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A lot of trannies are obsessed with ThinkPads for some reason, if that matters
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ThinkPads are a series of business-oriented laptops that were originally designed and produced by IBM (International Business Machines) since 1992 and since then have been produced by Lenovo after they bought IBM's PC business. Due to their business oriented nature, they are preferred by enthusiasts for reasons such as their keyboard, toughness, utilitarian design and repairability. Many 'teens are also fans of ThinkPads because of the aforementioned reasons.
If bought used/refurbished, they offer better value for money than a new consumer grade laptop. They are also easy to find second hand since businesses refresh their computers every few years.
They are usually durable and have good build quality.
Better water resistance. Many of them have a chassis that directs water through the keyboard through the bottom of the laptop.
It's easy to find and buy parts, and the parts are much easier to change and replace than most other laptops (eg. the keyboard).
The best laptop keyboards are on ThinkPads.
The signature red nub in the middle, called the Track Point, is a good alternative to the touch pad, making it easier to soyquote only specific parts of a post, without having to carry a mouse.
Some of them can be upgraded a lot (on older ones you can even change the CPU)
Here is a brief rundown of the different series ThinkPads to help with buying one and clarifying what they mean:
E, L series - The cheaper models. Some don't consider them real ThinkPads and more so consumer grade laptops with the ThinkPad name on it (and some even have bad build quality[1]).
T series - Probably the most common model you'll see, has proper build quality and generally good performance. Avoid S (slim) models starting from the Tx90 and up, they don't have upgradable RAM.
W/P series - Mobile workstations, it's common to see them with a dedicated GPU, and they have more RAM and disk slots than other models.
X series - Compact/very portable laptops. Many ThinkPads have an X in their name, some being good, others being bad, so you'll have to be careful. DO NOT buy the X9, that's just a MacBook clone (doesn't even have a trackpoint).
Well, the best options are the X200, T400 and W500. Because they run Core 2 Duo CPUs, they can be LibreBooted/CanoeBooted/GNU booted/whatever to remove Intel ME. You might see newer ThinkPads on the supported devices list, but they require Intel ME, so a few megabytes of ME is still there.
DO NOT get any model with soldered RAM or glued batteries or anything that makes repair harder. DO NOT get an X1 Carbon (absolute trash). DO NOT get an E/L series, they are dogshit quality.
