If looking for a Linux or Windows laptop, this is the right answer. Look for one of these used, and get the highest spec model in your budget. I’ve still got ThinkPads from 2012 kicking around running Linux that are perfectly capable light duty machines, not that I’d go that old if it was my primary laptop.
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Brkdncr@lemmy.world 3 months ago
What do you need it to do?
Enterprise grade models typically have a longer lifecycle. Dell latitude, Lenovo think pad for example.
patchexempt@lemmy.zip 3 months ago
hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 months ago
Basic laptop stuff ig. Writing, scrolling, playing, nothing special.
Brkdncr@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Playing what?
Do you need a numpad? Touchscreen? Does it need to be very portable?
cyborganism@lemmy.ca 3 months ago
I would stay away from Dell. I have 20 years of experience with these machines and both personal and enterprise laptops are complete shit.
Lenovo on the other hand are good, build tough, long lasting machines.
Eheran@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Except for when Lenovos are not and a whole model series fails within a year and they provide fucking no support. Like this example with the E15
BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 3 months ago
Isn’t the E series consumer, not a business line? (Not to excuse the shittiness, just that I’ve always found consumer lines of any brand to be the worst, so never spec them for anyone).
The only lines I’ve seen used in business are the T and X series. I’ve had great experiences with both of those, easy to repair (hell, the case screws are all captured now, finally!). I’m a big fan of the X, but the T series costs less and gets most of what the C has, other than cool stuff like compactness or Yoga stuff.
Eheran@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Read the thread, there are people rolling out >100 in their company and they fail at extreme rates. And after getting fixed under warranty, the issue is still exactly the same with the replacement motherboard and they fail again soon.
algorithmae@lemmy.sdf.org 3 months ago
I’ve had decent luck with Dells. They’re not spectacular but not garbage either.
HP on the other hand…
cyborganism@lemmy.ca 3 months ago
Don’t even go there…
Siegfried@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Hinge Problems?
Snowpix@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
My old HP laptop cooked itself to death trying to run Minecraft.
NoRamyunForYou@lemmy.nz 3 months ago
Yeah, I currently have a Dell Xps13 and won’t be getting another Dell laptop after this one.