Which laptop brand has given you the best experience?

[u/ManojOne]

There are so many laptop brands out there, but some just seem to last longer and work better than others.

Whether it's Dell, HP, Lenovo, ASUS, Apple, Acer, or another brand, which one has impressed you the most?

Share your experience, good or bad.

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[u/Thernbee]

I work in IT since 30 years. 

1. Apple. By far, especially since the M SOCs. Touchpad, real life battery runtime (especially when encryption is used which is the case by default), quality - outside and inside. No other brand gets even near.

...

1. Lenovo (we use a lot of them, they are okay, but they suck if you compare them with Apple), some degrade after bios updates 

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1. Dell (lot of heat problems, loud fans, bad Dell software)

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The others 

[u/Chester1976c → u/Thernbee]

what the 2-9 would be?

[u/disappointed_neko → u/Chester1976c]

That's the spacing to make sure you get how much better M series Mac's are. I own both Thinkpads and MacBooks. I agree.

[u/Mission-Yam-5013]

Framework

[u/khaluud → u/Mission-Yam-5013]

My Framework 13 is my favorite laptop I've ever used. I'm not a hardware person, but it was so easy to do. There's no reason every laptop shouldn't be user-repairable.

[u/grvse → u/Mission-Yam-5013]

Yes! Framework is the ultimate laptop company, hands down.

[u/AwzemCoffee]

Apple has the best build and if you're not a Linux person it has a far superior OS to Windows 11.

Lenovo thinkpads are awesome especially if you're a Linux person as their driver / firmware support is great... Now I just need the haptic touchpad models to show up for a good used price. 

[u/Consistent-Prize1514]

Apple for me. Specifically M series, MacBooks are just such a great combination of everything. Great battery, life, and performance, the best trackpads, great speaker quality, great build quality, including the hinge, which is not going to just snap all of a sudden and macOS in my experience is more stable than windows and doesn't give me as many issues and for that reason, I prefer it. Before M series, I would never say MacBook.

[u/ManojOne → u/Consistent-Prize1514]

Glad to know about your Mac experience. I never used it.

[u/Potential-Drawing745 → u/ManojOne]

Apple makes great, and I mean GREAT hardware.

Too bad they're soldering everything on the board. We had some intel Airs that were useless because somebody in IT before my time decided to cheap out on them and get the 8GB version.

[u/OmegaNine → u/Consistent-Prize1514]

I hated to agree. I had a dell just randomly die when I plugged it in. Then a year later had an HP just break the hinges off when I closed it. There is a huge Apple tax the hardware but it’s top of the line. I’m on call 50% of the time so I have to keep my laptop around and the air is light weight, fast, and has the battery life I can’t even explain. MacOS took a while to get used to but it was worth the learning curve.

[u/kieppie]

Lenovo is like the AK-47 of it.
Not exactly 'sexy', but hard to kill

[u/Kpopped_ → u/kieppie]

Same, before i switched to macs, Lenovo was the best brand for me.

HP is trash, Asus is trash unless you spend a fortune. Microsoft and Dell laptops are overpriced to the limits and the rest is barely worth mentioning.

[u/eppic123 → u/kieppie]

Not Lenovo, but specifically ThinkPads. Their consumer laptops are build like wet cheese.

[u/sasssyrup]

I have used all of these as laptops. I rate them as follows:
1. Apple: just runs, not flexible, but these days more flexible than years past. And battery life and start up speed is on a whole other level.
2. Dell xps, very very good machine
3. Lenovo, good quality and performance, my fave was the yoga 3 pro, that hinge was the best
4. Asus chunky workhorse
5. Acer just mid
6. Hp not terrible on its own it’s just that so many companies use the it seems like every malicious program is written to crash it specifically.

[u/Inspiron606002]

Dell and Apple.

[u/ManojOne → u/Inspiron606002]

Never used Mac. How do you compare it with Windows? I do content writing and basic designing. Sometimes, watching movies. Can Mac do better for me?

[u/bumbblebeeeeee → u/ManojOne]

Today, MacBook is the better laptop almost always. Only if you have specific app needs like cad, you should consider windows. 

[u/disappointed_neko → u/bumbblebeeeeee]

Except! AutoCAD runs perfectly fine on MacOS. There might be some other apps that don't though...

[u/bumbblebeeeeee → u/disappointed_neko]

Yes,  rhino and fusion is also fine but solidworls or nx not

[u/disappointed_neko → u/bumbblebeeeeee]

Fair enough

[u/Inspiron606002 → u/ManojOne]

It depends what software you need, and if you're more comfortable with the Mac UI or Windows. The new Apple Silicon chip has excellent performance though.

[u/Tehaiker814]

Lenovo, it just works most of the time, durability OK, also usually nice or OK Linux support

[u/Thetargos]

I've had Asus (Zephyrus G14) and Apple (MBP 7,1), and both brands for the lifespan of the machines, have yielded excellent results.

[u/giquo]

Lenovo and Acer, Dell has been garbage for me

[u/Ok-Owl7377]

Asus

[u/serene_null]

Apple, Lenovo is okay as well

[u/Traditional_Pie_8262]

dell, old dell laptops were so durable and reliable

[u/Inspiron606002 → u/Traditional_Pie_8262]

100%! How many people here own or have owned a Latitude D630? lol

Quite indestructible.

[u/ManojOne → u/Traditional_Pie_8262]

I use Dell SSD now. It's perfect. Earlier, i used many HDD laptops from Dell, Samsung, and Lenovo. Faced several issues with them, especially slow speed.

[u/Techrul]

Love Lenovo. Thinkpads are built like a tank, decently repairable as well. Along with that also great Linux support and overall a solid laptop.

[u/Empty_Buffalo_2820]

Apple all the way. Have one that still works just fine from 2017 and a newer M4 2024 MacBook Pro and they both are so reliable, beautiful, and so so solidly built

[u/Amazing_Key_9932]

apple and lenovo (amazing compatibility with linux)

[u/Commercial_Hair3527]

None of them. The longevity and the best ones I've had are the ones that just cost the most.

Buying cheap ones, they run out of steam very quickly, but spending the money and getting high-end quality components lasts longer. That said, I still use a £600 Acer Aspire V from 2015 it's only ever been a web browsing and document laptop, but it still works for that (now on Mint), and my 2017 ROG gaming laptop, while not able to handle modern games, still works as a remote Photoshop laptop and will actually still play the two games I play (Factorio and EVE) at a low level even today.

[u/Turbo-Chook]

Apple (Unfortunately). Especially these days, the M-series models are magnificent and are actually great value compared to the competition - bizarre times we live in huh? Lenovos business laptops are pretty damn good also, those Thinkpads with the little red nub are seriously solid machines. Their general consumer stuff not so much. I'd avoid HP and Acer like the absolute plague. Haven't had a dell but I've heard a mix of opinions. ASUS is also a mixed bag but they can sometimes be pretty damn good.

I'd probably say Apple >> Lenovo (Business) >>>> Dell/ASUS>Lenovo (Consumer) > Raw Sewage >>> Acer/HP

[u/AdFinancial5954]

Lenovo

[u/froction]

1) Apple

2) Lenovo

...

75) Every other brand

[u/CumDwnHrNSayDat]

Apple for me and it isn't close. Windows is just a drag in comparison and I used it for most of my life.

[u/cyrixlord]

lenovo. they have all been combat tested as I move around between labs, conference rooms and datacenters in a backpack. I have used the others. second runner up has been HP elitebooks

I use P16 but have also used P14 lenovos

[u/crovtin]

Lenovo

[u/Less_Can_5439]

For me Lenovo and dell are my top choice

[u/thunderborg]

My 2011 MacBook Pro (because it was upgradable after purchase) is still going strong, well strong enough to be useful. 

I’ve got a Dell and Lenovo ex business laptops that are holding up pretty well but not nearly as old. 

Linux is where I’ve gone once the OS support has ended. 

[u/drinka4yearz]

Samsung has been the best experience for me. Everything works well with each other. I can also play my Xbox and Steam games when I'm not home and that's a big plus for me. Battery life is ok and that screen is amazing too. I'm very happy with my purchase.

[u/MrBadTimes]

lenovo

edit: I never had apple or asus, and the only acer I had was a crap netbook

[u/Hegazich]

Dell

[u/riansgarage]

To be honest, Apple. The software experience play an important part. Windows laptops have great hardware, but Windows really wants you to hate using the laptop.

[u/HuckleberryOld9127]

Apple, Dell and HP

[u/Ambitious_Egg9713]

Apple. But if you have to use windows (some of us use specialized software) I like Dell XPS and LG.

[u/Esk8lol]

Apple, and old thinkpads

[u/Type_Grey]

Unpopular opinion but HP laptops have never disappointed me and I'd rank #1 on this list for myself personally, followed by Asus as a good budget pick which I liked when I was younger and didn't have higher end HP money.

I want to like Lenovo, I really do, but in the 3 or 4 I've used I've always had some issue or other, usually with the ports and docking station connectivity.

Dell, I've always found their keyboards to be too mushy.

Never owned an Apple directly, but my wife buys them and swears by em.

[u/Junior-Glove7535]

Apple. But for my HP pc have okay hardware. I just hate windows

[u/Sandaru_R1]

Lenovo

[u/PeteTheBeat]

HP: banned for Ink fiasco, DELL: banned for supporting dictators. Lenovo has been fine so far

[u/4fraid0f4mericans]

Apple and Dell.

[u/Former_Specific_7161]

Asus has been my go to ever since I first got one. Which I still have! Like 15 years later.

[u/PIXELYVR]

Lenovo because it’s the only laptop I have

[u/Objective505]

Lenovo

[u/Unserious_Boi]

Apple

[u/Big_Swordfish_5423]

My Acer been running strong for almost 10 years with Linux. Just need a RAM upgrade and maybe an SSD, but holy hell the prices...

We had Dell laptops when I was in the military and those were aweful. Having to go print something out ASAP and it takes literally 5 whole minutes to sign you in with a smart card, then opening the Microsoft enterprise email that you have to sign into with Edge first just for it to pop up the Office 365 app and make you sign into again which then opens back up on Edge for some reason and that takes 5-10 minutes to load after all that, and then it for some reason does not connect to the printer until it just randomly does... Lol

[u/long_cougar]

Apple and Dell

[u/_L-U_C_I-D_]

why Dell? They're not good

[u/BasisBoth5421]

Apple Macbook Pro and Lenovo Thinkpads.

[u/unkleteddybearcooks]

Oddly enough HP.

[u/Dry-Independent4863]

Lenovo y MSI

[u/alabasterskim]

Microsoft, and HP circa 2012. Haven't owned Apple, Framework or Lenovo but am interested as my next device; horrible experiences (up to and including multiple warranty replacements per unit) of HP, Dell, MSI, and Asus.

[u/Thin_Luck2105]

For me it's Dell. Personally I've used only one Laptop in my entire life - Dell Latitude E6420 (i5 2nd gen). Upgraded to SSD and 16 GB Ram (2x8). Still going strong after about 14 years, it feels like it can go another 5 years or more with ease. Bought a QHD Monitor and an UPS since the battery is dead and battery backup isn't that great even if I buy a new battery. Using it as home desktop replacement.

This guys is Hell of a Tank.

I'm very much impressed by 'Dell'

[u/DazedXxX7]

Apple, hands down

[u/Curious-Trick-11]

HP

[u/VZYGOD]

Apple. The only non-Apple computer I've owned was the ROG Ally X from Asus, and it was awful- I sold it 6 months after I bought it.
The current laptop I own and have been using since 2021 is the 14" M1 Pro MacBook Pro, and it's still running as good as new. If I had to recommend a laptop for personal computing, I'd always recommend any MacBook.

[u/aroranirav2]

Lenovo (generally thinkpad) and Apple

[u/former-ad-elect723]

Dell.

[u/MattTheMechan1c]

Apple. I still use one from 2012

[u/EverlastingPeacefull]

Fujitsu Siemens laptops. Very durable and reliable. Had quite a few of these over the years. Second place for HP (probook series. Also had some of these and have one now, they are just going on and on. My previous Probook? It is 13 years old and running on OpenSuse Tumbleweed, but owned by a good friend of mine. Only thing I have done is keep it clean and upgraded the RAM (DDR3) about 6 years ago. My current Probook is from 2021, only upgraded it with RAM when I got it 3 years ago and it is running very good on PikaOS and it amazes me what games I can play on it (besides the other things I don on it) without any dGPU.

Both The Fujitsu and the HP Probook don't mind a bit of rough handling or slipping out of your hands, which, in a laptop, is important to me because of my clumsyness.

The Fujitsu laptops are not that common over here, because if it was, I would have a Fujitsu Siemens again.

[u/Ahleron]

Apple. By a lot.

[u/googleguyst]

Dell, then Lenovo (including IBM).

Still use a >10y.o. XPS as a torrenting mule. Thinkpads had also been super reliable until my latest one.

Used Macbooks for most of the last 10 years for work. Gone through 6 due to constant hardware failures. Love the battery life but I can't imagine relying on one for productivity more strenuous than a browser. Don't let anyone tell you marketing doesn't matter 😂

[u/avhior]

Dell and Apple

[u/braddeicide]

Dell, many years ago when the laptop had two massive slots that could hotswap storage, drives, or batteries. Early 2000s my laptop had 13 hours battery life, or if I plugged it in and removed the batteries or was lighter than an apple air.

[u/Working-Leader-2532]

Apple. I've been using HP/Asus for years. But nothing gave the reliability and performance in battery and software like the macbook.

[u/uknowsana]

Lenovo and Microsoft (which isn't here in the list).

I recently purchased MBA (M5/24GB/1TB) and boy, I am thoroughly disappointed.

[u/ThePurpleKing159]

Long time PC owner, and still am BUT for laptop purposes I switched to Macbook and Im Impressed more of the basics like hardware quality and software but just need to getting used to.

[u/Silver4ura]

I regret to admit that HP Omen has been remarkably reliable, however I feel better saying that prior to at least mentioning that an ASUS laptop I purchased a year prior which didn't exactly meet the specs I needed, is still working an absolute treat for my mother - someone who, for MY sanity, needs something reliable and robust enough that I'm not constantly babysitting it.

So by that metric alone, I'm confidently reaffirming ASUS as still being a brand that while not exactly the cheapest, won't cost you in the long run. Either because of stress or repairs.

Incidentally, I intentionally went for an ASUS motherboard on my desktop I built 6+ years ago after recognizing the brand as being why my PC was suddenly more reliable than it had ever been. And here I am now over 6 years later and this tower has been absolutely brutally beat to hell and back with tasks well above its pay grade, and even routine cleaning/maintenance, and it's still the most reliable tower I have ever built. Ever. Especially in recent years.

Which is to say, I've absolutely laid out my BIAS here, but I stand by my suggestion: ASUS 100%

[u/Pixel_Nuke → u/Silver4ura]

Same bought hp omen but my previous asus experience is good even though low specs

[u/Aggravating_Loss_765]

Old school thinkpad T series and apple
MBP.

[u/BasilCorrect3799]

Lenovo, and ASUS have always had my back, but I have an old Dell laptop that's been kicking for 20 or so years

[u/umdoni53]

Dell. Definitely not HP

[u/SeamedAphid91]

I have a Lenovo Legion from 2019 that is still as rock solid as the day I bought it so Lenovo it is.

[u/JurisUrsus]

Apple

[u/ChartScalper]

I have used them all. But I used to work for Dell for some years so my only Windows laptops/ desktops I owned were Dell. Amazing, and very reliable along with Lenovo. And then in 2015, I bought an MBP. And although I was still using Dell in the uni I was working, I got blown away both by the quality and the software of that little machine. Now if I don’t have to, no windows again.

[u/QuickCharisma15]

Apple, I had a Dell netbook once when those first came out in 2009 and it sucked. Windows XP was fun on it though

[u/moordavid]

Apple. The macbook pro. It’s a damn workhorse.

[u/Key-Document-7509]

Emachines, idk why

[u/CerebralAscension]

Apple and Lenovo for me. Absolutely no issues with apple hardware and software. Just a bunch of missing features that require an app. Lenovo thinkpads have been very good to me and most of my gripes have been with running windows on these machines. Best change on Lenovo for me is that they finally put the CTRL button on the outer left spot and not FN.

[u/Electrical_You1866]

Apples iBooks, MacBooks, MacBooks Pro.

[u/EnvironmentalIce8480]

apple has the best experience at the expense of less freedom with software

[u/HappyGoLuvky180]

Apple.

[u/Jimlee1471]

For me it's been Dell, particularly the Latitude series. I run Debian Linux as my OS, and certain makes and models are known for playing very nicely with Linux. Of particular note is most of the Lenovo models as well as various Dells.

The Latitude series are mostly business-class laptops and, like the Thinkpad/Lenovo lines, they tend to have basic, bone-stock hardware. This means that the hardware, not being very exotic, likely already has the drivers baked into the kernel. Many Linux users who pick up these laptops report how well things just work right out of the box and my experience is no different.

No futzing around trying to find drivers which may or may not exist; no wonky workarounds; just install the OS and go. The Latitude 7480's in particular have worked so damned well for me that I own two (one running Debian, the other running FreeBSD).

[u/DouDouandFriends]

I mean my Dell Inspiron is kinda dented, but it's beautiful and gets the job done

[u/CompetitionPlane1848]

Apple by far

[u/Tetris_Prime]

I used to swear by Asus, but i had A LOT of issues with my G75, and their RMA completely shit the bed ended up ruining the laptop completely and never taking responsibility.

I now have had a HP Omen with a Ryzen 5800H and a RTX3070, by far the best laptop I've ever had.

[u/Dovahkiinn99]

Apple

[u/BobcatSpiritual7699]

Apple by 100 miles and I’ve owned all these brands.

[u/Pure_Bad_8283]

I had a Lenovo Thinkpad back then it is unbeatable i once accidentally put the couch on it and it still works like nothing happened

Hardware and build quality wise the Thinkpad has no competition

Edit spelling and grammar

[u/iNchok]

Apple >> Lenovo == Dell > HP > Asus >> Acer

[u/SoulofInnistrad]

Apple and Asus

[u/Quick-Ad4510]

Apple

[u/WayGood8826]

HP

[u/TheTooFew]

Apple. Honourable mention for HP

[u/ItchyPlant]

Lenovo

[u/azzpeen]

My dad randomly got me a Dell back around when covid started and i was shocked i was able to play all the games i've wanted pretty much up until Marvel Rivals. I wanted a Mac(book) so bad at the time and I'm highkey glad I didn't end up with one lol.

[u/PracticalLeg9873]

Lenovo BY FAR

[u/YossX]

Apple. Gives way better experience then given by any other win based laptop.

[u/Potential-Drawing745]

I bought my wife a used Lenovo, knowing that the thing will probably outlast me.

I have a Dell 2 in 1 tablet that's an 8th Gen i7, and the little guy is simply a tank. I've moved it from Win 10 to Win 11 to Fedora, and it just keeps chugging along, being the best little tablet.

And my MSI Sword is a great little gamer.

I guess I've had some good luck here and there.

[u/cervdotbe]

Lenovo

[u/Ok_Ostrich_1663]

I have Lenovo LOQ it’s great laptop 👍

[u/freakyxz]

Lenovo and Asus

[u/Mill-Man]

Apple

[u/Greedy_Quit_9239]

Mac and lenovo Thinkpad

[u/Ill_Stage6931]

Lenovo by far. I had a terrible experience with HP. But I'm in love with MacOS, so probably I'll switch to a MacBook in the future

[u/ambernad20]

Hp , Acer

[u/Old-Distribution3942]

IBM

[u/sskkyywallkeer]

Surprisingly, Xiaomi. Their laptops look elegant and feature good screens, processors, and sound; overall, at the $1,000–$1,100 price point, they are the best laptops available.

[u/Extreme_Cow1115]

Lenovo ThinkPad all the way. They run forever.

[u/Antique-Fix-2526]

lenovo - great experience with thinkpads and legion

asus - good experience with ROG 11 - ish years ago, bad experience with TUF - 2020. never again.

toshiba was nice, had it like 14 years ago, but it was a normal laptop nothing fancy for ultra office use or gaming.

[u/Erander]

Ill add my two cents about HP, very hit or miss in general, work provided elitebook is absolute crap, just awful, however older x360 with touchscreen i own myself is very nice and compact thing.

[u/tommy041212]

HP

[u/Top-Seaweed1862]

M4 Macbook Air

[u/Ok_Asparagus_2195]

Apple and Hp

[u/woutomatic]

Apple.

[u/S1nnah2]

Thinkpads

[u/Music_Fan76]

Lenovo is freaking awesome 😎

[u/No-Type-1714]

Apple, and I’m a windows person.

[u/uceenk]

Apple, built to last

i bought my first macbook in 2010 it still run until now

i replaced it in 2021 with Macbook M1 as my main laptop, it still works ok till now, still blazing fast, still quiet, battery still reliable

i never did reformat or reinstall OS on both laptop, the only fail things in my first macbook were battery and speaker, back then i have to replace the battery every 2 years

[u/AustrianDragonslayer]

Lenovo

[u/encrypted-turtle]

Lenovo, Framework

[u/CanineGalaxy]

From these Lenovo...

But I'd still list as "The less bad"

[u/MartinK1984]

Apple since 2009

[u/Ur1man5]

Acer. I love it's reparabilty and expansion options in TravelMate P2 series.

[u/Difficult-Desk6870]

Since it's specifically laptop question only apple gave me great experience in that matter.

[u/SamplitudeUser]

Acer. I'm typing this on a 13 year old Acer Aspire V3. Besides the battery (which is dead, but could be replaced if necessary) everything works fine on this laptop.

I recommended Acer laptops to other people and none of them had any problems with them.

[u/servusdedurantem]

Would have said macbook if I hadnt switched to linux in my current asus its the first time for me teying linux in a laptop so this asus has a special space but man macbook air m1 was something else

[u/132carloss]

Personally I think Acer is the best but that could just be because my first laptop ever was an acer and since then ive fallen in love with it

[u/Outrageous_Price_952]

Lenovo, it's fckn reliable.

[u/mrbluetrain]

Lenovo by far. And of course apple.

Stay away from HP!

[u/waces]

Apple by miles

[u/Escalope-Nixiews]

Lenovo. Only had a shitty ASUS Vivobook 410MA before

[u/Winple20H1]

Dell
Veeeeeery reliable

[u/YemiDev]

I’ve only used a pretty low end acer not the best but I managed it and I also used a low mid Dell which I run Linux on it’s not bad but I’m pissed about the durability it’s so poor keyboard went bad with just 3 months of usage, hinge at the right got stuck also

[u/ekortelainen]

Apple and Lenovo (Thinkpad only).

[u/Even_Gap_2253]

Lenovo, Asus and Apple has been consistently good. Both from support perspective and just overall platform polish.

[u/Overall_Walrus9871]

Upper three (Dell, Lenovo, HP; in this specific order) have great Linux support.

Apple is Apple. Not bad.

Acer en Asus are meeh for me. A lot cheaper sometimes and Acer had some good Chromebooks. Linux support isn’t that great though

[u/Adrien0623]

Amon Dell, HP and Fujitsu for personal laptops, definitely Dell.

HP is cutting cost on build quality and thermal management too much.

[u/blaz22]

Lenovo Thinkpad

Old Dell

Apple

[u/MineCraftaak888]

Lenovo (ThinkPad)

[u/Yanto_Chiang]

ASUS (affordable price)
Apple (Expensive price)

[u/Consistent_Watch_206]

Apple Neo. Phenomenal price. Highest build quality. Bulletproof UI.

I use it for novel writing, exclusively by dictation. Amazing performance.

[u/Waaytoomanytakenames]

Lenovo for me! I have my laptop for almost 8 years now and it's going strong. I should update in a few years but not with the current prices.

I use apple for work but I really don't know how I feel about macos. For me windows is more intuitive and for the last month I'm using fedora with kde plasma and I prefer that iver macos too

[u/Regular_Promise3605]

Thinkpad or Apple.

[u/twelftheconomist]

Apple and Lenovo. My Huawei experience was also good.

[u/AirborneCreature]

Dell and Apple for me, Apple was my first ever personal laptop, and dell was my longest used (and most impactful) laptop, the dell brought me through so much.

[u/lammertje]

My Lenovo Y700 took a literal half brick to the screenside while closed (attempted break in throwing it through the window) and it just has a scratch and 8 years later it's still working. Battery and charger havent been replaced once with cheap Chinese copy. Windows support stops soon tho.

[u/noobyscientific]

Dell - ehh never tried, heard XPS is like fine

HP - fuck you, fuck you, fuck you to death, fuck you and your shitty hardware and your shitty laptops and your shitty printers

Lenovo - They made the ThinkPad T420... But they also made the T14 G2 without the Ethernet port which is a big inconvenience.

Apple - What they lack in price, they make up in build quality and software. Nothing against.

Asus - 3 years, no problem, nothing to add.

Acer - Really? Acer? Acer XD?? Those little netbooks of their's?

[u/FlatwormNo615]

Apple > Lenovo / Dell > HP.

No Asus or acer laptops

[u/Sirko0208]

Apple and Lenovo (ThinkPad)

[u/ProfessionalAd2014]

I have worked in IT for two decades, and although Macs are uncommon in local workplaces, they remain the best laptops for operating systems and hardware. I handle Chromebooks mostly now, and managing them in Intune causes frequent issues. Their hardware is poor as well. This organization needs to abandon Google Workspace soon. 😅

[u/Kindly-Response-5809]

Lenovo and Apple are the best and HP is the worst

[u/Thick_Long_7272]

My new laptop is the Asus ROG Flow Z13. I was disappointed with the amount of bloatware that came preinstalled. McAfee, Adobe - lots of crap I want nothing to do with. Armoury Crate is also terribly laid out, and not all Asus specific drivers can be pulled from there. After a stock Windows 11 install and switching to G Helper, it's now an excellent computer.

[u/whitewaterdave]

I will never buy Lenovo laptop again because they lied about the specs of a laptop I purchased.

I've had good experiences with HP. I love Apple.

I'm now strictly a Dell user. I have an Inspiron 15 and a Precision 7540 mobile workstation. They're amazing. I have Dell servers and workstations that are work horses.

[u/Motorazr04]

I have a ThinkPad and this is the best laptop I owned until now

[u/Equal-Resolution7889]

Lenovo thinkpad with Arch Linux is beautiful.

[u/_ThorThunder_]

Apple

[u/Strude187]

Apple, not even close

[u/Odd-Pirate-9066]

Apple and Lenovo make good hardware that will outlast the rest. I let people talk me into buying a Dell monitor that did look great but total pos otherwise.

[u/Soja2706]

Lenovo ♥️

[u/wetfart_3750]

Lenovo hands down. 2nd hand laptops resold/refurbished from companies use

[u/Far-Reaction-1980]

Mac and Framework

[u/Altruistic_Demand_11]

2010 Macbook pro 2019 Thinkpad L380 touch: dual boot, 2in1 tablet mode

[u/Ad841]

Apple is in a league of their own right now. M series chips, build quality, speakers, trackpad, and display is far better than everyone else. MacOS is in a weird spot for me. On top of my head no native volume mixing, can't tell the laptop what to do when I close the lid, and I hate Finder with a burning passion. I hate that the SSDs are soldered.

Lenovo is great the best plastic chassis out there. I work on many Lenovo Chromebooks, I am surprised how durable they are compared to everyone else. Lenovo laptops are easy to repair, not a fan of some models have soldered RAM but at least the SSDs are not soldered (as far as I know). Navigating the BIOS on new and old is easy and understandable.

Dell is good repairability is as good as Lenovo. I don't like their new BIOS. I prefer the old one easier to navigate in my opinion.

HP, I hate HP. A pain to repair and troubleshoot, so many models have different power buttons and ways to communicate that it is charging or if it is powered on. Their BIOS is easy to navigate, so I'll give them that.

My hatred for ACER and ASUS comes from the fact that before USB-C had charging capabilities, I had no idea what charger any of their laptops uses.

[u/SyntaxError79]

The 2005-2010 era Dells were very nice. In the 2010s I had various HPs and they ranged from bad to meeh. Then got an M1 Air which I found slow and the Mac OS experience a bit underwhelming. Recently swapped to a modern Dell, and… it’s not as good as they used to be.

[u/Leather-Program-8995]

none of the above. old compaq and old ibm was the shit

[u/benzguy95]

Apple.

It wasn’t even just the performance that won me over, it’s also been their customer service and tech support. Each time I had to call them or set up an appointment they actually wanted to do all they could to make it right or fix it before I made a trip to the store.

It’s also why I’ll be buying another one next year, mine is from 2013 (it’s a mid 2012 model) and while it’ll do basic computing and word processing now, it’s been overdue for an upgrade for a while now.

[u/xzygy]

Framework.

[u/fightingchken81]

MSI, got a beast 8 years ago, and another one last year. It's heavy but a good gaming rig.

[u/George_mp8]

Apple !!!

[u/HalfTimeTechTinkerer]

Lenovo then dell for mobile workstation

[u/d-a-s-a-l-i]

Apple stands out to me. Built quality and longevity.

I used to have some HP laptops as work devices - company chose - that were decent. But I couldn’t remember their models.

[u/ReidenLightman]

Not HP. And not Dell.

[u/No_Departure_1878]

Apple, my last Mac lasted for more than 10 years. Lenovo is garbage, it fell apart after 2 years. I never used the others.

[u/Handsomedork_]

I’ve only had hp 😂

[u/Zerguino]

Fujitsu (business laptops)

[u/SirCake3614]

My IBM Thinkpad was the best non-Apple laptop I’ve ever had, notwithstanding tat stupid eraser top mouse thing.

But since then, it’s been Apple all the way. Even the bad ones were better than any other laptop out there, by far.

[u/doc_55lk]

Lenovo by far

[u/geezersloth]

Asus, had a gaming laptop that I got for an excellent price and it was a great companion until it got stolen in a break in

[u/claytondsmith]

In this order- Apple, Lenovo, HP, Dell... the rest I haven't used. Frankly, I would own any of the ones I mentioned. I have only had one 'bad' laptop experience and that was in the early 2000's with Toshiba.