Comment by newsclues
Comment by newsclues 7 hours ago
Have you used the cheap Dells and HP laptops that most people buy (not high end IBM machines)?
They tend to be plastic junk.
Yes thinkpads are good, but most laptops are trash disposable hardware
Comment by newsclues 7 hours ago
Have you used the cheap Dells and HP laptops that most people buy (not high end IBM machines)?
They tend to be plastic junk.
Yes thinkpads are good, but most laptops are trash disposable hardware
There's the need to dust fans and then there's the possibility that OS computing requirements have risen which isn't often a Linux thing on old hardware.. OsX had exactly the same problem and had to make a minimizing release IIRC.
Computing kind of stagnated since 2010 and plenty of hardware since then still works fine today and is usable enough for many tasks. Apple was nice for needing not all that many different drivers but its statnge integrations like drive fans to bios are obnoxious.
> even they are likely to remain technically functional for more than 5 years
Every plastic laptop I've bought has busted within two years, whether it's mechanical stress or poor heat design. They feel less like reliable tools and more like toys. Looking specifically at you, thinkpads.
Meanwhile, the MacBook Pro I bought for myself for college 17 years ago still boots. The battery is dead, but that's an incredibly long life for any hardware of that complexity.
I am on my 3rd Thinkpad already and while I still like them they are not close to Apple quality. On my current one keyboard touches the screen when it's closed so the screen becomes dirty quickly. After Windows 11 upgrade it auto-dims on battery after like 30 seconds and I can't figure a way to turn it off. Hibernation never worked properly (apparently AMD/Windows issue). You don't need to deal with any of that on a Macbook. I would switch instantly if I didn't need to run Windows.
The consumer ones yes. The business are very reliable, and easy to repair.
I always buy second hand / refurb of repairable models.
I've been burned by Apple before. Not touching their stuff again.