So, I’m planning on buying myself a (second-hand) laptop once I get the money. I’m nowhere near tech-savvy so it has to be easy to use, but also I want something that is built to last, as opposed to certain (looking at you, Apple) devices that are desinged to become unusable within a next couple of years.

Any recommendations?

  • Brkdncr@lemmy.world
    25·
    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.

    • Cyborganism
      192·
      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.

        • BearOfaTime@lemm.ee
          2·
          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
            1·
            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.

    • patchexempt@lemmy.zip
      4·
      3 months ago

      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.