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

submitted 8 months ago by neidu2@feddit.nl to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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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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[-] lemmylem@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago

Thinkpad W541

[-] QuarterSwede@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

The Lenovo E series ticks all those boxes. I use one for work and it’s good for an x64 laptop. Just hate how long it takes to come out of sleep. Nothing really beats a Mac there.

[-] wuphysics87@lemmy.ml 1 points 8 months ago

I'm a thinkpad person. Best keyboard. Very repairable. Never ran into issues installing Linux.

But they aren't usually the kind of laptops people like. For them I suggest the Dell XPS line. Mostly for the build quality.

A lot of laptops are mostly plastic and will flex just from typing. The XPS is made from machined alumninum and is just generally a better user experience.

[-] Kushia@lemmy.ml 0 points 8 months ago

Dell.

[-] LarkinDePark@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 8 months ago

This guy is incorrect. They put the Home and End keys on Function keys.

I will find the people who were directly responsible for this and I will end their line.

[-] notthebees@reddthat.com -1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Vaio still exists

It's just its own brand now

The HP elitebooks might be nice for you

[-] Brkdncr@lemmy.world -4 points 8 months ago

Lenovo Thinkpad t14’s. The x-series are ok, but definitely not anything outside of the thinkpad sub-brand.

Dell latitude used to be the work sub-brand and probably still is.

Hp has a work sub-brand but I don’t know what it is.

Also ran contenders include MS Surface and MacBook.

Anyone else recommending anything else are out of the loop.

[-] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 8 months ago

I love my t14s, but it doesn't have a rj45.

E14 would tick that box. Not as fancy as t series when it comes to materials and whatnot, but pretty damn solid machine still

[-] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago

You’re expected to use a dock or usb nic with a laptop. Usb is a better design for regularly unplugged.

[-] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 8 months ago

OP lists it as hard requirement for his choice

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