I’ve had two Thinkpads ~15 years and neither had hinges break. The first died due to water damage (the water protection can only do so much), and the second has been with me for almost 7 years now. Both were carried around in backpacks, dropped a few times (current one has a chip from falling off the counter onto a hard floor too many times), and the current one has been abused by young children (slamming the lid, standing on it, etc).
If you’re buying a Lenovo laptop that’s not a Thinkpad, I don’t know what to tell you, that’s on you.
First was T-series, second is E-series because the T-series had eliminated expendability and moved to soldered RAM.
I also got a Yoga, which was a pile of trash. The hinge broke after a couple years, and the CPU was bad when I bought it (only got it because I needed one when I was away from home). I don’t know how the other models are, but that experience gives me some sits in serious concerns, especially given how heavily advertised it was.
I have no idea if the current E-series or T-series are worth getting, but the ones I got were pretty good (T440 and E495).
I’ve had two Thinkpads ~15 years and neither had hinges break. The first died due to water damage (the water protection can only do so much), and the second has been with me for almost 7 years now. Both were carried around in backpacks, dropped a few times (current one has a chip from falling off the counter onto a hard floor too many times), and the current one has been abused by young children (slamming the lid, standing on it, etc).
If you’re buying a Lenovo laptop that’s not a Thinkpad, I don’t know what to tell you, that’s on you.
T-series?
First was T-series, second is E-series because the T-series had eliminated expendability and moved to soldered RAM.
I also got a Yoga, which was a pile of trash. The hinge broke after a couple years, and the CPU was bad when I bought it (only got it because I needed one when I was away from home). I don’t know how the other models are, but that experience gives me some sits in serious concerns, especially given how heavily advertised it was.
I have no idea if the current E-series or T-series are worth getting, but the ones I got were pretty good (T440 and E495).