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by rejectfinite 1346 days ago
>Extendability was valuable when RAM and hard drives got cheaper faster than CPUs

As someone who runs local VMs on Windows, this is still true. I would like 32GB RAM and 1-2TB SSD storage locally.

>It's not surprising to see normal coders using a machine that just gets out of the way.

Tinkpads still do this? My first is my work machine, a T490s about 2 years old? I haven't done anything to the hardware itself. No repairs or opening up needed.
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samatman 1346 days ago
Fortunately, we don't need to explain why no one is buying ThinkPads, because people still are. My laptop is specced at 64GB and 4TB, fwiw.

I'm content with explaining why they aren't as popular, since they so clearly remain a good choice for a smaller group of developers. I don't know anyone using a ThinkPad who isn't enthusiastic about it.

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