String fullTitle = 'thinkpad papes';
int postNumber = 8054414;
String image = '1713115815489781.png';
String date = '04/14/24(Sun)13:30:15';
String comment = 'I recently joined the ThinkPad cult, give me some more stuff';
'the classic ofc';
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'Bump, anybody got some lighter thinkpapes';
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'>>8054414
what's so special about them?
t. t460s owner';
'>>8055174
>what's so special about them?
Back in the day IBM models, like the T-series laptops in particular, stood out and were considered quite special and a cut above in a crowded market full of otherwise cheap mostly plastic junk.
Since the laptop/desktop side of the company was spun off as Lenovo all those years ago now though and that side of things became Chinese-owned ain't nothing all that special about them at all, now they're hardly any different to any other laptop/desktop manufacturer out there.';
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'>>8055771
And for those folks that preferred them, here's the red versions of Leaves and Mechanical with the famous quotes.
N.B. There were also 'blue' versions of both Leaves and a slightly different Mechanical drawing, but they were solely blue logo IBM-branded, not 'IBM Thinkpad' branded.';
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'Just got a Thinkpad P53 with RTX 5000...im in love.';
'>>8055174
the old ones were known for being near-indestructible
there was a story about a thinkpad that survived an apartment/dorm fire - the plastic body and keys melted off, but it would still turn on and boot into windows
another example was some guy on youtube trying to fry a thinkpad with tesla coils (and failed - worst that happened was it just turned off)';
'also they used to be certified for space';
'>>8055971
there's still a ton up there I'd imagine';
'>>8055970
>the old ones were known for being near-indestructible
exactly, it's hard to imagine any modern laptop lasting beyond about 3 years with heavy daily use now, indeed most people would probably be fairly happy getting at least 3 years from their modern laptop, but I knew someone that daily drove an old IBM T-series for about 15-16 years before it finally completely expired, and he'd routinely take the thing on business trips all over the world too, and it never once missed a beat in all that time, the hardware was just that bulletproof
funny thing is, his first choice for a replacement laptop after the T-series finally died was some ultra-shiny high-end Apple PoS that I warned him multiple times not to buy and which ultimately lasted him maybe about 9 months before it too completely died a death under the same amount of heavy daily use
literally nobody makes mid & high-end laptops now like IBM used to make mid & high-end laptops...';
'>>8055770
I think the first few Lenovo ThinkPads were pretty good, I like the X220 a lot. It's going to be my daily laptop for as long as I can keep it working.';
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