A disassembly video for the Thinkpad P1 - in Korean.
It is similar to the X1E except that it has Quadro cards instead of Nvidia.
It clearly shows that the RAM and SSDs are socketed. And yet, Lenovo has been able to make it thin and light. At least to me, it clearly shows that Apple's current spiteful design is to solely to block out user upgrades to extract more $$$ out of their customers. The money matters so much that they were willing to glue everything in - environment be damned!
Instead of an ambivalent touchbar, it
CAN come equipped with a touchscreen with stylus support if you so desire - your choice! A trillion dollar company can't afford to give us choice but a 8 billion company can give us so much choice. The only place where we do have abundant choice is in its watch bands.
It does not need a butterfly keyboard either - comes with deliciously standard Thinkpad keys which you can replace yourself in case of an accident! In case of Apple, 400$ - 700$ bill (1- not sure of the exact number still 2- Post warranty repair costs)!
I am not yet sure if the keyboard is spill resistant - lets see.
AppleCare is so expensive and yet you need to travel to an Apple store to get your laptop looked at or repaired. Lenovo's warranty is onsite and is half the price of AppleCare!
The only drawback for me is the OS - but I am convinced I have reached a point where OSX seems to be an amoral choice. I am sure I will not be reduced to a worthless vegetable if I use either Windows or Linux!
[doublepost=1535722690][/doublepost]I just realized that in the P1, even the battery, although internal, is replaceable and not glued in!
Absolutely fantastic design in my opinion! Lenovo engineers have designed this machine like they would have designed it in Lego!
Even the chassis, in my opinion, is better than the MBP's because it does not pick up scratches easily and does not lose chunks of its body like the MBP does.
Just a beautiful machine overall! I can't wait for its review on Notebookcheck. Things to watch out for:
- Extent of thermal throttling
- PWM displays (Lenovo has a bad habit of still using these kind of displays - this is a deal breaker)
- Display quality on the 4k and the FHD options
- Spill resistant keyboard (I fear we may have lost this. Although not a deal breaker, a big disappointment )