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Re:New 13-inch MacBook Pro by jsight on Monday May 04, 2020 @10:42AM (#23068641)
The Lenovo Thinkpad series is well built. The P50 (not sure what replaced it) is really solid, for example.
Re:New 13-inch MacBook Pro by orhmeh09 on Monday May 04, 2020 @11:07AM (#23068935)
I have a T480 and it’s the worst laptop I’ve ever owned. Had to send it back once for repairs already. The regular charging port no longer works so I use one of the other USB-C ports, which is now crumbling from the inside. The touchpad moves on its own. And worse, a failed firmware update has corrupted the Intel Management Engine (MeSpiLock failed message every boot) that I refuse to install Windows to fix. Finally, the absurdity of the never-fixed throttling issue on Linux — and Docker if you use Windows — makes it an awful machine for any kind of development. I spent a good chunk of money on this computer and I feel stuck with it. I will stay far away from Thinkpads in the future. Wide berth advised.