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Thinkpad T14s without OS (lemmy.ml)
submitted 4 months ago by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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I think I've read in Lemmy somewhere that the T14 notebooks should be avoided is they come with letters after the T14. I'm thinking of buying a T14s G5. It has to be new as we get tax deduction (will be at the reception of small local museum). What do people this of this notebook. I'll end up installing Linux on it. I was thinking of going DELL as I've been running various latitudes over the years without major problems but looks like people are not fond of DELL + Linux. Any thoughts?

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[–] [S] 1 point 4 months ago (3 children)

of course they are manufactured globally. but in theory designed in US (for DELL) and China (for Lenovo). So in theory, QA and quality standards are way better specified in US than they are in China? Although, if Thinkpads are still comparable to their IBM equivalents in terms of quality, then the above theory is not true. China is moving ahead fast and everyone else is falling behind.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago (1 child)

    the chinese aren't worse engineers than americans, they're just usually more incentivised to reduce cost than increase quality

    anyway I think the thinkpad design team is still in japan

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 4 months ago

    I never said the cinese are bad engineers. They are probably outpacing american and european engineers. But their priorities are not protecting labour or the environment, which is why on average, i'm skeptical of cinese engineered and produced electronics.

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