It’s L14, not T14. My mom has one for(EDIT: at) work and the bottom cover is cracked. It would be fine if she didn’t use a 6-year old HP (also fuck HP), which is somehow still in mint condition.
Yes, a HP beats an L series ThinkPad in durability (but this is only anecdotal evidence, I have no idea if this is widespread).
i dont treat my thinkpad gently (photo as evidence), and it is in perfect condition after a year, throwing it in my school backpack daily, getting tossed around, getting hit and bumped countless times, on top of what it experienced before i got it (it was second hand from some business) i wouldn’t say its very fragile. sure, its no T series thinkpad, but L series seems to be overhated.
Cool, so it’s way more durable than my Latitude 5290. I had my bottom cover screw inserts break when opening it. And the bottom panel is cracked in multiple locations. Also, recently had to reglue a display hinge, since it’s just glued on the plastic top panel via a metal extension (it also broke the bezel which I had to plastic-weld to reinstall it). But I also use the display frame as a handrest so it was doomed to fail. Also, I had to reglue or replace most of the rubber housing parts. Here’s my poor little laptop:
I kinda feel bad for this laptop coming into my aggressive hands.
I would recommend a Dell Latitude, but expect problems if you mistreat it like me. It isn’t a T430 or T440p, which survive everything.
Edit: the green spot on the photo isn’t a spot on the camera, it’s a plastic-weld. Yes, it’s all screwed with in weird ways, all by me.
Also, your laptop is in great condition, don’t worry about it, you treat it above-average-ly, unlike me.
That’s a pretty epic thibkpad
It’s L14, not T14. My mom has one for(EDIT: at) work and the bottom cover is cracked. It would be fine if she didn’t use a 6-year old HP (also fuck HP), which is somehow still in mint condition.
Yes, a HP beats an L series ThinkPad in durability (but this is only anecdotal evidence, I have no idea if this is widespread).
i dont treat my thinkpad gently (photo as evidence), and it is in perfect condition after a year, throwing it in my school backpack daily, getting tossed around, getting hit and bumped countless times, on top of what it experienced before i got it (it was second hand from some business) i wouldn’t say its very fragile. sure, its no T series thinkpad, but L series seems to be overhated.
Cool, so it’s way more durable than my Latitude 5290. I had my bottom cover screw inserts break when opening it. And the bottom panel is cracked in multiple locations. Also, recently had to reglue a display hinge, since it’s just glued on the plastic top panel via a metal extension (it also broke the bezel which I had to plastic-weld to reinstall it). But I also use the display frame as a handrest so it was doomed to fail. Also, I had to reglue or replace most of the rubber housing parts. Here’s my poor little laptop:
I kinda feel bad for this laptop coming into my aggressive hands.
I would recommend a Dell Latitude, but expect problems if you mistreat it like me. It isn’t a T430 or T440p, which survive everything.
Edit: the green spot on the photo isn’t a spot on the camera, it’s a plastic-weld. Yes, it’s all screwed with in weird ways, all by me.
Also, your laptop is in great condition, don’t worry about it, you treat it above-average-ly, unlike me.