Zilch Posted January 14, 2023 This is such a simple configuration. 8 gigs of ram, 256gb 2230 nvme ssd, one year warranty. At $730, this laptop is at least $200 more expensive than it should be. https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/dell-laptops/latitude-3120-laptop/spd/latitude-11-3120-2-in-1-laptop/bto08l312011us I'm actually really keen on this model. I like the screen size, low power consumption (for what I do it doesn't matter too much). Even if it were $530 - which is still expensive for its specs - I would absolutely buy it. Any ideas as to why this may be? 0 Share this post Link to post
TheMagicMushroomMan Posted January 14, 2023 (edited) Almost all laptops and pre-built PC's are at least $200 more than what they're worth. What's weird about this specific one? 0 Share this post Link to post
Wadmodder Shalton Posted January 14, 2023 Given that now Dell, Lenovo and HP killed off laptops that have Hard Disk Drives in favor of eMMC and Solid State Drives, they are going to be more expensive than even a barebones desktop with or without a keyboard, mouse, monitor or speakers. 0 Share this post Link to post
Murdoch Posted January 15, 2023 (edited) Don't fucking buy dell. The build quality sucks and they hire the most gormless imbeciles to staff their support teams, at least here in New Zealand. I have seriously contemplated a Dell stress service charge for my customers every time i have to call them for parts i can't get elsewhere. They make me wish i took up alcoholism when i had the chance. Edited January 15, 2023 by Murdoch 1 Share this post Link to post
DΞLTΛ Posted January 15, 2023 Just buy an ASUS laptop, the asus laptop I'm using is trashy as hell, but runs surprisingly well in windows 10 and is WAAAAY more overall reliable than the windows 8 HP laptop that I currently have... Overall: Asus is bae, Asus is life, Asus is the ak47 of the laptop world. Extremely reliable. If that makes sense. 1 Share this post Link to post
roadworx Posted January 15, 2023 1 hour ago, Murdoch said: Don't fucking buy dell. The build quality sucks and they hire the most gormless imbeciles to staff their support teams, at least here in New Zealand. I have seriously contemplated a Dell stress service charge for my customers every time i have to call them for parts i can't get elsewhere. They make me wish i took up alcoholism when i had the chance. agreed. op should be buying from compaq instead 0 Share this post Link to post
Murdoch Posted January 15, 2023 3 hours ago, Wadmodder Shalton said: Given that now Dell, Lenovo and HP killed off laptops that have Hard Disk Drives in favor of eMMC and Solid State Drives, they are going to be more expensive than even a barebones desktop with or without a keyboard, mouse, monitor or speakers. Yeah not really. Solid state storage is cheaper than ever and leaves HDs in the dust performance wise. Windows 10 and 11 have no business running on mechanical hds. The inevitable performance degradation as they age is rendered so much worse by those OSes. Considering a 250gb SSD costs less than a 1TB HD and are fitted to most low end laptops now, your hypothesis they are to blame for perceived high prices doesn't really hold up. 2 Share this post Link to post
Zilch Posted January 16, 2023 On 1/15/2023 at 4:17 AM, DELTA256 said: Just buy an ASUS laptop, the asus laptop I'm using is trashy as hell, but runs surprisingly well in windows 10 and is WAAAAY more overall reliable than the windows 8 HP laptop that I currently have... Overall: Asus is bae, Asus is life, Asus is the ak47 of the laptop world. Extremely reliable. If that makes sense. Funny you should say that. After looking for a bit I settled on the Asus BR1100F. Cheap, has all the ports I need (much more than the Dell, in fact). And just seems pretty decent overall. With loadshedding here in South Africa I really did need to get a laptop to get basic stuff done. Don't feel like buying a UPS for my PC, so this'll have to do. But hey, at least it runs Doom¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 0 Share this post Link to post
Murdoch Posted January 16, 2023 I have generally found ASUS to be the most consistently reliable of all the brands. Some issues here and there, that's inevitable. But definitely less than other brands. 0 Share this post Link to post
INfront95 Posted January 16, 2023 On 1/15/2023 at 2:17 PM, DELTA256 said: Just buy an ASUS laptop, the asus laptop I'm using is trashy as hell, but runs surprisingly well in windows 10 and is WAAAAY more overall reliable than the windows 8 HP laptop that I currently have... Overall: Asus is bae, Asus is life, Asus is the ak47 of the laptop world. Extremely reliable. If that makes sense. Asus laptops are Heavy duty machines. I've been using one for every day and in almost every environment for 8 years and stopped only when motherboard finally died. Yea, Asus for life. My current gaming Msi laptop while more powerful, already having problems on the year 2 0 Share this post Link to post
DΞLTΛ Posted January 21, 2023 On 1/17/2023 at 9:44 AM, INfront95 said: Asus laptops are Heavy duty machines. I've been using one for every day and in almost every environment for 8 years and stopped only when motherboard finally died. Indeed brother. They are heavy duty. 0 Share this post Link to post