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  • Pezevenk [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    I don't understand this post. What is a thinkpad and why should I care?

    • blobjim [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      The People's Laptop. Just lower-price durable laptops. The brand has been owned by a number of companies, the current owner is a Chinese company I believe.

      • garbology [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        Just lower-price durable laptops.

        Also notorious for excellent Linux compatibility, even back in the 00s when that was relatively rare in laptops.

      • AliceBToklas [she/her]
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        4 years ago

        were there more ownership changes than just the one from IBM to Lenovo in 2007-8ish?

        • blobjim [he/him]
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          4 years ago

          I just looked at the Wikipedia page a little while ago. I guess it is Lenovo that is the Chinese company. I had misremembered reading it changed hands more times.

      • Pezevenk [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        Nice. I guess next time I have to buy one I'll buy that instead of fucking HP, for some reason no HP products function for more than a year.