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Ask HN: What happened to the monthly “Best Laptop" threads

6 points| o_s_m | 10 years ago

Is everyone satisfied with what they have? Is most of the computing being done in the cloud and the computer is just a portal?

8 comments

runjake|10 years ago

It stopped around the same time, someone created the Used Thinkpad Guide: http://ktgee.net/post/49423737148/thinkpad-guide

pavornyoh|10 years ago

Thanks for the link above. It actually helps me.

unknown|10 years ago

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archimedespi|10 years ago

It stopped when every reply was either about macbooks or thinkpads.

romanovcode|10 years ago

Nowadays it will be between MacBooks and SurfaceBooks.

fhfjfjfh|10 years ago

Everyone gave up after they realized the inherent superiority of ThinkPads.

hiram112|10 years ago

I was a Thinkpad guy for about a decade. However, this time around, I went with a refurbished Dell Precision M4800 instead. This is mostly due to the numerous articles I've read bemoaning Lenovo for crappy 'modern' designs, pre-installed malware, etc.

I'd love to see this question answered again every few months.

ljk|10 years ago

not to discredit how reliable thinkpads are, but wasn't there news that lenovo's been installing secret backdoors on its laptops?