[NFBCS] Laptop Recommendations

[Michael Forzano]

Hi All,

I've been using HP Elitebook 840 laptops for work for years, and have had
to replace one on average once a year due to various hardware failures (USB
C ports, headphone jack, and keyboard were the most recent). I have the
opportunity to purchase something different and wanted to ask for
recommendations from fellow blind developers. I feel like I've heard good
things generally about ThinkPads so was primarily looking at those though
i'm open to other suggestions. The ThinkPad X1 Carbon seems to have good
reviews across the board, but I'm concerned it won't be powerful enough for
developer use cases. I use VSCode primarily and typically have up to 2 or 3
workspaces open at once, and I tend to have a lot of browser tabs open at
any given time. Good battery life is important to me (at least 4 hours with
practical usage). I also took a look into the T14S (Intel version as an
Intel processor is a requirement for me) and the reviews from PCMag etc.
were mixed.

Does anyone have personal experience with these, or other premium laptops
in a similar class that they can share?

Thanks,
Mike
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