They have good, basic design. They last forever and are easy to repair. They have everything you need, no extras, but nothing lacking.
They’re like the Platonic Ideal of laptops; you open it up and you don’t say “wow”, you say “Well, this sure is a laptop” – but that’s not an insult; that’s what makes them the perfect all purpose general laptop.
Curious to hear everyone’s thoughts and opinions :)
This really only applies to their (for the most part anyways) business/premium lines
Their consumer/budget lines…are shit
However, still better than HP that’s for damn sure, business, premium, budget, prosumer doesn’t matter with HP it’s all crap.
You’ve nailed it. The Dell consumer grade hardware is hot garbage. The business line is rock solid and when it isn’t, parts are usually plentiful. HP is a lesser quality product in general, but the same levels apply.
People bring up the Thinkpads. They are very good as the older units go, but I’ve not owned the newer ones. I’ve heard they’ve not maintained the same quality.
If Dell is a Corolla, then HP is a Pontiac Aztec and the older Thinkpad is a Lexus. Or something.
I’m not sure about today, but my school had the Optiplex 760 line like 15 years back, and those things were rock solid. I wouldn’t be surprised if those units, and their accompanying black keyboards and 1280x1024 monitors, were still around somewhere today.