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#274576 29-Aug-2020 13:12

Any thoughts on a current model laptop for general business usage in the $2000+ range

Dont need to be a 2in one type, just a standard laptop 15 inch screen 16 gb etc

prefer 2019 or 2020 model

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#2551913 29-Aug-2020 13:22

Usual suspects. HP EliteBook/ProBook/x360/etc, Lenovo ThinkPad/X1/etc, Dell Inspiron/XPS/etc, Microsoft Surface Laptop/Book/etc.

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#2551927 29-Aug-2020 14:03

Currently have HP EliteBook and previously had a Lenovo. If I were buying, would look at both.

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#2551940 29-Aug-2020 15:07

Depends what you using it for.

I personally like HP Elitebooks and Macbook Pros if you like Mac.

Lenovo is probably the other brand I would consider.

Im not a fan of dells, and Toshibas.

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#2551958 29-Aug-2020 15:36

My pick would be HP Probook or HP Elitebook. Not much difference between then, except in the current generation probook has ethernet and elitebook doesn't. Probook are great value for a reliable machine.

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#2551997 29-Aug-2020 16:35

I have used Dell Latitude laptops for years. Every one I've bought has delivered great reliability and value for money. But I've always bought refurbished, never brand new.

Edit to add: more info would be needed for suitable recommendations. For example, preference for: screen resolution, glossy/matte display, keyboard quality, whether numeric keypad is existent/absent.

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#2552213 30-Aug-2020 06:39

This looks alright

https://www.pbtech.co.nz/product/NBKHNB1516S/HP-Envy-x360-15-ee0016au-Flip-Ultrabook-156-FHD-IP

$2316 but a $150 cash back also

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#2552380 30-Aug-2020 14:07

Yep it's fine. Much of a muchness with other brands and spec in that price range.

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#2552520 30-Aug-2020 16:50

Apsattv:

This looks alright

https://www.pbtech.co.nz/product/NBKHNB1516S/HP-Envy-x360-15-ee0016au-Flip-Ultrabook-156-FHD-IP

$2316 but a $150 cash back also

That's a consumer model notebook. It's running W10 Home and only has a 1 year warranty.

As others have suggested, buy an Elitebook.

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#2552751 31-Aug-2020 03:54

Which elitebook do think is comparable?

https://www.pbtech.co.nz/product/NBKHNB4496524/HP-Elitebook-850-G6-Business-Ultrabook-156-FHD-Int

less ram and less HD space. Not to mention no touch screen and as for WIN10 home thats not much of an issue. It will be mostly used in a home based situation. Not connecting to a work network.

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#2552757 31-Aug-2020 06:22

Apsattv:

Which elitebook do think is comparable?

https://www.pbtech.co.nz/product/NBKHNB4496524/HP-Elitebook-850-G6-Business-Ultrabook-156-FHD-Int

less ram and less HD space. Not to mention no touch screen and as for WIN10 home thats not much of an issue. It will be mostly used in a home based situation. Not connecting to a work network.

Choose from this list of Probooks rather than Elitebooks based on your RAM / specs you require. My understanding is there's not really much difference between the two, Elitebook just has a few more enterprise features. The Probook 14" my wife has is really good, really fast.

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#2552864 31-Aug-2020 09:33

I have an Elitebook 850. (one of the latest ones).

The keyboard completely failed when I was cleaning it and had to be replaced. Now the microphone is broken on it so I need to do my Teams calls on my phone.

Can't say I'm too impressed with it compared to my personal Macbook Pro.

If I were to get a new Windows laptop, I would serious consider a Thinkpad.

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#2553048 31-Aug-2020 11:52

timmmay:

Choose from this list of Probooks rather than Elitebooks based on your RAM / specs you require. My understanding is there's not really much difference between the two, Elitebook just has a few more enterprise features. The Probook 14" my wife has is really good, really fast.

ProBooks don't have the 3 year warranty by default that the EliteBooks do, it's an optional extra upgrade via authorized HP resellers. Last I looked I'm pretty sure it was cheaper to buy an EliteBook than a similar Probook + 3 year HP warranty upgrade (proper HP warranty upgrade that is, not to be confused with "Extended Warranty" crud)

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#2553051 31-Aug-2020 11:57

Slightly different take on the conversations so far - are you the laptop as just a laptop? I.e. no external keyboard / mouse / monitor?

If so I would recommend you place the usability of the keyboard and the size / aspect ratio of the screen at the top of the priorities. I did a similar exercise last year and ended up with a Surface Laptop 2 (off geekzone of course!!!!). Excellent keyboard, and the 3 by 2 aspect ratio is excellent, particularly for writing and coding.

Only downside was I wish I had got 16GB instead of 8GB, but that's only because of tools like Power BI, Visual Studio, etc. are memory hungry.

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#2553056 31-Aug-2020 11:59

The RAM is upgradeable on the Elitebook, although it was a bit tricky getting the cover off.

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#2553060 31-Aug-2020 12:02

turtleattacks:

I have an Elitebook 850. (one of the latest ones).

The keyboard completely failed when I was cleaning it and had to be replaced. Now the microphone is broken on it so I need to do my Teams calls on my phone.

Failures do happen, but 2 separate failures in one unit is definitely not ideal. In contrast the last smaller business I worked at that had a fleet of several dozen 1030's (which is closer to the the elite equivalent of the 360 the OP linked), and we only had 3 issues in the 3 years I was there, 2 of which were battery swell and the other turned out to be a dock fault rather than the notebook.

That aside, why not just get the microphone replaced, Elitebooks have onsite warranties and generally are next business day repairs.

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