RE: Digital Archaeology: Dell Latitude E5500
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You should have put the year this laptop came into the market. I used Inspiron laptops but when I got a propper job, I switched to Lenovo Thinkpad.
I bought an emergency laptop and was a Dell, last year. I honestly appreciate all the hardware I've got, but have no comments of one against the other.
The best laptop that I can say I had. Was a System 76 laptop which after 10 years I still use. Mostly because of the files it has, but also because I've never had an issue with it.
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The Latitude E5500 was released in 2008. Dell quality has varied a lot over the years depending on the time period and model. There are some older XPS machines I really liked and some of the Precision models have been very good over the years (though not all of them). I've never been as big of a fan of the Inspiron and Latitude lines. Of course, dell has changed their naming scheme to where you can't tell much about them from the model name. Seems dumb to me but I'm not in marketing. My current favorite laptop is an Alienware model I got new about 6 years ago. It's definitely not for someone looking for something small, thin, and light though.
I know System 76 was known for shipping Linux based laptops. Most other vendors don't do that or only do so on a limited basis. For instance, some of Dell's business models have offered Linux as an option over the years. I might consider a System 76 the next time I buy a laptop but that probably won't be any time soon. I'm content with using older machines most of the time these days.
I always felt Dell laptops better compared to Compaq and HP, but not as good as Lenovo or Apple. That said, I think it offered the best price/quality for a long time.
I've always been a software guy, not much focused in hardware, but the hardware marketing was there, wherever it was on the processor, the screen or bus speed. I remember sites like FutureMark and AnandTech pushing some products on the latest hardware.
But my focus was mostly on Linux Hardware and Linux development. Even now, I'm more excited about the Raspberry Pi and RISC-V than whatever AI tech is being integrated on the latest processors.