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Lenovo’s new ThinkPads score 10/10 for repairability

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Re: Lenovo’s new ThinkPads score 10/10 for repairability

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Post by huddert »

tombert wrote: post #51

I have the ThinkPad p16s AMD gen 2. What it lacks in name it makes up for with being the most headache-free computer I have ever had (including a Macbook). Everything works pretty well out of the box, it never really overheats, Linux support required basically no effort with NixOS, the keyboard feels pretty nice, the screen is bright and easy to read, and fortunately I bought it when RAM prices weren't insane so I go…

Why are they so allergic to >60hz displays though? There is zero chance that I'm buying a laptop with a slideshow display like that in current year.

Re: Lenovo’s new ThinkPads score 10/10 for repairability

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Post by echelon »

foltik wrote: post #30
p1necone wrote: post #18

Damn, everyone is using AI for copyediting now aren't they? Once you notice the patterns you see it everywhere. * "This isn't X. It's Y" * "Some sentence emphasizing something. Describing the same thing with different framing. Describing it a third time but punchier. * The em-dash of course * A hard to describe sense of "cheesiness" I only hope the models get good enough to not be so samey in the future.

Once you see it you can't unsee it. Although maybe this how corporate blogslop has always been, and we're just now noticing now that it's infected everything. > "These are not complaints, merely observations." > "There are repairable laptops, and then there are ThinkPads." > "iFixit approached the relationship as collaborators, not critics." > "[...] they didn’t declare victory and go home. They kept pushing." > "Des…

We've gone the wrong direction on the verbosity scale.

Unless I'm reading for pleasure, I want everything in concise summaries. I don't need flowery language. Or even complete sentences.

Maybe an LLM verbosity slider that dynamically truncates text we don't need. I'll dial mine down.

Re: Lenovo’s new ThinkPads score 10/10 for repairability

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Post by everybodyknows »

foltik wrote: post #30
p1necone wrote: post #18

Damn, everyone is using AI for copyediting now aren't they? Once you notice the patterns you see it everywhere. * "This isn't X. It's Y" * "Some sentence emphasizing something. Describing the same thing with different framing. Describing it a third time but punchier. * The em-dash of course * A hard to describe sense of "cheesiness" I only hope the models get good enough to not be so samey in the future.

Once you see it you can't unsee it. Although maybe this how corporate blogslop has always been, and we're just now noticing now that it's infected everything. > "These are not complaints, merely observations." > "There are repairable laptops, and then there are ThinkPads." > "iFixit approached the relationship as collaborators, not critics." > "[...] they didn’t declare victory and go home. They kept pushing." > "Des…

There's a desperate grasping for drama and simplicity about it -- same as most mass-media news stories. I recall reading somewhere that the two watchwords of journalism are "simplify, and exaggerate". Maybe add to that: "Make all your metaphors cliches, so the reader doesn't have to think about what is meant."

Re: Lenovo’s new ThinkPads score 10/10 for repairability

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Post by carefree-bob »

_ache_ wrote: post #57

I switch from ThinkPad to Framework because they couldn't send me a replacement keyboard. They want me to send the keyboard back to get a refund but I never receive it so... I never did get a refund. Later, Framework send me a laptop in 1 week and later a replacement screen in less then a week. It's been 3 years ago now.

What do you think of the build quality of your Framework? Have you had any issues over the last 3 years?

Re: Lenovo’s new ThinkPads score 10/10 for repairability

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Post by Cyph0n »

tombert wrote: post #51

I have the ThinkPad p16s AMD gen 2. What it lacks in name it makes up for with being the most headache-free computer I have ever had (including a Macbook). Everything works pretty well out of the box, it never really overheats, Linux support required basically no effort with NixOS, the keyboard feels pretty nice, the screen is bright and easy to read, and fortunately I bought it when RAM prices weren't insane so I go…

> Linux support required basically no effort with NixOS

My main requirement for a next laptop is running NixOS (coming from Macbook land). It’s probably this or one of the new XPS models, but not clear what NixOS support looks like there.

Re: Lenovo’s new ThinkPads score 10/10 for repairability

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Post by nurettin »

basch wrote: post #53
koyote wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What annoys me the most is that the information has become much less dense. There's a lot of unnecessary repetition. I feel like I need to feed every article through an LLM just to get a summary of it.

If only a human could edit the output before posting.

Ironically, the editors probably haven't opened a text editor for months.

Re: Lenovo’s new ThinkPads score 10/10 for repairability

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Post by nine_k »

huddert wrote: post #61
tombert wrote: post #51

I have the ThinkPad p16s AMD gen 2. What it lacks in name it makes up for with being the most headache-free computer I have ever had (including a Macbook). Everything works pretty well out of the box, it never really overheats, Linux support required basically no effort with NixOS, the keyboard feels pretty nice, the screen is bright and easy to read, and fortunately I bought it when RAM prices weren't insane so I go…

Why are they so allergic to >60hz displays though? There is zero chance that I'm buying a laptop with a slideshow display like that in current year.

Are you a gamer? Otherwise it's really not easy to notice a "slideshow" at 60 Hz.

Re: Lenovo’s new ThinkPads score 10/10 for repairability

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Post by vbezhenar »

foltik wrote: post #30
p1necone wrote: post #18

Damn, everyone is using AI for copyediting now aren't they? Once you notice the patterns you see it everywhere. * "This isn't X. It's Y" * "Some sentence emphasizing something. Describing the same thing with different framing. Describing it a third time but punchier. * The em-dash of course * A hard to describe sense of "cheesiness" I only hope the models get good enough to not be so samey in the future.

Once you see it you can't unsee it. Although maybe this how corporate blogslop has always been, and we're just now noticing now that it's infected everything. > "These are not complaints, merely observations." > "There are repairable laptops, and then there are ThinkPads." > "iFixit approached the relationship as collaborators, not critics." > "[...] they didn’t declare victory and go home. They kept pushing." > "Des…

Yeah, it's weird. It's like one person writes articles for the whole world. Probably will be fixed in a few AI iterations to present more styles, but right now it's everywhere. Articles, even forum posts.

Re: Lenovo’s new ThinkPads score 10/10 for repairability

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Post by ralph84 »

echelon wrote: post #62
foltik wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Once you see it you can't unsee it. Although maybe this how corporate blogslop has always been, and we're just now noticing now that it's infected everything. > "These are not complaints, merely observations." > "There are repairable laptops, and then there are ThinkPads." > "iFixit approached the relationship as collaborators, not critics." > "[...] they didn’t declare victory and go home. They kept pushing." > "Des…

We've gone the wrong direction on the verbosity scale. Unless I'm reading for pleasure, I want everything in concise summaries. I don't need flowery language. Or even complete sentences. Maybe an LLM verbosity slider that dynamically truncates text we don't need. I'll dial mine down.

https://justsendtheprompt.com

Re: Lenovo’s new ThinkPads score 10/10 for repairability

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Post by yunnpp »

RockRobotRock wrote: post #21
p1necone wrote: post #18

Damn, everyone is using AI for copyediting now aren't they? Once you notice the patterns you see it everywhere. * "This isn't X. It's Y" * "Some sentence emphasizing something. Describing the same thing with different framing. Describing it a third time but punchier. * The em-dash of course * A hard to describe sense of "cheesiness" I only hope the models get good enough to not be so samey in the future.

>A hard to describe sense of "cheesiness" This is the "Reddit" factor. I picked up on it being LLM written with this sentence: "This is the treacherous, final-boss stage where repairability usually dies,"

Ah, yes, everything needs to be phrased as an existential crossroads now. Same thing the other day when I was debating between olives or pickles on my pizza.
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