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<blockquote data-quote="Victor M" data-source="post: 1097901" data-attributes="member: 96560">Depending on how long you want it to last, spending more money will enable it to still feel fast after 8-9 years.I prefer Dell machines, they have a support lifetime of 9 years I believe. After that time, they will delete all support desk documents and tech support won&#039;t be able to help you.Look for spill resistance feature on a laptop. Dell Latitudes have a tray under the keyboard to prevent water damage to the circuitry underneath. It worked for me.Look for BIOS feature that can secure wipe the SSD/Nvme drive. When you get infected, it is best to secure wipe the drive and you just have to tick the box and reboot.Refurbished machines are cheaper. Refurbished just means it has gone back to the shop. It can be due to a) customer doesn&#039;t want it so part of the process is that they have to go back to the shop to get checked before re-sale. b) there was actually a defect, and it has gone back to the shop for repairs. c) it is off-lease; some companies prefer to get new PCs after a 3 year lease; so it goes back to the shop for a checkup. After it has gone back to the shop for any of the 3 reasons, laws require vendors to mark them as &#039;refurbished&#039;. So you take your chances whether it was reason a) or b) or c).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Victor M, post: 1097901, member: 96560"] Depending on how long you want it to last, spending more money will enable it to still feel fast after 8-9 years. I prefer Dell machines, they have a support lifetime of 9 years I believe. After that time, they will delete all support desk documents and tech support won't be able to help you. Look for spill resistance feature on a laptop. Dell Latitudes have a tray under the keyboard to prevent water damage to the circuitry underneath. It worked for me. Look for BIOS feature that can secure wipe the SSD/Nvme drive. When you get infected, it is best to secure wipe the drive and you just have to tick the box and reboot. Refurbished machines are cheaper. Refurbished just means it has gone back to the shop. It can be due to a) customer doesn't want it so part of the process is that they have to go back to the shop to get checked before re-sale. b) there was actually a defect, and it has gone back to the shop for repairs. c) it is off-lease; some companies prefer to get new PCs after a 3 year lease; so it goes back to the shop for a checkup. After it has gone back to the shop for any of the 3 reasons, laws require vendors to mark them as 'refurbished'. So you take your chances whether it was reason a) or b) or c). [/QUOTE]

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