Thinkpad for the win

I made the wrong comment to a wrong reply, but i think Thinkpads are great. Except the premium thinkpads have Apple-esque prices but non of the Apple-esque support.

If there was a thinkpad with a good price (especially the newer thinkpads that have soldered RAM) I would buy it and replace my laptop. Not that I don't like my laptop (Its a Clevo, so I know what I'm getting), but ThinPads are pretty good and all rounded for many things.

I get the hate that goes Lenovo's way but I've had a 2022 P1 Gen5 since launch and I've absolutely kicked the living shit out of it and it keeps keeping on. Don't regret it.

My work gave me an HP piece of crap laptop, I'd rather have a MacBook.

Ah yes, great post in the year 2010 when thinkpads weren't complete crap, yet.

I hope they used the official Apple cleaning cloth that's certified compatible with that model of MacBook

I mean… tools, not jewels. It has a robust design for a reason. Develop that patina, kid. Don’t lose your mind over a scuff.

ah, remember the time that Lenovo shipped spyware in the UEFI of Thinkpads?

I have a pretty recent thinkpad that supposedly has "military grade durability". The plastic is literally falling apart at the corners after 2 years, and my fan grille is gone.

Fucking lenovo

ThinkPad is a work tool. MacBook is a fashion statement.

Apple: The Gucci of the tech world.

Never regretted a purchase more than my macbook after visiting their subreddits.

MacBook user:

omfg, my MacBook got that big scratch. Gonna buy a new one then

ThinkPad user:

draws ThinkPad logo on the back using scratches

Love it

Essentially average MacBook fan vs average ThinkPad enjoyer

My MacBook survived after I left it on top of my car as I drove off. It was flung off into a pedestrian area at the first intersection and has a nice dent on the corner.

sterileness is the aesthetic of rulers

Idk how scratch-prone the post-touchbar models are, but I've had a series of MBPs that I've been profoundly uncareful with and never had a problem.

Used a 2009 model until 2016, no scratches. 2016 model that I use to this very day, no scratches. 2017 I used for work until 2019, I ran it across an exposed screw-tip on a broken desk and it left a line you could see if you held it just right to reflect a light, but I can't imagine anything shrugging that off. 2019 model I used for work until a month ago, no scratches.

Meanwhile, the other devices that have coexisted in the same backpack have not done as well. Dented USB hub, dented dock, broken screen on an Android device, shattered screen protector on another device.

Edit: That said, I did just buy a Thinkpad to derp around with NixOS on, so I can compare and report back in a couple of years if anyone wants.

Nobody cares about thinkpads getting scratched up because the shell shows fingerprints like a motherfucker.

I love my Thinkpads though...namely because I use Linux at home and I'm cheap about laptops...used T-series is probably the best cheap Linux laptop, in general.

Indestructible little fucker

I have a thinkpad in the late 90s and it still boots up till this day. I added more memory and added an SSD and a fresh set of batteries. This shit just won't die.

Who cares about scratches on the outside?

I played GTAV on T-430s

Mum?

Think(pad) different.