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Sir Spot of Borg Gold Member Offline WE ARE BORG Posts: 26460 Australia	Re: Lenovo Craptops Reply #15 - Jun 20^th, 2020 at 10:23am greggerypeccary wrote on Jun 20^th, 2020 at 8:59am: It's when you put Windows in them that they become crap. True story Spot
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Marla Gold Member Offline I really hate you Posts: 12848 Colorado Gender:	Re: Lenovo Craptops Reply #16 - Jun 20^th, 2020 at 10:37am freediver wrote on Jun 20^th, 2020 at 10:12am: Lenovo is Chinese owned. Chinese owned or Chinese made it's basically the same thing.
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Reply #17 - Jun 20^th, 2020 at 11:09am

Lenovo started by buying the IBM Thinkpad when it was by far the most robust laptop on the market.

They were always butt ugly and tended to be slow-ish but unbreakable. (or close to it).

The chineese ones are not in the same class but likely as good as HP.

Been using HP's the last decade and they are getting more and more disappointing, I suspect still in front of Dell and the cheepies.

Like most things you can get a lot better but it won't be cheap.

Good Luck.

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freediver Gold Member Offline www.ozpolitic.com Posts: 47436 At my desk.	Re: Lenovo Craptops Reply #18 - Jun 20^th, 2020 at 11:16am Marla wrote on Jun 20^th, 2020 at 10:37am: freediver wrote on Jun 20^th, 2020 at 10:12am: Lenovo is Chinese owned. Chinese owned or Chinese made it's basically the same thing. No it isn't. It affects where the profits go.
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Reply #19 - Jun 20^th, 2020 at 11:52am

freediver wrote on Jun 20^th, 2020 at 11:16am:

Marla wrote on Jun 20^th, 2020 at 10:37am:

freediver wrote on Jun 20^th, 2020 at 10:12am:

Lenovo is Chinese owned.

Chinese owned or Chinese made it's basically the same thing.

No it isn't. It affects where the profits go.

Foreign companies and workers paying taxes off-shore has it's value. Let's not forget the exploitation that it causes.

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Reply #20 - Jun 20^th, 2020 at 10:25pm

greggerypeccary wrote on Jun 20^th, 2020 at 8:59am:

I have a Lenovo Chromebook.

Great little laptop.

It's when you put Windows in them that they become crap.

I have owned multiple Chromebooks made by various manufacturers and they all had one thing in common: everyone of them ended up in the rubbish bin. When the last one started to die I bought a MacBook Air and haven't looked back. No more disposable devices for me.

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Reply #21 - Jun 21^st, 2020 at 4:16am

AiA wrote on Jun 20^th, 2020 at 10:25pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on Jun 20^th, 2020 at 8:59am:

I have a Lenovo Chromebook.

Great little laptop.

It's when you put Windows in them that they become crap.

I have owned multiple Chromebooks made by various manufacturers and they all had one thing in common: everyone of them ended up in the rubbish bin. When the last one started to die I bought a MacBook Air and haven't looked back. No more disposable devices for me.

I have had a macbook air for 10 years. still runs. Crashes a lot (since the beginning) but its basically useless. Thats why its lasted so long.

the metabox is great though.

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Reply #22 - Jun 21^st, 2020 at 8:43am

Marla wrote on Jun 20^th, 2020 at 4:05am:

They any friggin' good? Thinking about getting this one. I'm done with Apple, Dell and HP horsepucky devices.

I got one years ago for $500 from some computer dealer that I would not purchase from again. So far, the computer laptop has been good for watching international regional versions of dvds. Otherwise, I wish I had not bought a laptop in the first place.

However, Lenovo is part of the brands that originate from China. Perhaps try to boycott that product, for now.

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Reply #23 - Jun 21^st, 2020 at 8:45am

UnSubRocky wrote on Jun 21^st, 2020 at 8:43am:

Marla wrote on Jun 20^th, 2020 at 4:05am:

They any friggin' good? Thinking about getting this one. I'm done with Apple, Dell and HP horsepucky devices.

I got one years ago for $500 from some computer dealer that I would not purchase from again. So far, the computer laptop has been good for watching international regional versions of dvds. Otherwise, I wish I had not bought a laptop in the first place.

However, Lenovo is part of the brands that originate from China. Perhaps try to boycott that product, for now.

And you're okay with China boycotting Australian products?

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Reply #24 - Jun 21^st, 2020 at 9:22am

greggerypeccary wrote on Jun 21^st, 2020 at 8:45am:

UnSubRocky wrote on Jun 21^st, 2020 at 8:43am:

Marla wrote on Jun 20^th, 2020 at 4:05am:

They any friggin' good? Thinking about getting this one. I'm done with Apple, Dell and HP horsepucky devices.

I got one years ago for $500 from some computer dealer that I would not purchase from again. So far, the computer laptop has been good for watching international regional versions of dvds. Otherwise, I wish I had not bought a laptop in the first place.

However, Lenovo is part of the brands that originate from China. Perhaps try to boycott that product, for now.

And you're okay with China boycotting Australian products?

That's probably one of the reasons he is doing it Greg. Do try to keep up.

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Reply #25 - Jun 21^st, 2020 at 10:11am

freediver wrote on Jun 21^st, 2020 at 9:22am:

greggerypeccary wrote on Jun 21^st, 2020 at 8:45am:

UnSubRocky wrote on Jun 21^st, 2020 at 8:43am:

Marla wrote on Jun 20^th, 2020 at 4:05am:

They any friggin' good? Thinking about getting this one. I'm done with Apple, Dell and HP horsepucky devices.

I got one years ago for $500 from some computer dealer that I would not purchase from again. So far, the computer laptop has been good for watching international regional versions of dvds. Otherwise, I wish I had not bought a laptop in the first place.

However, Lenovo is part of the brands that originate from China. Perhaps try to boycott that product, for now.

And you're okay with China boycotting Australian products?

That's probably one of the reasons he is doing it Greg. Do try to keep up.

He hasn't answered yet.

Let's see what he has to say.

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Reply #27 - Jun 21^st, 2020 at 11:02am

freediver wrote on Jun 21^st, 2020 at 10:21am:

greggerypeccary wrote on Jun 20^th, 2020 at 9:37am:

Lenovo assembles ThinkPad and ThinkCentre computers at a Whitsett, North Carolina manufacturing plant. The Chinese company opened this facility in 2012 for faster shipping to its US consumer base.

What's your point Greg?

Lenovo assembles ThinkPad and ThinkCentre computers at a Whitsett, North Carolina manufacturing plant. The Chinese company opened this facility in 2012 for faster shipping to its US consumer base.

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Captain Nemo Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 8446 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Lenovo Craptops Reply #28 - Jun 21^st, 2020 at 11:28am Lenovo is Chinese. Used to be IBM branded. I like Asus myself. I reckon HP are crap.
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Reply #29 - Jun 21^st, 2020 at 11:35am

greggerypeccary wrote on Jun 21^st, 2020 at 11:02am:

freediver wrote on Jun 21^st, 2020 at 10:21am:

greggerypeccary wrote on Jun 20^th, 2020 at 9:37am:

Lenovo assembles ThinkPad and ThinkCentre computers at a Whitsett, North Carolina manufacturing plant. The Chinese company opened this facility in 2012 for faster shipping to its US consumer base.

What's your point Greg?

Lenovo assembles ThinkPad and ThinkCentre computers at a Whitsett, North Carolina manufacturing plant. The Chinese company opened this facility in 2012 for faster shipping to its US consumer base.

I generally assume your posts are pointless. Just thought I'd give you the opportunity to say something.

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