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Impressive. I love my T25; it's the best laptop I've had since T420s (still have 2-3 of those around - love how modular they are, even with their slim size, wi
by NikolaNovak 8y ago
Impressive.
I love my T25; it's the best laptop I've had since T420s (still have 2-3 of those around - love how modular they are, even with their slim size, with an upgraded 256GB SSD + 2TB HDD, 16GB of RAM, and still quite lightweight plus the best keyboard ever), and absolutely brilliant compared to abominations like the '40 series which removed the trackpoint buttons (the only time I've ever witnessed a senior security architect literally and repeatedly slam their laptop against the desk in frustration!).
Like many fellow nerds or roadwarriors, the little red nub / trackpoint, and decent standard keyboard, are "conditions of employment" for me - I spend too much time on a laptop to chase my own tail with a trackpad [yes it's a low barrier of entry, but it's positively painful to watch my co-workers try to navigate with it, all the while they espouse "but it's so easy!"], or a non-standard home row layout :(
I do agree however that screen is at best "Meh" - I do a lot of photography processing and the T25 is just not an option. Certainly I wouldn't mind having the better CPU and GPU from newer generations... but I don't think I would compromise reliability, take the risk, or sacrifice the time that this honourable fellow nerd has -- my hat is off to them! :-)
I just hope that the speed at which T25 was sold out, even at a clearly inflated price, will demonstrate the demand. I agree with the author T25 wasn't so much "retro" as "the one good laptop in that generation".