Lenovo Thinkpad P1 (2018) (opens in new tab)

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21 pointsSynroc7y ago15 comments

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Pro-tip: if you're going to market a high-end laptop then don't make the marketing/landing page look like a cheap knockoff with bad copywriting. Apple is the only one who gets this right.

wildrhythms7y ago

Probably unrelated, but I'm interested in why Lenovo insists on appending ® ™ symbols, whereas Apple omits them altogether?

https://www.apple.com/macbook-pro/

It really clutters up the text.

heisnotanalien7y ago

The whole Lenovo page just feels tacky to me.

kristianp7y ago

Previously: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17748776

rurban7y ago

I'm still favoring the System76 Galago Pro though

technobabble7y ago

If this follows Lenovo's pricing strategy, price will go down ~6 months after release.

cascom7y ago

cool computer - too bad its made by lenovo

justaaron7y ago

preloaded with windows... next

batuhanicoz7y ago

I don't know how it works in your country but in Turkey you can return the Windows license and get your computer with FreeDOS so you don't have to use or pay for Windows.

mk9267y ago

That's great, I don't know we can do that, because I always use Ubuntu with my Thinkpad.

King-Aaron7y ago

Which mainstream manufacturers (i.e. HP, Lenovo, Asus, etc) sell machines like this that aren't preloaded with windows?

And even with a machine that comes with Windows, is it really that hard to change over to linux? I don't see why this is a point of complaint.

j88439h847y ago

The Dell xps line is great.

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pattisapu7y ago

Dell.

huydotnet7y ago

why? just replace it with (gento|arch|...)

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15 comments

heisnotanalien7y ago

Pro-tip: if you're going to market a high-end laptop then don't make the marketing/landing page look like a cheap knockoff with bad copywriting. Apple is the only one who gets this right.

wildrhythms7y ago

Probably unrelated, but I'm interested in why Lenovo insists on appending ® ™ symbols, whereas Apple omits them altogether?

https://www.apple.com/macbook-pro/

It really clutters up the text.

heisnotanalien7y ago

The whole Lenovo page just feels tacky to me.

kristianp7y ago

Previously: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17748776

rurban7y ago

I'm still favoring the System76 Galago Pro though

technobabble7y ago

If this follows Lenovo's pricing strategy, price will go down ~6 months after release.

cascom7y ago

cool computer - too bad its made by lenovo

justaaron7y ago

preloaded with windows... next

batuhanicoz7y ago

I don't know how it works in your country but in Turkey you can return the Windows license and get your computer with FreeDOS so you don't have to use or pay for Windows.

mk9267y ago

That's great, I don't know we can do that, because I always use Ubuntu with my Thinkpad.

King-Aaron7y ago

Which mainstream manufacturers (i.e. HP, Lenovo, Asus, etc) sell machines like this that aren't preloaded with windows?

And even with a machine that comes with Windows, is it really that hard to change over to linux? I don't see why this is a point of complaint.

j88439h847y ago

The Dell xps line is great.

1 more reply

pattisapu7y ago

Dell.

huydotnet7y ago

why? just replace it with (gento|arch|...)

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse