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Lenovo PC boss: 4 in 5 of our devices will be repairable by 2025

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Re: Lenovo PC boss: 4 in 5 of our devices will be repairable by 2025

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Post by JTbane »

autoexec wrote: post #60

Friendly reminder that Lenovo has repeatedly shipped laptops infested with malware and backdoors ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenovo#Security_and_privacy_in... ) sometimes doing so in exchange for money. They've also hidden malware in UEFI so that even reformatting your hard drive wouldn't help. In one case, after they were found out they first claimed "we have thoroughly investigated this technology and do not fi…

Also the build quality of Lenovo laptops have gone down so much it's appalling.

Re: Lenovo PC boss: 4 in 5 of our devices will be repairable by 2025

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Post by unethical_ban »

rnk wrote: post #90
chx wrote: post #61

Earlier quoted context omitted.

this is just propaganda that was consumer side Lenovo laptops, IdeaPad and the like 7+ years ago. They learned their lesson and even there don't do it any more. This didn't affect ThinkPads. Every time Lenovo is mentioned someone brings this up and I am thoroughly sick of it.

Hey chx, got a response to the details listed here?

Not chx, but note that none of the linked articles mention Thinkpads.

Re: Lenovo PC boss: 4 in 5 of our devices will be repairable by 2025

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Post by hfsh »

unethical_ban wrote: post #112
rnk wrote: post #90

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hey chx, got a response to the details listed here?

Not chx, but note that none of the linked articles mention Thinkpads.

Sure, but nobody but chx even brought up Thinkpads in the first place.

Re: Lenovo PC boss: 4 in 5 of our devices will be repairable by 2025

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Post by itsoktocry »

r053bud wrote: post #103

I've been running OpenBSD on my T480s for a bit now. I think it's an absolutely amazing machine. I love the keyboard, I love the physical shutter over the camera, and I love how I'm not worried I'm going to break it. I just ordered a replacement battery for it as well and it was an extremely easy process to install. Even though I upgraded my RAM to 32gb, I think I'm limited by my old 4 core i7 and starting to notice…

>I've been running OpenBSD on my T480s for a bit now. I think it's an absolutely amazing machine.

Same. I've been buying them off-lease for many years. You can usually get them for a couple hundred bucks. Best non-Apple computers I've ever used. Keyboards are awesome.

The last laptop I bought was a Dell XPS13 because research indicated it's a pretty popular Linux-compatible laptop. It's nice, but I'm going back to a Thinkpad next...

Re: Lenovo PC boss: 4 in 5 of our devices will be repairable by 2025

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Post by vorpalhex »

LeonenTheDK wrote: post #48
Uvix wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Fairphone is repairable but not upgradable.

Not to mention getting one and its parts outside of the EU is difficult and/or expensive. As a North American I'd be happy to hear if this is different now.

Fairphone 4 is supposed to come to the US.

Re: Lenovo PC boss: 4 in 5 of our devices will be repairable by 2025

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Post by baz00 »

JTbane wrote: post #111
autoexec wrote: post #60

Friendly reminder that Lenovo has repeatedly shipped laptops infested with malware and backdoors ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenovo#Security_and_privacy_in... ) sometimes doing so in exchange for money. They've also hidden malware in UEFI so that even reformatting your hard drive wouldn't help. In one case, after they were found out they first claimed "we have thoroughly investigated this technology and do not fi…

Also the build quality of Lenovo laptops have gone down so much it's appalling.

Yeah this. Keyboard is shite on the new T14 gen 3. Horrible to use.

Re: Lenovo PC boss: 4 in 5 of our devices will be repairable by 2025

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Post by bityard »

JTbane wrote: post #111
autoexec wrote: post #60

Friendly reminder that Lenovo has repeatedly shipped laptops infested with malware and backdoors ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenovo#Security_and_privacy_in... ) sometimes doing so in exchange for money. They've also hidden malware in UEFI so that even reformatting your hard drive wouldn't help. In one case, after they were found out they first claimed "we have thoroughly investigated this technology and do not fi…

Also the build quality of Lenovo laptops have gone down so much it's appalling.

I used to be a Thinkpad fanatic due to nice build quality and good Linux support.

But in the past few years, I have taken to just buying Dell's midrange business laptops. The build quality can vary by model but they are cheaper, ubiquitous, have great support while in warranty, and Linux always runs just fine on them if you pay attention to the hardware you're buying.

Re: Lenovo PC boss: 4 in 5 of our devices will be repairable by 2025

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Post by baz00 »

bityard wrote: post #118
JTbane wrote: post #111

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Also the build quality of Lenovo laptops have gone down so much it's appalling.

I used to be a Thinkpad fanatic due to nice build quality and good Linux support. But in the past few years, I have taken to just buying Dell's midrange business laptops. The build quality can vary by model but they are cheaper, ubiquitous, have great support while in warranty, and Linux always runs just fine on them if you pay attention to the hardware you're buying.

Oh man fuck Dell. I get through one every 9 months at work. Absolutely the worst laptops I've ever used. Precision series.

Re: Lenovo PC boss: 4 in 5 of our devices will be repairable by 2025

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Post by manishsharan »

fortran77 wrote: post #15

I was very impressed with my Thinkpad X13s. I was able to open it up, just screws, --no glue to soften with a heatgun, careful spudging, or suction devices to pull things apart--and replace the 512 GB M.2 card with a 1 TB one.

I think my T480 is the last upgradeable laptop in the ThinkPad T series. The newer models have soldered rams only with only one slot available for upgrade and just not worth the effort.
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