Depends on what type of HP or Lenovo you buy. They both make

business and consumer class. The Consumer class usually is more "plasticy". Not as good of warranty for a reason. If you go to their sites click on the business PC when you look for models.
I only sell the business PC models and both HP & Lenovo have been good partners with very few lemons. I own an HP desktop, HP Laptop and Lenovo Laptop. Love the Lenovo Laptop (YogaX1 carbon).

In response to this post by PhotoHokieNC

Posted: 02/09/2021 at 07:50AM

About to buy a new desktop PC, Mac users notwithstanding. -- PhotoHokieNC 02/09/2021 06:37AM

You may want to consider Dell outlet as I have had good -- CLT Hokie1 02/09/2021 9:29PM

Asked several local repair shops what they would buy: Dell. ** -- TechMomof2 02/09/2021 12:16PM

Because they never have to fix a Dell -- Tafkam Hokie 02/09/2021 1:57PM

Pretty common response on what they would buy. ** -- TechMomof2 02/14/2021 4:45PM

I've been asking around and Dell is recommended much more often. ** -- TechMomof2 02/14/2021 4:44PM

Asus/Lenovo -- YardBird 02/09/2021 09:39AM

A couple of things more along the lines of where to buy. -- Hokie360 02/09/2021 09:23AM

Here is the link to the website that will make building one easy peasy... -- kjhokie 02/09/2021 10:07AM

I usually get Dell XPS laptops and get 10 years use out of them, -- HortHokie 02/09/2021 09:11AM

My HP is 11 years old and still doing great. ** -- vt90 02/09/2021 08:36AM

HP ** -- FfxStationHokie 02/09/2021 08:32AM

Get the biggest one ** -- bigbadbird 02/09/2021 08:19AM

Depends on what type of HP or Lenovo you buy. They both make -- UTPr0sim 02/09/2021 07:50AM

@UTPr0sim and @Hokie 360 - I should have been clearer about -- PhotoHokieNC 02/09/2021 11:25AM

What monitor(s) do you use? -- EDGEMAN 02/09/2021 11:48AM

I have an AOC (yeah it’s showing me that each boot) -- PhotoHokieNC 02/09/2021 12:07PM

Not familiar with that brand -- EDGEMAN 02/09/2021 12:36PM

I'd look for i5 or AMD Ryzen 5 processor, 16GB Memory 1 or 2 TB hard -- UTPr0sim 02/09/2021 11:36AM

No way, he needs a i7 or i9. Nothing but the best for PHNC! ** -- EDGEMAN 02/09/2021 11:47AM

HP is a safe bet. -- EDGEMAN 02/09/2021 07:46AM

Our whole family has gone HP -- Happy Dog 02/09/2021 07:43AM

I had an HP Pavilion four PCs ago. My first “real” -- PhotoHokieNC 02/09/2021 07:47AM

Maybe they got better -- Happy Dog 02/09/2021 08:00AM

I've had good luck with Acer and bad luck with Asus -- Tafkam Hokie 02/09/2021 07:39AM

I shy away from lenovo -- Hokie1992 02/09/2021 06:46AM

My Lenovo laptop has outlasted all of the HP and Dell -- HokieR 02/09/2021 08:33AM

Was it made before, or after IBM sold them to the CHICOMs? ** -- EDGEMAN 02/09/2021 09:53AM

Don't know ** -- HokieR 02/09/2021 10:35AM

We had to rip out all of the Lenovo Hard drives where I work due to their -- Vtskier1 02/09/2021 07:58AM

Depends on what type of HP or Lenovo you buy. They both make

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