Thinkpad W541
this post was submitted on 04 Mar 2024
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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.
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.
Dell.
Vaio still exists
It's just its own brand now
The HP elitebooks might be nice for you
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.
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
You’re expected to use a dock or usb nic with a laptop. Usb is a better design for regularly unplugged.
OP lists it as hard requirement for his choice