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Hey there everyone!

I’m currently looking to pricing out laptops. We are looking to by 25 laptops to start off with. In the past the old IT guys have bought pretty much a mismatch of laptops that I can only guess whatever was on sale when they needed another couple laptops.

Looking into getting the same laptop across the board. Looked into the Dell Latitude 3330 and it looks like a pretty solid choice, didn’t know if anyone had some input or was passionate about the laptops that they have chosen for their company.

Because these computers don’t need any crazy spec’s the price range is probably going to be cutting off at max 600$/each.

Thanks in advance for any advice/input.

@HP @Dell_Technologies @Lenovo

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Three big categories of laptop:

  1. Ultralight/Ultrabook
  2. Baseline laptop (neither powerful nor particularly light, but budget conscious)
  3. Desktop replacement/Gaming laptop

From the OP, #3 is not needed. But is there a need for #1 or #2, and would laptop dock be needed (& not just a port replicator)?

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I’d start by contacting Dell and getting a representative to work with, if you haven’t already. They can work on the pricing better.

No idea about the cheaper Latitudes, but the Latitudes in general have worked well. I’d highly suggest the three-year warranty, the NBD service is awesome.

Also, the purchasing section of Spiceworks will probably have reviews of the models you’re interested in.

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Don’t keep leasing out of the question. This will turn your CAPEX into OPEX, and may be easier to justify to management in your organization.

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Yea, I talked with a Dell Rep probably an hour ago. Got a price for roughly $550/per Just wanted to make sure I wasn’t missing out on some other brand.

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I would also check with HP and Lenovo, just in case. With my current job, we use HPs and have very few issues with them. Price is comparable for the Dell. You can also check on the Lenovo’s, we used those at a previous employer and I enjoyed mine until one of my kids accidentally knocked it off the counter and it landed on one of the laptop corners…

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I’m seeing the 3330 on their website for less than $450? Surely there is something I’m missing

http://www.dell.com/us/business/p/latitude-3330-laptop/pd

I guess they have scaling models…

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Stick with the major brands. Also always stick with the business line of the laptops. Chances are they are more repairable. easier to get to the hard drive etc. I don’t know about the other brands but pay for the ProSupport with Dell. You are actually connected to another tech and not someone running through the script. My boss didn’t get it for a batch of computers. so I have to go through the basic support. So I just start off by saying “I am a computer tech that knows more than you, I know exactly what to say to get you to do exactly what I want so we will skip your script you have in front of you and you will send part xyz to me, here is my address.” That works about 80% of the time. When it doesn’t I just ask for their supervisor.

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HP Pro-books as of late have a decent build to them. the next iteration (atleast this is what my pcconnection rep says) will be a little lighter and sleeker looking.

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Definitely look into the Lenovo Thinkpad lines; specifically, the T430 or X230.

I too, had a mismatched configuration with even some acer ones with Windows 7 starter and some Dell minis with XP home. Users hated them because they were slower than you could even imagine. When they had issues, it took forever for me to support.

I have only had two problems with the hardware of the thinkpads in over 2 years and I have about 30 of them. I paid for 3-year NBD onsite warranties for all of them because most of the users are offsite. Lenovo support had someone here the next day each time and they fixed them the first time.

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Quite honestly we did not do well with Dell. Lenovo has been our tried and true hero - they are rugged and perform well on the road.

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just picked up one of these for my company’s travel laptop and it’s in your price range… I’m sure with the qty you are looking at it’ll be ok. probably going to just upgrade the memory myself other then that it ok.

HP ProBook 4545s - 15.6" - A series A6-4400M - Windows 7 Pro 64-bit - 4 GB RAM - 500 GB HDD - B5P40UT#ABA - Notebook Computers - CDW.com

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You may want to check out Lenovo as well. The T series is our most common but also the X series for the users concerned about weight… Surprisingly, our leasing distributor was able to beat Dells pricing.

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We have used the Dell latitude 5520’s (and now 5530’s) for over 2yrs and have been extremely happy with their performance and reliability.

We currently have over 80 in use (and we also purchased them in lots of 20-25)

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What specs? iCore CPUs are different than Celeron offerings.

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Depending on user base, “accident protection” can be mandatory.

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We use the Dell Latitudes and have had excellent results. Lenovo also makes a good product - we have two of the “Yoga 13” models and they are very nice.

I even purchased a lot of 10 refurbished Lattitudes (e6400) with Windows 7 Pro for under $250 each. They are obviously a bit older but so far they have served quite nicely as well as replaced some XP machines.

Cheers!

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We’ve been getting Vostro 3550’s, but looks like they don’t sell those anymore. I just like the NBD ProSupport warranty for 4 years. After Warranty is up and there’s any major repairs… time to turf. Anything in between is Dell’s problem.

I’m sure HP and Lenovo, et al. all have similar warranties but meh, I like Dell… The price is fine by me

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we use Latitudes E6230 very portable.

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We have Lenovo at my workplace and they are solid machines. I don’t have anything to do with purchasing so can’t comment on pricing but I can say that the x230 and the t530 are both excellent machines.

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Probooks for me also, I have bought dozens now since moving away from flakey Dells.

Dont get me wrong, they make decent desktops and servers, their laptops are just pure dung.

The probook range caters for everyone practically, 13,14,14 and 17" all keeping a similar theme throught he range and most importantly still obtainable with windows 7.