Which vendor makes decent work laptops nowadays?
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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Thinkpad T, W, X series.
Also the P series (succesor of W). X series, just avoid the X1 Carbon.
We found the carbon to be okay, but the fan ramped up to TOGA mode super fast.
Bonus points for the aviation reference
Why?
Glued or soldered components, lots of issues as far as I've heard. You don't find them refurbished (or rarely) which is a bad sign.
Hmm. Well I hope mine doesn't break, then...