And yet even today in 2019 my coworker had to recompile and flash his thinkpad’s ACPI tables to get sleep mode working properly on Linux. His laptop kept waking up in his bag and running through its battery. That’s frustrating.
I'd consider switching, but Macs are the only machines capable of running MacOS, Windows & Linux. I can run virtually any software, compile any codebase, ship an iOS app, etc.
I really wish that Apple would get their shit together.
I'm wondering about this too. I had a T480s at my last job but besides keyboard, chassis and I/O it didn't strike me as very good. Occasional power problems and rather crappy screen as always with Thinkpads. Thinking about Dell Xps 2in1 now. Only thing that I don't like about the design is the lack of USB-A. How is keyboard and trackpad?
I have a Dell Precision M4800 laptop (32GM RAM, I7, SSD, ...) I bought in october 2014. It's a beast! I run Linux (Mint) on it and it's really fast even if we are 5 years later. I'm a software engineer. I run many VMs, Docker, ... Compiling code (C, Java, ...). Processing big files. It's fast. No problem.
IMHO, Dell XPS laptop looking more cheap. Not really for "professionals".
I have no reason to change it right now but my next laptop will probably be a ThinkPad. Why? Honestly I don't know but in every place I go (I'm a freelancer), I see ThinkPads everywhere.
I suspect this is an unpopular opinion, but I would 100% prefer a Dell XPS over the Lenovo think pad. Lenovo's touchpad and keyboard are garbage. And by garbage I mean they're good, but nothing special. But if I'm dropping a decent chunk of change on a laptop - I don't want good. I want better or great.
Granted I know the XPS isn't for everyone, but as someone who likes portability I think they did a pretty good job on designing the machine. I love how small the 13 inch is. I found it a joy to work on before I opted instead for a MBP.
I think it depends if you are using Linux or Windows. With Linux there still is to this date a noticeable coil whine while watching videos and doing other graphic intensive stuff.
And yet even today in 2019 my coworker had to recompile and flash his thinkpad’s ACPI tables to get sleep mode working properly on Linux. His laptop kept waking up in his bag and running through its battery. That’s frustrating.