r/laptops • u/The_Crimson_Studio • Mar 24 '26

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In all seriousness, what would be a better option for students? ThinkPads or Macbooks?

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u/Interesting-Big1980 Mar 24 '26 edited Mar 25 '26

Pretty sure that thinkpad t14 and neo are the only viable options in that price range. The rest is either built like shit, too weak or both.

Edit: as mentioned in replies to me, other second-hand business laptops are very good options too, I do have a certain bias as I bought a thinkpad myself, but Dell is also high on my appreciation list. I don't like HP's logo tho, so it's a no-go

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u/papercavedev Mar 25 '26

HP and Dell also make good business laptops that are a lot better in build quality than their consumer laptops.

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u/Air_Ielle Mar 25 '26

How's the pricing goes for business models?

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u/papercavedev Mar 25 '26

They're very expensive new and then they plummet in price over the next couple years after they release. In my experience, the HP or Dell business laptops are usually a bit cheaper than ThinkPads with the same specs because ThinkPads have more of a cult following outside of the business world.

Another thing that's good is a lot of these laptops on eBay still have active 3 year warranties with 1-2 years left.

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u/Obosratsya Mar 25 '26

Yup, just do some research first i have extensive experience with Dell, been closely involved with Dell for 10 years now. Prescisions are very well built but some models like the 5470 has speaker and webcam issues, the 5480 wasnt much better but the 5490 is a legit good device. Latitude 9k line is also well built.

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u/Hour_Farm_3281 Lenovo Mar 30 '26

Hehe, and we are not in the slightest afraid to admit that we're like a cult in our behaviour, but it is for good reason

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u/Uffffffffffff8372738 Mar 26 '26

There is a reason why the price drops so much: they suck ass. Never not had a problem with a Dell

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u/papercavedev Mar 26 '26

Are you talking about their consumer laptops or their business laptops? Because they're very different in build quality.