Recommend laptop

[Chris Green]

On Wed, May 31, 2017 at 10:12:17AM +0200, Liam Proven wrote:
> On 31 May 2017 at 04:56, steve reilly <steve at reillyblog.com> wrote:
> > any hp probook, elitebook or dell precision is all I recommend to customers.
> > honestly, expecting more than 3-4 years useage out of a consumer grade
> > laptop is overkill.  Both hardware and generation wise.  sticking with
> > enterprise grade equipment will buy you another couple years.
> 
> I did not see this before because your quoting is broken.
> 
> I have used and supported many Dell and HP notebooks. I would never
> spend my own money on a Dell -- I find the build quality average at
> best and I do not like the designs. Also, due to the huge range of
> models they've done, interchangeability of PSUs, docking stations,
> etc. is poor.
> 
> HP was worse.
> 
> Any machine that was failing after only 3-4y is one that I would not
> recommend, and your comment bears this out. If you think that's
> normal, you've not tried good kit.
> 
> My testbed laptop at home is a Toshiba Satellite Pro A300. Now,
> granted, I've looked after it well, but it is nearly 10 years old and
> still working well.
> 
> http://www.alphr.com/toshiba/toshiba-satellite-pro-a300/29410/toshiba-satellite-pro-a300-review
> 
> (Review is of a related model.)
> 
> My machine shipped with Vista, because Win7 wasn't out yet.
> 
In addition to several Thinkpads (T and X series) I have some cheap
(but not particularly nasty) Acer machines.  They have lasted very
well. I'm actually using a 7 year old Acer One to type this message.

-- 
Chris Green