Yes:

https://www.ebay.com/str/evolutionecycling

Disclaimer: I work there, and posted many of those listings.

Refurbished enterprise laptops like Thinkpads and Dell Latitudes are highly sought after. They generally have better build quality than regular consumer models along with good Linux support out of the box. I've been using refurbed Latitudes for the past decade, works pretty great imo for a fraction of the cost. I.e buy the machine for <EUR400 + some additional sticks of RAM + storage.

Though more and more manufacturers are switching to completely soldered components now, so I guess this won't last long.

Ironically making the device more repairable would be a boon for recycling instead of whatever bean counting bullshit HP is attempting here. Meh.

Thinkpads used to be sought after, not sure about it nowadays though.

There used to be, when new laptops were thousands of dollars, and it was easier to swap out parts and the batteries were removable. I learned a ton about Linux playing with Slackware on a $50 used laptop back in the mid 2000s.

Not so sure I'd bother with one any more, though. Hard to justify when there are $200 new options on Amazon.