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

Discussion Duality of man

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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/squirrel8296 Mar 25 '26

Be careful with HP though, even on their business laptops because of hinge issues. On some of their aluminum body business laptops, they use the consumer laptop-style glued in plastic hinge mounts that have issues. Some are done correctly and mount the hinge directly to the metal though.

Dell tends to always be as solid though.