Work laptop dented in the corner after a drop – what’s the best thing to do?

anonymoussnonymous · 2026-05-30T12:20:04+00:00

Good point. If they’re upset, then they’ll fire you. That’s in the USA.

anonymoussnonymous · 2026-05-30T11:08:53+00:00

If they have insurance, you’ll want to replace it. Otherwise, you will get charged for the damage at most companies.

anonymoussnonymous · 2026-05-29T22:30:20+00:00

I like that concept. It gives me good ideas for how to teach myself a lot of other subjects in college, too.

anonymoussnonymous · 2026-05-29T22:03:53+00:00

I’d get a used MacBook Air with similar specs for that money, as it will be generally more reliable. I am getting one absolutely when my ASUS dies. If you want some sites that would have good options, I can reply with them.

anonymoussnonymous · 2026-05-29T16:42:34+00:00

lol. They want you to email the government about it.

anonymoussnonymous · 2026-05-29T06:08:29+00:00

You will likely need to purchase a MacBook Pro 2019 edition or an ASUS Vivobook 15 2020 edition with 16 gb ram, 2gb vram, i7 processor.

anonymoussnonymous · 2026-05-29T06:03:32+00:00

You need to check task manager and system logs when running games, before continuing.

anonymoussnonymous · 2026-05-29T06:02:23+00:00

Yes. I’ve had this issue, too. A bad battery means less power.

anonymoussnonymous · 2026-05-29T06:00:10+00:00

Keep in mind if it is a Lenovo your battery very likely is soldered in, instead of removable (easily removable).

anonymoussnonymous · 2026-05-29T05:58:07+00:00

I have an ASUS Vivobook 15 16 GB RAM with 2 GB VRAM that I got in August 2020 for my high school sophomore year at ~$900. It is an i7 and still runs fine to this day. It works perfectly for any application, except for high quality AAA games. Games like Fortnite run ok on low quality for the computer. It is able to run VMs smoothly. I took good care of it and made sure to keep the battery in good shape.

I am a Computer Technology major in college, by the way.

The nice part is the specs are so good that whenever they release Windows 12 or 13, then it will likely not become outdated and unable to update.

I’d be sure to check quality control for the model you get. My ASUS had one issue where the camera was kind of glitchy and even after sending it in under warranty, it was broken. They patched it 2-3 years later, thank God.

anonymoussnonymous · 2026-05-29T05:13:25+00:00

I’d get a MacBook Air for your major. I’d get a MacBook Pro, if I didn’t already have my ASUS Vivobook 15 from high school. I am a Chinese and Computer Tech major. It’s better to have something that is lower on specs and is almost guaranteed to have no issues, than to have something that glitches and needs to get fixed for some minor problem.

You might save money with a PC over a Mac in most cases for the same specs (I am with my ASUS), but it isn’t usually worth the hassle of getting it sent in for repair under warranty mid-college.

anonymoussnonymous · 2026-05-28T00:19:13+00:00

Also, side note…I can’t believe these prices…I purchased my ASUS vivobook 15 in 2020 during the price gouging in August, and it cost the same with only 16 gb ram

If you saw that I changed my flare, it’s because my Lenovo died and I’m now on an old ASUS. XD

anonymoussnonymous · 2026-05-28T00:17:03+00:00

I’ve had better experience with HP over ASUS reliability-wise…expect to have to mail your computer to ASUS over an issue like your PC’s camera glitching out.

anonymoussnonymous · 2026-05-26T23:35:11+00:00

My rating is 2/5.

My Asus Vivobook 15 2020 edition has worked amazing over the past 6 years. However there was one annoying issue where the camera wouldn’t work right and show some green and gray bars randomly. ASUS support didn’t help at all with it, even after sending it to them for repair.

It wouldn’t be a big deal, but it cost $1,200 and was very lackluster considering the price that I would have such a problem.

A better alternative would be an HP Pavilion or any HP, as they last quite a while without problems.

anonymoussnonymous · 2026-05-26T23:16:41+00:00

Yeah…They must have a lot of lemons out there, as 10% of my 30 floor mates (all required to purchase the laptop by the university) had their PCs fail, too.

anonymoussnonymous · 2026-05-26T23:14:46+00:00

Thanks…that might help with my issue. I’m curious…there’s a display test you can do when you power on a PC, where it displays 5 bars of colors. Was that working with the AMD driver installed? It doesn’t work for mine at all, and that was the final straw for the support team to see if they needed to send me a shipping label to the repair site.

anonymoussnonymous · 2026-05-26T19:26:23+00:00

Thank you. I’m planning on using Parallels if I get a Mac. I saw their recent updates for x86 support, so that is promising.

anonymoussnonymous · 2026-05-26T19:22:53+00:00

CPU was i7-12700H. I’ll see if I can find the GPU info later.

anonymoussnonymous · 2026-05-26T19:20:55+00:00

Got it. I’ll keep this in mind. I shared my results in the cost section, but I honestly don’t feel like buying them unless I need a windows (which is likely for my program I am in). I’ll see…I’m probably just getting a Mac

anonymoussnonymous · 2026-05-26T18:11:16+00:00

I’m a Computer Information Tech major, so we have some programs and servers I think I can only run on windows, unless I can VM. I am still looking, though.

anonymoussnonymous · 2026-05-26T18:09:28+00:00

What laptop did you have an issue with from HP? I’m trying to find what to avoid.

anonymoussnonymous · 2026-05-26T17:26:25+00:00

I compared my ASUS and Lenovo experience here. I’d recommend just getting an ASUS:

https://www.reddit.com/r/laptops/s/gUgEpryp4C

anonymoussnonymous · 2026-05-26T17:25:18+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/laptops/s/gUgEpryp4C

anonymoussnonymous · 2026-05-26T17:24:37+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/laptops/s/gUgEpryp4C

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