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Re:Non-Apple's Mistake by mattmaroon on Friday April 16, 2010 @11:03PM (#1272517)
Mine passed the "getting dropped from 3-5 feet on about 700 different occasions" test.
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Re:Non-Apple's Mistake by jfarmer on Saturday April 17, 2010 @12:35AM (#1272631)
Mine passed the got-run-over-by-an-SUV test, modulo a new external keyboard and monitor.
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Re:Non-Apple's Mistake by nick-dap on Saturday April 17, 2010 @01:47AM (#1272688)
Mine had a cracked motherboard because I was apparently picking it up off the table wrong, by the corner vs gently holding it on both sides, as designed. IBM initially claimed that it was water damage (6 months prior), searching online revealed a small army with the same problem as I.

I still use that ThinkPad (well minus the new motherboard) on my electronics bench, but to say that its on par with the iPhone or Mac Pro in terms of quality is laughable. The whole thing looks and feels like its made out of recycled plastic. Its so ugly it looks rugged.

And I still love the damn thing... go figure.

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Re:Non-Apple's Mistake by asciilifeform on Saturday April 17, 2010 @10:30AM (#1273072)
> Mine had a cracked motherboard because I was apparently picking it up off the table wrong, by the corner vs gently holding it on both sides

Same as mine. Replaced with MacBook Air, without regrets.

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Re:Non-Apple's Mistake by DrSprout on Saturday April 17, 2010 @09:27AM (#1273008)
>The whole thing looks and feels like its made out of recycled plastic.

Wait, I thought that Apple was the eco-conscious company.

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Re:Non-Apple's Mistake by jrockway on Saturday April 17, 2010 @06:42AM (#1272887)
What vintage? I remember seeing that Lenovo added a "roll cage" to the Thinkpad line that supposedly allows it to be run over by a car.

I found a 1990s Thinkpad in my desk at work. It's makes for an excellent step ladder.

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