Originally Posted by
elCheapoDeluxe
I may look at the 460p. I'm not sure I need 64gb RAM, but I do use VMware Workstation pretty extensively and it certainly wouldn't hurt to future proof for thirstier guest OS needs in the future.
That's a lot of weight and cost for the future proofing; when I priced the machines on the Dell side and the P50 (the T460p isn't priced yet) the cost of a good configuration of the M7510 or P50 pretty rapidly approaches twice the cost of a good-enough configuration of the E5470.
HP also has trackpoint style pointers on some of their business machines. I think I'd look there before Dell. Too many years of bad juju with them.
I've had very good luck with their service -- better than Lenovo's -- and no worse luck with their reliability (not great in either case).
The T460p may still win out for my next machine, depending on pricing and configuration details that have yet to be announced.
I may also just wait 4-5 months for some E5470s to show up as refurbs; I've had very good luck with Dell refurbs (better than with new machines; the quality control is better) and the pricing if you wait for a coupon is superb.