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I use a 13" ThinkPad X250 when I'm not at my desk and I've been pretty impressed by it. I picked it up second-hand for <£600 and its performance is solid, and w
by robotmay 9y ago
I use a 13" ThinkPad X250 when I'm not at my desk and I've been pretty impressed by it. I picked it up second-hand for <£600 and its performance is solid, and with good battery life (and hinges)! My only gripe is that the screen suffers from impermanent burn-in. I work mostly on Ruby and Rust projects, with quite a lot of containers.
I'm not sure what the newer and bigger models are like, however, so maybe someone else would have more experience there.
The other guys at work have all opted for XPS 13" machines. They haven't arrived yet, but I'm curious as to what they'll be like.
- xab9 9y agoNow that you mention it on my X230, IPS panel, impermanent burn in is visible too, mostly with gray or dark wallpapers. I got used to it during the years though.
- robotmay 9y agoYeah it was only really noticeable when moving between the browser and my terminal (dark theme). I think they cheaped out a bit on the panel used in it, which is a shame as otherwise it's a cracking little laptop.
- MrMorden 9y agoIs yours an IPS or TN screen? From what I've read the fleet buyers will do anything to save a few dollars a unit so Lenovo offers TN as a base model for that market.
- xab9 9y agoYep, there are two version, but mine is IPS, clearly visible from the viewing angle and the bios ID, yet the burnin is there. But again, the used laptop cost me around 1/7th of a Macbook Pro :)