Lenovo thinkpad is a great laptop. But I want something without malware and just as industrial: Metal frame in the body, matte screen, drop-proof casing.
If someone would build a *nix-based laptop with a Mac-like hardware feel and OS integration experience (meaning stuff just works), that would be great. Can I have that right now, please?
Until then, the story remains "MacBook: The Worsening."
Maybe I lack imagination but I don’t see how it can get worse after reducing serviceability to zero, removing all useful ports and introducing dongle hell. Oh, and the terrible keyboard and the touchbar abomination.
I just sold my last Apple product ever - a mid-2016 Touch Bar, top-specs. The machine itself wasn't a problem, great form factor and beautiful design... but your points about serviceability, useful ports and dongles is so painful I can't stand it!
I had to purchase a $300USD dock from Elgato just to get full speed from an ethernet connection. I had to pay way more than cost to get a larger SSD and upgraded memory. The only thing the MBP 13,3 had over my Thinkpad E560 is a better graphics chip and slightly better Core i7.
The keyboard blows, the touchbar is kinda useful but only the 5-10% of time I'm not at my desk with the lid closed and the dock.
None of this is to mention the proprietary software.
Old MBP was leagues better. My #1 requirement for a laptop is "can I upgrade the hardware myself"
A Panasonic toughbook would come closest, but I haven't used one. I just saw youtube videos and ads abusing them. You could also get an old thinkpad(T420, W520). Other than them I don't really have any ideas, although googling `ruggeredized laptop` might bring some results.
