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I only started using my first ThinkPad about 6 years ago but I have been a convert ever since. I have not always had the luxury of being able to select my own laptop for work use, but based on experience of using ultra-portable machines from Dell, HP and Toshiba - the ThinkPad is a design classic.
They seem to be unique in showing a unique appreciation of user needs for an ultra-portable. To my knowledge they were the first manufacturer to truly recognise that ultra-portables needed to combine excellent usability with robust construction. For example, they focused on incorporating a good quality keyboard and dispensing with the touch-panel interface (preferring the nipple). The case design seems to offer more protection to the screen and internal workings than other more 'flashy' designs.
Attention to detail has also been shown for little features like power buttons, port location and key layout.
The Audi A4 of laptops...
