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Re:Uber discovered they’d been defrauded out of 2/3 of their... by megameter on Sunday January 03, 2021 @07:32PM (#25626705)
Apple isn't repairable. Apple devices have high prices simply because of the brand ecosystem. Old Thinkpads use commodity parts - but they command good prices because they are repairable.

Marketing the new thing is what Apple does. It is good at it. That is not the entire spectrum of customer value.

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Re:Uber discovered they’d been defrauded out of 2/3 of their... by shadowgovt on Sunday January 03, 2021 @08:28PM (#25627042)
Thinkpads are pretty much the worst form factor for a laptop that doesn't transition into "toy" space.

Source: forced to use one daily. If I could get a Mac laptop running Linux but with the input smarts of the Apple trackpad and keyboard, I would in a heartbeat.

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Re:Uber discovered they’d been defrauded out of 2/3 of their... by paulie_a on Monday January 04, 2021 @04:25AM (#25629166)
I recommend a dell xps 13 developer edition

The trackpad is superior to apples and it can come preloaded with linux

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Re:Uber discovered they’d been defrauded out of 2/3 of their... by Daho0n on Sunday January 03, 2021 @09:36PM (#25627411)
That shows that 1) people are different or 2) you are a fan of Apple hardware. It doesn't show that Thinkpads are bad. IMO they are light-years ahead of anything Apple sells.

Source: Me.

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Re:Uber discovered they’d been defrauded out of 2/3 of their... by shadowgovt on Sunday January 03, 2021 @09:37PM (#25627415)
Out of curiosity, how do use it without bumping the trackpad while typing?
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Re:Uber discovered they’d been defrauded out of 2/3 of their... by namibj on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @02:51PM (#25650110)
My trackpad is automatically muted/unresponsive while I'm typing. I suggest you figure out how to get palm rejection to activate/work on your setup, and to look if a different Thinkpad series might better fit your body (ergonomics wise).
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Re:Uber discovered they’d been defrauded out of 2/3 of their... by shadowgovt on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @11:55AM (#25659496)
There is no option to enable "palm rejection" in the Settings dialog on Ubuntu under "Mouse and Trackpad", as far as I can tell.
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Re:Uber discovered they’d been defrauded out of 2/3 of their... by namibj on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @05:26PM (#25663498)
It might not be that easy, and could require manually installing some packages.
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