It's not a ThinkPad if it doesn't have a trackpoint.
this post was submitted on 27 Dec 2024
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More important is what they don't say: not only that you will have to get used to a new keyboard, not only that the good docking stations aren't ever coming back, but by the looks of it the keyboard is no longer going to be easily replacable "from the top" (I mean 60s ez), which is likely gonna limit the amount of these on 2nd hand market. Plus it looks like a 1st generation unibody MacBook, so let's all look forward to HW issues due to heatstress. Even if they kept at least the magnesium rollcage ( unlikely IMO ) , even if the chasis wasn't metal (which it looks like it is), I ain't buying this crap. This was bound to happen though - the Dell Latitude line turned into total garbagefire like a decade ago.
Silver ThinkPad? Brand ruined. No more unique and users in mind.