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You should take into consideration that for both IdeaPad (the superfish one) and ThinkPad Lenovo is not much more than brand. These two lines are designed and m

by dfox 8y ago

You should take into consideration that for both IdeaPad (the superfish one) and ThinkPad Lenovo is not much more than brand. These two lines are designed and manufactured by completely separate corporations. What is somewhat funny in this regard is that the real maker of modern ThinkPads (probably at least since introduction of the letter-number nomenclature) is Acer/Wistron with Acer as a brand being mostly known for having sub-par quality. IdeaPads are AFAIK mostly made by Compal.

freedomben 8y ago
I was completely unaware that Acer made ThinkPads, and that blows my mind. A quick google was not able to confirm that, which is not unexpected since that sort of rebranding is usually hushed. Do you have a source? Not saying you need one, but wondering if you already have one. Would be interested to read more. I've had a really bad opinion of Acers since buying one a decade ago, and currently have a high opinion of Thinkpads (and am typing on a 2018 model right now).
- secabeen 8y ago
  I found it, but it's really obscure. Check this out: 1) You can find a couple of threads where people either say Wistron makes Lenovo Thinkpads, and even one where someone finds the Wistron name on a X1 Carbon box they were shipped: http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/x1-carbon-shipping-thread.684799/page-123#post-8914667 http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/x1-carbon-shipping-t... 2) Wistron is a spinoff of Acer. Specifically the Manufacturing/R&D wing of Acer. However, that spinoff happened in 2000, so there really isn't a connection between Acer and Wistron anymore: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wistron https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wistron This is a nice 2009 article about Wistron: https://www.forbes.com/global/2009/1214/technology-wistron-simon-lin-industrial-innovator.html#5ad504a832dd https://www.forbes.com/global/2009/1214/technology-wistron-s...
  - freedomben 8y ago
    Nice work! Thanks!
pingec 8y ago
I don't know if Acer manufactures Thinkpads but Wistron is not Acer.

by dfox 8y ago

freedomben 8y ago

I was completely unaware that Acer made ThinkPads, and that blows my mind. A quick google was not able to confirm that, which is not unexpected since that sort of rebranding is usually hushed. Do you have a source? Not saying you need one, but wondering if you already have one. Would be interested to read more. I've had a really bad opinion of Acers since buying one a decade ago, and currently have a high opinion of Thinkpads (and am typing on a 2018 model right now).

secabeen 8y ago
I found it, but it's really obscure. Check this out: 1) You can find a couple of threads where people either say Wistron makes Lenovo Thinkpads, and even one where someone finds the Wistron name on a X1 Carbon box they were shipped: http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/x1-carbon-shipping-thread.684799/page-123#post-8914667 http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/x1-carbon-shipping-t... 2) Wistron is a spinoff of Acer. Specifically the Manufacturing/R&D wing of Acer. However, that spinoff happened in 2000, so there really isn't a connection between Acer and Wistron anymore: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wistron https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wistron This is a nice 2009 article about Wistron: https://www.forbes.com/global/2009/1214/technology-wistron-simon-lin-industrial-innovator.html#5ad504a832dd https://www.forbes.com/global/2009/1214/technology-wistron-s...
- freedomben 8y ago
  Nice work! Thanks!

pingec 8y ago

I don't know if Acer manufactures Thinkpads but Wistron is not Acer.