>used to work at apple store
>discounts on products
>use macbook pro for everything I want (3D modeling, emulation, classwork, video editing with Final Cut Pro
>begin recommending macbooks in earnest to everyone I know
>most friends get macs
>fully drank apple juice
>fast forward
>leave retail
>hit rough financial patch (sick pet with no pet insurance, eventually euthanized, and old ass car shits the bed all in same month)
>sell all my apple gear for a loss, but not a big one
>cover all expenses, buy another used car, back on track
>still have desktop so I can still work
>want a laptop again so I don't have to be trapped in the apartment
>have had a used thinkpad in the past, bought one for my mom so she could browse the internet
>buy surplus thinkpad T490 for $180
>upgrade DDR4 for $50
>upgrade M.2 for $50
>screen isn't as nice
>keyboard isn't as nice
>fuck this shit
>year passes
>I start travelling more and moving around town more
>make earnest attempt to use thinkpad
>replace Windows 11 with Zorin OS
>learn Kdenlive, a program I always thought was open source dog shit
>it's basically identical to FC
>wtf
>learn new programs
>nasty ass thinkpad handles them all with no issue
>feel like a fucking retard for using a Mac
>feel like a retard for recommending them to my friends and family

Thank you Thinkpad T490
Thank you /g/

>>105916790 (OP)
Glad you have made it, bro.

I was using an iMac from work but it was slow and not as good for VMs and stuff, so I took it back and started using my W530 again but with Xubuntu instead of Windows. I've had some problems but have found solutions to them all. I got a new battery for it which has problems, but it came with a 1yr warranty.

>>105916790 (OP)
>defaggification
your wailcum

>>105916790 (OP)

welcome home sister!!!