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    [–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (3 children)

    I'm not that familiar with newer ThinkPads as I only ever used a L540 and a T420, but can't you just replace the trackpad or keyboard if it breaks?

    [–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago

    I have a X220 and a T14 Gen 2 (11th gen Intel core) and the quality is night and day. Also they introduced cheaper models like an E series, the L series and those have even worse materials or QC.

    [–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

    That's not the point. A laptop should last more than a year.

    [–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

    Yeah, you're right. A brand new one, anyway.

    [–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

    I probably can, yeah. Its just that it feels like I lose trust in a brand where such things break so easily.

    I know its not comparable, but my external keyboard and mouse has worked for probably 6 years now without a single problem. Why is it so hard to put quality components in a laptop. Seems like cost savings. And those machines are really expensive.

    [–] [email protected] -2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

    Sadly Apple is the only company making good laptop hardware it seems. Just have to deal with a huge price tag and reduced compatibility!

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)
    [–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

    Intriguing... How well does debian work with an arm CPU?

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

    I'm using an arm CPU and it works really well. There's even a lot of Flatpaks that support arm to fill in any gaps. Debian even has a version supporting RISC-V