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Laptops with coating similar to Thinkpad? (programming.dev)
submitted 4 months ago by SeeFerns@programming.dev to c/pcmasterrace@lemmy.world
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Please feel free to lmk if this isn’t the right place to be asking.

I can’t seem to find any other laptops that use a similar rubberized coating to what the thinkpads have. Do any exist out there?

I think the thinkpads are great but I don’t care for the trackpoint.

Thanks!

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[–] Bags@piefed.social 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

My Dell Latitude 7280 has a similar rubbery coating both inside and out, and the keyboard is really nice, similar to Thinkpad keyboards I remember from the past. It's also got a magnesium chassis, and seems to be quite durable.

I read a bit more of your comments before posting and it seems like you're looking for a new, more powerful laptop... At least that exact Latitude model is a few years old, and low-power (and small, only 12" screen), but I'll leave it here as an interesting note. I use it as a field-capture device for my astrophotography camera that can be powered by a big USB C power bank. Works great for that use, and is small thin and light.