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Re: [Notebooks] Rant about laptops
Thinkpads do have a good reputation, construction-wise.
My wife has a Sony Vaio which is over 3 years old now. Aside of the battery finally crying "uncle", it is as good as the day she brought it home.
I have had good luck with HP/Compaq for work notebooks, and currently have a HP at home, but it is still new...
For many years now we have had Toshiba Sattelites, going back to Intel 486 models, and frankly, they have not been the most reliable, and this goes over several different generations. May be just bad luck, and of course, some of our folks are good with 'em, and some are "ham-handed", but I am a little leary of Toshiba notebooks...
Dell enjoys a very good reputation for laptop construction/longevity also.
I like the newer Acer's, and they have a very nice price versus configuration...I am not sure what their longevity is like.
Frankly, a large part of it though is "how much" notebook you buy in the first place! There are more...and less rugged Dell's/Sony's/HP's etc., based on the model you shell out for.
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