'Else' including the previously commendable Lenovo Thinkpad lineup: Today, they announced that the x280 (either that or the previously lighter and thinner X1 Carbon being the equivalent of Dell's XPS 13) will feature:
- 16 GB max of soldered-on RAM. :(
- Removed RJ45 Ethernet port. :(
- Reduced battery capacity by 40%. :(
- Removed external hot-swappable battery. :(
- Removed 2.5mm SATA drive bay. :(
- 2.5mm thinner and 0.21 kg lighter! Hooray...I guess.
However, I'm not clear on how RISC would salvage the situation. It seems there's an obvious dilemma in play: Consumers are not rational, and businesses optimize to win these irrational decisions rather than focusing on long-term, difficult to define items like quality, repair/upgrade ability, and reliability.
'Else' including the previously commendable Lenovo Thinkpad lineup: Today, they announced that the x280 (either that or the previously lighter and thinner X1 Carbon being the equivalent of Dell's XPS 13) will feature:
- 16 GB max of soldered-on RAM. :(
- Removed RJ45 Ethernet port. :(
- Reduced battery capacity by 40%. :(
- Removed external hot-swappable battery. :(
- Removed 2.5mm SATA drive bay. :(
- 2.5mm thinner and 0.21 kg lighter! Hooray...I guess.
However, I'm not clear on how RISC would salvage the situation. It seems there's an obvious dilemma in play: Consumers are not rational, and businesses optimize to win these irrational decisions rather than focusing on long-term, difficult to define items like quality, repair/upgrade ability, and reliability.