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ThinkPad X1 Carbon
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Re: ThinkPad X1 Carbon
#132As someone who is considering moving from a MacBook Pro 2015 to a Linux laptop, the keyboard and, in particular, the trackpad on PC models are the biggest disappointments. Apple has spent so much effort on the tactility of their laptops, while PC manufacturers still seem to be stuck in an earlier decade. I was a little bit shocked to discover that Thinkpads still have that terrible little mouse nipple, which I hadn't…
The mouse nipple is what keeps me using thinkpads. Maybe if Apple includes a mouse nipple on their products I'll consider switching over.
Re: ThinkPad X1 Carbon
#133Earlier quoted context omitted.
I just recently bought a ASUS ZenBook UX360UAK with a 7th gen i7, 16GB RAM and a 512GB SSD. It's made out of aluminium, has a glass touchpad and costs around half of what a similarly priced MacBook pro costs in Germany. It's my first non-Mac after 20 years. I've owned it for a good week and so far I'm very happy. It has superb battery life, great build quality and is fast. Only 1 minor con: the fan always runs, but i…
How's the keyboard? I'm so so sad that most laptops' keyboards are terrible... You can't imagine. I so much would love to buy an ASUS or similar laptop as the one you purchased, especially since they are affordable, but every time I check some laptops, their keyboards are beyond terrible. It's a shame, really. I will have to stick to Thinkpads.
My GF has one and I was surprised when I used it, as it was great for a slim laptop. I'm used to using a mechanical keyboard or a MBP keyboard.
Re: ThinkPad X1 Carbon
#134I want to be excited by a good non-Apple laptop. But they're all just so terribly designed. They're always some sort of plastic, feel flimsy and bendy, have grills and screw holes and uneven surfaces and stickers everywhere. I had a T530 for a few years at my first job and just hated it. It had fantastic specs but it felt awful and unreliable and like I had to babysit it. I got a 2015 MBP to replace it after IT damag…
I just recently bought a ASUS ZenBook UX360UAK with a 7th gen i7, 16GB RAM and a 512GB SSD. It's made out of aluminium, has a glass touchpad and costs around half of what a similarly priced MacBook pro costs in Germany. It's my first non-Mac after 20 years. I've owned it for a good week and so far I'm very happy. It has superb battery life, great build quality and is fast. Only 1 minor con: the fan always runs, but i…
I took a look at the ZenBook range. The range looks decent, but the 15'' has a hard drive (!) (no option to choose SSD only, apparently), a numeric keypad (!!) and the highest-performing model is a dual-core i7 with 16GB RAM — so aside from the price, not a good alternative to a MBP.
(I find the shiny brushed aluminium look to be embarrassingly tacky, though not quite as bad as the rose gold model.)
Re: ThinkPad X1 Carbon
#135Earlier quoted context omitted.
Trialware is installed because it improves ROI on the product. Whether people want them or not is functionally irrelevant--whether they're willing to pay to not have them is relevant. If you're willing to pay more, feel free to demonstrate it. (I'm not, because I nuke-and-pave hardware when I get it.)
How long does it take to do a full reinstall nowadays? Still hours?
For the OS only (not including any app installs you might need) I can install Windows 10 in about 10 minutes on an SSD using the standard consumer windows setup GUI method (no fancy imaging techniques or whatnot).
Re: ThinkPad X1 Carbon
#136This looks like a very nice computer. I really applaud dell for trying to make the XPS 13 somewhat Linux friendly but they really do feel cheap. Lenovo thinkpads, while not having the quality they had during the IBM era, are still head and shoulders above Dell in this regard. This is the Linux laptop to get in 2017.
When I bought my notebook back in february, I went to a shop (cyberport) that had both the (then current) X1 carbon and the XPS 13 on display, which I figured were the only ones acceptable for developers.
The X1's keyboard was larger, had more key travel and all, but was subjectively somewhat less comfortable to type on (matter of get using to, I suppose, but still).
The X1 had a much worse display, and was overall bulkier and clunkier, yet more expensive. Went with the Dell and didn't regret it.
Edit: running Ubuntu on it
Re: ThinkPad X1 Carbon
#137Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yeah! But a massive drawback is forgetting that it's metal and that you left it in your trunk last night. I was in my jimjams Christmas morning, went to put on some music, and without thinking, placed this frozen box of death onto my bare legs.
Were you wearing gloves when placing it on your lap?
I'm overthinking this, but it doesn't seem odd. Us in colder climates have our hands adjusted to cold (since they are usually exposed) while areas closer to our chest and groin (such as inner thighs) not as adapted.
Re: ThinkPad X1 Carbon
#138Re: ThinkPad X1 Carbon
#139I want to be excited by a good non-Apple laptop. But they're all just so terribly designed. They're always some sort of plastic, feel flimsy and bendy, have grills and screw holes and uneven surfaces and stickers everywhere. I had a T530 for a few years at my first job and just hated it. It had fantastic specs but it felt awful and unreliable and like I had to babysit it. I got a 2015 MBP to replace it after IT damag…
This has a magnesium chassis, so it should be stiffer than aluminum. It is also carbon fiber, not plastic.
Re: ThinkPad X1 Carbon
#140I want to be excited by a good non-Apple laptop. But they're all just so terribly designed. They're always some sort of plastic, feel flimsy and bendy, have grills and screw holes and uneven surfaces and stickers everywhere. I had a T530 for a few years at my first job and just hated it. It had fantastic specs but it felt awful and unreliable and like I had to babysit it. I got a 2015 MBP to replace it after IT damag…
> They're always some sort of plastic, feel flimsy and bendy
The Carbon X1 is made from carbon fiber. It super-robust and light-weight at the same time.
It feels light years ahead of the super-heavy aluminium-nonsense Apple is trying to peddle. Count me happy my laptop doesn't double as a bench-press.