Comment by kweks
4 years ago
Over the generations, I have had three Macbooks, four Vaios, a ThinkPad, a HP, multiple ASUS and Huawei. Most of the devices I have killed by travel: dust infiltration, vibrated the BGA chips off the boards by motorbike vibrations..
My requirements have all been fulfilled with the Huawei MateBook X Pro.
You could say it's heavily inspired by the MacBook. Aluminum case. Chiclet keyboard with decent travel. 2000x3000 display (2:3 ratio!). Awesome trackpad. Good battery life. Portable. Solid. 2x USB-C and 1x USB-A. Sustained multiple drops.
For context, I am able to pull solid 12-hour days on the device, without a mouse, without fatigue or frustration.
Cheaper than a MacBook. Might be worth a look.
But then you have to buy a Huawei ...
Not the best idea security and privacy wise.
I was skeptical initially. The laptop has been dissected and scrutinized by multiple people with nothing suspect discovered. On the other hand - which brand is safe ? Thinkpad has installed rootkits multiple times. Until there's proof to the otherwise, I think it's worth withholding preconceived ideas.
In any case, everyone has their own level of comfort, and that's important.
Are you talking about the Superfish vulnerability? It's never affected the business class Thinkpad lines [1], but it has affected a lot of the other laptops that Lenovo has shipped.
[1]: https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/ps500035-s...