[sf-lug] Considering purchasing a lightweight laptop: thoughts Thinkpad X1 carbon vs. Thinkpad T460S

[Rick Moen]

Quoting Michael Shiloh (michaelshiloh1010 at gmail.com):

> Thanks, Rick, for your keen observations. I'll probably call Lenovo on
> Monday to confirm the upgrade-ability situation. Your observation
> about the screensize is also important. 14" sounds pretty small to me.

You know, I picked up my most recent laptop purchase (a 2011 MacBook Air
w/13" screen, bought because my wife worked at Apple and we got an
incredible price) only after a great deal of pondering whether I'd be
happy with that small a screen -- and it turned out that, for me, the
answer was yes.  LASIK helps.  ;->  So does Apple's high-res Retina
display standard or equivalent from various other companies.  (Marketing
is all very well, but lots of laptop builders have excellent panels.)

Anyway, what I'm driving at is:  Give quality 13" or 14" screens a try
before assuming you wouldn't like them.  It seems likely that your
desired target of 2.6-3.0 lb is achievable only with a laptop case of
that size.

> Thanks also for your recommendations of other laptops. I will check
> them out for completeness.

Just to be really clear, I haven't tried a single one of those, only
read good things about them.  I share your liking for ThinkPads,
generally.