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Last year I finally switched to mac for work (I had family mac air). Before that I always used thinkpads. I still think the 15" T60 was one of the best compute

by agentgt 10y ago

Last year I finally switched to mac for work (I had family mac air). Before that I always used thinkpads. I still think the 15" T60 was one of the best computers I have owned. I would have stayed with it if I could upgrade 16gb (ahh Java development). The new thinkpads are bad. I'm sort of annoyed that I finally got used to mac and it is now down a path of crap (love the form factor... hate the Mac UI and no upgrade).

positivecomment 10y ago
> it is now down a path of crap People always said Apple evokes feelings. Now it seems obvious that it goes both ways. I acknowledge that it is impossible to be objective on this issue (different use cases, different people, different habits and so on) but saying that they are on a "path of crap" is too strong for most of the time, I bet. I haven't ever used any Apple product, so it's just a somewhat external observation.
- agentgt 10y ago
  Yes the comment was probably too harsh (I'm on the phone so it is harder to be tactful). Crap is also not very descriptive.
TheCowboy 10y ago
I went from a T60P to a W520 (used) a year and a half ago, because the lack of ram was a strain. W520 is the last Thinkpad with the "retro" keyboard, and officially supports 16gb of memory but unofficially supports 32gb. Though it's quite heavy and not the most energy efficient, I have been quite happy with it for my needs.
shuntress 10y ago
I have a new T450 for work and at home a new X1 Carbon (which they call a thinkpad). Both are excellent. Maybe not as good as older thinkpads, but I think it's quite a stretch to call all new thinkpads bad.
madenine 10y ago
I wouldn't discount the ThinkPads so quickly. I use a T460s for work - its a great machine. I prefer it to my 2013 MBP.
greedo 10y ago
Why would you switch to a UI that you hate? Your Mac Air version of OSX probably that different than Yosemite/El Capitan, so it shouldn't have been a shock...

by agentgt 10y ago

positivecomment 10y ago

> it is now down a path of crap People always said Apple evokes feelings. Now it seems obvious that it goes both ways. I acknowledge that it is impossible to be objective on this issue (different use cases, different people, different habits and so on) but saying that they are on a "path of crap" is too strong for most of the time, I bet. I haven't ever used any Apple product, so it's just a somewhat external observation.

agentgt 10y ago
Yes the comment was probably too harsh (I'm on the phone so it is harder to be tactful). Crap is also not very descriptive.

TheCowboy 10y ago

I went from a T60P to a W520 (used) a year and a half ago, because the lack of ram was a strain. W520 is the last Thinkpad with the "retro" keyboard, and officially supports 16gb of memory but unofficially supports 32gb. Though it's quite heavy and not the most energy efficient, I have been quite happy with it for my needs.

shuntress 10y ago

I have a new T450 for work and at home a new X1 Carbon (which they call a thinkpad). Both are excellent. Maybe not as good as older thinkpads, but I think it's quite a stretch to call all new thinkpads bad.

madenine 10y ago

I wouldn't discount the ThinkPads so quickly. I use a T460s for work - its a great machine. I prefer it to my 2013 MBP.

greedo 10y ago

Why would you switch to a UI that you hate? Your Mac Air version of OSX probably that different than Yosemite/El Capitan, so it shouldn't have been a shock...