Durable laptops.

Silound · 03-21-2012, 09:21 AM

The only brand that matters if you're going to physically abuse it is the brand of credit card you're paying for it with

Jokes aside, NO laptops are designed to be abused heavily in a physical manner, not even the ToughBooks (they got blasted about a year ago for not really being all that tough in real-life applications). Some models of laptops handle a beating slightly better for various reasons, mostly from design of the form factor and case.

Personally, I like Lenovo Thinkpads and Dell Latitudes. I think the case design is best suited for protection from what is considered traditional "heavy use" to a laptop (constant open/close, being moved around or transported a lot, picking up/setting down).

Here's a decent deal for a Latitude E5520. I would go with the described Core-i7 option that totals out at $639.
http://www.logicbuy.com/deals/dell-l...520/30288.aspx

However, if you're really that hard on laptops and there's no room to change that, then I suggest you go buy the cheapest bare minimum $350 job you can find, because there's no point in wasting your money if it won't last

03-21-2012, 09:21 AM	#12
Silound ex-CS Swamp Gorilla Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Somewhere in a swamp, south of sanity Posts: 802 Trading: (15)	Re: Durable laptops. The only brand that matters if you're going to physically abuse it is the brand of credit card you're paying for it with Jokes aside, NO laptops are designed to be abused heavily in a physical manner, not even the ToughBooks (they got blasted about a year ago for not really being all that tough in real-life applications). Some models of laptops handle a beating slightly better for various reasons, mostly from design of the form factor and case. Personally, I like Lenovo Thinkpads and Dell Latitudes. I think the case design is best suited for protection from what is considered traditional "heavy use" to a laptop (constant open/close, being moved around or transported a lot, picking up/setting down). Here's a decent deal for a Latitude E5520. I would go with the described Core-i7 option that totals out at $639. http://www.logicbuy.com/deals/dell-l...520/30288.aspx However, if you're really that hard on laptops and there's no room to change that, then I suggest you go buy the cheapest bare minimum $350 job you can find, because there's no point in wasting your money if it won't last __________________ Back in black, and better than ever! You can't keep a good gorilla down! LSU Geaux Tigers! Last edited by Silound; 03-21-2012 at 09:22 AM. Reason: Added link!