I bought a few refurbished Dell laptops/desktops in recent years, and while older models hold fine, more recent models broke down quite easily within a year. Sure all of them are refurbished models (purchased through official website) that cost from $400 CAD to $800 CAD but I'm sketchy of the build quality of recent models.

Good to know. My most recent is from 2021 and it holds up quite well.

What model did you buy? Was it a new one? I'm looking for anything that can live up to 5+ years. I have seen all kinds of issues, and the most frustrating thing is, most of the issues are small but deal-breaking.

The XPS 13". I like highly portable laptops. The hardware has held up quite well.

Thanks. I always bought workstations, maybe I should try XPS instead.