I can say, most of the mainstream stuff is all pretty decent (as far as laptops go)... and I'm talking about Lenovo, Dell, IBM, HP and Toshiba. It's hard to go wrong with any of them as long as you get at least their mid-range stuff and avoid the budget ones... those tend to fall apart pretty easily. I've never been a Sony fan because they are just not quite as physically durable as other mainstream stuff. They tend to get real loose hinges and parts start falling off of them, etc. Mind you, I'm talking about laptops that get heavy use in business applications. If I had to buy one for myself, it would be a higher-end Lenovo. Toshiba has a very good reputation, but they are definitely not what they used to be.
I might add that if you are looking for a desktop replacement that is also portable (why else would anyone want a laptop, right?), look into spending a couple hundred extra on a docking station so you can use desktop peripherals like keyboards, monitors, wired network connection, speakers, etc... When you want a laptop, you just pick it up and leave everything else behind, but when you are working at home, you have all the convenience of a desktop and all you have to do is drop it in the dock.
It's just my 2 cents, but it's backed with a lot of actual hands on with the stuff so take it for what it's worth
docking station so you can use desktop peripherals like keyboards, monitors, wired network connection, speakers, etc... When you want a laptop, you just pick it up and leave everything else behind, but when you are working at home, you have all the convenience of a desktop and all you have to do is drop it in the dock.
It’s just my 2 cents, but it’s backed with a lot of actual hands on with the stuff so take it for what it’s worth
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Thank you for your information.
I sort of have that now in both locations with a fancy usb hub