Serviceability. The IBM/Lenovo laptops I had at my previous gig for 10 years were all durable, pretty reliable, and the HDD/SSD was easily swappable for hardware replacement.
Also durability. The aluminum and glass and low-bezel/bezel-free displays and such is nice, but it dents easier than sturdy plastic. And the LCD with bezels help protect it from damage.
I use a 2015 Mac pro right now at work...guess how I replace the SSD if it fails? I don't. Part of the reason 99% of the company doesn't use them (also the constant issues with good AD integration, group policy, help desk support, etc).
This is it right here.
Dell, Lenovo and HP business grade laptops aren't all slim beauties because of servicing and repairs. At the corporate/business/premium level they all offer next day onsite technician repairs so the parts all need to be easily and quickly replaced. Durability, ease of replacement and minimal downtime for the user are king in that space.
Webcam goes in that matebook? You'll likely need an entirely new top half. Keyboard or trackpad dies? you'll probably need a whole new bottom half. Doing the transplant in itself will likely be a pain in the ass as well.
Is that not an xps? It looks nice.I work on a regular company with typical cubicles and layout. It's a regular white collar job in an office setting.
After many years of having a desk PC, I finally got a new laptop. The specs are top notch. The basics are:
- Intel i9
- 1TB SSD NVME
- Nvidia Quadro P1000
- 32GB of RAM
- Thunderbolt 3
But why do they have to be so butt ugly? Thick low quality plastic. Ugly fonts on the keyboard. Plastic here and plastic there. It's a Dell Precision (can't remember the model), but it's the typical boring office computer.
My personal computer is a Huawei Matebook 13, and that thing is a thing of beauty. Even if I'm not using it, I can really admire the craftsmanship of the device
But those Dell laptops that are in use all around the world in business environments are the most boring and ugly pieces of technology.
Ahh.. my bad.Huh?
You definitely misread my post. I'm referring to VMs/Thin Clients
how big is your company? How many would you company need to buy to equip every employee with one? How much does your personal laptop cost vs your work one? What's the warranty service look like? Would you coworkers treat them with as much care as their personal laptops? What's the cost of repair? What about those leaving? Wouldn't a nicer laptop give them more reason not to return their work machine?Just for comparison, this is my Huawei laptop. Full aluminum body. Extremely thin bezels. Glass trackpad with a beautiful designed keyboard.
Why can't Dell design something like this for enterprise users?
OP's ugly work laptop is my personal laptop :D
I don't find my XPS 15 ugly. I love it!
You trying to tell me that a Citrix or Vmware VM is as fast as physical hardware?
Citrix is a cancer to society. How people can work with it and not kill themselves is a mystery to me.You trying to tell me that a Citrix or Vmware VM is as fast as physical hardware?
My first computer was a 1998 Thinkpad and it's amazing how the design has stayed almost the same for over twenty yearsI think the XPS line looks fine. Most Inspirons are ugly though.
I have a Thinkpad X230 and T490 and like both. At least they come in black I've disliked the look of the silver Apple notebooks since the Powerbook or whatever.
But that's the thing. Those business laptops are not cheap. The model in the OP is a Dell Precision 5530, and it starts at $1500 USD with the lowest specs.Most businesses are not about spending money for your shit to look good or to make you happy.
They want to make as much money as possible so they are going to cheap out on whatever they can.
I hope they are leased or recycled through proper channels, because that's wasteful.
Then maybe they have decided you are more productive with a ugly laptop.But that's the thing. Those business laptops are not cheap. The model in the OP is a Dell Precision 5530, and it starts at $1500 USD with the lowest specs.
but they're reliable and will outlast prettier computers that throttle and break at the hinges. you save money over timeBut that's the thing. Those business laptops are not cheap. The model in the OP is a Dell Precision 5530, and it starts at $1500 USD with the lowest specs.
That's really a sign of good design. I've always liked thinkpads, they have a certain no nonsense appeal.My first computer was a 1998 Thinkpad and it's amazing how the design has stayed almost the same for over twenty years
I work at a manufacturing facility (engineering).That laptops specs are pretty beastly for being a work laptop. What field are you in