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Apple Sucks Now, Here’s a ThinkPad Buyer’s Guide

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Re: Apple Sucks Now, Here’s a ThinkPad Buyer’s Guide

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Post by hyperbovine »

ch4ch4 wrote: post #24
jimbokun wrote: post #18

"Here are the names Apple still uses for their laptops (and yes, these are the actual model names): 13-inch MacBook Pro with 2.0GHz Processor and 256GB Storage 13-inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar and Touch ID, 2.9 GHz Processor and 256GB Storage 13-inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar and Touch ID, 2.9GHz Processor and 512GB Storage The ThinkPad naming convention makes marketing easier, product differentiation simpler, and…

Except that you still don't know which generation of processor the MBP has- I still see tons of deceptive Craigslist ads for MBPs that have a "2.0Ghz" processor, with no indication that it's a model from 2011, which is not at all comparable with a "2.0Ghz" processor from 2015.

What are you doing that you would even notice? Honest question. I can't recall a single instance where my 2012 rMBP slowed down due to its age. I mainly code, open tons of browser tabs, and listen to Spotify. Once I got a laptop with built-in SSD, everything just seemed to run at the speed of thought. That has not changed in four years or three operating systems.

Re: Apple Sucks Now, Here’s a ThinkPad Buyer’s Guide

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Post by twiceaday »

syshum wrote: post #47
Apreche wrote: post #3

Since Lenovo preinstalled spyware/malware they can no longer be trusted.

Yes because Lenovo is the only major vendor to install spyware, break ssl, or any other things. Dell has never done that... ohh wait https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/11/superfish-20-now-dell-...

Then add Dell to the list as well. What is your point?

Re: Apple Sucks Now, Here’s a ThinkPad Buyer’s Guide

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Post by intopieces »

marklyon wrote: post #2

In addition to Lenovo, consider the XPS 13 and 15. While Dell's quality has been somewhat inconsistent as they launched the line, they stepped up and took care of the problem I encoutered with my XPS 13 and it's quickly become my favorite laptop ever. Great battery life, super portable, an external battery for long flights and an AMAZING screen. It even supports touch, which I don't use all the time, but find nice to…

If you go with Dell, go with either Developer Edition or Windows Signature Edition. I too had an issue with my Dell XPS 9343 (128GB/8GB/"4K" Touch) and a Dell rep came to my house and fixed it. I have two of these now, one for work (FHD) and one for personal (Touch).

Re: Apple Sucks Now, Here’s a ThinkPad Buyer’s Guide

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Post by erk__ »

philbot1008 wrote: post #28
ladzoppelin wrote: post #22

+1 on the XPS 15. Windows 10 with "Bash for Windows"/WSL flies and looks amazing. I think Dell's work with any Linux distro as well. Buy from the MS store and you get a clean version of Windows. Edit: New Surfacebook also looks nice.

Buy from the Microsoft Store and you may get a bios-locked laptop that can only run Windows 10. https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/53ri0m/warning_micro...

This is pretty outdated now Lenovo has released a bios update for the laptop in question.

Re: Apple Sucks Now, Here’s a ThinkPad Buyer’s Guide

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Post by toomuchtodo »

Matachines wrote: post #49
antirez wrote: post #23

There are many good hardware choices at this point in order to replace a Macbook. What is entirely not clear is what software to use to replace a Macbook.

This is why I'm probably going to opt for a maxed out 2015 Macbook Pro. Yes, I know I'm paying for "old" hardware but I don't use VMs or compile anything heavy so it should last me a while. After selling my current one it should come out to about $1000 so not too bad. I'm just too invested in macOS in terms of apps, comfortableness, muscle memory, etc. I actually really like it as well.

> I'm just too invested in macOS in terms of apps, comfortableness, muscle memory, etc. I actually really like it as well.

I never thought I'd compare new Apple hardware versus Thinkpads to a presidential election, but here we are.

Re: Apple Sucks Now, Here’s a ThinkPad Buyer’s Guide

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Post by sn0v »

tetraodonpuffer wrote: post #21
CrazedGeek wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The Razer Blade Pro has a mechanical keyboard: http://www.razerzone.com/gaming-systems/razer-blade-pro

it's also 17", has an nvidia 1080 (!) and comes with 32gb of RAM, that is definitely the type of specs that would be nice to have in a development machine... wonder what the battery life will be for it as there are currently no reviews available yet that I could find.

I don't think the machine is out yet, which probably explains the lack of reviews.

Re: Apple Sucks Now, Here’s a ThinkPad Buyer’s Guide

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Post by bonyt »

minitech wrote: post #40
antirez wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I admit it's a few years at this point I don't use a Linux box as my desktop. Is it at a point where, to do all the obvious things like, use Skype, configure a printer, have a decent presentation or video editing software, update my system without hacking with the drivers, I can just have it? My fear is that I'll not be able to do everything I do with my Mac now. A solution could be to install Windows 10 in dual boot…

Skype for Linux has a release that’s up-to-date with the Mac and Windows ones now. Can’t help you with presentation or video editing software, though.

Blender has a surprisingly good general-purpose video editor built in.

Re: Apple Sucks Now, Here’s a ThinkPad Buyer’s Guide

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Post by extr »

Thinkpads definitely get over-recommended on the internet, but I have been really pleased with my X220. I bought a corporate refurb on ebay a year ago for about $200. It has sailed along since then. Any problems I have I am confident I can repair and parts are cheap and plentiful. At one point I replaced the DC jack and WiFI card in an hour or two with a screwdriver and a youtube video (total cost: $25). It runs linux flawlessly with plenty of horsepower despite the 2012 era CPU. RAM is easily upgradeable and it has a 2nd drive bay.

If you are comfortable with putting together your own PC (which I suspect most of the HN audience is), you will get way more mileage out of it than buying a newish chromebook for a similar price. I've heard rumors of a "thinkpad classic" machine in the same form factor with an upgraded CPU, USB 3.0, and high res screen, which I would love.

Re: Apple Sucks Now, Here’s a ThinkPad Buyer’s Guide

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Post by yareally »

philbot1008 wrote: post #28
ladzoppelin wrote: post #22

+1 on the XPS 15. Windows 10 with "Bash for Windows"/WSL flies and looks amazing. I think Dell's work with any Linux distro as well. Buy from the MS store and you get a clean version of Windows. Edit: New Surfacebook also looks nice.

Buy from the Microsoft Store and you may get a bios-locked laptop that can only run Windows 10. https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/53ri0m/warning_micro...

If you're going to link that, I would suggest also reading the stickied reply by a moderator of that subreddit[1] that refutes many of the points made by the OP.

[1] https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/53ri0m/warning_micro...

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