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Which vendor makes decent work laptops nowadays? (feddit.nl)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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12 Years ago I had a Sony Vaio. I quite liked it. Then in my next job, 2017 or so, I went for a Toshiba Portege, and absolutely loved it.

Guess what the above two have in common? Yup, they stopped making laptops for the professional market. So now I'm a bit at a loss. Any recommendations?

Requirements:

Lightweight and easy to carry around.
13-15" display, preferably
Decent battery life
It absolutely must have an RJ45
Works well with linux
Good keyboard quality
ISO keyboard availability
Touchpad. Bonus points if it has the touchpad buttons ABOVE the pad itself.

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Then what’s it for? Looking pretty?

[–] WaxedWookie 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Business laptops (at least at the enterprise end - SMB is a crapshoot) are typically backed by better warranties, guaranteed parts availability for a period, trade a more robust build for worse looks, have management features like PXE boot, and (historically) ports for docks. They're also more likely to have compliance-driven features like fingerprint scanners, and are frequently more repairable.

Source: In a past life, I managed the entire end-user compute portfolio of a major OEM.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

I am aware. I just assumed that since there’s not an IT department offering/mandating any particular option then it’s more of a prosumer type of situation. Both of my recommendations are a good fit. They both have good parts availability, an array of ports for peripherals, and Lenovo will provide next day service at your home or office with their premium support plans.