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Mike61

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#296092 20-May-2022 17:46

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Long story short, many years ago I knew my I.T. stuff, but now I'm well a truly out of the loop. So I'm after advice on a laptop/tablet to do Xero on and print invoices etc from. Touch screen would be nice. What brands models are decent? I won't touch Acer. Budget $1500 down.

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#2916589 20-May-2022 18:36

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Look for HP probook or Dell business grade if not after any sort of gaming etc. They tend to go forever.

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#2916595 20-May-2022 19:20

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Can’t go wrong with the MacBook Air M1. Can get for $1498 from the apple refurbished store. Don’t be put off by that term. There’s nothing wrong with them. You won’t get anything near as good especially at that price point.

Plus apple (direct) have a very generous return policy. Can use it for 2weeks and if you’re not happy return it for free for a full refund.

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#2916770 21-May-2022 12:27

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xpd:

Look for HP probook or Dell business grade if not after any sort of gaming etc. They tend to go forever.

Which Dell lines do you call business grade?

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#2916796 21-May-2022 13:58

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Latitudes - they seem to last forever like the HP Probooks.

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#2916876 21-May-2022 16:56

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Thanks for the replies. Think I'll look at ex-lease.

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