As others here I will recommend also looking at other brands. I think that you get the best deal by buying used business laptops. They are cheap, good quality, built to last and often repairable.
Brand-wise I think Dell is OK, while Lenovo Thinkpads series T, X, W and carbon are even better choices, IMO.
I have awful experience with recent T series ThinkPads.
My Ideapad 510S that I bought many many years ago is much more robust, and has lived through a lot of use and abuse. Meanwhile I treat my ThinkPads like precious relics, and they still keep breaking down on me for stupid-ass reasons. I bought ThinkPad because I thought it could last me at least a decade — that couldn’t be further from the truth. What a pile of trash. I guess they were good ten years ago.
Next time I’m gonna put good money into a laptop — and, as both charging ports on my T14s are currently failing, I’m afraid it won’t be long — I’ll get myself a Framework.
For the lower end of the price spectrum I sadly have no idea. I’m just here to warn everyone about ThinkPads. It has become my destiny in life.
Don’t know if it’s a good deal.
As others here I will recommend also looking at other brands. I think that you get the best deal by buying used business laptops. They are cheap, good quality, built to last and often repairable.
Brand-wise I think Dell is OK, while Lenovo Thinkpads series T, X, W and carbon are even better choices, IMO.
EDIT: Spelling.
I have awful experience with recent T series ThinkPads.
My Ideapad 510S that I bought many many years ago is much more robust, and has lived through a lot of use and abuse. Meanwhile I treat my ThinkPads like precious relics, and they still keep breaking down on me for stupid-ass reasons. I bought ThinkPad because I thought it could last me at least a decade — that couldn’t be further from the truth. What a pile of trash. I guess they were good ten years ago.
Next time I’m gonna put good money into a laptop — and, as both charging ports on my T14s are currently failing, I’m afraid it won’t be long — I’ll get myself a Framework.
For the lower end of the price spectrum I sadly have no idea. I’m just here to warn everyone about ThinkPads. It has become my destiny in life.
Found the Thinkpad collector who is afraid of competition. Just kidding… 🙂
I haven’t had much experience with the newer models, so what you say may be true.