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This seems to be a trend with Thinkpads. They have a tendency to remove the best features of their best models when they update to the next generation. Think

This seems to be a trend with Thinkpads. They have a tendency to remove the best features of their best models when they update to the next generation. Think of the X60 -> X220 transition. They took an amazing little road machine and squished the screen so far that it's pretty much useless for anything but playing movies. I certainly wouldn't want to see how many lines of code I could fit into 768 pixels, especially given how nice the X60/61 was with its proper 4:3 display. So here we are, six years later and I'm still buying refurbished X60s off eBay to use as my dev box on the road. If they'd put out something similar today, they'd have another $2k of my money (several times over by now, in fact).

pasbesoin 15y ago
I'm on a T42 that is a secondary "learning" machine. I've thought about buying a T6★, but then figured I should just put the money towards a new machine when I next purchase. Maybe I should reconsider buying a T6★? P.S. The T42 is the first laptop keyboard I've been comfortable with in about the last 10 years. And while my particular model is underpowered in the discrete graphics department, the display is pretty darned fine to look at -- in both dimensions.
ericabiz 15y ago
The X200s has a 1440x900 screen. Well worth the extra $. Still waiting for Lenovo to release a new model with a comparable or better screen (it's been 3 years...really disappointed in them at this point.) I'm still using my X200s on a daily basis.