They have good, basic design. They last forever and are easy to repair. They have everything you need, no extras, but nothing lacking.
They’re like the Platonic Ideal of laptops; you open it up and you don’t say “wow”, you say “Well, this sure is a laptop” – but that’s not an insult; that’s what makes them the perfect all purpose general laptop.
Curious to hear everyone’s thoughts and opinions :)
I had an Inspiron 14 7460 that was an absolute PoS from the outset. It went through two mainboard replacements within 6 months and even then the USB ports on the right side stopped working after about a year.
On top of that, the battery pack was pretty much useless after two years, which meant I has to constantly have it plugged in in order to use it, and the fans would kick in any time I did anything more intensive than opening an Excel spreadsheet.
It wasn’t a cheap model either - I paid about $800 for it.
I love Dell’s monitors, but I won’t be buying another of their laptops any time soon.