So consumer grade laptops are not crap? I have used both often and many times preferred consumer grade with the caveat that I know business grade are built more durably generally and generally have more parts that can be upgraded. In consumer laptops you trade off the upgradability and durability really depending on the brand. Asus laptops are generally Mil Spec certified which means they are at least more durable than a normal laptop but maybe not upgradable. You save a lot of money for the trade off and I think it is worth it most of the time. Generally consumer laptops over a certain price have greatly improved in design and materials.
That being said I don't think it is worth paying a premium for a business grade laptop for the average consumer. Organizations buy in bulk at one time and get a big discount that no individual will get. Service with a business contract is night and day what a consumer will get even if they purchase one business laptop. They will get certain perks for sure but not the same level of service.
HP has been making laptops for business and consumers for decades and they have a range of laptops for almost every price point with varying degrees of materials and quality for price. For HP generally $800 for an Envy laptop or over 1k for a Spectre will get you a very nice spec, well built laptop that is competitively priced. HP quality and service have never been an issue. I have a cheap plastic 10th gen intel laptop my son still uses way past it's warranty and he takes it to school and back and abuses it. It has not skipped a beat. I have had Envy's that were great and Spectre's that were great. I have had a few duds that I returned but generally I have always had at least one HP laptop in the family over the years and never had any issues other than minor ones or if it was major even a couple months out of warranty I was taken care of. That is not a cheap or crap brand. HP actually has a manufacturing plant in Texas.
Huawei makes some of the best electronics in the world. Their hardware is top notch. If they had access to TSMC and no software bans they would be dominating world markets. BUT they are dumping product and are a state sponsored company that can afford to operate at a loss to give them a market advantage. If I could trust Huawei with their ties to the CCP in the current political environment and bans were not an issue the laptops they make look very, very nice for the cost. In the USA at least I doubt warranty or other support exists so it is a non starter but for other markets the hardware is nice.
To the OP, You should just buy a laptop on sale that fits the specs you want in the price range you want. Don't worry if it is 3x2 or 16 x 10. Just try one and see for yourself. All the talk isn't going to help. If I were you and durability was something I was looking for then the Asus zenbook seems like a no brainer. Mil Spec. Maybe not upgradable or business grade but for the cost I don't see why you would choose anything else??
Otherwise any business grade laptop will be good BUT in terms of business laptops DELL is KING. Dell has unrivaled business support and reputation in the industry. If I was only going to buy a business laptop and was going to pay a premium for it then I think Dell might be your best option. Otherwise there are a ton of choices in the consumer market that should suffice and will be a lot cheaper with better specs.
That being said I don't think it is worth paying a premium for a business grade laptop for the average consumer. Organizations buy in bulk at one time and get a big discount that no individual will get. Service with a business contract is night and day what a consumer will get even if they purchase one business laptop. They will get certain perks for sure but not the same level of service.
HP has been making laptops for business and consumers for decades and they have a range of laptops for almost every price point with varying degrees of materials and quality for price. For HP generally $800 for an Envy laptop or over 1k for a Spectre will get you a very nice spec, well built laptop that is competitively priced. HP quality and service have never been an issue. I have a cheap plastic 10th gen intel laptop my son still uses way past it's warranty and he takes it to school and back and abuses it. It has not skipped a beat. I have had Envy's that were great and Spectre's that were great. I have had a few duds that I returned but generally I have always had at least one HP laptop in the family over the years and never had any issues other than minor ones or if it was major even a couple months out of warranty I was taken care of. That is not a cheap or crap brand. HP actually has a manufacturing plant in Texas.
Huawei makes some of the best electronics in the world. Their hardware is top notch. If they had access to TSMC and no software bans they would be dominating world markets. BUT they are dumping product and are a state sponsored company that can afford to operate at a loss to give them a market advantage. If I could trust Huawei with their ties to the CCP in the current political environment and bans were not an issue the laptops they make look very, very nice for the cost. In the USA at least I doubt warranty or other support exists so it is a non starter but for other markets the hardware is nice.
To the OP, You should just buy a laptop on sale that fits the specs you want in the price range you want. Don't worry if it is 3x2 or 16 x 10. Just try one and see for yourself. All the talk isn't going to help. If I were you and durability was something I was looking for then the Asus zenbook seems like a no brainer. Mil Spec. Maybe not upgradable or business grade but for the cost I don't see why you would choose anything else??
Otherwise any business grade laptop will be good BUT in terms of business laptops DELL is KING. Dell has unrivaled business support and reputation in the industry. If I was only going to buy a business laptop and was going to pay a premium for it then I think Dell might be your best option. Otherwise there are a ton of choices in the consumer market that should suffice and will be a lot cheaper with better specs.
