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posted by Dopefish on Saturday April 05 2014, @03:21PM   Printer-friendly
from the moore's-law-still-trucks-ahead dept.

Question for the lentils out there: What makes and models of laptops are good these days? Traditionally, you could just get an IBM ThinkPad if you were willing and able to pay extra for quality, but judging by reviews, they aren't as consistent as they used to be. A 'nice' laptop has to get a lot of things right: fast internals, sturdy case, quality keyboard, excellent battery life, and good heat management, to name a few. Are there any manufacturers that sell machines worth buying anymore, or do you have to compromise?

 
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  • (Score: 2, Interesting) by Rune of Doom on Saturday April 05 2014, @11:14PM

    by Rune of Doom (1392) on Saturday April 05 2014, @11:14PM (#26862)

    I agree.
    I'm posting from a relatively new X220T Thinkpad. (Best machine I could find that did not have a chicklet keyboard and did have a pointing stick.) It's not as good as my old Thinkpad, but it's been a pretty decent machine. In not quite a year of use, I've lost two LRF, and a couple keys (including the power button) no longer have exactly the response I prefer, but still work fine.(To the point where acquaintances looks at me like I'm nuts when I try to point out the differences.) One of the small, rubbery nubs that keeps the screen in place when closed cracked off and was glued back in place. I'm a pointing-stick or touchscreen guy (hate touchpads) so I can't testify about the touchpad quality. The machine has survived two major (3ft+) drops unscathed. There are definitely aspects where I'd like it to be a little better, but it's by far the best laptop I could find, and it has held up in conditions where friends' machines have died.

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