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Re:The new MacBook Pros with T2 chips do indeed kernel panic... by dfox on Saturday August 18, 2018 @07:39PM (#17791532)
You should take into consideration that for both IdeaPad (the superfish one) and ThinkPad Lenovo is not much more than brand. These two lines are designed and manufactured by completely separate corporations. What is somewhat funny in this regard is that the real maker of modern ThinkPads (probably at least since introduction of the letter-number nomenclature) is Acer/Wistron with Acer as a brand being mostly known for having sub-par quality. IdeaPads are AFAIK mostly made by Compal.
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Re:The new MacBook Pros with T2 chips do indeed kernel panic... by freedomben on Saturday August 18, 2018 @08:29PM (#17791738)
I was completely unaware that Acer made ThinkPads, and that blows my mind. A quick google was not able to confirm that, which is not unexpected since that sort of rebranding is usually hushed. Do you have a source? Not saying you need one, but wondering if you already have one. Would be interested to read more. I've had a really bad opinion of Acers since buying one a decade ago, and currently have a high opinion of Thinkpads (and am typing on a 2018 model right now).
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Re:The new MacBook Pros with T2 chips do indeed kernel panic... by secabeen on Sunday August 19, 2018 @01:48AM (#17792807)
I found it, but it's really obscure. Check this out:

1) You can find a couple of threads where people either say Wistron makes Lenovo Thinkpads, and even one where someone finds the Wistron name on a X1 Carbon box they were shipped: http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/x1-carbon-shipping-t...

2) Wistron is a spinoff of Acer. Specifically the Manufacturing/R&D wing of Acer. However, that spinoff happened in 2000, so there really isn't a connection between Acer and Wistron anymore: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wistron

This is a nice 2009 article about Wistron: https://www.forbes.com/global/2009/1214/technology-wistron-s...

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Re:The new MacBook Pros with T2 chips do indeed kernel panic... by freedomben on Sunday August 19, 2018 @01:12PM (#17795142)
Nice work! Thanks!
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Re:The new MacBook Pros with T2 chips do indeed kernel panic... by pingec on Sunday August 19, 2018 @05:22AM (#17793449)
I don't know if Acer manufactures Thinkpads but Wistron is not Acer.
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