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Just look at the amount of "Joy Posts" this sub has compared to the "Problem Posts" that litter other subs. Either we're all deluded buying broken laptops all the time, too embarrassed to admit it or we must have reliable computers!
Posted Aug 3, 2019, 7:25 AM UTC
I think this sub is great because when someone is having an issue, loads of people pitch in and offer suggestions on how to resolve the issue.
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Exactly
Agreed! This sub is the 95% of the reason I use Reddit. It's so nice to be a part of a helpful community!
Prygon, completely agree. It's been nice to be part of this community. And I agree that there are in general more positive experiences on the Thinkpad reddit than some of the others you listed. Hopefully that quality continues into the future and Lenovo holds up the brand.
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Indeed! The only problem posts I see here are from people who have IdeaPads, NGL. This community is 50% showcase and blog, and 50% requesting for help. Most help posts go answered with a colourful amount of ideas and opinions.
In regards the Mac subreddits, it's much harder to be a tinkerer with those machines, thus there isn't much of a DIY or reasonable (in terms of expectations towards technology) community behind them - however they do have a vibrant showcase community IMO. Can't say anything for the Dell ones because I've never bothered going there. If there are Dell Latitude or Toshiba TOUGHBOOK related subreddits though, I would imagine they'd be similar to ours'.
It's good to see that Lenovo managed to keep the thinkpad line alive. I would say they might even be doing a better job than IBM selling laptops.
I've certainly had Thinkpads break, but I like them because they're meant to be fixed, and that's one of the most important traits in any product for me.
It may have to do with the kind of person who buys a Thinkpad in the first place.
For example, I have plenty of issues with my X230 but they are ALL software related, because I pretty much drive my Linux install into the ground messing around with various software and configuration. I do 75% of my own software support, and Stack Overflow does the rest.
I think being elitist is overrated. Sure some computers have problems, some brands are not even better than others sometimes, but at the end of the day if a person chooses to use one piece of Hardware or one brand over another because they like the style or functionality I think we should appreciate that and respect them.
I agree, I love my thinkpad but I need an upgrade and I can't find a thinkpad with what I want so I'm probably going to get an XPS 13. They're also good laptops, I like some things better about the thinkpads but in the end it's just a laptop
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You shouldn't respect somebody because of their computer. That's just retarded. You should respect a person because of their personality traits amongst other things. If somebody enjoys using a low-quality computer, I believe that that's fine. There are tons of people using $400 computers from Dell with a single core and like 4 gigabytes of RAM that are slightly flimsy and brightly colored. Doesn't bother them in the least. Also the PSP subreddit doesn't actively shit on other game consoles, they just say they enjoy using the one that they have.
+1. Indeed - not everyone is a computer enthusiast! If it works for them, they don't need to fix it. The only time I give a care about what they have is if they unfactually 'big it up' and give out wrong consumer advice because of that.
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You literally just said that if somebody buys a crappy computer and expects respect then they don't deserve it. That's what you literally just said.