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Re:More Lenovo woes: security flaws, website clerical errors... by rayiner on Tuesday May 12, 2015 @08:25AM (#9531178)
Hit and miss. The #1 problem with PC manufacturers is that each iteration of the product will regress something major. The touchpad on my T430 is shitty, but at least it doesn't randomly lose input, unlike the one in my T450s. The FHD IPS screen on the latter machine might have been acceptable in 2011. The keyboard keys on the latter machine also have a cheaper feeling plastic than on the older machine. It's still good though, the best laptop keyboard you can get.

And of course, it's chock full of crapeware.

Re:More Lenovo woes: security flaws, website clerical errors... by danuker on Tuesday May 12, 2015 @09:10AM (#9531429)
Crapeware? redeem money for the Windoze and install whatever you please.
Re:More Lenovo woes: security flaws, website clerical errors... by AlexeyBrin on Tuesday May 12, 2015 @09:13AM (#9531454)
This has nothing to do with Windows or Microsoft, but with Lenovo installing the crapware on the machine.
Re:More Lenovo woes: security flaws, website clerical errors... by josteink on Tuesday May 12, 2015 @10:09AM (#9531839)
I think he refers to the fact that any OEM installation, any installation you yourself don't do from scratch, will always be full of crap.

So like he said: Redeem the OEM Windows license, install whatever you want, maybe actually Windows, from scratch, and you should be happy.

I just bought a Carbon X1, nuked Windows and installed Ubuntu. Not sure if I can redeem the Windows-bit or not, but I'm definitely not plagued by crapware anymore.