Thread 8054414

I recently joined the ThinkPad cult, give me some more stuff

the classic ofc

Bump, anybody got some lighter thinkpapes

>>8054414 (OP)
what's so special about them?

t. t460s owner

>>8055174
>what's so special about them?

Back in the day IBM models, like the T-series laptops in particular, stood out and were considered quite special and a cut above in a crowded market full of otherwise cheap mostly plastic junk.

Since the laptop/desktop side of the company was spun off as Lenovo all those years ago now though and that side of things became Chinese-owned ain't nothing all that special about them at all, now they're hardly any different to any other laptop/desktop manufacturer out there.

>>8055771
And for those folks that preferred them, here's the red versions of Leaves and Mechanical with the famous quotes.

N.B. There were also 'blue' versions of both Leaves and a slightly different Mechanical drawing, but they were solely blue logo IBM-branded, not 'IBM Thinkpad' branded.

Just got a Thinkpad P53 with RTX 5000...im in love.

>>8055174
the old ones were known for being near-indestructible
there was a story about a thinkpad that survived an apartment/dorm fire - the plastic body and keys melted off, but it would still turn on and boot into windows
another example was some guy on youtube trying to fry a thinkpad with tesla coils (and failed - worst that happened was it just turned off)

also they used to be certified for space

>>8055971
there's still a ton up there I'd imagine

>>8055970
>the old ones were known for being near-indestructible

exactly, it's hard to imagine any modern laptop lasting beyond about 3 years with heavy daily use now, indeed most people would probably be fairly happy getting at least 3 years from their modern laptop, but I knew someone that daily drove an old IBM T-series for about 15-16 years before it finally completely expired, and he'd routinely take the thing on business trips all over the world too, and it never once missed a beat in all that time, the hardware was just that bulletproof

funny thing is, his first choice for a replacement laptop after the T-series finally died was some ultra-shiny high-end Apple PoS that I warned him multiple times not to buy and which ultimately lasted him maybe about 9 months before it too completely died a death under the same amount of heavy daily use

literally nobody makes mid & high-end laptops now like IBM used to make mid & high-end laptops...

>>8055770
I think the first few Lenovo ThinkPads were pretty good, I like the X220 a lot. It's going to be my daily laptop for as long as I can keep it working.

>>8055770
>>8055771
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>>8055773
fantastic

>>8062502
life goals - you know you're winning when your laptop and your chair cost about the same... :D

Lol, a pic from my thinkpad I took years ago here for you.

>>8062500
Whats the Thinkpad at the bottom? The one thats closed in the middle.

>>8055770
The good thing about the modern ones is that businesses still buy a shit ton of them, so it's easy to find a cheap used one with decent specs and replacement parts are readily available.

Which laptop does /bant/ recommend nowadays

>>8067631
that rather depends on (in order of priority):

* budget (and whether it's a fixed budget or if you have some wiggle room)

* intended usage (which apps/programs/games are you planning on running)

* whether it'll be used on the move or it'll be chained to a desk, or some combination of the two

* brand preference (if any)

Knowing these four things can help filter out anything unsuitable from what is a crowded marketplace and make it easier and quicker to find the right laptop for you.

I tried to generate some with Dall-e. This is the best one I got.

>>8055174
>sleek black bento box design
>study construction
>hotswap modular ultrabays where you could replace the optical drive with an SSD or another battery
>innovative history, lots of laptop firsts
>relatively cheap and easy to repair with plentiful spare parts
>great keyboard
>thinklight
>out of the box fantastic linux support
Etc, Lenovo ruined a lot of this though.

>>8069635
>Etc, Lenovo ruined a lot of this though.

Some might suggest that has something to do with stereotypical chinese corner-cutting and cost-saving methods in order to maximise profits in a particularly crowded market...

Fact is though IBM wasn't ever an especially cheap brand back in the day, but even the cheapest thinkpad had a lot of features, and that typically robust build quality, behind it, so you were always getting at least some value for the money you invested.

On the other hand Lenovo clearly like to think they offer that same robustness and feature-laden build quality, but it just seems it's generally reserved for their mid to higher end kit now rather than being available across the entire range, while at the lower to mid end of things there's nothing that particularly separates them from any other laptop manufacturer any more, and that's kind of a big shame really.

here's some OC I took last week of my X200s and C13 :3

>>8055174
Old Thinkpads are basically the ak47 of laptops, they were simple, easy to repair and most importantly highly durable and reliable, they also had all the ports you needed so you didn't need to buy 5 different dongles like you do with modern laptops

>>8062498
I love this

>>8069224
>AI coal

>>8063581
What external keyboard?