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I have been a content Dell Latitude user for about a year now. I have the D630 and it is fantastically rugged (on par with a thinkpad) and has great battery li

by qhoxie 18y ago

I have been a content Dell Latitude user for about a year now. I have the D630 and it is fantastically rugged (on par with a thinkpad) and has great battery life. The new E series expands on these qualities. Thinkpad quality has diminished slightly, but they are still good laptops.

shard 18y ago
After my Thinkpad T30 got increasingly flaky (the memory slot failure issue hit me, then a MB flex issue (picking up the laptop on one specific corner causes the unit to freeze) as well as a cracked screw requiring a full disassembly to retrieve the loose metal), I did some extensive research online for a solid laptop which is not the newest model (so that bug reports can filter in). I also ended up with a Dell Latitude D630. It's built like a tank, much more solid than my T30, easier to disassemble as well. I could not find any widely reported problems with this laptop. Note that because this is a business laptop, it only has a mono speaker buried under the keyboard, it's my only complaint.