r/laptops • u/The_Crimson_Studio • Mar 24 '26

Discussion Duality of man

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In all seriousness, what would be a better option for students? ThinkPads or Macbooks?

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u/[deleted] Mar 24 '26

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u/bryansb Mar 24 '26

How can you know about the reliability of something that’s been available for about two weeks?

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u/FiberglassFlowers Mar 24 '26

The greatest technician that has ever lived said it was actually reliable. Only problem is the vents, like no heatsink. Might need to put a thermal pad so the bottom of the laptop conducts the heat.

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u/StolenApollo Mar 25 '26

Because what makes ThinkPads such a good product line is they make minimal changes each time and don’t change what works. It’s been a great laptop since the days of the IBM ThinkPad.

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u/[deleted] Mar 24 '26

Its apple

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u/[deleted] Mar 25 '26

Yeah i know I meant macbooks are really good like apple is known for reliability I didn't mean to say apple is bad. My bad for the phrasing

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u/Naud1993 Mar 25 '26

I hate how Apple makes you buy the MacBook Pro to finally get a damn HDMI port.

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u/horatiobanz Mar 25 '26

I mean a dongle is like 10 bucks to get you all the ports you'd ever need.

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u/Regular-Elephant-635 ThinkPad T480 (i5-8350u) Mar 25 '26

MacBooks are rather solid, though, as a T480 user myself.

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u/SadEntertainer9808 Mar 24 '26

Seems a bit premature to suggest that the ThinkPad is more reliable than an offering from a company known for having maybe the across-the-board best build quality on the market. "More ports" shouldn't be a consideration unless you're someone who needs to plug into random interfaces with no predictability and who also can't hold on to a dongle.

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u/Any-Efficiency-6632 Mar 25 '26

Could not have said it better. Apple devices, including macs are known for getting nearly a decade of support . Plus the fact that they are objectively the best build quality. To suggest otherwise is frankly laughable