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CLRracer said:
This is what all of my laptops have been. I absolutely hate a laptop without a number pad.

Duane
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See I absolutely hate the ones WITH a number pad because the keyboard and touchpad are offset which means you either have to twist to use it, or sit offset from the monitor. Also, it makes the keyboard smaller so they can fit everything on there with the extra numpad space. Plus I type 99% top row numbers without looking so I don’t find the numpad useful. I think 15” is a good size, but most of them are offset, so I prefer the 14” due to centered operation and handy size. 16” are getting a bit ungainly.
 
Got the new Thinkpad T14 today. In case anyone cares to see the differences between it and a 2 year old Thinkpad X1, here you go.
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I’d say the ventilation difference is a huge plus. The X1 gets hot and runs the fans a lot, which really shortens the battery life. Especially using it on your lap on the couch or something.

The only noticeably larger dimension is the thickness. The X1 is certainly lighter and thinner than the T14, but the T14 feels much more solid and less fragile. Pleased so far.
 
jeepinmatt said:
Got the new Thinkpad T14 today. In case anyone cares to see the differences between it and a 2 year old Thinkpad X1, here you go.
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I’d say the ventilation difference is a huge plus. The X1 gets hot and runs the fans a lot, which really shortens the battery life. Especially using it on your lap on the couch or something.

The only noticeably larger dimension is the thickness. The X1 is certainly lighter and thinner than the T14, but the T14 feels much more solid and less fragile. Pleased so far.
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You're missing a nipple

I mean, Touch Point.
 
Against my gut feeling, I bought an HP Omnibook 7.
It was a really good price for the specs, and the only one I could find in the combo of 16", full size keyboard, nice bright touch screen, halfway decent graphics (ARC 140T) at 32g/ 1Tb i7 255H and decent battery in a sub-$1100 package.
We'll see if it holds up, I'm not holding my breath, and I generally hate HP as a company.
 
RatLabGuy said:
Against my gut feeling, I bought an HP Omnibook 7.
It was a really good price for the specs, and the only one I could find in the combo of 16", full size keyboard, nice bright touch screen, halfway decent graphics (ARC 140T) at 32g/ 1Tb i7 255H and decent battery in a sub-$1100 package.
We'll see if it holds up, I'm not holding my breath, and I generally hate HP as a company.
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We had HP's at my old job and I had no particular complaints about them in 8 years of use. I was going to go that way until reading so many IT people rave about the durability of the Lenovo's. Plus Lenovo sponsors my favorite rider's MotoGP team so I guess that's how marketing is supposed to work? (Was not even a miniscule factor in my decision, haha)
 
jeepinmatt said:
No, I take them off. I end up bumping it when typing or something. I find it way easier to use my thumb on the touchpad instead of trying to precisely manipulate the nipple to finish what I'm working on.
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So some of us are nipple guys, some are not.
Got it.
 
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