My work laptop is a common HP model from just a few years ago.

The screen is seriously ‘meh’, a massive upgrade from the previous HP model’s “you paid how much for this?”

Both have plastic cases that are fine but don’t feel tight/solid.

The keyboards are 80% and off center so there’s a numpad, which makes things hard to type for me.

The trackpads are fine. Which is way better than I was expecting.

Neither held a candle in speed or quality to my 16 GB M1 Air, and they are developer laptops, not $600 models.

I’m pretty sure I’d want a Neo over a $600 PC for non-developer work.

And the noise. Spin the fan up. Now down. Now up. Now down. Random spinning HD noises too (2nd disk I don’t use). Just to sit on the desktop.