[tutorialmanager]

I wouldn't blame your kids. I've had several chromebooks (that only I used) go down for various reasons including a cracked screen I could't explain. One of my kids devices is an old Thinkpad and I don't think we'll ever be able to get rid of that.

[ZunarJ5]

I am so happy I invested in a ThinkPad as a chronically clumsy person. It takes so much abuse lol.

[jacquesm]

I have a whole collection of laptops bought over the years, the ones that have seen the most use (and abuse) are a ThinkPad and a Macbook Air 13", they're both still doing fine after many years of service. They're both on extremes of the spectrum portability vs other specs, and depending on what I'm doing I'll pick the one or the other. Neither would work for me for all use cases. Zero repairs on those two.

[nivertech]

The Thinkpad X1 Carbon and MacBook Air are likely the most resilient laptops, except for rugged models. However, there is one notable difference: the Thinkpad is water-resistant, whereas the MacBook Air is not.

Once, I inadvertently left my Thinkpad near an open window, and it was rained on overnight. The next morning, the keyboard was wet, and the touch screen was unresponsive, causing me to assume it had died. After shutting it off and leaving it in a bowl of rice for a few hours, it functioned normally again.

My X1 Carbon gen 6 (not the one I left under rain), served me more than 6 years, during which it fell maybe once every several weeks. Eventually it screen cracked after it fell from the table, it's still working with an external display.

On another occasion, I spilled some coffee on my MacBook Air's keyboard while working on a train. While most of the laptop remained operational, certain keys, including the Power button, did not function. As a result, I had to wait for the battery to run out to power off the device since the Power button was not a dedicated button but a standard keyboard key. Even with an external keyboard, I was unable to use the Power button to turn it off/reboot.