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Originally Posted by CroFlames
What's cool these days in laptops?
My wife's 10 year old Macbook pro is on it's last legs and it's time for something new. We are not doing Macbook again, definitely PC.
- she mostly uses it for browsing, FB, word processing and spreadsheets. Nothing crazy.
- I definitely want to get her something really good that will last (in theory) another 10 years.
- I kinda want this to be the family laptop too so I'm not interested in a $500 bargain.
- Selfishly, I want something a little snazzy. Ultra-thin perhaps, or even a Surface Pro looks really cool and functional.
If you were in my shoes, what would you do? Let's say the budget is between $1000 and $1800.
PS: I have a gaming rig already, but if there is something out there that can support mid level gaming, I'm open to that too.
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If I had that type of budget, I'd love to acquire for myself a Lenovo X1. But if that's not to your fancy, the Thinkpad T and P series are probably in the same range of what you're looking for too.
I love Lenovo's laptop keyboard. It's super comfortable to type on. The only other keyboard to come close (and it's a definite 2nd IMO) is the HP Probook and Elitebook. These business grade laptops are designed to last a while and be comfortable to use. I used a Lenovo T40 for about 6-7 years before gifting it to someone to use. It worked great for many years and the SSD upgrade really rejuvenated it even though it had a 1.8Ghz C2D processor.
I think the Thinkpad P series workstation will meet your needs the best sans ultra portability. The X1 is more ultra portable than gaming and the T series is somewhere in between the two. You should wait for a deal or ask if anyone has a CPA designation to take advantage of the members pricing. Select laptops on occasion have membership offers of 20-30% savings.