I need a work laptop (new). Help me out

[Gman]

Lenovo build quality sucks overall. They are not the Thinkpads of IBM's day.

[Wulf202]

This lenovo replaced my 8 year old lenovo that is still ticking despite my very hard daily use. YMMV

These buttons are simply annoying, it's more like a left/right rocker, the outside edges are what you'd expect, the inside edges are hard as hell to push, the thing is one large button with no separation in the middle. Nothing like the buttons on any laptop I've used. I have a good mouse.

Battery life is best checked by a few of the review sites, they found it usable but no laptop meets the specs they advertise. 2 hours of steady use is the most I've put it thru so far and it went down to about 25%. A little youtube, a bunch of browsing and some work on word and pdf docs. I haven't played a game unplugged yet.

If you need to buy now that dell I texted you or something very similar would be nice. I really enjoy the backlit keys.

Windows 10 home blows. So does paying $130 for office.

[Irving]

I don't need anything right this second. I have links open for some Dell stuff, and some Lenovo stuff. I'll look around over the next few days.

[Gman]

I just learned a couple of weeks ago that if you bought a Windows 7 Ultimate or Pro or Windows 8/8.1 Pro upgrade and have the key, you can use it to upgrade Windows 10 Home to Pro.

I was able to upgrade a new computer for my dad a couple of days ago with this method.

Wish I would have known sooner since I purchased upgrades for a few of my systems. Sister-in-law works for Microsoft and sent us a Friends and Family company store invite last year. A Windows 10 Pro upgrade goes for $35 and Office 365 for up to 5 PCs and 5 tablets/phones goes for$99/yr.

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[BushMasterBoy]

What I like about Dell Precision laptops is that the Dell restore disk will work on any of them. I have two Dell M4500's anda Dell M4600. They came from Dell Financial Services on eBay and are factory refurbished. If I can find a deal on SSd's and RAM, I will upgrade them. So far I am really happy with them. Next generation is a Dell M4700 & M4800. I will wait, before I buy one of those.