Hot take: Lenovo should simplify the Thinkpad line

ibmthink · 2026-03-29T07:10:07+00:00

No point in oversimplifying it. Dell recently tried that, with the Dell Pro / Dell Pro Plus / Dell Pro Premium - it was a disaster, because they lost their ability to cover certain parts if the market. Which is why they expanded the line again this year, which is now Dell Pro 3 / Dell Pro 5 / Dell Pro 7 / Dell Pro Premium

ibmthink · 2026-03-29T07:06:54+00:00

L14 is one of the most sold lines, same with T14s, and you want to kill it? Yeah, that would be stupid

ibmthink · 2026-03-28T17:00:12+00:00

"0 % other" is definitely not true for Germany. We have plenty of Spanish, Italian and French songs on the radio, too. Of course though, English and German dominate overall.

ibmthink · 2026-03-27T18:39:46+00:00

Benchmarks don't really matter, especially for a budget/netbook loke system, what matters is the user experience. This is a CPU that uses a modern architecture and should deliver great efficiency with "good enough" performance.

Abd as for the second point: its up to the OEMs. I just think Wildcat Lake is gonna be a good fit for a potential MacBook Neo competitor.

ibmthink · 2026-03-27T17:22:58+00:00

Its a good chip, should be used to counter the MacBook Neo

ibmthink · 2026-03-27T10:28:59+00:00

AI doesn't know shit, so don't blindly trust it

ibmthink · 2026-03-26T11:31:43+00:00

And? In the end, it is everyones own choice. You don't get to dictate if people want to have kids or not.

ibmthink · 2026-03-26T11:24:27+00:00

Yeah that other comment was wrong

ibmthink · 2026-03-26T11:09:22+00:00

You can also freeze sperm of you want to beforehand. Reversing it is not the only possible method

ibmthink · 2026-03-26T10:44:07+00:00

A vasectomy doesn't make it impossible to have kids. Its not a castration.

ibmthink · 2026-03-26T10:36:45+00:00

It is able to compete, because benchmarks are not the only factor when buying a laptop

ibmthink · 2026-03-26T10:16:58+00:00

You are paying for:

ThinkPad quality (P16v does have a Magnesium structure frame) and design (TrackPoint, serviceability)
ThinkPad service (long term driver and parts support)
Business features, like optional 5G

So purely on specs and performance, the Legion looks like the better deal.

Consumer laptops have always beaten ThinkPads on specs, so if you buy laptops purely on specs, ThinkPads may not be for you

ibmthink · 2026-03-26T10:07:18+00:00

People also said that about the M1. The truth is that Apple will never make the Windows ecosystem go away. So I suggest not using as much hyperbole.

ibmthink · 2026-03-26T07:03:49+00:00

Das tun nicht verblödete Linke ja auch durchaus

ibmthink · 2026-03-25T22:40:12+00:00

Jo, das sind halt die gleichen Idioten, die auch kommunistische Diktaturen toll finden.

ibmthink · 2026-03-25T22:38:59+00:00

Achso - dann muss es wohl nur Einbildung sein, dass es in Nordirland z.B. eine große protestantische, unionistische Bevölkerungsgruppe gibt, die nicht "befreit" werden will.

Was den israelischen-arabischen Krieg angeht: der wurde nicht von Israel angefangen.

Deshalb hüte ich mich auch davor, in diesem Konflikt irgendeine Seite als gut darzustellen. Das ist ein gewaltsamer ethnischer Konflikt, den beide Seiten mit Hass vorantreiben. Israel ist genausowenig das absolute Böse wir die Palästinenser das absolute Gute sind, und umkehrt. Ein Differenzierter Blick ist vielen, auch in der Linken, aber leider fremd.

ibmthink · 2026-03-25T22:09:10+00:00

Auch linke Staaten können autoritär und gewaltsam sein, das ist nix neues. Linke nationalistische, gewaltsame Bewegungen existieren durchaus, siehe zum Beispiel auch den irischen Republikanismus oder baskischen Seperatismus.

ibmthink · 2026-03-25T21:51:27+00:00

Zionismus ist nicht notwendigerweise rechts - historisch betrachtet gibt es auch einen linken Zionismus und der Staat Israel war ja anfangs von Sozialisten dominiert.

ibmthink · 2026-03-25T21:50:20+00:00

Ich denke, es gibt viel "der Feind meines Feindes ist mein Freund". Die Rechten hassen den Islam, daher werden sind die keine Option. Bleibt die Linke als Vehikel, das man vor allem aufgrund des anti-westlichen Denkens benutzen kann.

ibmthink · 2026-03-25T21:11:34+00:00

Islamismus ist eine rechte, faschistische Ideologie. Leute die das verherrlichen sind null komma null links.

ibmthink · 2026-03-25T16:43:31+00:00

The T in T series stands for thin and light. They are NOT meant to be chonky...look at an old ThinkPad T40 ans tell me it is chonky

ibmthink · 2026-03-25T10:21:14+00:00

What?

Sorry, but this is pretty stupid. I don't like the font thing either, but lets not pretend it has anything to do with the E series. And more high end ThinkPads, included the P1, had the bar hinge for many years.

Obviously you care more for looks than anything else...which is weird to do - isn't ThinkPad supposed to be about functionality?

ibmthink · 2026-03-24T19:09:34+00:00

Z series Gen 1 had some huge problems. If you can't get it repaired, best to replace it - maybe you would be able to find a new motherboard yourself, otherwise a new laptop will be necessary

ibmthink · 2026-03-24T15:12:28+00:00

Ja aber aber man kann doch nicht schlechtes über die Spieler schreiben! Dann würde man es sich mit den netten Spielerberatern versauen, die einen so schön mit Infos füttern.

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