Yes, it's time to retire the 8-Ball "Laptopasaurus" The old one has been in service for over a decade and just doesn't fit my needs anymore. It has been quite a while since I did any market research. I bet several of you have ideas that would help me. Some bullet points about my expected uses; Primarily LabVIEW development for 8-Ball I will maintain multiple installed LabVIEW versions. I might use a VM now and then for a specific project but, this type of service would normally be on client owned capital I will use Windows exclusively! However, any experience you have using LabVIEW legacy versions with Win 11 will be nice to know. "i-Anything" is a deal-breaker. I have never owned an i-Device and this is not a good first purchase opportunity. Reliability of hardware is a key concern. I especially dislike "Flakey" USB ports Solid State Hard-drive is a must! I'm actually impressed my current disk has survived 100% intact for 12 years but the R/W access time is just abominable. DVD Drive is a plus Other random things Weight is not a priority The silly "mousetraps" on most laptops I have used just seem to trigger annoying mouse events while using the built-in keyboard. I like touchscreens The keyboard MUST have a number pad (if I wasn't JÞB it might be optional) I'll have more than enough NI services and background processes running amok. HP tends to load up all sorts of "Helpful" junk too. I'd like "less garbage out of the box." Help with this one point is worth double Kudos. I listen. EDIT: I guess that NI Salespeople would have similar performance concerns. What do they give you? What are your experiences? I'd ask my local rep but, perhaps you should just hire me instead.

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@AeroSoul wrote:

@Yamaeda wrote:

Screen and ... ?)

Keyboard?

It includes so much more, but maybe that's the term. 🙂

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