thing under them, so it's a badge of honor).
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My back would remind me really quick with how heavy those things are due to their brick like build, but it would be perfectly capable.
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(No, I'm not sorry about taking part in the class LAN party. I kinda used to be, but I realized everyone who "made it" has that kind of thing under them, so it's a badge of honor). My back would remind me really quick with how heavy those things are due to their brick like build with all of that magnesium and copper cooling, but it would be perfectly capable.
After these machines get past 5 years, they're usually not a good idea to buy after that unless you cannot do something without that specific model, or you have a purpose for it. If you already own it, keeping it going is not unheard of. Personally, my general rule is 1-3 years (or last year's model purchased refurbished from the manufacturer) for those who can't self-maintain, then once it gets to be ~3-4 years old those can work for someone willing to self maintain the system as it isn’t too tired yet. 6+ for specific use cases or legacy applications.
Like for example, if we relived my tech school memories of playing Halo CE and hosting class LAN parties with the help of a district employee at the time who was a student as well, I'd specify "Windows XP laptop" and leave the rest open to determination to the person taking part. However, I'd choose an E6400 (premium), or D630 (budget, no nVidia; those had issues with the GPUs) and an external mouse for my "play laptop" (back then, we did it PC to PC so there was no host system), if we didn't have the XP 745's. Some things like that -- especially if you can't patch the game or know the patch level are best done on a machine where it's not as much of an issue. You probably couldn't run Halo CE well on a T43, but a solid Core 2 GMA950 Dell/HP/Lenovo may be fine.[br]
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(No, I'm not sorry about taking part in shenanigans like that;it feels like anyone who has "made it" has that kind of thing under them as a prerequisite so I'm proud to be able to say I did it).
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(No, I'm not sorry about taking part in the class LAN party. I kinda used to be, but I realized everyone who "made it" has that kind of thing under them, so it's a badge of honor).
My back would remind me really quick with how heavy those things are due to their brick like build, but it would be perfectly capable.
After these machines become anything significantly old past 5 years, they're usually not a good idea to buy after that unless you cannot do it without that specific model, or you have a purpose for it -- if you own it already, keeping it going is not unheard of either. Personally, my general rule is 1-3 years (or last year's model purchased refurbished from the manufacturer) for those who can't self-maintain, then once it gets to be ~3-4 years old those can work for someone willing to self maintain the system. 6+ for specific use cases or legacy applications.
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After these machines get past 5 years, they're usually not a good idea to buy after that unless you cannot do something without that specific model, or you have a purpose for it. If you already own it, keeping it going is not unheard of. Personally, my general rule is 1-3 years (or last year's model purchased refurbished from the manufacturer) for those who can't self-maintain, then once it gets to be ~3-4 years old those can work for someone willing to self maintain the system as it isn’t too tired yet. 6+ for specific use cases or legacy applications.
Like for example, if we relived my tech school memories of playing Halo CE and hosting class LAN parties with the help of a district employee at the time who was a student as well, I'd specify "Windows XP laptop" and leave the rest open to determination to the person taking part. However, I'd choose an E6400 (premium), or D630 (budget, no nVidia; those had issues with the GPUs) and an external mouse for my "play laptop" (back then, we did it PC to PC so there was no host system), if we didn't have the XP 745's. Some things like that -- especially if you can't patch the game or know the patch level are best done on a machine where it's not as much of an issue. You probably couldn't run Halo CE well on a T43, but a solid Core 2 GMA950 Dell/HP/Lenovo may be fine.[br]
(No, I'm not sorry about taking part in shenanigans like that; it feels like anyone who has "made it" has that kind of thing under them as a prerequisite so I'm proud to be able to say I did it).
My back would remind me really quick with how heavy those things are due to their brick like build, but it would be perfectly capable.
After thea machines become anything significantly old past 5 years, they're usually not a good idea to buy after that unless you cannot do it without that specific model, or you have a purpose for it -- if you own it already, keeping it going is not unheard of either. Personally, my general rule is 1-3 years (or last year's model purchased refurbished from the manufacturer) for those who can't self-maintain, then once it gets to be ~3-4 years old those can work for someone willing to self maintain the system. 6+ for specific use cases or legacy applications.
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After these machines become anything significantly old past 5 years, they're usually not a good idea to buy after that unless you cannot do it without that specific model, or you have a purpose for it -- if you own it already, keeping it going is not unheard of either. Personally, my general rule is 1-3 years (or last year's model purchased refurbished from the manufacturer) for those who can't self-maintain, then once it gets to be ~3-4 years old those can work for someone willing to self maintain the system. 6+ for specific use cases or legacy applications.
Like for example, if we relived my tech school memories of playing Halo CE and hosting class LAN parties with the help of a district employee at the time who was a student as well, I'd specify "Windows XP laptop" and leave the rest open to determination to the person taking part. However, I'd choose an E6400 (premium), or D630 (budget, no nVidia; those had issues with the GPUs) and an external mouse for my "play laptop" (back then, we did it PC to PC so there was no host system), if we didn't have the XP 745's. Some things like that -- especially if you can't patch the game or know the patch level are best done on a machine where it's not as much of an issue. You probably couldn't run Halo CE well on a T43, but a solid Core 2 GMA950 Dell/HP/Lenovo may be fine.[br]
(No, I'm not sorry about taking part in shenanigans like that; it feels like anyone who has "made it" has that kind of thing under them as a prerequisite so I'm proud to be able to say I did it).
My back would remind me really quick with how heavy those things are due to their brick like build, but it would be perfectly capable.
After they become anything significantly old past 5 years old, they're usually not a good idea to buy unless you cannot do it without that specific model, or you have a purpose for it. My general rule is 1-3 for those who can't self-maintain, 3-4 years for those who will maintain and repair the laptop on their own and 6+ for specific use cases or legacy applications.
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After thea machines become anything significantly old past 5 years, they're usually not a good idea to buy after that unless you cannot do it without that specific model, or you have a purpose for it -- if you own it already, keeping it going is not unheard of either. Personally, my general rule is 1-3 years (or last year's model purchased refurbished from the manufacturer) for those who can't self-maintain, then once it gets to be ~3-4 years old those can work for someone willing to self maintain the system. 6+ for specific use cases or legacy applications.
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Like for example, if we relived my tech school memories of playing Halo CE and hosting class LAN parties with the help of a district employee at the time, I'd specify "Windows XP laptop" and leave the rest open to determination to the person taking part. However, I'd choose an E6400 (premium), or D630 (budget, no nVidia; those had issues with the GPUs) and an external mouse for my "play laptop" (back then, we did it PC to PC so there was no host system), if we didn't have the XP 745's. Some things like that -- especially if you can't patch the game or know the patch level are best done on a machine where it's not as much of an issue. You probably couldn't run Halo CE well on a T43, but a solid Core 2 GMA950 Dell/HP/Lenovo may be fine.[br]
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Like for example, if we relived my tech school memories of playing Halo CE and hosting class LAN parties with the help of a district employee at the time who was a student as well, I'd specify "Windows XP laptop" and leave the rest open to determination to the person taking part. However, I'd choose an E6400 (premium), or D630 (budget, no nVidia; those had issues with the GPUs) and an external mouse for my "play laptop" (back then, we did it PC to PC so there was no host system), if we didn't have the XP 745's. Some things like that -- especially if you can't patch the game or know the patch level are best done on a machine where it's not as much of an issue. You probably couldn't run Halo CE well on a T43, but a solid Core 2 GMA950 Dell/HP/Lenovo may be fine.[br]
(No, I'm not sorry about taking part in shenanigans like that; it feels like anyone who has "made it" has that kind of thing under them as a prerequisite so I'm proud to be able to say I did it).
My back would remind me really quick with how heavy those things are due to their brick like build, but it would be perfectly capable.
After they become anything significantly old past 5 years old, they're usually not a good idea to buy unless you cannot do it without that specific model, or you have a purpose for it. My general rule is 1-3 for those who can't self-maintain, 3-4 years for those who will maintain and repair the laptop on their own and 6+ for specific use cases or legacy applications.
Like for example, if we relived my tech school memories of playing Halo CE and hosting class LAN parties with the help of a district employee at the time, I'd specify "Windows XP laptop" and leave the rest open to determination to the person taking part. However, I'd choose an E6400 (premium), or D630 (budget, no nVidia; those had issues with the GPUs) and an external mouse for my "play laptop" (back then, we did it PC to PC so there was no host system), if we didn't have the XP 745's. Some things like that -- especially if you can't patch the game or know the patch level are best done on a machine where it's not as much of an issue. You probably couldn't run Halo CE well on a T43, but a solid Core 2 GMA950 Dell/HP/Lenovo may be fine.[br]
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(No, I'm not sorry about taking part in shenanigans like that; it feels like anyone who has "made it" has that as a prerequisite so I'm proud to have "playedHalo CE on the school LAN" on my experiences)
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(No, I'm not sorry about taking part in shenanigans like that; it feels like anyone who has "made it" has that kind of thing under them as a prerequisite so I'm proud to be able to say I did it).
My back would remind me really quick with how heavy those things are due to their brick like build, but it would be perfectly capable.
After they become anything significantly old past 5 years old, they're usually not a good idea to buy unless you cannot do it without that specific model, or you have a purpose for it. My general rule is 1-3 for those who can't self-maintain, 3-4 years for those who will maintain and repair the laptop on their own and 6+ for specific use cases or legacy applications.
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Like for example, if we relived my tech school memories of playing Halo CE and hosting class LAN parties with the help of a district employee at the time, I'd specify "Windows XP laptop" and leave the rest open to determination to the person taking part. However, I'd choose an E6400 (premium), or D630 (budget, no nVidia; those had issues with the GPUs) and an external mouse for my "play laptop" (back then, we did it PC to PC so there was no host system), if we didn't have the XP 745's. Some things like that -- especially if you can't patch the game or know the patch level are best done on a machine where it's not as much of an issue. You probably couldn't run Halo CE well on a T43, but a solid Core 2 GMA950 Dell/HP/Lenovo may be fine.
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Like for example, if we relived my tech school memories of playing Halo CE and hosting class LAN parties with the help of a district employee at the time, I'd specify "Windows XP laptop" and leave the rest open to determination to the person taking part. However, I'd choose an E6400 (premium), or D630 (budget, no nVidia; those had issues with the GPUs) and an external mouse for my "play laptop" (back then, we did it PC to PC so there was no host system), if we didn't have the XP 745's. Some things like that -- especially if you can't patch the game or know the patch level are best done on a machine where it's not as much of an issue. You probably couldn't run Halo CE well on a T43, but a solid Core 2 GMA950 Dell/HP/Lenovo may be fine.[br]
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(No, I'm not sorry about taking part in shenanigans like that; it feels like anyone who has "made it" has that as a prerequisite so I'm proud to have "played Halo CE on the school LAN" on my experiences)
My back would remind me really quick with how heavy those things are due to their brick like build, but it would be perfectly capable.
After they become anything significantly old past 5 years old, they're usually not a good idea to buy unless you cannot do it without that specific model, or you have a purpose for it. My general rule is 1-3 for those who can't self-maintain, 3-4 years for those who will maintain and repair the laptop on their own and 6+ for specific use cases or legacy applications.
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Like for example, if we relived my tech school memories of playing Halo CE and hosting a class LAN party, I'd specify "Windows XP laptop" and leave the rest open to determination to the person taking part in the LAN game. However, I'd choose an E6400 (premium), or D630 (budget, no nVidia; those had issues with the GPUs) and an external mouse for my "play laptop" (back then, we did it PC to PC so there was no host system), if we didn't have the 745's with XP; Dell>HP for that era, but these days HP>Dell; HP is just doing more right now, which Dell is getting wrong today. Some things like that -- especially if you can't patch the game are best done on a machine where it's not as much of an issue. You probably couldn't run Halo CE well on a T43, but a solid Core 2 GMA950 Dell/HP/Lenovo may be fine.
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Like for example, if we relived my tech school memories of playing Halo CE and hosting class LAN parties with the help of a district employee at the time, I'd specify "Windows XP laptop" and leave the rest open to determination to the person taking part. However, I'd choose an E6400 (premium), or D630 (budget, no nVidia; those had issues with the GPUs) and an external mouse for my "play laptop" (back then, we did it PC to PC so there was no host system), if we didn't have the XP 745's. Some things like that -- especially if you can't patch the game or know the patch level are best done on a machine where it's not as much of an issue. You probably couldn't run Halo CE well on a T43, but a solid Core 2 GMA950 Dell/HP/Lenovo may be fine.
My back would remind me really quick with how heavy those things are due to their brick like build, but it would be perfectly capable.
After they become anything significantly old past 5 years old, they're usually not a good idea to buy unless you cannot do it without that specific model, or you have a purpose for it. My general rule is 1-3 for those who can't self-maintain, 3-4 years for those who will maintain and repair the laptop on their own and 6+ for specific use cases or legacy applications.
Like for example, if we relived my tech school memories of playing Halo CE and hosting a class LAN party, I'd specify "Windows XP laptop" and leave the rest open to determination to the person taking part in the LAN game. However, I'd choose an E6400 (premium), or D630 (budget, no nVidia; those had issues with the GPUs) and an external mouse for my "play laptop" (back then, we did it PC to PC so there was no host system), if we didn't have the 745's with XP; Dell>HP for that era, but these days HP>Dell; HP is just doing more right now, which Dell is getting wrong today. Some things like that -- especially if you can't patch the game are best done on a machine where it's not as much of an issue. You probably couldn't run Halo CE well on a T43, but a solid Core 2 GMA950 Dell/HP/Lenovo may be fine.
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My back would remind me really quick with how heavy those things are due to their brick like build, but it would be perfectly capable.
After they become anything significantly old past 5 years old, they're usually not a good idea to buy unless you cannot do it without that specific model, or you have a purpose for it. My general rule is 1-3 for those who can't self-maintain, 3-4 years for those who will maintain and repair the laptop on their own and 6+ for specific use cases or legacy applications.
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Like for example, if we relived my tech school memories of playing Halo CE and hosting a class LAN party, I'd specify "Windows XP laptop" and leave the rest open to determination to the person taking part in the LAN game. However, I'd choose an E6400 (premium), or D630 (budget, no nVidia; those had issues with the GPUs) and an external mouse, if we didn't have the 745's with XP; Dell>HP for that era, but these days HP>Dell; HP is just doing more right now, which Dell is getting wrong today. Some things like that -- especially if you can't patch the game are best done on a machine where it's not as much of an issue. You probably couldn't run Halo CE well on a T43, but a solid Core 2 GMA950 Dell/HP/Lenovo may be fine.
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Like for example, if we relived my tech school memories of playing Halo CE and hosting a class LAN party, I'd specify "Windows XP laptop" and leave the rest open to determination to the person taking part in the LAN game. However, I'd choose an E6400 (premium), or D630 (budget, no nVidia; those had issues with the GPUs) and an external mouse for my "play laptop" (back then, we did it PC to PC so there was no host system), if we didn't have the 745's with XP; Dell>HP for that era, but these days HP>Dell; HP is just doing more right now, which Dell is getting wrong today. Some things like that -- especially if you can't patch the game are best done on a machine where it's not as much of an issue. You probably couldn't run Halo CE well on a T43, but a solid Core 2 GMA950 Dell/HP/Lenovo may be fine.
After they become anything significantly old past 5 years old, they're usually not a good idea to buy unless you cannot do it without that specific model, or you have a purpose for it. My general rule is 1-3 for those who can't self-maintain, 3-4 years for those who will maintain and repair the laptop on their own and 6+ for specific use cases or legacy applications.
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Like for example, if we relived my tech school memories of playing Halo CE and hosting a class LAN party, I'd specify "Windows XP laptop" and leave the rest open to determination to the person taking part in the LAN game. However, I'd choose an E6400 (premium), or D630 (budget, no nVidia; those had issues with the GPUs) and an external mouse, if we didn't have the 745's with XP; Dell>HP for that era, but these days HP>Dell; HP is just doing more right now, which Dell is getting wrong today. Some things like that -- especially if you can't patch the game are best done on a machine where it's not as much of an issue.
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Like for example, if we relived my tech school memories of playing Halo CE and hosting a class LAN party, I'd specify "Windows XP laptop" and leave the rest open to determination to the person taking part in the LAN game. However, I'd choose an E6400 (premium), or D630 (budget, no nVidia; those had issues with the GPUs) and an external mouse, if we didn't have the 745's with XP; Dell>HP for that era, but these days HP>Dell; HP is just doing more right now, which Dell is getting wrong today. Some things like that -- especially if you can't patch the game are best done on a machine where it's not as much of an issue. You probably couldn't run Halo CE well on a T43, but a solid Core 2 GMA950 Dell/HP/Lenovo may be fine.
After they become anything significantly old past 5 years old, they're usually not a good idea to buy unless you cannot do it without that specific model, or you have a purpose for it. My general rule is 1-3 for those who can't self-maintain, 3-4 years for those who will maintain and repair the laptop on their own and 6+ for specific use cases or legacy applications.
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Like for example, if we relived my tech school memories of playing Halo CE and hosting a class LAN party, I'd specify "Windows XP laptop" and leave the rest open to determination to the person taking part in the LAN game. However, I'd choose an E6400 (premium), or D630 (budget, no nVidia; those had issues with the GPUs) and an external mouse, if we didn't have the 745's with XP. Some things like that -- especially if you can't patch the game are best done on a machine where it's not as much of an issue.
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Like for example, if we relived my tech school memories of playing Halo CE and hosting a class LAN party, I'd specify "Windows XP laptop" and leave the rest open to determination to the person taking part in the LAN game. However, I'd choose an E6400 (premium), or D630 (budget, no nVidia; those had issues with the GPUs) and an external mouse, if we didn't have the 745's with XP; Dell>HP for that era, but these days HP>Dell; HP is just doing more right now, which Dell is getting wrong today. Some things like that -- especially if you can't patch the game are best done on a machine where it's not as much of an issue.
After they become anything significantly old past 5 years old, they're usually not a good idea to buy unless you cannot do it without that specific model, or you have a purpose for it. My general rule is 1-3 for those who can't self-maintain, 3-4 years for those who will maintain and repair the laptop on their own and 6+ for specific use cases or legacy applications.
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Like for example, if we relived my tech school memories of playing Halo CE and hosting a class LAN party, I'd specify "Windows XP laptop" and leave the rest open to determination to the person taking part in the LAN game. However, I'd choose an E6400 (premium), or D630 (budget, no nVidia; those had issues with the GPUs). Some things like that -- especially if you can't patch the game are best done on a machine where it's not as much of an issue.
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Like for example, if we relived my tech school memories of playing Halo CE and hosting a class LAN party, I'd specify "Windows XP laptop" and leave the rest open to determination to the person taking part in the LAN game. However, I'd choose an E6400 (premium), or D630 (budget, no nVidia; those had issues with the GPUs) and an external mouse, if we didn't have the 745's with XP. Some things like that -- especially if you can't patch the game are best done on a machine where it's not as much of an issue.
After they become anything significantly old past 5 years old, they're usually not a good idea to buy unless you cannot do it without that specific model, or you have a purpose for it. My general rule is 1-3 for those who can't self-maintain, 3-4 years for those who will maintain and repair the laptop on their own and 6+ for specific use cases or legacy applications.
Like for example, if we relived my tech school memories of playing Halo CE and hosting a class LAN party, I'd specify "Windows XP laptop" and leave the rest open to determination to the person taking part in the LAN game. However, I'd choose an E6400 (premium), or D630 (budget, no nVidia; those had issues with the GPUs). Some things like that -- especially if you can't patch the game are best done on a machine where it's not as much of an issue.