• @[email protected]
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    52 months ago

    Went all through college with a thinkpad that only had the eraser. I still can’t use a typical touchpad.

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    Thinkpads used to be quality machines, but my last two laptops broke after just a year. One was keyboard, other was mouse pad.

    Is it really that hard to put quality components in parts that are physically touched a lot?

    Im going for some other brand next time but they all kind of suck now it seems.

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      I’m not that familiar with newer ThinkPads as I only ever used a L540 and a T420, but can’t you just replace the trackpad or keyboard if it breaks?

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          Yeah, you’re right. A brand new one, anyway.

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        I have a X220 and a T14 Gen 2 (11th gen Intel core) and the quality is night and day. Also they introduced cheaper models like an E series, the L series and those have even worse materials or QC.

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        I probably can, yeah. Its just that it feels like I lose trust in a brand where such things break so easily.

        I know its not comparable, but my external keyboard and mouse has worked for probably 6 years now without a single problem. Why is it so hard to put quality components in a laptop. Seems like cost savings. And those machines are really expensive.

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        My 2017 MacBook pro, the shittiest MacBook version of the 21rst century, functioned well and was my primary computer until a couple months ago.

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          Good to know!

          Currently I run a secondhand Dell Latitude, it was well cared for and is in a great condition, even the battery capacity sits at 94%. Runs Linux like a charm. Couldn’t be happier about it and hope it lasts me a while.

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      12 months ago

      I got a framework, which is built around quality parts, repairability, and upgradeability. Theoretically it’s the last laptop I will ever buy.

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        32 months ago

        I liked the concept but the reviews have not been amazing. I hope you like it, because I would love to have one if its actually good.

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          12 months ago

          No complaints so far! What did the reviews say? I’m using a 16 with the graphics module.

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    132 months ago

    I wish I could stick one of these in my desktop keyboard.

    A fully mechanical keyboard with a nub between W and S so that I can play videogames with a joystick and a mouse, for superior aiming AND moving.

    Maybe I could design and print a WASD(QE) section/assembly with custom keycaps with a gap and install a nub as a mod.

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      I used to have a desktop keyboard with the nipple in the traditional middle of the keyboard configuration so your fingers could stay on the home row but something about it was off maybe the acceleration or something I’m sure I could’ve fixed it in software if I were smarter but it never just worked like the Thinkpad ones

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      I would be fine with just having pressure sensitive WASD keys to control my speed beyond forward and forward but faster/slower, depending on what shift does. It’s insane how much a keyboard with pressure sensitivity costs tho. It might be cheaper to build my own.

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        22 months ago

        Wouldn’t it be ‘simple’ with hall effect sensors? Those seem to be pretty commonplace nowadays.

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          72 months ago

          Hey, dells used to be decent. I thing my latitude 5290 is a better investment then a x280 (since it has upgradable ram and practically same build quality).