I have so many questions.
reply- Was there a lab where they tested beating people to death with IBM hardware?
- Where did they find subjects? Volunteers, interns, exit-interviews from layoff rounds?
- Now that you can't beat people to death with IBM hardware, what do you use instead?
Shh... we don't talk about those dark ages any more. Times were different.
reply> Now that you can't beat people to death with IBM hardware, what do you use instead?
replyI believe IBM hardware is still applicable for this, the Thinkpad just isn't IBM hardware anymore.
The hard part of beating someone to death with a z16 is lifting and swinging a z16; if you can manage that, though...
reply> - Where did they find subjects? Volunteers, interns, exit-interviews from layoff rounds?
replyStandard issue for field agents in the corporate acquisitions and consulting divisions.
(Hey, Eric!)
We test these things in production.
replyThe best laptop that I ever had was an Thinkpad T530 back in ~2012 - that chunky brick felt like it was made from recycled soviet tanks.
replyModular as hell - trivial to swap out batteries, cd-rom bay with an extra SSD, RAM upgrades, keyboard itself.
Thinkpad build quality depends heavily on the model. The flagship T-series are still tough as nails, generally speaking
replyThey built a reputation on that and silently replaced the plastic with crap abs. Thinkpads have been garbage since 2012. Not specs wise but build quality wise. Spec wise it’s always been a beefy machine.
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