I really like my current Dell Latitude 2-in-1 laptop, but at 5 years old it is showing its age. The warranty finally expired a year ago and now keyboard is becoming finicky. A good cleaning may fix that and I am not opposed to replacing the keyboard altogether. I am concerned that with only 8 GB memory and an older I5 processor newer applications may struggle. I sometimes see the words freeze momentarily on Karafun and I wonder if it is due to my PC. My other issues is that this PC has only 256 GB internal storage.
I get by on the storage by using a 512GB SDXC card (mostly for my music), a 2TB Dropbox account and a OneDrive account. Only a portion of the Dropbox account is mirrored on the PC but all of the Onedrive account is mirrored. I could reduce what gets mirrored on the internal drive but this would probably be just a stopgap measure.
My PC requirements are:
Right now the Dell Pro 14 Premium comes closest to my needs. The Pro line is basically the replacement for the Latitude line. It is just over $3K with tax for the options I want. It comes in at 2.5 lbs which is nice since I usually travel with two laptops. The HP EliteBook 1040 comes close but their max warranty is only 3-years. The HP X360 is also close but since it is a consumer model, it cannot be purchased with the on-site repair option. Lenovo offers a 4-year warranty and their Slim7i comes close to my needs. However, I feel a purchase of Lenovo is like an invitation for the PLA to peek at your stuff.
What other brands do you know of that offer next-day in-home service warranties?
I get by on the storage by using a 512GB SDXC card (mostly for my music), a 2TB Dropbox account and a OneDrive account. Only a portion of the Dropbox account is mirrored on the PC but all of the Onedrive account is mirrored. I could reduce what gets mirrored on the internal drive but this would probably be just a stopgap measure.
My PC requirements are:
- Under 3.5 lbs
- 14" display - My work 13" Latitude is too small and my wife's 15" Latitude is too big
- 1TB internal drive
- Touch-screen with at least FHD resolution
- Full-sized HDMI port
- USB-C charging (to be compatible with the other laptops)
- HDMI and USB-C ports on the same side of the PC (my wireless HDMI transmitter needs both)
- SDXC slot preferred
- Screen opens to at least 135 degrees (180 preferred)
- 5-year no-fault warranty with next-day in-home repair
Right now the Dell Pro 14 Premium comes closest to my needs. The Pro line is basically the replacement for the Latitude line. It is just over $3K with tax for the options I want. It comes in at 2.5 lbs which is nice since I usually travel with two laptops. The HP EliteBook 1040 comes close but their max warranty is only 3-years. The HP X360 is also close but since it is a consumer model, it cannot be purchased with the on-site repair option. Lenovo offers a 4-year warranty and their Slim7i comes close to my needs. However, I feel a purchase of Lenovo is like an invitation for the PLA to peek at your stuff.
What other brands do you know of that offer next-day in-home service warranties?
