Ask HN: What happened to the monthly “Best Laptop" threads

6 points by o_s_m 10 years ago | 8 comments

Is everyone satisfied with what they have? Is most of the computing being done in the cloud and the computer is just a portal?

runjake 10 years ago |

It stopped around the same time, someone created the Used Thinkpad Guide: http://ktgee.net/post/49423737148/thinkpad-guide

pavornyoh 10 years ago | |

Thanks for the link above. It actually helps me.

archimedespi 10 years ago |

It stopped when every reply was either about macbooks or thinkpads.

romanovcode 10 years ago | |

Nowadays it will be between MacBooks and SurfaceBooks.

fhfjfjfh 10 years ago |

Everyone gave up after they realized the inherent superiority of ThinkPads.

hiram112 10 years ago | |

I was a Thinkpad guy for about a decade. However, this time around, I went with a refurbished Dell Precision M4800 instead. This is mostly due to the numerous articles I've read bemoaning Lenovo for crappy 'modern' designs, pre-installed malware, etc.

I'd love to see this question answered again every few months.

jhildings 10 years ago | | |

Don't forget the stupid new keyboard :(

ljk 10 years ago | |

not to discredit how reliable thinkpads are, but wasn't there news that lenovo's been installing secret backdoors on its laptops?