I'm sure some, if not most of you have encountered constant issues with the more recent entries into the Latitude 5000 series (5410, 5420, 5430 just to name examples) including the silver paint layer chipping away, keyboard keys wearing away, batteries not holding up, and in my most recent experience ports breaking.
My most recent refurbished batch have barely held up 2 years of use. I'm now having to buy a new batch of laptops for our SEN department (for students to take back and forth between lessons) because the cost in replacing components is outweighing their value massively. Therfore, I'm in the market for an alternative. Does anyone have any recommendations (i3 16gb or equivalent, 8hr battery)?