>>8069635>Etc, Lenovo ruined a lot of this though.Some might suggest that has something to do with stereotypical chinese corner-cutting and cost-saving methods in order to maximise profits in a particularly crowded market...
Fact is though IBM wasn't ever an especially cheap brand back in the day, but even the cheapest thinkpad had a lot of features, and that typically robust build quality, behind it, so you were always getting at least some value for the money you invested.
On the other hand Lenovo clearly like to think they offer that same robustness and feature-laden build quality, but it just seems it's generally reserved for their mid to higher end kit now rather than being available across the entire range, while at the lower to mid end of things there's nothing that particularly separates them from any other laptop manufacturer any more, and that's kind of a big shame really.
