@iFixit for a very commercial product, made in China, Thinkpads are always my first choice. My daily driver is 14 years and running Linux like a charm

@iFixit wow LPCAMM is actually a thing, I thought it was tech new buzzword

@iFixit wow, that's quite impressive 👏🤩

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Didn't ThinkPads have that keyboard procedure for decades? IIRC the procedure for my T43 bought in 2006 was very similar

@iFixit like, are the schematics available?
The 500 pages service manual?

@iFixit when are they planning to improve their tech support?

@iFixit aww yeah

@iFixit and fugly! 🙃

@iFixit nice rip-off of the black power fist for the campaign branding, lol

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too bad about the ai parasite.

@iFixit amazing! 👏🎉

@iFixit But does it run Linux without jumping through HP-style hoops?

@iFixit fwiw I’ve had a bad experience with Lenovo. My ($1300) pc will freeze unexpectedly, randomly. And especially if the logi receiver is unplugged. No answer from the company as to how that gets fixed. And Linux can’t be installed on this model

@iFixit along with the option to buy new with Linux... Lenovo is killing it!

@iFixit Shrug https://frame.work Got There First. And you can buy them without paying the Microsoft Tax.

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Lenovo’s newest ThinkPads prove that laptops can be powerful, durable repairable.

My T410 2.53-GHz Intel Core i5-540M proves all that too, and still runs well with antiX Linux and ICEWM.

Sound is medocre, screen acceptable.
Had to replace the dvd drive and wireless card, fitted an SSD to improve performance. Must replace battery.

Very easy to work on.

Daughter has W520, i7

Palm rest cracked, common issue, warranty refused which really angered me.

@iFixit Your 'out of 10' scale needs recalibrating because there's plenty that's not fixable in this 10 scored unit. Then there's the Lenovo crapware which counts them out completely.

@iFixit Did someone steal the trackpoint cap or what's going on in that picture?

@iFixit good news about thinkpads? That‘s a welcome change.

@iFixit Auge @frameworkcomputer

@iFixit I'm kind of not buying mainstream (closed-hardware) laptops for now, but damn, if I wanted to then this would be the one I'd choose. I thought the ThinkPad line was in decline and I'm glad to hear that isn't entirely the case!

@iFixit lol sloppad in pic

@iFixit Uhhh, LPCAMM2 is very nice indeed! I'd still have a hard time not missing the insane battery life and fanless performance of a MB Air, that kinda spoiled me. And yet...

@iFixit yes but

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My main reason to move away from thinkpads was their allow-list for WLAN and mobile data modules, that meant you could not use standard replacement parts but only those specific "official" modules that were already available at the launch of the product. These spare parts often were not available just a few year later, resulting in an inability to replace a broken WLAN module.
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Yep, buy a good laptop that is easy to repair, not glued together, install the only OS that guarantees your freedom, and laugh at those ignorant people who believe promises made by US tech gangsters. THAT's how to protect your digital souvereignty.

Same with phones. Buy a Fairphone, install an OS like /e/OS on it (or buy it pre-installed) and enjoy the freedom from those megalomaniac tech giants who use your data to manipulate and oppress you.

@iFixit neato! certainly will consider this or Framework for next laptop. Finally some easy to service laptops.

@iFixit Out of curiosity, I looked at the guide on how to replace the motherboard on my Microsoft Surface Pro. I think I'll not even start to consider do8ng this.

https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Microsoft+Surface+Pro+6+Motherboard+Replacement/144316

@iFixit There are several 10/10s now in your database. Have you considered turning it to 11?

@iFixit What is awesome about Lenovo Thinkpads is that good repairability is nothing new. They have ambition for doing things right, inherited from IBM, while others spend time shaving dimes off of the dollar - creating a microscopic blimp in the profit in favor of unrepairable trash for the customers. (Toshiba, Acer, I'm looking at you!)

@iFixit do they have anything soldered? Knowing Lenovo there has to be some kind of downside