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Seems like lots of IT folks have fond memories of the T420/T430 (and X220) era. I personally think it was the golden age of the Thinkpad line, going back perhap
by crypt1d 5y ago
Seems like lots of IT folks have fond memories of the T420/T430 (and X220) era. I personally think it was the golden age of the Thinkpad line, going back perhaps to T40/T42, it was some of the best laptops I ever worked on. No other laptop has come close to getting it right since. It was really the perfect combination of build quality, modularity and performance that won me over.
I'm now on the new M1 Pro Mac and while the battery life is amazing, I felt a lot more confident working on my T420 back in the day. And yes I tried the X1 Carbon/Extreme lines, and I wasn't sold on them either.
- formerly_proven 5y agoI've used an X200 for ten years (I bought it used with 3 years on the clock) and I'm actually surprised that the X200 is kind of glorified nowadays as one of the best Thinkpads ever, because back then the X200 was decried for its numerous build quality issues (palmrest, right half of the keyboard, thermals, noise etc.). The X200 is of course build fairly well compared to the more recent models, but that's hardly surprising. From my PoV the Thinkpad series has been constantly and consistently reducing build quality for at least 15 years. (That being said most of the issues the X200 has had were just things that feel poorly, it won't fall apart)
- jkepler 5y agoI still use my x200s, though its battery barely holds a charge, so I use it docked with am external monitor, as a desktop machine. Most of my work is writing, so no issues with its lower CPU compared with newer machines.