It's a shame that thinkpads are becoming less and less modular and functional. Some of my favorite functionalities are:
* Red nub. I use it exclusively, the track pad is disabled and serves me no purpose
* Hot swappable battery. I have a spare battery and it effectively doubles how long I can use my laptop without without charging.
* 7 layered keyboard. It's great to not have to use so many keyboard shortcuts, but rather have a dedicated button.
* Hardware switch for WiFi. If only it had one for the camera, microphone and sound.
* Durable and modular. I installed a hard drive using nothing more than a screwdriver and a 5 minute YouTube tutorial.
* Linux support (or at least not hindrance)
Some things that I do not like about the leaked Thinkpads.
* Envelope widthed laptops. I'm planning on using the Ethernet port before I plan on mailing my laptop in an envelope.
* 1 gram lighter than earlier models. I'm not so strong, but I have no problem sticking my laptop in my backpack and walking around with it. If I really wanted to I could remove 1 gram from my backpack without having to make the compromises that Lenovo is.
* Soldered memory. WTF
Does anyone have a recommendation for a laptop that is still being built that have most of the features that I am looking for. Assuming that it is good quality, money is not so much of an issue.
* Red nub. I use it exclusively, the track pad is disabled and serves me no purpose
* Hot swappable battery. I have a spare battery and it effectively doubles how long I can use my laptop without without charging.
* 7 layered keyboard. It's great to not have to use so many keyboard shortcuts, but rather have a dedicated button.
* Hardware switch for WiFi. If only it had one for the camera, microphone and sound.
* Durable and modular. I installed a hard drive using nothing more than a screwdriver and a 5 minute YouTube tutorial.
* Linux support (or at least not hindrance)
Some things that I do not like about the leaked Thinkpads.
* Envelope widthed laptops. I'm planning on using the Ethernet port before I plan on mailing my laptop in an envelope.
* 1 gram lighter than earlier models. I'm not so strong, but I have no problem sticking my laptop in my backpack and walking around with it. If I really wanted to I could remove 1 gram from my backpack without having to make the compromises that Lenovo is.
* Soldered memory. WTF
Does anyone have a recommendation for a laptop that is still being built that have most of the features that I am looking for. Assuming that it is good quality, money is not so much of an issue.