Need an inexpensive laptop for work

[JD]

This would be in your van/truck all day long? I'm not sure if the cheapest consumer laptop would last very long, it may be better to get a used ThinkPad or similar business-class machine as suggested earlier in this thread.

 

[clshades]

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Thanks man. That looks like a normal keyboard. Can the track pad be disabled on that one? This is what I'm dealing with.. it has 2x back slashes... Like why the fuck?

So when I'm typing and trying to do a capital letter I got back slash over and over again. Does my head in.

 

[clshades]

This is what I mean...

 

[sswilson]

Can the track pad be disabled on that one?

I checked the bios and there wasn't a hardware toggle in there for that. It's possible that there's a FN+Fkey combination that hardware locks it (some dell laptops had that in the past) but you'd have to dig deep to find it. Super easy to disable it in windows 11 though, there's a separate system tab for trackpad which has a simple on/off toggle at the top.

 

[Lysrin]

This is what I mean...


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I hate those international keyboards. I know they are necessary for people who type... internationally, but I avoid them like the plague if at all possible.

I have seen some laptops where the trackpad could be disabled in Windows itself. Not sure if that is a thing anymore.

 

[snoosebum]

These have popped up a few times for $499 in the last few months and memoryexpress and canadacomputers no guarantee you will see it again for that price but who knows. A bit dated now but should a better build quality than most laptops in that price range. https://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX00128491

 

[sswilson]

Not sure if you've taken the plunge yet, but this HP from Canada Computers looks to be a similarly spec'd business class laptop w/ an included dock for the same price....

https://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=710_4412&item_id=252913

No touch screen, but already has 16GB.

[Canada Computers] HP EliteBook 845 G8 Business Laptop with Docking station $499 - RedFlagDeals.com Forums

This is a old deal, but it is $499 with docking station this time. HP EliteBook 845 G8 Business Laptop with HP G5 USB-C Docking Station, 14" FHD

forums.redflagdeals.com

(current RFD thread)

 

[sswilson]

Heh... just realized it's the same one in the MemX listing, only $100 cheaper and it comes with a USB C dock.

One of the obvious improvements over the Dell is Power over USB-C.

 

[clshades]

I like the keyboard layout of the Dell. They've moved the FN key left of the normal size control key. Less miss key stokes.