What laptop brands are best?

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Don't get Dell. I previously owned a Dell laptop (much to my shame) and it was a nightmare to own. My battery had died after one year in, I had to buy 2 chargers for the damn thing because they broke down so easily and it could barely handle running Minecraft (although I'll admit to that being some ignorance as to how judge good computer specs at the time).

Sadly, I'm not as well informed about good laptop brands.

My Dell has lasted more than two years without a single problem. I'm not a gamer or anything, though, and I don't leave it unplugged for long periods of time.

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I concur, Dell sucks massive donkey cock. Made from sub-standard parts crudely put together. Pretty much designed to break and degrade quickly.

My experience with Dell - the cheap consumer stuff sucks donkey balls, absolutely. The high end stuff is decent, some of the really high end stuff is very good.

My employer bought me a workstation-replacement laptop from Dell a couple of years ago, that thing is built like a fucking tank. Yeah, it cost four grand.

I own an Inspiron 17R and an XPS 17. Huge difference in build quality (and price). However, I will say that the only reason I even bought them is because I get a substantial discount and zero-interest financing through work. Otherwise, I'd buy something else.

I know two people who own inexpensive Lenovo laptops that like them, for what it's worth.

Yeah, I remember signing up for extra goodies that I was not sure did when I had them put mine together.