> -----Original Message----- > From: CentOS [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of m.roth at 5- > cent.us > Sent: den 2 november 2017 15:46 > To: CentOS mailing list <centos at centos.org> > Subject: Re: [CentOS] HP laptops with CentOS 7? > > > I usually recommend Dell: business lines of laptops, see which are offered > > with 3 to 5 years warranty, I do get cheapest 3 year warranty, but Dell > > committing to maintain it for 5 years tell you that that is solidly built, > > and is not expected to be obsoleted soon. > <snip> > Seconded. Hell, I tell everyone, including my kids, DO NOT BUY > consumer-grade laptops, only business-grade. Even buying one used online, > they'll last longer than any crap consumer grade. > > We have a lot of Dell Latitudes here at work. Why would anybody buy consumer-grade laptops for use in a business? Actually, I recommended a used HP Elitebook to a retired lecturer here at work when he asked for advice on a new laptop to start writing a new edition of medicinal chemistry book. Boy, was he pleased with the two-three year old laptop! -- //Sorin