You just gotta know who to buy from. This is a current item on eBay. Specs are solid for a good price, you can get newer generations for more money, and eBay’s protections are heavily weighted towards the buyer.

That said, I just got a Thinkpad X1 Carbon from eBay and those have soldered memory, if that helps alleviate your RAM worries.

Only if it’s bad that I recognized he’s on buried city, wielding a kettle in front of a wasp and a rocketeer

For those who don’t know, Bari Weiss founded Free Press and is current editor-in-chief of CBS news.