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Re:Ask HN: Quality of recent gens of Dell/Lenovo laptops wor... by elseleigh on Monday December 01, 2025 @01:38PM (#46111169)
I have a 2017 Dell XPS13 that's been hammered as a developer laptop and is still going great guns. It's on its third battery, and I've just replaced the screen. I bought a newer one in 2022 and sold it again a couple of months later because, although it had a faster processor and more RAM, it felt flimsier.

I'm also currently upgrading a refurbed Lenovo X270 for my granddaughter who's starting high school, and I am thoroughly impressed. Newer Lenovos are slimmer and slicker, but this thing will still be trucking after the cockroach apocalypse.

Re:Ask HN: Quality of recent gens of Dell/Lenovo laptops wor... by klooney on Monday December 01, 2025 @10:19PM (#46117081)
I have a similar vintage XPS13, it's a total tank. I'm sad to hear they're flimsy now.