I have owned several Dell including Inspiron. Most are generic that does the job. A few have developed keyboard or hard drive problems. When I take apart some HDDs have refurbished label suggesting low cost source. I like smaller laptop for easy of transport and they now come with solid state memory wired to motherboard. I like this feature since it is not sensitive to shock.
If you have a finite budget then you will find good selections from Dell
Sam Shueh
Campbell, CA