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> Would you be willing to pay, say, $4000 for a laptop where all the quality engineering was top notch? Yes. This is also why I do exactly that. Thankfully t
by tristor 4y ago
> Would you be willing to pay, say, $4000 for a laptop where all the quality engineering was top notch?
Yes. This is also why I do exactly that. Thankfully there’s still one company making good laptops left, Apple.
Unfortunately, all the brands I used to buy from decided it was better to cut the cost by half by cutting the quality by 9/10s.
- pclmulqdq 4y agoThinkpads are still decent, and some other manufacturers do okay too.
- tristor 4y agoAre they? I used to be a huge lover of Thinkpads. IMO, they've been going downhill since the T60, I had a T430 and I ended up getting rid of it. I kept my X32 still going though.
- mindslight 4y agoWhile I agree in spirit, honestly my T60 broke much more than my current X230. I replaced the T60's keyboard 4-5 times under warranty, while maybe once or twice for the X230 over a longer period of time. I did use the T60 more though (no-desktop phase). I've no experience with more recent models, since I prefer personal computers (ie no ME crapware).
- xani_ 4y agoThey've been sold to Lenovo, it's just a matter of time
- pipeline_peak 4y agoIt’s been 17 years, they aren’t IBM quality, but they’re still very sturdy.
- RunSet 4y ago> Thinkpads are still decent The ones from 2011 are.
- pipeline_peak 4y agoDidn’t they face a class action lawsuit due to keyboard defects a couple year back?