Ian K TindaleMar 9
Where are the Thinkpad people on the fediverse? I’m becoming slightly open to the idea of having a computer that isn’t a MacBook, for the first time in, well, since Macs. Apparently the Thinkpad is the one to go for but I now discover they have a whole load of numbers and letters.

Looking at the specifications on YouTube for ‘greatest Thinkpad ever’ or ‘Thinkpad to install Linux on’ type of videos it looks to me that they’re fine for boring office stuff but I’m using Macs for art and design, and the thinkpads they all mention seem to have basic non-retina screens.

I should point out that I’ve never ever used the ‘windows’ OS, so have never used non Mac computers, but I’ve slightly used Linux as a user (not an expert) since the turn of the century but not on a serious level for art, not while I’ve got Macs sitting around.

Is there an ideal Thinkpad for Linux for art and design? That doesn’t cost too much? That’s still maintainable and repairable? #Thinkpad #Thinkpads
Show threadJulien Goodwin

@u0421793 while I'm deeply attached to my ThinkPads (I've settled on the T14s AMD line, plus X1's for work) they've always had terrible screens. I personally don't get anything from the retina resolution, but they also tend to have terrible colour by comparison to the MacBook line, that's a non-trivial part of why I have an M4 MacBook Pro for my photography stuff.

The new T14 (non-s) models that are about to come out should be a step above for repairability again.

Mar 9 at 8:45amWeb
Show threadIan K TindaleMar 9
@LapTop006 actually that's tremendously useful advice, thanks. And in one swell foop, I now have lost interest in the folly of a Thinkpad. If the screens are not up to a retina Mac, I’ll forever be irked by it.

This has saved me some money, ta.