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Grognard:
avoid Lenovo... their product quality has been SHIT recently.
I've had to send in 12 ThinkPads for replacement screens since January.
the torque from opening the lid can crack the screen. I kid you not.
hedgie:
That's sad to hear, since in the past I've had great results. I suppose Asus it is then.
LTK:
--- Quote from: Grognard on 11 Aug 2016, 22:37 ---avoid Lenovo... their product quality has been SHIT recently.
I've had to send in 12 ThinkPads for replacement screens since January.
the torque from opening the lid can crack the screen. I kid you not.
--- End quote ---
Recently being the past few years? Because I bought an Ideapad in 2014 which I dropped something on, dropped on the ground, and fell on top of (not all at once) and all it has to show for it are a few dents. Maybe the beveled top acts as a crumple zone.
Grognard:
everything we have is 2014- present build.
for 'professional grade' laptops, they're rather fragile.
ankhtahr:
I actually picked up a job refurbishing and repairing used notebooks three weeks ago. We actually extended our warranty from one to two years, because it didn't make much difference in repair numbers. We're currently only selling the 10 to 30 generations, so I can't say anything about the latest models.
But what really makes these devices great is how easy they're to repair. I had to take apart a Toshiba Satellite last week, down to removing the mainboard from the chassis, only to clean out the fan. On Lenovos it's just turning it around, removing the RAM cover and one single screw to remove the keyboard and have access to almost everything.
We also carried HP Elitebooks and a long time ago we had Dell Latitudes, and I could see myself happy with such an HP one too. I've had some satisfactory experience with some Fujitsu Siemens Lifebooks too.
Seriously, I'd recommend looking into a refurbished Lenovo from the earlier generations, like a W530. I also have a friend who turned an older Lenovo into a hackintosh, but I can't remember which generation.
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