paper_mintA chunky thinkpad-like framework
DiplomjodlerUnless you work on an oil rig or similar, a better bag will fix most of your concerns. The laptop compartment should always be suspended off the bottom. Ruggedized electronics simply aren’t worth the extra weight for most people.
Yeah I tend to agree. Framework is going after the consumer enthusiast market.
The Thinkpad is rugged because employees don’t take care of laptops that they didn’t pay for. Businesses aren’t going to pay someone at $50-80/hr to upgrade the RAM in 3000 laptops. They’re just going to send them to ewaste or auction and buy all new ones from their stupid Dell Vender.
quick_snailOr if you have cats or a clumsy partner that trips over the Ethernet cable, dropping it 1 meter in a very-much-not-an-oil-rig type of home office with tile floors
For this kind of contingency, cable management is a far better solution. I mean go wild, buy a toughbook for all i care. But your wife/cat will find a way to wreck that too, if you don’t set it up to avoid trip hazards.