I've purchased two post-acquisition Lenovos. A Thinkpad X1 Carbon first gen and, when it was stolen, a second gen. Both are truly excellent laptops, perfectly o

I've purchased two post-acquisition Lenovos. A Thinkpad X1 Carbon first gen and, when it was stolen, a second gen. Both are truly excellent laptops, perfectly on par with the Thinkpad R40 and the X61t I had before. The second gen X1 Carbon has two "innovations" I could live without. A clickpad and an LCD serving as function row keys. I must not be alone in my woes, as the third gen X1 Carbon reverted the change and has normal trackpad buttons and real function keys. Other than that, the same quality Thinkpad build. It's not a war tank as the R40 was but, then again, it does not have the weight constraints that allow for a rollcage. I know it is fashionable to say Lenovo fumbled the Thinkpad brand but, at least in the top of the line products, this isn't true. Of course, this is anecdotal, based on my company's purchases and nothing else. If you listen in forums, the landscape is much as the one here on HN (even if 90% of those who speak never bought a "chinese" Thinkpad)