I used a ThinkPad between 2010 and 2012. For me it's a normal machine with nothing special. I don't understand the cult status.
ThinkPad’s 30th Anniversary: An Insider’s Perspective
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#52Disappointing article. The picture of the history was neat but small... The author didn't provide any interesting anecdotes whatsoever. Would have been great to read something about "X too longer than expected to implement because Y and Z". There's a book recommended at the end, but I'm certainly led by this article to believe there's much of interest...
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#53I still love my Thinkpads. Run Linux and code endlessly on them. Gone through a P50, P52, P1G2, P17, and now a P16. Been very happy every time.
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#54Sadly they don't make them like they used to. Keyboards and repairability comes to mind. I don't mind the chiclet keycaps, but Lenovo really ruined the keyboard when they went from the 7 row layout [0] to the current 6 row layout [1]. Each new generation of ThinkPad reduces the travel distance of the keyboard - they've gone from 2.5 mm in the T420 (2011) to 1.5 mm in the T14 G3 (2022). 1 mm doesn't sound like on pape…
I have found that it is often dust in the port that makes them feel loose. Cleaning them with a little brush (like the ones that come with an electric shaver) made a lot of difference for me.
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#55My Thinkpad X220 still going strong, and I miss a computer I can open up, replace or upgrade what's needed in an easy way. The form factor is good enough and I don't need or want this inch thin laptops just because one company decided it's suits them and fashionable. Unfortunately Lenovo doesn't really keep the brand and in the gazillion models they have on stock, there isn't one that can replace my X220 in convenien…
Lenovo ruined the ThinkPad reputation. They try so hard with unwanted features from Apple. If I need those features, I will get MacBook Air or Pro. The legendary brand, once known for reliability, now comes with RAM stuck to the motherboard. Not to mention overheating and a weird bug for Linux power management. The best ThinkPads are older ones. You can get them from eBay and install Linux on them. The newer ones are…
Nobody is buying a Macbook because RAM is soldered in. Nobody, not even Apple fans, see soldered ram as a feature.
Lenovo is trying to stand out selling what is basically a commodity device and that's hard to do. They are stuck buying the same parts and software as lots of other Windows OEMs.
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#564:3 display.
Not mentioned, I really miss the taller 4:3 displays.
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#57Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yep there's a 30th edition X1 Carbon though the only difference is the sticker and the box https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/laptops/thinkpad/thinkpadx1/t...
Not even a proper keyboard like they did for the 25th anniversary. Boo.
Yeah that's really what I was hoping for when I asked the question.
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#58I’ve been a bit of a Thinkpad fanatic ever since my dad got a T42p somewhere in 2004. I have been on Thinkpads since 2006. I bought old ones on eBay and now have a collection of about 15 machines. The 700c, two butterfly keyboard 701cs, the 240 and a lot more. I’m currently on a T495s. From my experience I can say that the “old IBM machines were reliable and well constructed” is not true. They were bulky and over tim…
My nostalgia for the ThinkLight is not for the light itself, which was all but useless, but for a past where there were things outside your computer that you might want to read. Now everything is behind the screen.
I actually miss the thinklight. I used it a ton on my units that came with it. It was very useful imo
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#59Does anyone think foldable displays is particularly innovative? I feel like most people who are fans of the thinkpad are not looking for innovation - they're mostly people who want conservative laptop designs.
Apple has Macbook Air and Macbook Pro and just a few variations in each line.
How many lines does Lenovo have? ThinkPad, ThinkBook, Legion, Yoga, Ideapad, and one or two others and each brand has tons of different variations. They have innovative designs and more conservative ones. They sell low end utility machines and space-heater gaming machines. They are trying to be everything to everybody.
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#60I’ve been a bit of a Thinkpad fanatic ever since my dad got a T42p somewhere in 2004. I have been on Thinkpads since 2006. I bought old ones on eBay and now have a collection of about 15 machines. The 700c, two butterfly keyboard 701cs, the 240 and a lot more. I’m currently on a T495s. From my experience I can say that the “old IBM machines were reliable and well constructed” is not true. They were bulky and over tim…
The T42p is one of the best laptops ever made (in my opinion). I saved for months and bought one using a friend's IBM employee discount. I remember thinking that I wouldn't need to ever buy another laptop again. I still have it and it works fine. I wrote this on it. Edit: and there is another java update!!
What operating system are you running, if I may ask?