What laptop should I buy?

[rprosperi]

(10-26-2018 03:42 PM)3298 Wrote:  

(10-26-2018 12:01 PM)rprosperi Wrote:  the TravelMate series

It's funny that you mention those, because I've had a pretty bad time with one. It was a TravelMate B115, manufactured in September 2014, which I got in mid-2015. I put up with it for just over two years, then I abandoned it for the laptop I'm typing this on (Dell XPS 13)...

Hmph. Never heard of the model B115. Why such a long lag between mfg. date and when got it - did you get it used?

Anyhow, stuff can happen with any manufacturer's line, or even a single machine, it doesn't mean every TravelMate Acer made would have similar issues, and I get you're not saying that, just worth pointing it out. As I noted, I've sold well over 100 TM's over many years, and never had a complaint, other than some upgrades from HD -> SSD, add RAM, upgrade to Win-10, etc.

Of course ThinkPad is virtually always one's best option, unless you are looking for gaming or other 'special purpose' uses. But they come at a notably higher cost, though also generally worth it IMHO.