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minus-squareWaterpumpee@lemmus.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down1·9 days agoNever understood the thinkpad craze. “Military grade” means cheap as fuck.
minus-squarefrongt@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·9 days agoThe old ones were durable as hell.
minus-squareeleijeep@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·9 days agoYou mean when IBM made them?
minus-squarephutatorius@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 days agoAnd for a few years after, until Lenovo started lifecycling them and the enshittification began.
minus-squareEmilieEasie@fedinsfw.applinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·9 days agoare* durable as hell, the old ones are still around… because they’re very durable!
minus-squareaesthelete@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down2·9 days ago “Military grade” means cheap as fuck. Cheap as fuck yes, but also a giant rip-off as well. It isn’t military grade without that skimming off as much of that military industrial complex dollar as possible.
minus-squareramble81@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 days ago“Close enough for government work” is a saying for a reason.
Never understood the thinkpad craze. “Military grade” means cheap as fuck.
The old ones were durable as hell.
You mean when IBM made them?
And for a few years after, until Lenovo started lifecycling them and the enshittification began.
are* durable as hell, the old ones are still around… because they’re very durable!
Cheap as fuck yes, but also a giant rip-off as well. It isn’t military grade without that skimming off as much of that military industrial complex dollar as possible.
“Close enough for government work” is a saying for a reason.