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

[Michael Shiloh]

Good point Rick. Thanks as always.

On Sun, Dec 25, 2016 at 12:10 AM, Rick Moen <rick at linuxmafia.com> wrote:
> 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.
>
>
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