Spirit of ThinkPad

(thinknextdesign.com)

53 points | by __patchbit__ 2 hours ago

7 comments

  • abdulhaq 32 minutes 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 28 minutes 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.
  • kev009 1 hour 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 1 hour 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 1 hour 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 35 minutes ago
      My family has ThinkPad T series from my past work laptops or used bought ones as well.
    • TheRoque 42 minutes 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 27 minutes ago
        How would you even use that in a standard airline seat?
        • Mashimo 1 minute ago
          Not everyone travels with their laptop on an airline.
  • jas39 26 minutes ago
    Had my lenovo thinkpad bricked by sleep mode in linux. Never again. Seriously overrated stuff. Get a laptop with 3:2 display instead.
    • sokz 4 minutes ago
      It still has issues with sleep still. It just borks the wi-fi now. Need a restart to use the internet again.
    • Mashimo 3 minutes ago
      How did that happen?
  • Haemm0r 28 minutes ago
    I like the Thinkpads design. it's just timeless. However the bright red Lenovo logo flashing up while booting is very unaesthetic.