Spirit of ThinkPad

(thinknextdesign.com)

43 points | by __patchbit__ 2 hours ago ago

10 comments

  • abdulhaq 21 minutes ago ago

    When she was 4 my daughter managed to shove one of those trackpad caps up her nose. At first she was going for the clown look but ended up in frantic tears and a visit to A&E at 2am

  • ezst 17 minutes ago ago

    My ThinkPad (T480s) is turning 8 this year, and only got its first battery replacement last month. I've been carrying it with me everywhere, on every single trip (office or holidays alike), on all continents. In that same timespan, I used up 3 backpacks and 2 suitcases along the same routes. All I want for its replacement is not to cost an insane amount of money because of the made-up by AI components shortage, and maybe now that I'm older I would prefer a smaller form factor like the X1.

  • jas39 15 minutes ago ago

    Had my lenovo thinkpad bricked by sleep mode in linux. Never again. Seriously overrated stuff. Get a laptop with 3:2 display instead.

  • kev009 an hour ago ago

    He gives some interviews on this YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/LaptopRetrospective that are interesting to hear about the backstory on some iconic ThinkPads.

    I had no idea David did the swooping mid-1990s AS/400s, I have a couple of those in my system collection and they definitely have an aesthetic.

  • arendtio an hour ago ago

    While I love the Laptops, I still wonder why the 'Precision Wireless Travel Mouse' has the attribute 'Precision' in its name.

    I never owned another mouse as laggy and imprecise. Its design is good, but its basic mouse functionality is just very bad.

  • michaelsshaw an hour ago ago

    I don't think I'd consider getting any laptop that isn't a used thinkpad at this point. I use my old ones as servers, which I affectionately refer to as the ThinkStack.

    • ilvez 24 minutes ago ago

      My family has ThinkPad T series from my past work laptops or used bought ones as well.

    • TheRoque 32 minutes ago ago

      The thing that turns me off is that they are 14 inches for most of them. I personally cannot use my laptop in a serious way if it's below 16 inches

      • esseph 16 minutes ago ago

        How would you even use that in a standard airline seat?

  • Haemm0r 17 minutes ago ago

    I like the Thinkpads design. it's just timeless. However the bright red Lenovo logo flashing up while booting is very unaesthetic.