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by caskstrength 1982 days ago
Unfortunately Lenovo reduced key travel in this generation yet again (to 1.35 mm).
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For something so thin, that's probably unavoidable.

Personally, I don't think I want a thin laptop. Not for any kind of meaningful work, at least. Thin doesn't just mean less key travel, it also means less space for battery, and less space for cooling.

I mean, I don't want an excessively bulky laptop, but there's definitely a point where the returns from thinness diminish really hard.

Well, I would prefer them to leave the chassis at x1g6 dimensions with good enough key travel and introduce new x1 "paperthin" model for people who like such designs. Now apparently I will have to switch to T14s during next upgrade. Unless Lenovo also mutilates it somehow...
Agreed. What I need is lightweight but not thin. It also reduces available ports like USB Type-A, RJ45, and HDMI.